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2458 Silver Cloud Drive, Park City 6BD | 7BA | 11,572 SF | $3,275,000 Ultimate Family Retreat BILL LIGETY 435.647.6700 MARY LEADER 435.714.0533
9 Bellevue Court, Park City 4BD | 4BA | 4,500 SF | $2,995,000 Coveted Bellevue Home
4 Thaynes Canyon Way, Park City 5BD | 5BA | 5,000 SF | $2,790,000 A Piece of Heaven
3206 Saddleback Ridge, Park City 4BD | 6BA | 6,972 SF | $2,695,000 Grand Ski Resort and Golf Views
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1925 East 70 South #24, Heber 4BD | 3BA | 3,936 SF | $735,000 Incredible Finishes at Beaufontaine
1631 East 6520 South #60, Holladay 4BD | 3BA | 3,500 SF | $485,000 Relaxed and Sophisticated
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Salmon Run by Austen Diamond
A true slice of Americana served up in small-town Utah, Payson’s annual Salmon Supper has been smokin’ for over six decades.
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Best of the Beehive
b y S a lt L a k e magazine editors
We are the authority on all things in the hive, and this is your ultimate guide to our state’s best shopping, food, fashion, outdoors activities and family fun.
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The book of mormon comes home by Jeremy Pugh
As Broadway’s The Book of Mormon the musical hits home in Salt Lake City, writer Jeremy Pugh discovers mum’s the word from LDS Church officials and even the show’s promoters.
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Park City Life
The Best of Park City arts, entertainment, fashion and food, hitting the town at the Food & Wine Classic, visiting Kitty Abdalla’s luxe wellness center and Vanessa Conabee’s face-toface with Mountain Trails Foundation’s exective director, Charlie Sturgis.
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We lay bare the Best the Beehive has to offer in shopping, entertainment, fashion, food and fun. s a lt l a k e m a g a z i n e . c o m j u ly / a u g 2 0 1 5
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23 THE HIVE
Getting fresh with the Downtown Farmers Market, drawing a line in the sand with beach volleyball and talking baseball with the Bees’ new manager
36 faces
The surprising biker behind a local motorcyle shop, a Freemason filmmaker and other locals worth knowing by taylor thomas, glen warchol, samantha williams and jaime winston
39 A&E
Conductor Rei Hotoda makes her debut at the Utah Symphony, West Valley City embraces its cultural diversity and your guide to hot-ticket events
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By Glen Warchol and Jaime Winston
43 OUTDOORS
Ride the whitewater rapids. We’ll show you where and how to take the plunge and guide you to the gear you’ll need. By tony gill
57 TRAVEL
A road trip to Flaming Gorge Country offers views of wild horses, wildlife, fish and charming small towns By jaime winston
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Utah’s best guide to eating out and eating well by mary brown malouf
138 bar guide
Your guide to the best sips in the state by mary brown malouf
141 on the town
SLC’s top fundraisers, festivals and more By Jaime Winston
144 my turn
How will a childhood held hostage affect tomorrow’s adults?
“When I find my 3 year old twirling to the Waltz from Tchaikovsky’s Sleeping Beauty, just the natural impulses she feels really inspire me.” –Rei Hotoda, Utah Symphony
by john shuff
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contributors SAMANTHA WILLIAMS teaches at local dance studio Center Stage and spends weekends hiking. Her passion for dance led to touring with SoulEscape, a contemporary dance company, while pursuing her writing career. For this issue, Williams writes on Karl “Willy the Plumber” Winsness, who created a scholarship program for children of incarcerated parents (page 67). Married to the frontman for rock band Static Waves, she’s also a big fan of local music.
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WILL TUDDENHAM, a University of Utah graphic design student and freelance designer, assisted Salt Lake’s art team in putting together this issue. His work has also appeared on materials he created for Modern West Fine Arts and Utah Film Center. Prior to being a full-time student, he was a pro snowboarder for companies like Nitro Snowboards and L1 Outerwear. Following his snowboarding career, Tuddenham and a group of friends began playing music under the name Wildcat Strike. The band has produced two albums and enjoys playing local venues. Tuddenham looks forward to completing his degree and adding more creativity to the city he loves.
JEREMY PUGH had his work cut out for him this issue when he was asked to write us a story about The Book of Mormon musical (page 90). Pugh discovered that although the Tony Award–winning musical was arriving in Salt Lake City, not many folks were keen to talk about it. In the article, he examines this strange cultural juxtaposition of a nationally beloved satire of LDS missionary life playing three blocks from the world headquarters of the LDS Church. Pugh, a regular contributor, is a freelance writer living in SLC.
feedback Editor’s note: In our “Utah Rogues Gallery” article (May/June 2015), we included the story of John Singer, who clashed with authorities over his children’s custody and his homeschooling philosophy in a 1979 standoff. We received this letter with some details that we didn’t include. I just have one thing to add to your little section regarding John Singer. Yes, it was true that he pulled his children out of public school, but the authorities allowed him to teach them at home with the knowledge that the state would monitor the scholastic progress of those children. When the state came calling, Mr. Singer was not teaching the children as promised. The real issue, though, happened when John took a woman in the valley to be his next plural wife. That’s when things went really bad. She took her children out of public school and to the Singer compound, which did not go over well with her actual husband. He wanted those children back under his roof and back in school. John refused to let them go. Law enforcement was there to retrieve those children. —Kathy Sorenson, Park City
Writer Glen Warchol responded. Thank you for your note. In writing the article on Utah’s miscreants, the complicated, bizarre and tragic Singer-Swapp incident was one of the most difficult to retell in a few hundred words without compressing some important details. —Glen Warchol, managing editor Last summer, Inc. Magazine saluted 5,000 privately held (read: small) companies for the Inc. 5000, including Utah-owned Goal Zero, England Logistics and Cuisine Unlimited. Writer Glen Warchol got the word out and received this letter in response. Thank you so much for the terrific announcement about our Inc 5000 award. I greatly appreciate all your efforts on our behalf. I can’t even tell you the response we have received. We thoroughly enjoy our relationship with you, Mary (Brown Malouf) and the magazine and look forward to many ventures together. Thank you again for all your support. —Maxine Turner, President, Cuisine Unlimited, Inc.
CORRECTIONS
In our What’s Up section of Park City Life (May/June 2015), Ken and Kitty Abdalla were mistakenly listed as having been associated with The Parkite. The Parkite was a joint venture between Watt Investment Partners and Angelo Gordon. In our “Utah Rogues Gallery” (May/June 2015), we mistakenly wrote Governor Lilburn W. Boggs was the governor of Illinois. In reality, he was the sixth governor of Missouri from 1836 to 1840.
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I doubt anyone knows who wrote or published the first “Best of” list (unless you want to call the Ten Commandments “Best 10 Dos and Don’ts According to Yahweh.”) I’ve been writing and compiling them for 30 years. Readers never seem to tire of them. But finally, in the last few years (the dictionary says “early 21st century”) English has picked a word for them: listicle. I didn’t just find the definition in Wiktionary or Urban Dictionary—it’s on
oxforddictionaries.com. Websites like BuzzFeed are nothing but listicles—one boldfaced statement with two or three backup sentences. Wanna know more? Read The New Yorker. “Best of the Beehive” is Salt Lake magazine’s signature listicle—a slightly organized list of things we love about Utah. These are subjective bests, compiled by our editors, critics and contributors from what we’ve learned in another year of reporting on our home and from readers’ suggestions.
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It’s a list of loves. You’ll have lots more to add and we invite you to do so on our website, saltlakemagazine.com, where we’ve set up a listicle for you to fill out. Of course, we all know from reading The Prophet (best self-help book) there is no love without hate, there is no joy without sorrow. It follows that there are no Bests without Worsts—hence, our annual Wasatch Faults listicle, which could really be so much longer, but we don’t want everyone to get depressed, do we? It’s best to laugh at ourselves, a subject Jeremy Pugh explores, as he examines Utah’s “elephant in the theater,” the hit musical satire The Book of Mormon in Salt Lake City, or “Sal Tlay Ka Siti” as the song has it. Nine Tony awards and a top-selling soundtrack later, the show is finally coming to the city of its inspiration. It sold out in a day, but Pugh found few who wanted to talk about it. “I wouldn’t touch it with a ten-foot pole,” said one downtown official who was asked to comment. Evidently, everyone wants to laugh with and at what we generally refer to as “the dominant culture.” Just not on record. Well, we’re going on record with a listicle of 3 Things We Love Right Now: 1) We love The Book of Mormon, 2) We love Utah and 3) We love to think you’ll love this issue.
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Life in the Dugout Dave Anderson brings three decades of baseball knowledge to the Bees.
s far as baseball goes, Salt Lake Bees’ manager Dave Anderson has been there and done that. Drafted as a first-round pick in 1981, he was an infielder for the Los Angeles Dodgers and the San Francisco Giants through the ’80s and early ’90s, earning two All Star rings and three World Series rings, along with a World Series Championship with the Dodgers in the 1988 season. The last game in the ’88 Series is famous for outfielder Kurt Gibson’s game-winning home run. “If you watch the video, you see me walking into the dugout when he’s coming out, so everyone was under the assumption that he pinch-hit for me, which he really didn’t,” Anderson recalls. When Anderson’s infield career hit its twilight, he considered leaving baseball. But after a job interview with Bank of America ended with him being asked, “So, why would you leave baseball?” he decided to stick with the sport for life. Anderson took a year off in 1993, and then went from playing in the MLB to managing the rookielevel New York–Penn League. Before joining the Bees last December, he held many other management positions, including the Baltimore Orioles’ minor league infield instructor, third base and later first base coach for the Texas Rangers and head coach for his alma mater University of Memphis. “There are a lot of new guys in the organization,” Anderson says of this season’s Bees team. “We have 22 new players, a new manager and a new hitting coach.” And since the Bees are a Triple-A team, one division away from the majors, he knows more change is always around the corner. “We have some young kids who are on their way up and some guys who have played in the big leagues and have to come down and work on some things. That makes it interesting,” he says. Anderson spends off-season in Mission Viejo, California, with his wife, Janet, and twin girls, Georgia and Olivia. While he doesn’t swing bats anymore, he’s helping build young players’ careers. “We spend a lot of time in the minors talking to players when they’re first drafted, and you always go to them and say, ‘What’s your Anderson gives us his list goal?’” Anderson says. “Of course, of favorite players during his 99.9 percent of them say ‘the big MLB playing career. leagues.’ It’s the obvious answer. My Favorite Teammate answer was that I wanted to win a Matt Williams, third base and shortstop world championship.” Favorite Opponent Anderson achieved his goal in Barry Bonds, left field the 1988 World Series, and now Favorite Mentor he’s helping another generation of Dusty Baker, outfield players reach theirs.
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Sun, Sand and Net Playing volleyball on Utah’s “beach.” inda Byington feels the sun kiss her skin as she strides across hot sand. Friends and family watch her game from lawn chairs with coolers nearby. Music is blaring and players from an earlier game cool down in the pool after a grueling match. The ball soars to Byington, and she sets it perfectly for her teammate to spike over the net. No, this isn’t Huntington Beach—it’s the Sports Mall in Murray, home of Wasatch Beach Volleyball. “I love that you can still be really competitive after playing in college,” says Byington, who played volleyball for the University of Utah and professionally for the Utah Predators. “It’s hard to find that level of competition indoors but in the sand doubles, you can find it.” But you don’t have to be a pro to hit Wasatch Beach’s sand. The beach volleyball organization offers leagues, tournaments and recreation for adults who are beginners, intermediates, advanced and highly skilled. Nearly all events are held at six sand courts at the Sports Mall, a private rec center. Matches can be co-ed or split by gender, and there are typically two or four players per team.
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“It’s blossomed into the beach volleyball scene in Utah,” says Mike Manczuk, who founded Wasatch Beach with fellow sand player Mark Zimmerman in 2009. “We wanted a group where we always had people to come play. So, we kind of started it for our own selfish reasons, and it just continued to grow.” Wasatch Beach’s season runs from early May to early September. “There’s surprisingly a lot of volleyball players in Utah,” Manczuk says. “You tend to get a lot of snowboarders and skiers and people who are into skateboarding and a lot of those alternative-type sports.” For an early start in the sport, Wasatch Beach also offers a junior level for ages 12 to 18. Manczuk says beginners should practice with a friend first. “You don’t want to step on the court until you have ball control,” he says. Beach players can take advantage of the Sports Mall’s other amenities on game day, like the pool, locker rooms and showers. And after matches, players gather at on-site sports bar The Point After. Visit wasatchbeachvolleyball.com to sign up.
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“It’s carefully curated to be diverse,” says Karen Krieger, director of the Salt Lake City Arts Council. But the hip-hop-rich lineups obviously target younger, dare we say hipper, residents than the Valley’s other outdoor concerts. “It speaks to the people who live downtown—who are young,” Krieger explains. “These are the people who are going to be the art supporters of the future.”
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Pioneer Park, twilightconcertseries.com. Gates open at 5 p.m. and music starts at 7 p.m.
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The UCCC gives artists from a spectrum of cultures a place to perform and share.
