What’s the greatest thing since sliced bread?Cookie dough. God bless the woman (Ruth Wakefield) who invented the American chocolate chip cookie, because then our childhoods — and adult lives — were graced with spoonfuls of dough before baking. This is assuming the oven gets utilized.The ...
I’ve contemplated far too frequently lately what my favorite food really is, fluctuating regularly between pizza, mozzarella sticks and cheeseburgers (yes, I know I’m classless).Though I have a strong appreciation for other, more glamorous types of food, I like my favorites to be easily ...
There’s a particular kind of awkward experience I’m sure we’ve all had: asking someone if they’re new here, only to find out they’ve been around <em>way</em> longer than you have.That’s where I found myself last week while visiting Sweet’s Hawaiian ...
If you are looking for a tasty yet intimate dining experience, you could hardly do better than Cultura Bakery &amp; Cafe in Provo.This delightful cafe is so nondescript, I wasn’t even aware it had opened despite it being just across the street and a half block away from our Daily ...
In landlocked Utah, picky sushi eaters are limited in their options of “good” or even acceptable sushi. Sure there are the all-you-can-eat sushi buffets, but that generally doesn’t mean “good” sushi in our book.Fortunately for Utah County, Tsunami moved into the developing area around ...
A few years ago, I had never even heard of Tucanos Brazilian Grill, and, come to think of it, that’s really, really unfortunate.My first introduction came when a friend, visiting from out of town, insisted we eat there, because there wasn’t one near where he was living, and, well, it was ...
The server placed the Mojarra Frita, or fried tilapia, in front of us on Friday afternoon. I looked at the whole fish (head, eyeballs and all) as it looked back at me. I couldn’t help but remember an old Jim Gaffigan bit.“I am amazed that we’re still serving fish with the heads on ...
This week I reached for a woozy, boozy Whisky Bacon Burger at everybody's neighborhood "Grill + Bar," Applebee's, with 2,030 restaurants 'cross the country and 'round the world.This is a busy burger, so hold on to your napkins (at least five) and let's get to eatin'.Here's the Whisky Bacon ...