Perched on a hill in Draper, with Cactus and Tropicals right next door, Vuz is a very impressive installation – similar, if not equal, in beauty to the glitzy bars and restaurants in the new hotels in Deer Valley and Park City. As you walk through this cavernous space it seems that no expense has be spared. Everywhere you look the...
read moreBy Rigo Summer has arrived and with it follows outdoor dinner parties. It’s time to enjoy all of the splendor that this season has to offer – plenty of sunshine, fresh and local ingredients to inspire us, as well as, refreshing drinks that will keep us spirited until after the sun has gone down. Yes, let’s take pleasure in all...
read moreDriving up Emigration Canyon was such a trip into the past for me. When I was a little boy, my mother’s uncle Claude and aunt Mary had a cabin up there. It wasn’t the first time I checked out each little lane, wondering if that was the one we used to take to get to the small dwelling. I guess now I’ll never know since anyone...
read moreIf you go to Tripadvisor.com and type in Salt Lake City, and then click on restaurants — the #1 place to eat is Meditrina. Tucked away in a near-downtown neighborhood, Meditrina is housed in an old storefront sporting exposed brick walls and new flooring. The ambiance, packed with purple and lime-green accents, is fun and...
read moreLast Saturday night my sister and I went to Trio at the Cottonwood Heights location. My sister, Lottie Ann, lives out that way and told me how originally Trio had taken the location from a popular restaurant known as Rivers. She said Trio changed the space and the food so much that she had stopped going there. So she was happy to be...
read moreA wonderful thing about being a culinary writer is that from time to time you get invited to a truly wonderful and fun event. I had such an opportunity last Wednesday night at the new Sea Salt (1725 E. 1300 South). Let me tell you about it. The owner of Sea Salt, Eric de Bonis, invited some great wine people to Utah and took the...
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