ANCHOR IN A SEA OF DIVERSITY est Valley City was settled by Mormon pioneers in 1848, who displaced the original Ute and Shoshone residents. And during the last few decades, those pioneers have been joined by waves of new immigrants—Chinese, Pacific Islanders, Chinese and Filipinos, just to name a few, making the formerly agricultural settlement the second-largest city in Utah. West Valley City’s status as Utah’s most diverse city—55 percent of the population are immigrants and nearly a third of households speak a language other than English at home—has come with problems, of course, but for the most part, the city has actively embraced the newcomers. The monument to West Valley’s Ross Olsen, left, Susan openness to the world is the Klinker and Michael Utah Cultural Celebration Christensen Center, built in 2003 with staff
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that includes a full-time city folklorist, the only one in the state and one of the few in the entire nation. UCCC Executive Director Ross Olsen says the center, in return, has been widely accepted by ethnic groups through partnerships with more than a dozen community groups, including Maori, Samoan, Latino, Chinese and others. The best sign of the immigrants’ enthusiasm is their obvious pride and ownership in the facility and its programs. “We’re the building that’s never been graffitied,” Olsen says. “That speaks volumes that the community accepts you.” The center supports its multiculture community by providing rehearsal space for performing groups, forums for traditional arts, tours for school groups and even a curated art gallery—the only one in the city. “We provide a place for people to come together to celebrate their culture and learn about their neighbors,” says Olsen. “We provide space to practice and hone their performance skills. If this didn’t happen, we risk losing these cultures over time.” The cultural impact of the UCCC on West Valley City can’t be understated. Providing the city’s sole art gallery
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that offers access to folk and minority artists is just one example. Folklorist Michael Christensen and the deputy director of programming development, Susan Klinker, act as curators to ensure the exhibits present a valid view of the culture. “It has to have academic integrity rather than just having someone come in and make a show,” explains Christensen. “We work and collaborate with these groups to organize the exhibits in a way that is meaningful,” says Klinker, who helped organize this summer’s Lokahi II, a collection of art and artifacts from the Pacific Islands. “It has to be credible and it has to be right.” The center also provides a beautiful venue and catering services for cultural events, including quinceañera ceremonies (a comingof-age celebration for 15-year-old Latinas), Ross says. “We are about the only place families can hold a large, elegant presentation for a young woman, where the family can serve alcohol and have loud music.” But the center doesn’t neglect the traditions of West Valley’s 45 percent “other” community of 19th-century immigrants, including performances dedicated to fiddle music, bagpipes, big bands, clogging and even Shakespeare. “We’ve had Guy Fawkes Night, big band performances and a Robert Burns Supper,” Christensen says. “And not everything we do at the center is ethnic or traditional. We embrace all kinds of art, including street art groups.” Beyond ethnic folk art, the center’s mission, he says, is to bring art in its broadest sense to people who may never have been to a gallery, symphony or play. “Part of what we do is create programs that build a bridge to arts and cultural experiences for an underserved and less affluent population.”
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SUMMER IN A DIVERSE CITY Through July 9: Lokahi II: The Art and Artifact of the Pacific Islands, one of West Valley’s largest communities displays treasured cultural pieces in the gallery. July 13: WorldStage! Concert, Harry Lee and the Back Alley Blues July 16–Aug 26: Face of Utah Sculpture Exhibit
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MUSICAL INSPIRATION CONDUCTOR REI HOTODA makes her Utah Symphony debut this summer. tah Symphony’s new associate conductor Rei Hotoda has a knack for finding inspiration. “From listening to an old recording from the ’50s to hearing something recorded live in Dallas last week, all of these things inspire me,” she says. But Hotoda’s muses go beyond what she can hear. “When I find my 3-year-old twirling to the Waltz from Tchaikovsky’s Sleeping Beauty, just the natural impulses she feels really inspire me.”
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She got ideas for her debut conducting for the Utah Symphony, Mozart and Mendelssohn at St. Mary’s Church on July 8 (a performance during the Deer Valley Music Festival) in the Wasatch Mountains. “I just wanted to pick music that would embrace the outdoor landscape,” she says. The concert is also a chance to see Hotoda’s one-two punch as a musician and a conductor before she settles into her new position this September. During Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 12 in A Major, K. 414, Hotoda will perform as a soloist on the piano while conducting the symphony. “It’s a really exciting program for me to showcase all of my talent, everything I can bring to the orchestra,” she says. “It’s something that brings together everything I’ve worked on all my life.” Raised in Chicago, Hotoda began playing piano at age 3. Her mother was a singer and her father was a visual artist. After earning a doctorate in piano performance from the University of Southern California and studying conducting with Gustav Meier at the Peabody Institute in Baltimore, she landed a position as assistant conductor for the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra and later became assistant conductor for the Dallas Symphony Orchestra. Hotoda has also performed as a guest conductor for symphonies around the country, including the symphony orchestras of Baltimore, Dallas, Toronto and St. Louis. With Utah Symphony, Hotoda will conduct family concerts, education and outreach concerts across the state, and concerts featuring local youth musicians. “I’m just so excited about the possibilities that are coming up in the next year and being a part of this wonderful Salt Lake City musical landscape,” she says. Hotoda’s husband, Brian Dollinger, is a conductor for two orchestras in Iowa, her 15-year-old son is a cellist for the Illinois Youth Symphony, and her daughter, whose twirls inspire Hotoda, will soon learn piano. “She loves all types of music,” Hotoda says. “I hope she becomes a conductor someday.” –By Jaime Winston
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Steep and Deep in Music The Wasatch Mountains’ winter reputation is linked to powder snow, but during the summer, the slopes earn their keep with an avalanche of concerts under the stars that offer cool (even chilly) refuge from Salt Lake Valley’s heat. At the Deer Valley Music Festival (2250 Deer Valley Drive South, Park City, 801-533-6683, deervalleymusicfestival. org), you can find Utah Symphony performances through July and August fronted by the likes of Smokey Robinson and Frank Sinatra, Jr. If that’s a bit staid for your style, the Big Stars, Bright Nights series, also at Deer Valley, (435-655-3114, bigstarsbrightnightsconcerts.org) is bringing in Toad the Wet Sprocket, Smash Mouth, Tonic, Funky Meters, Dirty Dozen Brass Band and Grace Potter, who has been praised as the best female vocalist in America. Meanwhile, in Salt Lake Valley, the Red Butte Concert Series is in full swing with bands including former Beach Boy Brian Wilson, Wilco, John Fogerty and Garrison Keillor. (Full details and reviews at SLmag.com.) Farmington’s new retail/ entertainment hub, Station Park (320 N. Station Parkway, Farmington, 801-9239111), is launching Thursday Nights Rock, a series of free concerts in Fountain Square, which will include Steve Lippia’s homage to Frank Sinatra, the tribute band Motown Sounds and the a cappella favorite Eclipse.
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Circuit Rider
Nashville R&B singer-songwriter Jason Isbell has had a long reciprocal love affair with Utah, where he performs on an annual basis. Whether it’s the Wasatch crowd’s worship or his hard-earned sobriety, Isbell, a former member of the Drive-By Truckers, seems to get better with every trip around the sun and show in SLC. Aug. 14, The Depot, 400 W. South Temple, 801-456-2800, depotslc.com
Weird Al
Some folks think the only explanation for Weird Al Yankovic’s enduring popularity is the neverending supply of pre-pubescent boys. That’s mean. The dude who first dazzled with My Bologna (My Sharona) is now a national treasure with instant name recognition for any human born since 1950. Aug. 24, Sandy Amphitheater, 1245 E. 9400 South, 800-888-TIXX, sandyarts.com
Stadium of Fire
BYU LaVell Edwards Stadium’s Fourth of July claims to be the most patriotic, loudest and most explosive (lots of fireworks) celebration in America. With headliners Journey (don’t stop believin’ they’re still alive), Olivia Holt of Disney’s I Didn’t Do It and “former Navy Lieutenant” Montel Williams as master of ceremonies, it’s a hard claim to argue. July 4, LaVell Edwards Stadium, 1700 N. Canyon Road, Provo, freedomfestival.org
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This Northeastern-based artsy band isn’t big on capitialization skills—their first album was BiRd-BrAiNs—but their theatrical performances offer a certain charm and anyone who layers drum loops, tambourine, ukelele and electric bass is worth a listen. July 16, with Death Cab for Cutie, at Twilight in Pioneer Park, SLC
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Urban Arts Festival
The Urban Arts Festival is a free event showcasing hundreds of artists, musicians and dancers. Artisans will be selling paintings, jewelry, photography and clothing. Live music runs the gamut from hip-hop to jazz and performances include breakdancing, skateboarding and even urban gardening. July 18, The Gateway, 18 N. Rio Grande St., 801-363-ARTS, urbanartsfest.org
Boulder Heritage Festival
For a population of 200, Boulder throws its share of socials, parades and festivals. The hoopla includes a Fourth of July Parade and Ice Cream Social and now a history fest at Anasazi State Park with music, kids’ activities and a mail delivery. July 10–11, Anasazi S.P., 435-335-7308, boulderheritage.org Visit SLmag.com to check out our arts & entertainment section for reviews, news and blogs.
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Whitewater rafting in Utah’s Cataract Canyon
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in the nation. The parched landscape doesn’t exactly conjure images of natural wonders teeming with water. Rather, the beehive state is as synonymous with fiery desert scenery as it is with snow-covered peaks, finicky alcohol laws and the Olympics. Snickering visitors from
wetter climes stare in disbelief at boats being towed down Interstate 15 behind the ubiquitous heavy-duty pickup. But in spite of—and partially because of—the arid climate and scorched geological bias, Utah is home to some of the best whitewater in the United States. Simply put, it’s a river runner’s paradise. s a lt l a k e m a g a z i n e . c o m j u ly / a u g 2 0 1 5
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Meet the Expert Carl Dec wasn’t born a river rat. He was working on Wall Street before he decided to move to Utah.
It all started when a friend invited Dec on a Westwater Canyon trip. He was hooked. “I started going back every year, and worked as a Westwater ranger until 2002,” he says. Dec started Red River Adventures—a guiding service that consistently rates among the top in Utah—in 2003, and has been running trips throughout Utah ever since.
Most people come to Utah to experience the mountain air, and it’s common for years to pass before circumstances lead them to the river. So grab your personal flotation device and get ready. Even if you’ve never jumped into the whitewater mix, Utah’s celebrated rivers have something for every interest level. Surviving Cataract Canyon earns a celebration.
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Colorado River
Big Water: Cataract Canyon, Fisher Towers Though it shares its name with Utah’s nemesis state, the Colorado River is home to Utah’s premier whitewater rafting. Cataract Canyon is the centerpiece for thrill seekers and is home to some of the biggest whitewater in the Lower 48. The put-in for many Cataract Canyon
trips is conveniently located in Moab’s inviting environs, which means you get a relaxing flat water experience before going to battle with serious sections like Mile Long and Big Drop Rapids. Cataract Canyon trips typically range from three to six days, perfectly combining adventure with the tranquility of river life. Not every experience on the Colorado River has to be a multi-day white-knuckle adventure. Fisher Towers delivers a family-friendly and scenic trip that packs a zesty whitewater kicker. Trips are highlighted by incredible panoramas and geologic features—including the stunning sandstone Fisher Towers and the massive, solitary Castleton Tower—that are backed by the nearly 13,000-foot La Sal Mountains.
Green River
Family Fun: Desolation Canyon The Green River has spent millennia carving its way through the sparsely populated Tavaputs Plateau, and during that time it etched the very aptly
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“The winter before I worked here, I came out and skied six different times. I thought, ‘This is silly. I might as well just move.’” Dec may have come to Utah in search of frozen water, but ultimately it was the rivers that kept him.
get the gear named Desolation Canyon. Entering Desolation Canyon means committing to a minimum five-day journey, and the moderately difficult rapids pack more than enough punch to spice up the 85-mile trip. But what makes Desolation Canyon such an ideal spot for a family trip is the collection of incredible sights and activities along the river’s banks. Deso is lined with numerous historical sites, including Native American ruins and petroglyphs. Plus, there are ample hiking opportunities to wear out a kid who is bursting with more energy than an over-caffeinated hummingbird and broad beaches perfect for unwinding in the shadows of towering canyon walls.
Exploring Havasu Falls in the Grand Canyon.
Watershed Colorado Dry Bag The Watershed Colorado Dry Bag is robust and, of course, watertight, big enough to hold everything you need—even a ridiculous costume for the final evening’s rager—and tough enough to accompany you through any and all of Utah’s whitewater. backcountry.com
Provo River & Weber River
Local Rivers, Easy Access Sometimes real life gets in the way, and a family just doesn’t have the better part of a week to go adventuring their way down Southern Utah’s famed canyons. That doesn’t mean they’re left high and dry, however, because Northern Utah’s rivers offer an outdoor escape in just a few hours. These rivers are great for rafting, but when the mercury rises many people prefer to feel the water between their toes while navigating the river in an inner tube. The Weber River might not have the biggest rapids, but the way they stack up back to back will
keep you on your toes from start to finish. And with easy access from Park City and Salt Lake City, it’s easy to combine a trip down the Weber with a hike or mountain bike ride in the nearby environs. The Provo River delivers similarly moderate rapids for a half-day trip, and the views of the remarkable Provo Canyon and magnificent Mount Timpanogos are awe inspiring.
Once in a Lifetime
The Grand Canyon The Grand Canyon isn’t in Utah, but the Holy Grail of whitewater rafting is tantalizingly close. Suffice it to say, this ain’t just another hole in the ground. Grand Canyon National Park is one of the few places on earth where the word “epic” is not
only appropriate, but actually an understatement. The canyon walls tower thousands of feet overhead, exposing travelers on the river to eons of geologic testimony. The rapids of the Colorado get toothy at times in the Grand
Nankoweap ruins above the Colorado River
Canyon, so going with experienced guides like Western River Expeditions is pretty much a necessity. “We run different trips throughout the Grand Canyon, so there’s something for everyone. Six and seven day trips cover 188 miles of the upper canyon, and three-day trips along the lower section end at Lake Mead. There’s a ranch option with horseback riding if you extend it to a fourday trip,” says Western River Expeditions’ Kam Wixom. Not only will guides pilot you safely down the river, but they’ll help set up comfortable camps, cook outstanding meals for you and help you load into a helicopter to fly out over the canyon rim at the end of your trip. Trust that you’ll appreciate the hospitality after long days of floating the river with daily hikes to Anasazi ruins and magnificent waterfalls.
