I’m always a bit hesitant when it comes to eating out at a Chinese restaurant. Not only can the prices vary greatly, but so can the quality, and, well, I’m pretty picky with my Chinese.I grew up in Burley, Idaho, a tiny speck not even included on some maps, but that should have been on ...

The summer has definitely arrived.Between sunny days, the end of school and warmer temperatures, it is easy to feel the energizing buzz of summer in the air.With the new season comes not only longer days, but backyard BBQs, long-awaited projects and a sense that the impossible is possible.I ...

I'm no ramen expert.However, I've tasted the real thing in Tokyo -- and you can't go back.The difference between the craft of Japanese ramen and store-bought, 30-cent ramen noodles college freshmen subsist on is about as stark as substituting tofu for steak. (Though I mean no ill will toward ...

?Ah, the food court. That magical place that triumphantly evokes the melting pot of the American dream just by its clashing smells. The place one typically only chooses for convenience’s sake while buying socks and certainly only outright <em>craves</em> in ...

The other day we were at Jennette’s graduation party. (Yay Jennette!!) And so, of course, we were chatting and chowing down.The topic of food and restaurant recommendations unquestionably came up, and I was surprised that we had multiple friends recommend Pantrucas Chilean Restaurant in ...

At this point, I usually assume every Chinese restaurant in Utah isn’t authentic.Not that I don’t enjoy Americanized Chinese food. Rather, it’s just that it’s way more prevalent in the states than the real kind. (Fortune cookies were invented in America.) A friend who once lived in ...