You may not be wowed by the decor or the furnishings at Taqueria el Vaquero in Provo, but the food is worth saddling up for. On the taco front, you can order just about every kind of cooked meat that's ever been spooned into a warm corn tortilla. Which is how they roll at Taqueria el Vaquero: ...

This week I reached out for a box of Dip'ems, a.k.a. the Colonel's Crispy Strips -- only this time they come with two packets of sauce and instructions on how to dip them thar chicken strips into this here sauce.Is this really necessary? This is like having a "serving suggestion" on a ...

This week I reached out for a Top 10 meal of a lifetime, the rib platter at Burns Original BBQ in the historic Acres Homes section of Houston.I know, this review column usually sticks to the national chains, but man can't survive on Big Macs, Whoppers and Baconators alone. I'm serious, man ...

Because this is the way my brain works, I can't think of the name of Taqueria el Vaquero in Provo without hearing it in the voice of Buzz Lightyear from "Toy Story 3" after Buzz gets switched to "Spanish mode." When Spanish Buzz thinks that Woody might be about to steal Jesse away from him, he ...

<strong>Slate</strong>Slate offers a dining experience quite unlike any we've previously encountered locally. The singular vibe begins even before you enter the restaurant, located inside the Provo Marriott. That's because it almost requires a double or triple take ...

This week I reached out for a new Bacon Portabella Melt cheeseburger at America's No. 3 burger flipper, Wendy's, with 6,000 restaurants hither and yon ... and Hawaii.Before we sink our teeth into this review, does spelling count? I would have gone with "Portobello." But are we here for a ...