Super Paco Sleeping Pad One of the best things about traveling in a raft is you get to enjoy many of the luxuries of car camping while deep in the wilderness. The Super Paco Sleeping Pad is plush and durable, perfect for lounging on the riverbank. jpwinc.com
Chaco Z2 Unaweep Sandal Wearing Chacos on the river is practically a rite of passage for would-be watermen. Don’t be that guy wearing drenched sneakers; trench foot is no joke. chacos.com
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Serene Escape Travel without crowds and see wild horses in Flaming Gorge Country
A Expect to see wild horses, pronghorns and other wildlife on your trip.
stand-up comedian once joked that he sets his radio to static while driving through Wyoming on his way to shows in the Salt Lake Valley, pretending he’s the lone survivor in a post-apocalyptic thriller. That’s how empty Wyoming, the least populated state, can seem. But those wide open spaces are exactly what Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area, which straddles the border of Wyoming and Utah, is all about. Just beyond the gorge, in Sweetwater County, Wyoming (population: 45,000), you’ll find wild horses grazing the grassland, waterways teeming with fish and quiet towns big on history. And all of this beauty and solitude is less than three hours away from Salt Lake City.
The Scenic Byway
Once you’ve found your shelter, go play at Flaming Gorge Dam. When the dam was built and the reservoir populated with fish 51 years ago, fishermen came in droves to find a lake trout lunker. But Flaming Gorge, named by explorer
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John Wesley Powell for its red sandstone cliffs, is more than fishing. Visitors will find horseback trails, mountain biking, and rafting, along with a hidden ranch that they won’t find on a tourist map. Flaming Gorge Scenic byways—including Highways 530, 44, and most importantly 191—are your access points. Start in Green River (the town) and follow Highway 530 (West Flaming Gorge Road) back toward Utah for views of rolling desert hills and the reservoir in the distance. Then take the curve on Highway 44 for 33 miles to Red Canyon Lodge, which offers mountain bikes, horseback rides and has its own lake for boating and fishing. “I buy the fish myself and stock it,” says Mark Wilson, president of the lodge. “I have rainbow, brook and tiger trout.” On our horse ride, I took Wolf, an easygoing horse that is perfect for first-timers, while my fellow traveler rode Scout, who munches on the trail’s grass if you let him. A portion of Red Canyon’s horse trail hugs the reservoir cliff, where I saw a mountain lion run by. I took Wilson at his word when he said they typically shy away from groups on horses.
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By Jaime Winston
Switching from Highway 44 to 191, you’ll loop back toward Flaming Gorge Dam, where on a free tour you’ll discover how this engineering marvel blocked the Green River and gave rise to the reservoir. About one mile over the Wyoming border on 191, look for the Spring Creek Guest Ranch sign. Cabins are small, and expect to share a bathroom with strangers, but you’ll soon get to know them when downing beers around a bonfire or over dinner and breakfast, cooked with eggs straight from the ranch. Postcard-worthy views are everywhere, and any view from the ranch house will have you singing John Fogerty’s lyrics “all the happy creatures dancing on the lawn,” in this case two cows, a goat, a flock of chickens and several dogs. As you drive toward the ranch, jackrabbits dart across the road.
Housed in a 1931 post office, Sweetwater County Historical Museum in Green River focuses on early settlers and Native Americans. And Western Wyoming Community College’s National History Museum in Rock Springs looks at Wyoming tens of millions of years ago. The small town feel carries on to Green River’s River Festival which includes a popular, if out of place, Cajun Shrimp Boil. Buy tickets to this year’s fest (Aug. 15–16) from the Green River Chamber. For a unique dining experience, head north to Atlantic City Mercantile in Atlantic City, Fremont County (population: 37), which was founded as a mining camp during the 1867 gold rush. Furniture, including the bar itself, holds historical significance, but the best part is steaks are cooked over an open aspen pit.
Take Interstate 80 east to Evanston, where you can grab lunch at Suds Brothers Brewery on Main Street. Continue east on I-80 to your base camp. We recommend a reservation at Red Canyon Lodge or Spring Creek Guest Ranch near Flaming Gorge, or a stay in Rock Springs. Find campsites at tourwyoming.com.
Among Wild Horses
Not far from Flaming Gorge, visitors have the chance to view one of the iconic sights of the American West: wild mustangs. John Vase and Pat Doak, who run Killpecker Tours, have a passion for the majestic creatures, who they’ve given familiar names like “Curly” and “Sweetums.” Vase and Doak are equally friendly with city slickers. The duo’s Quaking Aspen Mountain Wild Horse Tour, which starts about five miles from Rock Springs, offers views of wild stallions, mares and foals, along with antelope and deer. Visitors get an education in the horses’ complex social order, behavior and diet. “The horses here are better off than those in Nevada,” Vase says, pointing out the lush Wyoming grasses the horses graze on. Killpecker also runs tours pairing wild horse viewing with natural wonders, outlaw history and the White Mountain Petroglyphs, which date back a thousand years. All tours include a lunch Vase’s wife packs with fresh veggies from her garden. On our trip, we had a vegetarian and a fruit-allergy sufferer, and she catered to both.
GETting THERE
Above: Horseback riding by Red Canyon Lodge’s private lake; Below: Atlantic City Mercantile in Atlantic City; Below Right: Flaming Gorge Reservoir.
Hitting the (Small) Town
Sweetwater County’s natural wonders are complemented by its friendly, rural towns. Get to know the area’s mining and railroad history at Rock Springs Historical Museum, formerly the town’s city hall, fire station and jail. Museum technician Janice Brown says no famous outlaws were locked up. “The only famous person that’s been in this jail was Dick Cheney,” she says. The former vice president was jailed at age 22 for drunk driving.
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Gone Fishing Rock Springs Chamber CEO Dave Hanks fishes at least 100 days every year, is known for finding secluded spots and keeps his fishing rod handy at all times. So when Dave offers fishing advice, you know it’s based on experience. Here are a few of his tips: Because Flaming Gorge Reservoir crosses the Utah/Wyoming border, buy a reciprocal
stamp (available at Flaming Gorge marinas) for a license that allows you to fish on both sides of the water. The illegally introduced eel-like burbot in Flaming Gorge is actually delicious. And because wildlife officials want the fish gone, there is no creel limit on them. Catch all you want.
If you want to fish surrounded by nature, Hanks recommends the Seedskadee National Wildlife Refuge 30 miles north of Rock Springs. You’ll catch cutthroat trout and, depending on the season, see trumpeter swans, river otters and moose. Know Wyoming’s fishing regulations. Find them at wgfd.wyo.gov. s a lt l a k e m a g a z i n e . c o m j u ly / a u g 2 0 1 5
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Candice Davis is riding high as a biker boss.
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By Glen Warchol
Candice Davis freely admits she’s not what people expect to see when they walk into a motorcycle shop. A burly, bearded biker dude she’s not. The owner of Addictive Behavior Motor Works doesn’t even fit the stereotype for biker chick. “People think of a hard-core chick with the boobs and a big butt. The kind that look like they’re going to kill you,” the mother of nine says, smiling. “OK, if you push me far enough, I’ll kill you.” Since Davis was a small child, she loved the chrome and roar of motorcycles. “In high school, I wanted a black leather jacket instead of a letter jacket,” she says. “It’s in my blood. I find beauty in a lot of things that other people don’t.” Davis started out by buying into a Big Dog Motorcycles dealership, then found herself backed into a corner when the Big Dog manufacturer went belly up a few months later. She was facing bankruptcy. “It was my first business, and I wasn’t going to quit,” she says. Davis began selling used and customized motorcycles, Jeeps and pickups on consignment. “We were selling anything we could,” she says. Slowly the business began firing on all cylinders. The showroom at 547 W. 700 South offers motorcycles priced from $30,000 down to $7,000 “for things that look stinkin’ cool.” Part of the turnaround is due to Davis’ willingness to innovate in marketing and make a traditionally testosterone-driven business family friendly. The mother and business woman has a reality show pending on the Discovery Channel. Still, she never lost sight of what really sells toys to big boys and recruited the Rehab Calendar Girls, who bring a Daisy Duke sizzle to events. Surprisingly, old-school bikers have embraced her. “Weekend riders always ask for a guy when they call and I answer,” she says. “But old-school riders love to talk to me. Most are intrigued. They seem to have a respect for me and what I do.” s a lt l a k e m a g a z i n e . c o m j u ly / a u g 2 0 1 5
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There and Back Dale Hull and Jan Black offer cutting-edge care for spinal injuries. By Jaime Winston
Josh Kanter of Alliance for a Better UTAH is making government transparent. By Taylor Thomas
In 2010, Josh Kanter was shocked when the Utah Department of Transportation came under fire for its bidding process when hiring an independent contractor to take on the I-15 Core Project. UDOT paid the losing bidder $13 million after the company alleged the winner had received special treatment. Worse, the Legislature itself was kept in the dark about the staggering payout. “That was the first instance of me believing there was a lack of external voices in political discourse in Utah,” Kanter says. In response, Kanter founded Alliance for a Better UTAH, a nonprofit keeping Utahns informed on government issues, from Medicaid expansion options to Count My Vote, a primary election initiative, in the name of improving government accountability. “We believe in bringing balance, transparency and accountability of the government’s actions to the public, such as keeping all actions open-door.” The Alliance keeps locals informed on government issues through a newsletter, blog and social media. While other groups work on single issues, such as Heal Utah on clean air, Better UTAH focuses on government openess and legislation across the board. “These are issues that are universally important to Utahns,” Kanter says. This summer, he ecnourages the public to get involved in two ongoing issues: the Healthy Utah healthcare debate and the Count My Vote petition. Stay informed at betterutah.org.
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Bringing both sides to the table
Dale Hull felt a pop—then everything went numb. In July 1999, he dislocated one of his cervical vertebrae and pinched his spinal cord in two places when he attempted a backflip on a trampoline. “I dislocated my neck, and instantly and suddenly, I was a quadriplegic,” he says. Hull, who was an OB/GYN in the Salt Lake Valley, required home health care. He eventually learned to walk again (even carrying a torch in the 2002 Olympics), with help from physical therapist Jan Black, but soon realized the therapy he received wasn’t available to many others due to insurance limitations and a lack of time given to patients at clinics. “Most people needed more than the system was going to give them,” Black says. In 2004, Hull and Black founded Neuroworx, a nonprofit, licensed physical therapy clinic for people who are paralyzed from spinal cord injuries and other neurological conditions. Since opening in 2004, Neuroworx has helped 1,000 patients using therapy and high-tech equipment. “For 99 percent of patients, it’s the worst thing that’s ever happened to them, and we make that livable,” Black says. “We allow them to redefine what that means.” Neuroworx moves to its new facility (pictured in the photo below) this July. Visit neuroworx.org for more info.
Freemason Filmmaker
Insider Joseph James brings Masonic mysteries to the big screen. By Jaime Winston
For centuries, Freemasonry has driven conspiracy theories and, more recently, plots of films like National Treasure and books like Dan Brown’s The Lost Symbol. Utah native Joseph James, a Mason himself, brings an insider view to his recent series of films. Last year, The Freemason, which James produced and starred in, earned actor Sean Astin from The Lord of the Rings fame a Filmed in Utah Award for Best Actor. Now, the company is planning the sequel, with working title The Freemason: Retaliation. James earned his film chops in Hollywood, in small roles and on film crews. “I was probably on about 50 different film sets doing a variety of things,” James says. While in California, he launched the production company Joseph James Films and soon returned to Utah to direct, write and star in The Masonic Map in 2011, and produce and star in Templar Nation in 2013. The Freemason, released in 2013, depicts a writer and detective investigating a murder at a Freemason Temple, set in the Salt Lake Masonic Temple. “The response from the global Freemasons has been overwhelmingly supportive,” James says. And as for Freemasonry’s guarded secrets? “The main secrets of Freemasonry I’ve promised not to reveal are just the secret handshakes and the passwords,” James says. “The rest of it is pretty open.”
Philantrophic Felon Karl Winsness helps cons’ kids. By Samantha Williams
Karl “Willy” Winsness’ life was “flipped upside down” when police kicked down his door one night in 1988. Winsness says he thought it was a home invasion when he shot and wounded an officer. The court didn’t buy it and Winsness’ stiff sentence made his then 16- and 7-year-old daughters two of the nearly three million American children with a parent in prison. During his two decades at Point of the Mountain, Winsness watched his girls struggle financially and emotionally. “The kids [of jailed parents] haven’t done anything wrong and are too often the forgotten victims of crime,” Winsness says. Sitting in his cell, he promised himself that when he got out he’d find a way to make it right through a college scholarship for the kids of inmates. After his parole in 2004, Winsness spent the next six years supporting his family as a plumber. Then, in 2011, with the help of the Community Foundation of Utah, he created the Willy the Plumber Scholarship “for children of inmates doing or who have done time.” He received a dozen applicants, all of whom were excellent candidates holding high GPAs, participating in extracurricular activities and working part time through high school to help their families. “Reading the applications is my favorite time of year,” says Winsness, who accepts them every spring. “These kids are creating a good life from bad circumstances,” he says. The scholarships are funded by Winsness, now 64, public donations, and cash from inmates. He’s awarded over $10,000 in three years of operation. For more information: willytheplumberscholarship.net s a lt l a k e m a g a z i n e . c o m j u ly / a u g 2 0 1 5
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on the table he Payson Salmon Supper began in 1954 as a fund-raiser for a local Mormon ward. Then-Bishop Roland Lindsay had recently returned from a trip to Alaska, where he witnessed the locals cooking fresh salmon over open fires. He thought he could bring together members of the ward and the community for a family-friendly evening. The LDS Park Ward flew in 300 pounds of fresh Alaskan salmon at 27 cents per pound (current market cost ranges near $6 per pound). By 1989, the ward was serving nearly 3,000 guests. The event grew so rapidly Payson City and the chamber of commerce took it over in 1990.
Flying in the Fish
For years after the Payson Salmon Supper’s inception, salmon was flown in fresh from Alaska the night before the event. Volunteers would drive to Salt Lake City International Airport to pick it up, then spend hours skinning and filleting the fish. Payson City now orders 4,500 pounds of salmon, but at this volume, flying it in is too costly, so Alaska or Washington salmon is purchased from a commercial food purveyor. That’s a lot of fish on the wood-fired grills. “We often hear that people can smell the salmon from the freeway,” says Janeen Dean, Payson community events director.
Buckets of Butter
Payson Fire Department has been responsible for cooking salmon for the supper since Payson City took over the event. And could anyone be better suited to deal with incredible heat for hours? “Throughout the day, we usually have about 30 to 40 firemen who cook in shifts,” says Fire Chief Scott Spencer, “and they’re there from 11 a.m. to about 11 p.m.” In the morning, the firemen prepare the 14 fire pits and build the racking systems, which consist of two two-by-eight-foot racks made of metal tubing and chicken wire, so the salmon can be flipped to cook on both sides. The fires are lit at noon and burn for several hours to generate a good coal base before the first round of fish is put on the grill at around 3:30 p.m. The recipe for Payson’s salmon is simple: Cook over fruitwood, add salt, slather on generous amounts of butter. Local farmers donate pruned cherry and apple branches to the event, and the wood imparts a
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The first Friday of August—Pam Olson marked this day on her calendar last year so she wouldn’t miss the 61st Payson Salmon Supper. Held annually in the quaint town of Payson City (population: 18,294), the event takes place at Memorial Park, and it’s worth every minute of the two-hour round trip from Salt Lake. So much so that she and her husband, Matt, have chartered a 50-person bus on five occasions to haul all of their friends on the yearly pilgrimage. Their bus trip is by invitation only, but anyone can charter one themselves.
Olson grew up in Spring Lake, near Payson, but never attended the Payson Salmon Supper as a child because her father hated fish. But while attending the University of Utah, a friend took her to the event, and she immediately fell in love with more than just the delicious meal. “The salmon supper is just this amazing slice of Americana,” she says. “There are cloggers clogging, senior citizens watching over the event all day and even Miss Payson on the grandstand.” Olson is now a salmon supper evangelist. Her first convert was her husband, who scoffed when he was told that Payson would have the best salmon he had ever eaten. He was blown away when it turned out to be true. The Olsons hosted their wedding rehearsal dinner at the Payson Salmon Supper and attend the event most years. s a lt l a k e m a g a z i n e . c o m j u ly / a u g 2 0 1 5
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Fully Loaded Plates
Attendees arrive at Memporial Park, purchase a $15 ticket, funnel into four serving lines and get a tray and a plate. Members of Payson City Council help dish out heaping portions of salmon—each person receives a one-pound piece with their ticket. The Payson High School drill team and cheerleading squad wash and wrap baked potatoes and make coleslaw. Every plate gets an ear of corn, a fresh roll and a cookie. The football team wash trays and holds places in line for the elderly. “It’s such a wonderful community event, and so many people look forward to coming together to make it happen,” says Dean.
All Together Now
The Payson Salmon Supper is more than just a culinary event; locals also provide entertainment. Miss Payson usually performs her talent and belly dancers, singers, and country line dancers take the stage. “It’s a really relaxed atmosphere,” Dean says. “People greet each other after they’ve gotten their food and stay to watch the shows. It’s such a lovely day.” Proceeds from the supper go towards civic projects, including maintaining Memorial Park where the event is held.
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Tattoo Illustrations: Jarom West
Our beloved Beehive State is full of surprises. Everyone knows we
have the best snow on earth, but did you know Utah is home to many of the best tattoo artists in the country? As well as beer brewers, whitewater rivers, biking trails and live music venues? Believe it. This is not the stodgy, conventional place many people elsewhere think it is. Here’s a list of more great secret reasons we love the Beehive. (As for the Best Tattoo Artist, we’re asking our readers to go to our website and cast their votes for their favorite.)
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Family F un Best Cheap Kids Culture
Repertory Dance Theatre’s Ring Around the Rose features new music, dance or theater acts each month for only $5 during the RDT season. rdtutah.org
Best
Last spring, Utah Film Center (partnering with Spy Hop and SHIFT) hosted six feature films, short films made by young people and offered free workshops for teens at The Leonardo. Result: Our angstiest population actually enjoying themselves. tiltshiftfestival.com.
Best place
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Salt Lake Comic Con passes are pricey, and photos with celebrity guests can be even more. Luckily, thousands of talented fans who create their own superhero, princess and fantasy costumes are usually happy to take free selfies. Just ask politely. Sept. 24–26, Salt Palace Convention Center, SLC, saltlakecomiccon.com
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Best grown-up stage experience for kids
Pioneer Theatre sells half-price tickets for kids K–12 for shows on Monday and Tuesday evenings. pioneertheatre.org
Best place for a faceto-beak with a condor
artists
Teens can work sideby-side with real artists at Urban Arts Camp, July 13–17, just one of the camps in The Leonardo’s Camp Cranium lineup. theleonardo.org
Best way
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Parents Only with the Best mental health therapy for Mom
Send Mom and her besty on the Red Mountain Resort Essential Plus retreat. It includes three healthy meals per day, morning hikes, fitness classes, cooking demonstrations, luxury amenities and one of four spa treatments per night. She deserves it. 1275 E. Red Mountain Circle, Ivins, 877-246-4453
Best place for Dad’s toys
At Adventure Storage, rent 1,250-square-foot man caves, where guys can watch the game, turn gears on the hot rod or find some peace and quiet. 1390 W. Morane Manor, St. George, 435-688-1000
horror Lice are a growing plague in schools, and they’re getting harder and harder to kill. The best defense we’ve seen is U of U professor Dale Clayton’s invention AirAllé, which sends heated air to the hair roots creating a lice kill zone. Not pretty, but there you are. Airalle.com
Tracy Aviary houses hundreds of birds, but only one is royalty. Andy, a 56-year-old Andean condor, has been nicknamed “King of the Andes.” Aviary guests can meet the king, who flaunts a 10-foot wingspan, in his encounter zone. Liberty Park, SLC, 801-596-8500
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Best Screen Time for Teens
art lessons
Best secondhand teen shopping Best Real-life Shark Week
Loveland Living Planet Aquarium picks up where Discovery Channel’s Shark Week leaves off with shark crafts, Shark Tank Story Time, a Discovery Channel contest, a scavenger hunt and, of course, real-life sharks. Aug. 9–15. 12033 S. Lone Peak Parkway, Draper, 801-355-3474
Best kids camp we wish accepted adults Samba Fogo, Salt Lake’s popular AfroBrazilian fire dance performance group, teaches kids drumming, dancing and culture in summer camps—likely without the fire and swords. sambafogo.com
Uptown Cheapskate sells trendy secondhand clothes for up to 70 percent off the retail price. If that’s still too pricey for your teen’s miniscule part-time income, she can trade in her old clothes for new threads or get cash on the spot. Four Utah locations, uptownsheapskate.com
Best Bard Intro
Best place to geek out with the family Dr. Volt’s Comic Connection stocks comics in an age- appropriate kids’ section. While you’re catching up on The Walking Dead, your little one can geek out over Adventure Time. The free hold service means no one misses an issue. 2043 E. 3300 South, SLC, 801-485-6114
Utah Children’s Theatre offers the Shakespeare Festival for Kids and Adults with Short Attention Spans as an alternative to the big Shakespeare Fest down south. Aug.14– Sept. 26. uctheatre.org
Best Summer Family Flick with a Local Star
Best nostalgic stop for ‘80s and ‘90s gamers
In the ’80s and ’90s, when gamers actually met in person, battles were waged over high scores at the arcade. Now arcades are a dying breed, but The Atomic Arcade keeps the pinball lights flashing with tons of classic video games for 25 cents. 3939 S. Highland Dr., 801-634-1130 (open till 2 a.m. on Friday and Saturday)
Best Weekly Tea Parties:
Girls can get classy this summer in Georgell’s enchanting Fairy Garden at Gardner Village. Along with mini tea sets, tables are filled with decadent desserts, and your daughter’s favorite doll is on the guest list. 1100 W. 7800 South, West Jordan, 801561-1485. Call for times and reservations.
Admit it: You danced along with the kids to Teen Beach Movie’s TV debut two years ago. Expect nothing less from the sequel to the tween musical, costarring Utah-bred actress, dancer and singer Mollee Gray. “Everybody was super passionate about trying to make a really good sequel,” Gray says. “It turned out hilarious.” Check Disney Channel listings.
Best Mom and Daughter shopping trip
The Children’s Hour has everything to keep moms and daughters browsing: picture books, Madame Alexander dolls, stunning clothes, accessories and shoes (see Deveraux’s shoes and purse above). 898 S. 900 East, SLC, 801-3594150. Online boutique Oopsie Daisy sells cute girls’ clothes with hard-to-find labels at low prices, along with adorable headbands to complete the look (see Deveraux’s dress and headband above). Oopsiedaisy.com s a lt l a k e m a g a z i n e . c o m j u ly / a u g 2 0 1 5
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Food & Di ning We got lotsa coffee shops and lotsa roasters, but the best place to get a cup of locally roasted coffee is Caffe d’Bolla where John Piquet has been obsessive about roasting beans and pulling espresso shots for the better part of a decade. No one pays more attention to the beans, the brew and everything in between than Piquet. 249 E. 400 South, SLC, 801-355-1398
Best New Rendition of a Tired Vegetable Best Place for Seasonal Kit Kats
Kit Kats are kind of a big deal in Japan. In the Land of the Rising Sun, Kit Kats come in far-flung flavors, including cherry blossom, wasabi and cheese. “I thought there were only 30 or so flavors, but Tosh [of Tosh’s Ramen] told me there are over 200,” says Thanh Trang, manager of Southeast Market—which is the best place to get these Asian Kit Kats. Flavors are seasonal and tend to sell out quickly at Southeast, especially after they announce new arrivals on social media. 422 E. 900 South, SLC, 801-363-5474
Brussels sprouts have become the kudzu of green vegetables. If your palate’s weary of the tiny cabbages, try the ones on the new menu at Trio, studded with frizzled pancetta and sweetened with balsamic. You’ll fall in love with the little guys all over again. 680 S. 900 East. SLC, 801-533-8746
Your first meal sets the tone for the rest of the day, so not only must the coffee be hot, the chicken and waffles and eggs excellent, but the music must be grand. So kudos to the Pandora selection at Pig & A Jelly Jar. 401 E. 900 South, SLC, 385-202-7366
Best Beer
Dozens of great beers are being brewed in Utah now, and tastes are subjective, so we let our staff’s biggest beer fan Jefe de Operaciones Damon Shorter pick his favorites. Now we all have something to debate while we drink our Utah beer.
Best Falafel Folly Salomon Figueroa
Best One-dish Meal
Walk down the line at Zao Asian Cafe and get handed a deliciously balanced meal in a bowl: protein, starch, green and yellow vegetables and the other minimum daily requirement, hot sauce. Zao rice or noodle bowls redefine fast food. 639 E. 400 South, SLC, 801-595-1234
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Every chef wants to come up with an inventive twist on a classic that will itself become a classic. It’s one of the hardest culinary tricks, but Phelix Gardner may have done it with his fresh green pea falafel at East Liberty Tap House. 850 E 900 South, SLC, 801-441-2845
Best Local Session Beer
Time to put away the PBR and pop a Viennese from Bohemian. It’s the best, according to our one-man tasting panel who said so. 94 E. 7200 South, Midvale, 801-566-5474
Best Local Highpoint Beer
The same in-house beer aficionado claims Red Rock’s Secale is the best locally brewed high-point beer. Is he correct? You decide. 254 S. 200 West, SLC, 801-521-7446
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Best Bean to Brew
Best Wakeup Call
Best Cult Winery
Best Proof Bacon Isn’t Over Yet Best Add-on
Along with its draft ales and lagers, Avenues Proper offers contemporary American pub fare. The veggie burger is a diamond as far as veg patties go. But there’s one thing that could make it better: bacon. Does it seem sacrilegious to put the house-smoked slab of pork awesomeness on a perfectly excellent veggie burger? Call us heretics, then. 376 8th Ave., Suite C, 385-227-8628, avenuesproper.com
Best Free Fix
When you head to The Republican, the thought of a frothy brew makes your salivary glands sing. And then when you walk through the door, you just can’t help but drool. Ah, the smell of bacon. And it’s free for quaffers on Wednesdays. Bacon as you watch soccer, bacon as you play shuffleboard or darts, and bacon as you drink a Guinness. 917 S. State, 801-595-1916
Evan Lewandowski’s wine list at Pago reflects an intensely felt wine philosophy. But his starry-eyed idealism is best seen in his own Ruth Lewandowski Wines. Named after Evan’s favorite book in the bible, Ruth, the winery in South Salt Lake produces of-the-Earth, organic, totally “hands-off” wine. The product of a creative Spirit (the “S” is upper-case on purpose) Evan’s wines are unique and urban. And somewhat mysterious. 3340 S. 300 West, SLC, 801-230-7331, By appointment only, ruthlewandowskiwines.com
Best Tater Tot
Tater tots are having a moment. The kitsch crispy may be a trademark of Ore-Ida, but Ryan Lowder’s Copper Common makes them in house, from scratch. 111 E. Broadway, SLC, 801-355-0543
Best Use
of Yuzu
This little citrus fruit originated in China and is widely used in Japanese cuisine. Chefs in the U.S. have taken a liking to it and yuzu can be found in everything from beer to pastries. The best use of yuzu locally can be found at Current Fish & Oyster, where pastry chef Alexa Norlin places the perfect amount of the piquant fruit in her posset. 279 E. 300 South, SLC, 801-326-3474
Best Wine Flight
A great example of why we need a wine bar and not just bars that serve wine, the Little Islands Flight at BTG Wine Bar offers tasting portions of three different Madeira wines. It’s an education! It’s a cocktail! It’s delicious, and you won’t find anything like it anywhere else. 53 W. 100 South, SLC, 801-359-2814
Best Disguise
You know our local wurstmeister Frody Volgger is the best, and we hope you’ve discovered his sausage boutique, Salt & Smoke. But you may not have tried his Bacon Wurst, a porklover’s fantasy come true. 155 W. Malvern Ave., SLC, 801-680-8529
Best Strip Mall Sushi
For those who think going out for sushi in landlocked Utah is suspect, trying a place located at a strip mall is probably an even further stretch. The way food supply chains are setup, however, anyone can have great fish flown in. And Kobe Japanese Cuisine, located at the Olympus Hills Shopping Center, is getting the good stuff. 3947 Wasatch Blvd., SLC, 801-277-2928
Best Wasabi
No, it’s not all the same. Here’s a dirty little secret: Wasabi at most Japanese restaurants comes from a tube. But at Naked Fish, chef Sunny Tsogbadrakh will proudly show you how he grates the pungent vegetable to a fine paste that’s unlike any you’ve ever tasted. You thought you knew wasabi? 67 W. 100 South, SLC, 801-595-8888
Best Bao
In Chinese “bao” is sort of a generic term for bread. They can be steamed or baked. They can be savory and stuffed with BBQ pork. They can resemble soft taco shells and be used to hold slabs of pork belly. But the best bao for the buck (at least our latest bao obsession) is the baked liu sa bao, a sweet roll with a crispy, sugary top filled with a salted custard. The best, and possibly the only, place for these baos in Salt Lake is Lucky Star in West Valley during their weekend dim sum service. 3361 S. Redwood Rd., West Valley City, 801-972-2629
Best Reason to Lose Sriracha It’s time to toss your sriracha. Kick it up with Chili Beak, a chili oil made by Utahns Jason and Giselle McClure. It’s good on everything. Even, say the McClures, vanilla ice cream. Find it at Liberty Heights Fresh, Caputo’s and Pirate O’s. chilibeak.com s a lt l a k e m a g a z i n e . c o m j u ly / a u g 2 0 1 5
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Shopping & Ser Best Car Inspection Utah’s Best Sunglasses Kameleonz are affordable sunglasses that can be customized Lego-like. Choose from 16 different frame and lens sets and 17 side arm sets to create your own look. The Sahara model (shown) with polarized lenses sells for $34. kameleonz.com.
We all want to be safe and keep the air clean, but the yearly state-mandated rite is a pain. Peak Performance Automotive makes it less agonizing. They do it all, their work is guaranteed and their prices are fair and transparent. And they can answer that hard question for you: “Is this car worth extraordinary life-sustaining resuscitation?” Best, the state DMV office (380 W. 2880 South) is 50 yards away. 400 W. 2810 South, South Salt Lake, 801-466-8600
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Best Laundry Service
The next best thing to having Mom in the house, Washed picks up and returns your laundry and dry cleaning. Prices are by the pound. itswashed.com
Forever the best place to buy lovingly used fashion
Name Droppers. Duh. 3355 S. Highland Dr., SLC.
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Albatross Recordings & Ephemera is the kind of store that makes 9th and 9th SLC’s best shopping district: music and “ephemera” tied together at the whim of owner Timo Hatziathanasiou. Music ranges from vintage Z appa vinyl to cutting-edge drone from Not Not Fun Records. “Ephemera” includes cool jewelry, art and, yes, a bat skeleton by special order. 870 E. 900 South, SLC.
Best place for Banksy to buy hisself an AK-47
Best alternative to taking a cab
Specifically, we recommend riding with Uber driver/freelance videographer Fernando Lara, who drives a 2009 Mitsubishi Galant and passed Uber’s background check with flying colors. He has over 150 rides under his belt and he’s one of the toprated (and nicest) drivers. “I don’t proactively seek to be overwhelmingly nice, I’m just regularly nice,” Lara says. “I just try to make friends with passengers and have a conversation.” Lara typically gives rides on weekend nights, which means he’s used to picking up from bars and clubs. “It’s better to have people use Uber than get a DUI or hit someone because they’re driving drunk,” Lara says. We concur. uber.com/cities/salt-lake-city
Ever since the enlightened owners of Utah’s iconic allenson’s Guns decided excellent street murals are G the best defense against bad graffiti, the store and the alley beside it have become an eyeball-popping street art gallery. Looking is free, but support the art by at least buying a Gallenson’s T-shirt. 166 E. 200 South, SLC, 801-328-2016, gallensonsguns.com
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In a hard-core consumer society we tend to re-buy rather than repair. Spending a few hundred dollars on a pair of leather-soled oxfords might seem a bit excessive, but a nice pair of shoes can last as long as you take care of them with the help of a good cobbler. Steve’s Custom Shoe Services can re-sole, re-heel and refinish your fine fashion footwear investments. 1767 S. State St., SLC, 801-556-3452
Best Place to Buy Vinyl & a Bat Skeleton
Best Pro Blow
Best Surprise Shoe Source
Hip & Humble, the whimsical store that stocks the cutest possible version of just about everything, from kitchenware to partywear, has a similarly well-curated selection of shoes. Who knew? 1043 E. 900 South, SLC, 801-467-3130
Best Place to Buy a Flag
In today’s hyper- polarized world, everyone wants to know where your allegiance lies. Let the world know by flying your flag. You’re bound to find the one you want to salute at Flags and Stuff in Provo. 276 N. University Ave., Provo, 801-356-2727
Wash, massage, style and blow: That’s the simple idea behind pro Do Blow Dry Bar. Join the club and receive discounted prices on regular visits, and have your hair looking pro all the time. 163 E. 13800 South, Draper, 801-590-7575
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Besides having the cleverest logo and marketing campaign, LunchBOX Waxing—one of the newest waxing salons in the city—has an appealing concept: Fast. Like duringyour-lunch-break fast. lunchboxwax.com
Best Eclectricity
Mid-century modern chests. Mid ’70s amber light fixtures. Custom-designed handmade furniture. Vintage scarves. Funky jewelry. Tribal art. Hip fashion. You try summing up a store that sells all these things. Best just to check out Hobnob. 937 E. 900 South, SLC, 801-910-4157
Wicked Fast Wax They come to you to tune and wax your skis while you wait. 801-613-7212, tuneups@ wickedfastwax.com Encaustic Wax Artist Bridgette Meinhold From her shipping container studio outside Park City, Meinhold evokes the beauty of the mountains using the ancient technique of wax encaustic.
Best Place to Pick Up a Pocket Square See that front pocket on your suit jacket? It’s not for pens, phones or pocket protectors. The gentlemen at Beckett & Robb know what it’s for. 150 S. Main St., SLC, 801-415-9434
Best Way to Wear Absolutely Nothing
SLC artist Josh Counsel started American Bodypaint League in 2012 with 12 members. Now it’s a national organization. The Salt Lake Chapter meets several times a year to prepare for body paint and cosplay events like Comic Con. facebook. com/groups/saltlakebodypaintleague
Best Boutique on a Budget Small, friendly and packed with cool clothes that fit you and your budget. That pretty much sums up Koo.De.Ker. 1037 E. 900 South, SLC, 801-359-4870
Best Best Wedding Bee Registry if Buys You’re into Carhartt and Dutch Ovens
If you’re a city slicker, you probably don’t know Smith & Edwards, that hillbilly place north of Ogden with a tank parked outside. Well, it has a wedding registry. So, blessed couple, if you’re into huntin’, fishin’, ropin,’ ridin’, military surplus gas masks and portraits of John Wayne, this is the place to register. 3936 N. Highway 126, Ogden, 801-731-1120, smithandedwards.com
Wear a wood bee pendant (above) from Albatross Recordings & Ephemera. Cuddle on a bee pillow by Ex Libris, Regency Royale, SLC. Buy your beehives, queens and those cool beekeeper hats from Jones Bee. Get your beeswax ’stache wax, lip balm and honey granola from Queen Farina.
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Arts & Entertainment The Loading Dock began life as a warehouse loading dock. Climb the stairs, tell the bouncer who you’re there to see and find yourself in front of a hole-in-the-wall stage. Behind you is an enclosure that uncannily resembles a garage door. 445 S. 400 West, SLC, 385-229-4493, loadingdockslc.com
Best spot for music in the heart of SLC
The Gallivan Center is a green and gracious “living room” for downtown. The venue hosts a series of rousing concerts, bringing together audiences of all ages. The folks at Excellence in the Community are key players in bringing prominent Utah artists to the venue year-round. This past holiday season, for instance, Gallivan hosted the likes of jazz quintet Blue Haiku, Lark & Spur, and the Utah Symphony. 239 S. Main St., SLC, 801-535-6110, thegallivancenter.com
Best Symphony Performance
Best venue to discover local punk acts
Best Place to Buy a Cayuse
Owner Diane Stewart’s longtime interest and expertise as an art collector has resulted in one of Utah’s best galleries. Modern West Fine Art is a celebration of the art of the purple sage—painting, sculpture and crafts that embody the spirit of the West—past, present and future. Besides established artists and Indian artisans, the gallery shows contemporary artists like self-taught John Vehar, whose work ranges from realist oils to abstracts. 177 E. 200 South, SLC, 801-355-3383
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The Shred Shed has hosted Night Verses and Miniature Tigers, but also maintains a reputation as a welcome spot for local bands, most notably of the punk variety. Come check out young artists on the verge at Salt Lake’s only downtown all-ages music venue and art gallery. 60 Exchange Place, SLC, 801-410-0661
Gustav Mahler’s symphonies have been at the core of the Utah Symphony’s repertoire for many decades. Thierry Fischer is continuing the tradition with performances of Mahler’s nine complete symphonies. The Third Symphony showcased Fischer’s perceptive direction and the orchestra’s virtuosic playing. 123 W. South Temple, 385-468-1010, utahsymphony.org
Best Sundance Outreach Sundance Film Festival is known for edgy and artistic films, not family fare. That changed in 2014 when the fest teamed with Utah Film Center’s Tumbleweeds to create the first-ever Sundance Kids program. This year’s Sundance Kids lineup included adventures Operation Arctic and The Games Maker, along with stop-motion animated fave Shaun the Sheep. sundance.org
Best stand-up comedy
Every Tuesday night, Utah’s wittiest up-andcoming comedians take front and center at Mo’s American Diner. The open mic is welcoming to newbies, so try your hand at standup—or just come for the laughs and cheese fries. 1280 S. 300 West, 801-359-0586, mosbarandgrill.com
Best Culture Deal for Knuckle Draggers
Utah Symphony’s and Utah Opera’s Après-ski discount. With a lift ticket and a non-Utah driver license, snowboarders can plop into the Capitol Theatre’s best seats for $35. No, the Capitol doesn’t serve Jägermeister shots, but they do sell beer. And the plot of most operas—bros divided by the love of a betty—resonates with shredders. utahsymphony.org/apres-ski.
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Best outof-nowhere club
Best Reason to Rent a Tux
Best Open Mics Cowpokes plugged in Telling poems winsome or worrisome, somber or slapstick, cowboy poets put the wax on the mustache of verse. Heber Valley Music & Cowboy Poetry Gathering, celebrating its 21st anniversary, is preserving the cowboy way of life in the Intermountain West. Cowperson poetry is just part of the fun. Oct. 28–Nov. 1. Heber City, 435-6543666, hebervalleycowboypoetry.com
Best Urban Poetry Joint
Past Mestizo Coffeehouse’s cafe is an acoustic-friendly gallery that becomes an open-mic joint on Wednesday nights, hosted by Kurt Cochran. Mestizo’s Open Mics feature predominantly local musicians and poets. Check out the talent before they follow their dreams. 631 W. North Temple, SLC, 801-596-0500, mestizocoffeehouse. com
Dress to the nines for Salt Lake Symphony’s annual fund-raiser the Vienna Ball. Waltz as the symphony plays three sets of dance music, then break for dinner. Try not to spill anything on the tux—it’s got to be returned sans stains in the morning. 877-425-1537, saltlakesymphony.org/vienna
Best Place to See a Quilt that Breaks the Rules
Every July and August, the Brigham City Museum exhibits the International Quilt Invitational, featuring the most cutting-edge quilts in the world. The designs will blow Aunt Dottie’s mind and give her a glimpse of the sublime. Forest Street and 300 West, Brigham City, 435-226-1439, brighamcity.utah.gov/museum
Best New Age Experience
Best Sundance Celeb At the red carpet premiere of I Am Michael, star James Franco turned the camera on the paparazzi, including Salt Lake mag photographer Natalie Simpson, and hammed it up. It confirmed him as our favorite star of the 2015 fest. Franco and director Justin Kelly were game for video interviews, goofy selfies, ugly sweaters and just enjoying the Sundance scene with the working stiffs.
If Nancy Holt’s epic earth art Sun Tunnels looks to you like four pieces of concrete culvert abandoned on a wind-swept cattle range, you’ve clearly never been there on a solstice. On the longest day of summer, June 20 or 21, and the shortest day of winter, Dec. 21 or 22, the first rays of the rising sun and last beams of the setting sun shoot like red fire through the concrete tubes, giving those willing to brave the elements a Stonehengelike reconnection with the solar system and their naked ape ancestors. Five bumpy miles south of Lucin, GPS coordinates: 41.303501, -113.863831
Best Summer Chamber Music Series For more than 30 years, Beethoven Festival Park City codirectors Leslie and Russell Harlow have brought some of the best chamber musicians from around the country to the mountain resort in July and August for a series that defines excellence in chamber music. pcmusicfestival.com
Best place for dinner and a show It’s the perfect combo for a night on the town. Recently selected a Salt Lake magazine Top 25 Restaurant, Rye is a modern diner that fuses standard Americana and Asian dishes. Once you’ve satiated your appetite, head next door to Urban Lounge to tend to your inner music nerd. It’s arguably the best underground music venue, where you can get close enough to your favorite artists to smell their sweat. 239 S. 500 East, SLC, 801-364-4655, ryeslc.com s a lt l a k e m a g a z i n e . c o m j u ly / a u g 2 0 1 5
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Beehive Adult Sport & Social Club offers a “fun guarantee”: If you don’t have fun, the next sport—anything from dodgeball to volleyball—is free. Off field, there are cocktails. Making friends isn’t hard after all. beehivesports.com
Best Japan-byway-of-Utah Ancient Form of Fly Fishing Tenkara is the traditional Japanese method of flyfishing, using only rod, line, and fly. Ideal for small mountain streams, Tenkara found a home in Utah when three local enthusiasts decided to start a guide service. The simple techniques of Tenkara come across in every line they wet. Free the reel. 801-541-4762, tenkaraguides.com
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Want a do-over for your high school prom? Bust out the cummerbunds and corsages for Bike Prom. The adult dance is a fundraiser for the Salt Lake City Bicycle Collective, a nonprofit organization that provides refurbished, fixed-up and affordable bicycles to the community, educates locals on bike maintenance and safety, and advocates for bike-friendly laws. bicyclecollective.org
Best Martian Weekend
Best Ski Pass
Now that Vail’s Sith Lords have taught Parkites that resistance is futile, you might as well take advantage of Vail’s Epic Ski Pass that gets you 7,000 acres of pow for $700 at Canyons/PCMR and entrance to 10 resorts across the U.S., including Vail, Beaver Creek, Arapahoe Basin, Keystone and Breckenridge in Colorado and Heavenly, Kirkwood and Northstar in Tahoe. www.snow.com
Best Prom for Adults
Best Place to Mountain Bike in the World. Officially. It’s no secret to mountain bikers who frequent the single-track trails in Park City. But much of the world is still unaware that Park City holds the distinction of being the world’s only International Mountain Biking Association–designated Gold Ride Center. In addition to an abundance of trails for every type of rider, it means that the Park City community provides the resources required to maintain and improve trails, build new trails and host worldclass competitive events.
An off-the-radar expanse of photographic bliss, Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park’s salmon-colored sand sees a fraction of the visitors that crowd more trafficked redrock icons. If you go in winter, you might not see anyone except the Mars Rover. Solitude and sand. stateparks.utah.gov
Best Bicycle Shops ...for Penniless Revolutionaries At Bicycle Collective you’ll find an “experienced” bike that has been rehabilitated with love and bearing lube. Or join the movement by rolling in “Ol’ Paint” for a DIY overhaul. You’ll be provided with tools and a workstation. (The Collective also offers classes in bike repair.) 2312 S. West Temple, SLC, 801-328-2453, bicyclecollective.org
...for Zealots with Funds Sadly, you’ll never be able to afford a Tesla. But you might be able to raise the cash for a Pinarello or Cervelo that is every bit as sleek and low-carbon and cool as a Tesla. Contender Bicycles, 989 E. 900 South, SLC, 801-364-0344, contenderbicycles.com
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Best Way for
Best Hikes
Best Sports Smartphone Case
with Fido
Dogs are off leash in Mill Creek Canyon ($3 use fee) on odd calendar days. Fido can frolic on some spectacular trails, including Big Water, Neff’s Canyon, and Pipeline Trail. It goes without saying: Clean up after your dog! wasatchhiker.com
with Kids
This circular trail around (and over on a boardwalk) Silver Lake is a great place to inculcate kids with a love of hiking. They can chase butterflies, feed a mallard and even fish (adults need a license). For adventurous kids, Granite Lakes and Lake Solitude Trails branch off for a taste of adventure. 14 miles up Big Cottonwood Canyon. climb-utah.com
Solo
The trail is short, but the payoff is solitude. Willow Heights in Big Cottonwood Canyon follows the Creek to a small beaver pond and cuts through an aspen grove that opens into a meadow. Epic hikes shouldn’t be taken alone, but Willow Heights is only 1.5 miles round trip. Trail head just past Silver Fork Lodge on left.
Best Fly Fishing Guide
Chris Chastain’s love for fishing was ignited by his grandfather at the age of two. Growing up in southern California, Chris was a professional surfer but spent his free time trying to catch anything and everything that swam in fresh or salt water. In 2009, Chris relocated his family to Utah. Guiding fly fishermen for Trout Tales automatically followed. Chris may not think he is the best guide, but we love his extreme skill and passion for the sport. trouttales.com
Best Bug Out
Next time the ankle biters have you surrounded, bail to Antelope Island! Bridger Bay Campground gives you a view into the Big Empty. And at sunset, every thing goes all Martian as the Wasatch Mountains are bathed in alpenglow. If your karma’s good, a few bison will wander by and, as the stars come out, coyotes will begin their serenade. Seriously. 4528 W. 1700 South, Syracuse, 801-725-9263
Best Island getaway
The GSL will never be mistaken for a Tahitian lagoon, but that hasn’t stopped Utah’s islander community from paddling in outriggers as if it was. Hui Paoakalani Hawaiian Outrigger Canoe Club hosts weekly paddle sessions every Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., March to September. All skill levels and ages welcome. huipaoakalani@gmail.com, huipaoakalani.blogspot.com
Best Place to Sing Besides the Shower Boulder, Utah, locals aptly dubbed a small slot canyon along the Burr Trail “Singing Canyon.” Singing Canyon is located 11 miles outside town on Burr Trail Road at a small, unmarked paved pullout on the north (left) side of the road. After an easy 15-minute hike, you’ll soon find out why it got its name. Strum your guitar, serenade your darling with a flute solo, or simply sing yourself silly as you celebrate the amazing acoustics bouncing off the canyon’s tall red walls.
The Beeline iPhone case comes equipped with a retractable 30-inch Kevlar cord and a carbiner so you can hang it on your clothing, pack or underwear. Do not, however, attempt to use it to rappel from a stalled chair lift—it will end badly. Beeline promises you’ll never lose your phone again. Yeah, right. beelinecases.com
Best Place to Rent a Spur-of-theMoment Adventure Outdoor recreation rules: Own the best equipment. Maintain it like your life depends on it. Plan meticulously weeks ahead. Research your adventure to the smallest detail. The reality? When the call of the wild comes, you go. That means you might have to rent a non-mildewed tent that actually has poles. At REI you can rent a tent, sleeping bag, camping stove, snowshoes, skis, even mountaineering gear. And they’re open on Sundays! (Tip: Tell someone where you’re going.) 3285 E. 3300 South, SLC, 801-486-2100 s a lt l a k e m a g a z i n e . c o m j u ly / a u g 2 0 1 5
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Best action film reenactment
The owner of Baristas Restaurant in Hurricane, who had been clashing with the town fathers over a liquor license, put a life-sized bull over his sign. Hurricaners love cattle, but the bull’s gratuitously humongous genitalia, not so much. Owner Stephen Ward ultimately relented and downsized the organ, not because of the outcry, but “because I didn’t like it.”
Best infiltration of a military base—ever!
The incursion of bikini models into Camp Williams. Military officials were apparently mystified as to how a squad of British bikini commandos slipped onto the high-security base to be photographed and filmed while shaking their booties on tanks and firing machine guns. One investigation offered a first step: Remove the “pornography that promotes sexist behavior and objectifies women or men” from the base PX. They also suggested a closer watch on who enters Camp Williams, even if the infiltrators aren’t wearing burkas.
Life Imitates Art at the Legislature
Why We’re the Go-to State for Standup Comedy
A legislative measure that would have made sex with an unconscious woman rape troubled some lawmakers. A bewildered Rep. Brian Greene pointed out: “If an individual has sex with their wife while she is unconscious…a prosecutor could then charge that spouse with rape—theoretically.” Greene represents Pleasant Grove, where—a global news audience learned—its never a good idea to nod off.
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Rep. Mel Brown and Sen. Kevin Van Tassell, above, appear to have sat “from-life” for Pat Bagley’s trademark cherubic-yet-pompous lawmakers. Before you Dems snicker, Sen. Jim Dabakis runs a close third.
The Awkward Conference Moment
A year of controversies over same-sex marriage, women demanding to be made priests, LGBT weddings, polygamist reality shows, punitive excommunications and a fail at explaining their founder’s many (sometimes underaged) wives was capped by a protest action at the LDS Conference. Five devout members went way off script and shouted, “Opposed!” when the multitude was asked if they “sustained” the church’s top leaders. Usually, it’s a moment of joyous unanimous acclamation. Awkward.
Our Savvy Secret Service
In the middle of Rep. Jason Chaffetz’s investigation into Secret Service screwups, like driving drunk up the White House drive, someone leaked that Chaffetz had once been rejected by the SS. Apparently, he wasn’t qualified to hire hookers or allow fence-jumpers to enter the White House.
Top two catastrophic mix-ups
1. A Dickey’s Barbecue worker mistakes lye for sugar and severely injures an ice tea-drinking customer, triggering a fire sale on Dickey’s franchises in the state. (The woman recovered.) 2. A Salt Lake City Cemetery worker confuses fertilizer for weed killer and wipes out 40 acres of turf, requiring $600,000 in replanting, and also forfeiting any chance of moonlighting at Dickey’s.
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Ballsiest political statement
The most-talked-about incident at Sundance ’15 had nothing to do with film. Into the Wild star Emile Hirsch, in town to promote Ten Thousand Saints, was charged with assault for allegedly choking a Paramount executive. Hirsch’s lawyer explained, “Emile consumed an enormous amount of alcohol and he has no memory of what happened.” Facing a five-year sentence in Utah, Emile could be headed into the wild again.
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This offers stunning city, mountain, lake and valley views. It features towering 17’ window walls, a wonderful open floor plan and custom built-ins throughout this luxury remodel – all the advantages of condo living with more than 5000 sq ft. 5258 Total Sq Ft - 3400 on Main Floor | 3 Bedrooms, 4 Baths & 2 Fireplaces | 4 Car Garage
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he curtain opens on a spare stage, a set of doors. A lone LDS missionary rings a doorbell and sings, “Hello, my name is Elder Price, and I would like to share with you the most amazing book!” Holding a blue, standard-issue Book of Mormon, Elder Price is joined by a growing chorus of crisp-white-shirted elders marching up to doors and harmonizing, so very perkily, an enthusiastic message from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints: “Eternal life is super fun!” s a lt l a k e m a g a z i n e . c o m j u ly / a u g 2 0 1 5
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As the chorus builds to crescendo, the lights come up on the backdrop—an artful representation of the LDS Temple in Salt Lake City, and for us Salt Lakers, a familiar view of the Wasatch Range and Ensign Peak. “This book will change your life so you won’t burn in Hell…o.” Thus begins, with peppy aplomb, one of the biggest hits on Broadway: The Book of Mormon. The musical, which opened in 2011, has won nine Tony awards and continues to sell out nightly at the Eugene O’Neill Theatre. The opening in London in 2013 was met with rave reviews and sell-out crowds, and received four British Olivier Awards in 2014. In the four years since its debut on Broadway, the touring production has continued to sell out shows at major (and even minor) cities, but it’s never played, until now, in the town so prominently featured in its opening number: Salt Lake City. In a cultural milestone—the equivalent of Gone With the Wind premiering in Atlanta—on July 28th, The Book of Mormon will open to a packed house in the Capitol Theatre, just three blocks from the LDS Temple Square. Tickets went on sale last April and sold out almost immediately. Isn’t it significant that a play that so
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thoroughly skewers the LDS faith is finally coming on tour to SLC? For heck’s sake, one of the show’s best songs is entitled “Sal Tlay Ka Siti.” (Sound it out.) But the peculiar thing is, apart from Jerry Rapier of Plan-B Theatre Company, Salt Lake Tribune columnist Robert Kirby, Salt Lake City mayor Ralph Becker and a few other Utah culture watchers, not many Salt Lakers wanted to talk about The Book of Mormon. Here is this world-renowned musical dealing directly with the faith that is the Higgs boson of life here in Utah, chock-full of very specific references to Jerry Utah, its founding LDS Rapier culture, and the particulars of LDS missions, and… crickets. Peggy Fletcher Stack, the Tribune’s religious reporter, demurred. Repeated calls to current LDS Church spokesman Eric Hawkins were unreturned. Downtown stakeholders I contacted
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Elder Cunningham attempts to convert the impoverished and war-weary Ugandans. Somehow, hilarity ensues.
didn’t have anything to say about one of the most exciting and noteworthy attractions of the year. One local official even replied by saying, “consider this email my version of a 10-foot pole.” Curiouser still, not even the musical’s promoters declined to promote. After a lengthy exchange with Broadway Robert Kirby Across America, I scheduled interviews with the actors who portray the elders, but they were abruptly canceled. “At this juncture, we’d like to respectfully decline all press requests.” Creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone, I learned, “are on to other projects.” “For a lot of people in positions of authority in Salt Lake, there is no political upside to talking about it,” Robert Kirby from the Tribune muses. “It’s too easy to alienate people. But you’ve got to figure that a large percentage of the people who bought tickets are LDS [members] to some degree or another. Appearances are important in any religion. Your outward conduct says a lot about you to other people. It’s how you identify one Martian from another.” Lynne Gorton Cropper, who studied the impact of humor on Mormon culture as part of her Religious Studies MA at the University of Iowa, says while many Mormons like herself will avoid the musical because of its vulgarity, they aren’t overly troubled. “The general membership is getting used to people ribbing them,” says Gorton. “Members have grown confident enough with themselves and their place in the world that they are less threatened by negative media attention.”
And It Came to Pass—Again
The Book of Mormon isn’t the first hit play to mine Mormon foibles and take the show back to Utah. Angels in America, the 1993 Pulitzer-winning Broadway play about AIDS, used Mormon culture as a microcosm of puritanical America. It was staged in 2010 at Salt Lake Acting Company, with a seating capacity of less than 200. The Book of Mormon invades the heart of Mormondom as a full-on production in the city’s largest theater. After the play sold out in April, Fox 13 News conducted an informal poll on its website. Nineteen percent of respondents who claimed they were Mormon said they would be seeing the play, while 48 percent said they would not. Kirby says he gravitates toward Mormons like himself, who would be curious enough to buy a ticket to the musical. “Mormons who are harder to offend, who don’t take themselves so seriously,” he says. But then we are, after all, talking about a play that includes (spoiler alert!) a scene wherein an African warlord shoves a Book of Mormon up Elder Price’s rectum. “Do people think it’s obscene because it is? Or because they think it’s obscene to Mormons?” Kirby asks. “I mean would they watch it if a Jehovah’s Witness got a Bible
shoved up his ass? I mean personally there were times when I was on my mission that I wanted to shove the scriptures up my companion’s ass. So I get that. But there is a sense to me that if you’re going to be a player on the world stage of faith, you have to be able to take your lumps like everybody else.” Salt Lake City Mayor Ralph Becker, who has invested much of his two terms in office into getting the 2,400-seat, state-of-the-art Utah Performance Center built downtown, not only recognizes the cultural significance of The Book of Mormon finally arriving in Salt Lake, but sees it as justification for his hard work, because the musical would have come sooner had the city had a bigger theater. “I saw it in New York City about a year-and-ahalf ago and was thoroughly entertained,” Becker says, “especially because I live in the cultural milieu where the LDS Church is the dominant faith. We all know the basics around the doctrines, whether we are Mormon or not. But I can also appreciate that for someone who is Mormon, it’s really understandable that they might get defensive and feel offended.”
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A Strange Symbiosis
I started working with Salt Lake magazine in 2006, and over the years I became the de facto “Mormon guy” at the magazine, I guess because I’m technically a Mormon. I walked away from the church way back in 1991, never having served a mission, and I’ve just never gone to the trouble of having my name removed from the rolls. Hence the “technically.” So now here I am again, “the Mormon guy” assigned a story about a play that clearly bashes the church. What’s a former Sunbeam to do? Well, call the church, obviously. The church’s media relations representative Eric Hawkins never did return my calls, even though over the years I’ve had good relationships with church spokesmen. What, not even a “no comment” for old times’ sake, guys? Thus I’m left with the official boilerplate: “The production may attempt to entertain audiences for an evening, but The Book of Mormon as a volume of scripture will change people’s lives forever by bringing them closer to Christ.” Despite that determinedly bland statement, the church’s potent public relations and marketing efforts surrounding the play speak volumes. The opening of the play in NYC coincided with the LDS Church’s multimilliondollar advertising campaign “I’m a Mormon” that included video in Times Square and more than 200 taxi toppers featuring “I’m a Mormon” ads. s a lt l a k e m a g a z i n e . c o m j u ly / a u g 2 0 1 5
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Instead of actively protesting or whipping members into an indignant frenzy over the play, the Mormon Church bought advertisements in Playbill, a monthly magazine for theater enthusiasts, and continues to purchase Playbill advertising in cities where the musical travels. The full-page ads feature friendly, diverse faces above phrases like “I’ve Read the Book” and “You’ve seen the play, now read the book,” along with a link to the official church website and a (how modern!) QR code. There was no word at our press time on whether the Salt Lake production would receive the same treatment. University of Utah professor of religious studies Colleen McDannell studied the LDS Church’s public relations response to The Book of Mormon’s openings in New York and London. “Some sharp PR person decided that rather than protest, [the Church] should piggyback on the publicity of this particular production,” she says. “You saw massive Church advertising in NYC and London. That’s a strategic move and Colleen an innovative move for religions in general.” McDannell McDannell points to the non-innovative Catholic protests against Martin Scorsese’s 1988 film The Last Temptation of Christ. The protests only resulted in the filmmakers raking in more money. “In the London campaign, it was difficult to even tell which ads were coming from The Book of Mormon [the musical] people and which were from the LDS Church. But people were talking about Mormons, and both groups were getting two ads for the price of one. The hilariously funny thing is that The Book of Mormon [the musical] and the LDS Church will be linked for eternity.”
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Loyal Opposition Mormon satire is old hat
The faithful of a different sort have gathered for decades at Salt Lake Acting Company for the yearly production of Saturday’s Voyeur that skewers Mormon culture and Utah politics. Though Voyeur employs the same edgy satire as The Book of Mormon, the LDS Church has yet to launch a media blitz in an attempt to subvert the campy production. “We’re small fish—just a comedy group that makes fun of uptight people,” says longtime music director Kevin Mathie. “We’ve never really threatened the faithful.” Gun-toting legislators, portly LDS Church officials, flaming-gay missionaries and a drunken, foul-mouthed Angel Moroni are among Voyeur’s caricatures. Board President Marian Jacobsen says, “It’s a way for us to vent and commiserate with like-minded people.” Plan-B Theatre Company also tackles Mormon issues, but as serious drama. LDS cultural themes run through many of its plays, written by Mormon dramatists. “You can’t create art in Utah and not be connected to Mormonism in some way,” says Plan-B’s producing director, Jerry Rapier. “There is always some sort of influence on our work.” For more information on upcoming performances, visit saltlakeactingcompany.org and planbtheatre.org.
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The Mormon Church fought back in London and New York with a sophisticated PR blitz.
confuse Mormons and the Amish, in fact. But in Salt Lake City, it’s a different story. Here the LDS Church dominates the news and the culture, and the past year’s news cycle has included plenty of doublespeak from church leaders on LGBT marriage equality issues and the very public purges of prominent bloggers and women members who argue for change within the church. In the Big Apple, Mormons are just part of the multi-faith mix. But in Sal Tlay Ka Siti, Mormon Church leaders meet with Utah state legislators before they go into session, and everyone steps carefully around issues that involve the church. Not offending the “dominant religion” is an unwritten part of every savvy Utah business plan. Heck, we even capitalize “Church.” The musical, however, refuses to tiptoe. Elder Price and his hapless companion Elder Cunningham leave the MTC in Provo for Uganda, where they attempt to convert the impoverished and war-weary residents of an African village to Mormonism. The action is irreverent, absurd in its caricatures of both the missionaries and the African villagers, and certainly would be offensive to many a temple-recommend holder, and actually even more so to Africans. The language is foul and crude, as you would expect from the creators of South Park, and they resoundingly mock pretty much every aspect of the LDS Church’s origin story, even asserting at one point that Joseph Smith copulated with frogs. “Nobody is worrying about the Jews in Fiddler on the Roof,” Rapier says. “And if someone doesn’t know that [The Book of Mormon] is crass, that’s just ignorance on their part. It’s been out there for four years. In three clicks, any person can have the entire score on their phone. If any offense is taken, that’s a failure of personal responsibility.”
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Elder Price’s simple faith in the wonders of Kolob and Orlando never fails to charm audiences.
Nevertheless, after four years, ignorance still abounds. Word on the Mormon street is that the musical is “actually kind of sweet,” as one young former missionary told me. Despite the obscenity, the play is generous towards the young missionaries. They come out looking kind and earnest and audiences root for them as they belt out the teachings of their faith: that ancient Jews sailed to America, that God lives on a planet called Kolob, that in 1978 “God changed his mind about black people,” and that the Garden of Eden was in Missouri. Parker and Stone chose the trappings of Mormonism as a straw man for the absurdities of all religions, aiming their skewers at the institution, not its followers. The modern LDS Church approaches proselytizing in this same way, McDannell says. “Do you convince people
to join because of the revelations of Joseph Smith or because the church is made up of a bunch of cool, interesting, hardworking people? You see this in the musical, too. It centers on the delightful character of the Mormon missionaries. If anything, the bad guys are the bland, no-personality Mormon leaders who come to take these guys from Uganda. The missionaries are fun-loving, innocent, naive and a little stupid, but we like them more than the institution. And that’s very American. Americans distrust institutions.” Rapier just hopes that despite the sound and fury over the profanity, audiences notice that it’s great theater. “I want people to look past crass because it’s probably the most fun I’ve ever had watching a musical.” s a lt l a k e m a g a z i n e . c o m j u ly / a u g 2 0 1 5
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The People, Culture and Attitude
contents 107 high profile Kitty Abdalla brings a new spa and wellness center to Main & SKY
108 5 questions Mountain Trails Foundation’s executive director Charlie Sturgis answers questions about the city’s famous bike trails
110 arts & entertainment What it takes to be a Kimball Arts Festival artist, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy joins the Utah Symphony in Deer Valley, and an art gallery for locals by locals
115 FACES Olympic couple Erik Schlopy and Summer Sanders, plus ski and bike photographer Ross Downard and other locals you should know
119 What’s Up The Best of Park City: arts, fashion, dining and more
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132 play date Taking the Mid-Mountain Trail to Silver Star Café
134 Dining Riverhorse thrives on keeping its traditions, and why you should try HiMountain Drug’s burger
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Ride bikes and taste wine, go fishing and taste wine, play golf and taste wine—pairings at the 11th Annual Park City Food & Wine Classic go beyond food and beverage. Many of the seminars and events at the three-day festival celebrate the area’s mountain scenery while bringing together more than 100 food artisans,
wineries, breweries, distilleries, epicurean purveyors and locally made products. Activities include food and wine tastings, seminars and cooking demonstrations, plus the famous Main Street Stroll and the Grand Tasting. June 10–12. To learn more, visit parkcityfoodandwineclassic.com.
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Editor’s note: This reader didn’t appreciate editor Glen Warchol’s changes to Vanessa Conabee’s “Darkness Into Light” (Jan/Feb 2015), which covered litigation between Vail Resorts and Talisker Land Holdings, LCC, over Park City Mountain Resort and other changes at Park City’s ski resorts. Having read many of Vanessa Conabee’s articles in this magazine, I was sadly appalled with the manner in which “Darkness Into Light” was presented. This issue has affected the tourist community and the full-time residents of this community with uncertainty in an extremely negative way, which hopefully is headed towards a positive outcome. It does not help this goal by publishing comments which could continue this negativity. Please see the enclosed article wherein words and phrases such as “ugly,” “vindictive bullheadedness,” “cataclysm that was triggered,” “somehow forgot,” “nasty,” and “absentminded” could have been
liminated and the point (which we all have e perceived by now) would still have been made in a positive manner. Those of us who live and work here would like to see a positive outcome of the whole issue for everyone without further inciting negative conflict. We get enough of that via politics. Thank you for your consideration of the reading of my opinion. —Arla E. Baragar When reading the latest issue of Salt Lake magazine [Park City Life, May/June 2015], I was thrilled to see the article on Muffy Davis in your Park City “Faces” section. The National Ability Center is proud of her for pushing the boundaries of perceived barriers in sport, and exemplifying success through dedication with her six Paralympic medals— three silver at the 2002 Winter Paralympic Games and three gold at the 2012 Summer Paralympic Games in London. Muffy is a model to the many adaptive athletes who train with National Ability Center. Regardless
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Make “Best of Park City” your bucket list for the year. Ah, summer in Park City. After a long winter, this glorious stretch of warm weather drives us into a fever pitch: days packed with work, post-work activities and dinner, generally grilling with friends or picnicking at one of a number of nightly outdoor concert venues (see Tony Gill’s article on the Utah Symphony’s concert with Big Bad Voodoo Daddy in Deer Valley, p. 110). The fact that it’s possible to work eight hours and still find time for hiking, biking, a short game of golf or a session of stand-up paddle boarding is a testament both to the brevity of the season and quality of extended daylight. Suddenly, we have that extra hour or three (when it doesn’t get dark until 10) and people we haven’t seen all winter are cropping up everywhere—on the trails, at concerts or perusing the goods at the farmers market. This issue contains the first “Best of Park City,” an homage to a few of our favorite things, and we invite you to gather your friends and try them all, if you haven’t already. Part of what makes these bests compelling are their stories—what it was that drove these handful of chefs, musicians, business owners and artists to create and continue with their passions in the first place. Who knew that Windy Ridge’s $27 family take-out menu was born from Bill White’s desire to provide a healthy meal for a family of four for roughly the same price as McDonald’s, or that The Mine Bouldering Gym offers yoga classes, along with 4,000 square feet of climbing walls (p. 119)? The next time you find yourself intrigued by something spectacular in Park City, take a moment to seek out its story. People generally want to share their knowledge, and hearing anyone talk about what they love is as entertaining as it is inspiring. In that vein, don’t miss a chance to learn about the selection process behind the artists invited to the Kimball Arts Festival (p. 110) or the comprehensive wellness center Kitty Abdalla has created at Main&SKY (p. 107). We enjoyed putting this issue together, and hope you won’t hesitate to send along your favorite “Best of Park City” ideas—it’s never too early to start collecting items for the next list!
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Kitty abdalla brings wellness to main street. by Vanessa Conabbee
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The Abdall a name has fueled rumors and driven conversation since 2011, when Los Angeles couple Ken and Kitty began purchasing landmark properties along Main Street. When news of the sales went public—the most dramatic shift of Main Street property ownership in the last decade— speculation about the Abdallas, who are former investment bankers from Southern California, ran rampant: How did they earn their money? What were their nationalities? Where did they really live and what were their intentions with their Main Street real estate purchases? “I’ve always used my maiden name, Kitty Stoneburner, so when we first moved to town, I would overhear people talking about the ‘Saudis’ buying property and I didn’t even realize they meant Ken and me,” Kitty explains. “Ken is from San Francisco and his family is second-generation Lebanese and Japanese. He is gregarious, but he is also a private person. He was always very up front about his plans. That may have been what turned people against him in the beginning—because he was very open about what he thought needed to be done, and people disagreed with his vision of increasing real estate values.” After spending vacations at their Deer Crest home, the couple saw an opportunity to develop properties they felt were underused, blending the desire to provide upscale lodging with Kitty’s vision to create a wellness center and retreat focused on alternative healing. A small town girl from Ohio, Kitty studied in France and applied to an international business program, which led to work in Japan and a position at Solomon Brothers.
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After suffering from chronic fatigue syndrome and returning from Japan with multiple illnesses, she turned to homeopathic medicine for relief. “I spent time at the Mayo Clinic and Cleveland Clinic, and the medications I took completely ruined my immune system,” Kitty says. “Nothing anyone prescribed truly cured me, and it was actually a homeopath that provided the most successful healing.” She later enrolled in the American University of Complementary Medicine. “After three weeks of classes, I never went to the ER again. I learned to identify my children’s symptoms and treat them myself through a number of basic remedies.”
At Main & SKY, Kitty is building the interactive health center she envisioned, creating a space that functions as both a spa and wellness center, where guests can choose from à la carte services or stay for a week or weekend for entire wellness programs. Kitty’s Sugati Spa & Wellness offers a full service menu of esthetics, massage, energy work, body therapies, ayurvedic therapies, far-infrared saunas, and traditional Japanese soaking tubs. Of particular note are programs in cleansing. Her Sugar House business, Just Organic Juice, produces 19 cold pressed juices to fill standing orders for the guests of the hotel, its restaurant, Tavern, and Sugati. As the wellness center continues to evolve, Kitty draws from a local network of health care providers; one day she hopes to have a naturopath, a chiropractor, a life coach and an acupuncturist in house. This summer, Main & SKY will host practitioners speaking on various topics every Thursday evening and wellness luncheons and yoga events on Fridays. For now, Kitty seems to have achieved that rare balance of business and pleasure, dividing her time between the emerging wellness center and Park City’s trails and mountains. “Park City makes it truly possible to put health and happiness on the front burner every day,” she says, “which is why I hope to create a wellness institution and community center that amplifies that effect.” ParkCityLife J u ly / A u g 2 0 1 5
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PARKCITYLIFE / 5 Questions 1 WHAT IS THE BACKSTORY BEHIND WHITE PINE TOURING?
CS: A lot of people think I started White Pine Touring, but it was really a couple of guys who lived in tepees up in White Pine Canyon back in 1972 that rented skis in the old Park West parking lot from the back of their van. There was a nordic track that went from where the cabriolet is now right up the canyon; it was steep and fast and really hard. When the opportunity came up in 1985 to own a turn-key business and ski in Park City, it seemed like a pretty good idea. 2 WHAT BROUGHT YOU TO PARK CITY?
CS: I’ve always been athletic. I grew up in Chicago playing tennis, and even played in college, but I guess you could say the landmark experience happened in 1984 when I came out and skied Snowbird during a pretty significant blizzard. Up until then I thought I was a pretty good skier. I remember standing at the top of the tram and looking out into all of that snow and thinking, wow, I’m really not prepared for this. It was wild. After that I moved here. 3 WHAT IS YOUR DREAM PROJECT?
CS: The Great Western Trail starts in Texas and runs along the Wasatch Front. There’s about 100 miles I’d really love to see become a ride-through. A bunch of guys from White Pine did it. It could be the Kokopelli Trail (from Loma, Colorado, to Moab) of the North. You could make it a ride through with credit card hotel stops to support it. 4 WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE TRAIL IN PC?
CS: Out of the thousands of miles of trails here, I have to say the Crescent Mine Grade up to Keystone and Shadow Lake.
WILD RIDE CHECKPOINT WITH MOUNTAIN SPORTS ENTHUSIAST CHARLIE STURGIS by Vanessa Conabee
CATCHING UP with Charlie Sturgis, former owner of White Pine Touring and executive director of the Mountain Trails Foundation, is no small feat, as he’s more than likely out of the office—promoting, building or maintaining trails. A familiar face around town, Sturgis can be found skiing, mountain biking or rock climbing (his favorite sport) on his days off. Integral to helping Park City attain IMBA’s only Gold Level Ride Center designation, Sturgis’ hand (and footprint) figures prominently in the area’s nearly 1,000 miles of non-motorized trails.
5 WHAT IS MOUNTAIN TRAILS FOCUSED ON IN THE NEAR FUTURE?
CS: This year we want to complete the WOW Trail (Wasatch Over Wasatch), a nonmotorized trail from Pine Tree Campground in Wasatch State Park, up and over Pine Canyon, back down Dutch Canyon to the Dutch Canyon Draw, and back across the ridge to Pine Canyon. We’ll also be doing major rehab on Spiro Trail. Vail Resorts has given us a significant grant to provide rehab for a number of trails. For more information on Park City trails, visit mountaintrails.org.
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It’s not uncommon for Summit County locals to feel as though they are unwelcome in Park City. That can be especially true in the art community. Park City’s Main Street is lined with galleries, but many emphasize work from other places. “There have always been a lot of art galleries in Park City, but I didn’t feel there was a lot of local art happening there,” says Katie Stellpflug, an artist who was selling her artwork at street fairs when she and a couple friends decided to open their own gallery. “We wanted to create a place that catered to artists who wanted to show for the first time and could be a stepping stone to help them break into the art world,” she says. Artique is the result of their efforts. The gallery—originally named Starving Artist Exchange when it opened in 2011—is a co-op in Kamas that Stellpflug has been shepherding on her own since her two collaborators parted ways with the venture in 2013. “Artique is artist run. The business model is a co-op, but we don’t have co-op fees. Every artist puts time in at the store each month, meaning everyone plays a big part in running it,” Stellpflug says. New local artists regularly contribute to the gallery. Many are connected with Stellpflug through word of mouth, but others simply show up at Artique and introduce themselves as artists. Of course Stellpflug’s work, which is primarily ceramics, also features prominently at Artique. Stellpflug fires her pieces using the Kimball Art Center’s kiln. She worries about the dissipation of Park City’s creative community with the Kimball Art Center’s impending departure from Old Town. But wherever development takes greater Park City in the coming years, the art community will always find home at Artique, she says. “To grow and become something in a small town off the beaten path is a challenge, but I want to keep growing the local art community in Summit County.”
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Each summer, a colossal horde with a serious hankering for art jams Main Street, meandering through the tents, exhibitions and displays at the Kimball Arts Festival. It’s Park City’s most anticipated arts event for thousands of art enthusiasts, who may wonder how the show is juried. “We always cycle in new artists, but it happens naturally,” explains Kimball Arts Center events director, Hannah Palmer.
“We don’t give any preference to returning artists, other than those who were awarded Best in Show from the previous year.” The field of applicants for the 2015 festival is the largest ever, with more than 900 artists vying for some 200 spots in the show. Artists travel to Park City from around the country, which leads to a mixture of backgrounds and artistic styles. Twelve disciplines are represented, but unless artists have been selected as the top in their respective categories, they aren’t guaranteed a spot the following year. The selection method is a blind jury process, in which no information about the art or artist is given to jury members. Quality of work, based upon five provided images, is the only criterion considered. “It’s a completely new jury every year, so we get a variety of opinions. That way we don’t just get what certain people like year after year,” Palmer says. Jurors represent a cross section of the arts community, including local and national collectors, museum professionals, college professors, art commissioners and working artists. “The balance brings nice variety within the categories. We want pieces that are artistically interesting, but also that people want to buy,” she says. The festival also includes live music, dance space, kid-friendly activities and beer gardens. Something for everyone. Park City Kimball Arts Festival will be held on Main Street, July 31–Aug 2.
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The Tour of Utah is returning to Park City for the race’s final stage on Aug. 9. The race will begin and end on Main Street, and in between riders will tackle an utterly absurd 7,806 feet of elevation change. There is, after all, a reason the Tour of Utah is known as “America’s Toughest Stage Race.” With 13 pro cycling teams competing, including the UCI fifth-ranked BMC Racing Team, and a stacked roster of riders like two-time defending champion Tom Danielson and U.S. Time Trial National Champion Taylor Phinney, this is your chance to get up close and personal with some of the best cyclists in the world. While the riders are off sweating their way up and down Utah’s mountain passes, spectators will get to enjoy live video boards, beer gardens and food up and down Main Street. Even if you can’t make it out for Sunday’s finale, you’ll have plenty of chances to catch the Tour of Utah’s action and see just how much faster the pros are than the rest of us. Prior stages cover Logan, Salt Lake City, Heber, Ogden and Antelope Island starting on August 3. Visit tourofutah.com to see the full route.
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Someone with a better job than the rest of us once said, “If you love your job, you’ll never work a day in your life.” Lots of people in Park City feel as though they live by that mantra, but few adhere to it as successfully as Ross Downard. Downard is a photographer specializing in skiing and biking whose work has been showcased in numerous publications like Powder, Bike and Park City Life (see Aug. 2014) magazines. When he’s not behind the lens, he’s tearing down the sides of mountains himself. It’s a lifestyle that was the genesis for Downard’s other business, Mtn Ranks. “We created a brand to celebrate all the seasons and all the things we do in the mountains,” says Downard. In addition to producing lifestyle and technical clothing, Mtn Ranks hosts mountain biking shuttle days throughout the summer for riders of all levels to help them make connections in the community. ParkCityLife j u ly / a u g 2 0 1 5
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“I try to put out really honest food that tastes good and isn’t covered with a bunch of bullshit just to make it look pretty,” Adam Ross says. The chef at Main Street’s Bistro 412, Ross is committed to producing everything he can in house, with locally sourced ingredients. Every sauce is made using a reduction. Pork from Tooele’s Ballard Farms undergoes a threeweek process to become bacon before it adorns your bison burger. It’s all part of a practice Ross learned while working at a small restaurant and hotel on an eight-acre farm near Wales, New York. “Ninety percent of the produce came from our farm. We changed the menu every day. I took a lot of influence from that,” he says. Ross has brought that inspiration to Park City, where he’s lived for the past eight years. “I had to choose between a big city or a tourist town to be successful. I’ve always hung out in the mountains, so it was a pretty easy choice.”
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Philip Grubisa has some serious culinary credentials to back his endeavors. After completing culinary school in 2003, Grubisa traveled throughout the country working as a chef, during which time he trained to be a master butcher at Napa’s famed Fatted Calf, an award-winning charcuterie and butcher shop. These days, Grubisa helms his own operation at Beltex Meats. “We strive to use local products first. We have great relationships with farmers and ranchers in the area, which allow us to watch the process from start to finish,” Grubisa explains. A retail store in Salt Lake City is under construction, and in the meantime you can sign up for a summer meat share with Beltex. Members will receive 10 lbs. of locally sourced meat each month, which comes with suggestions for preparation and are available for pickup at the Park Silly Sunday Market.
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Rhoda Stauffer found a home in Park City making sure people can find homes as the city’s Housing Specialist. Stauffer’s work couldn’t have come at a more crucial time, because affordable housing has quickly emerged as a top priority in town. Stauffer’s position is her first with local government. “Innovation is really encouraged, trying to find new ways of dealing with old problems,” she says. Stauffer cut her teeth on housing policy while working for nonprofits in Washington D.C., but she’s happy to be living the Park City lifestyle these days. “We educated folks on the hill about needs around the country and assisted nonprofits in building and managing affordable housing. Now I’m a typical Parkite. I’ve got a sweet dog that gets to come to work with me.” Need a home? 435-615-5152, rhoda.stauffer@parkcity.org
Few, if any, places on earth can match Park City’s density of athletically accomplished residents. The phenomenon is magnified inside the household of Summer Sanders and Erik Schlopy, where you can’t throw a stick without hitting an Olympian. Sanders won four Olympic swimming medals, including two gold, in the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, and Schlopy was an Olympic alpine ski racer in 1994, 2002 and 2006, and was recently inducted into the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame. The couple met in 2003 on a blind date at a Ski Ball in New York City, and it wasn’t until Schlopy proposed that Sanders joined him in Park City. “We love the fact that we are up in the mountains, but we are only 30 minutes from the airport,” Schlopy says. It’s an arrangement that works particularly well for Sanders who regularly flies to New York to participate as a host on We Need to Talk, the first nationally televised all-female sports show. “It’s great. I get a slice of city life peppered into my month,” Sanders says. Schlopy works in real estate with Sotheby’s as part of a family business called Team Schlopy. “My parents have had a lot of success with it, and I love getting to work with my mom, dad and brother-in-law every day,” Schlopy explains. With their superlative athletic careers behind them, Sanders and Schlopy are now committed to helping their children Skye and Spider achieve their dreams. “If you ask them their favorite sports, they’ll say ‘gymnastics and karate,’” Sanders says. “But they’ll add ‘also skiing and swimming,’ so they don’t hurt our feelings.” Keep up with Sanders (@summersanders_) and Schlopy (@schlopes) on Twitter. ParkCityLife j u ly / a u g 2 0 1 5
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From the best slopeside margarita to the best Sundance film venue, these are our top picks for the high country. Every issue of Park City Life covers “the best of life at altitude,” but in this issue we put local businesses, services, arts and recreation on center stage in the first annual Best of Park City Awards. As editors at our sister publication Salt Lake magazine have done for decades, PCLife editors have selected the stars in five categories. Readers had the chance to weigh in, too—see the final tally of their votes on page 124. Disagree with our picks? Let us know at Editor@ParkCityLifeMag.com to continue the discussion.
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FAMILY Fun Owners Joseph and Sue Anne Kim are always ready with a smile and love to snap photos of patrons for their digital photo screen. Nestled in The Market at Park City, Yodipity is accessible from numerous bike paths. (Use it as a stopping point after biking from McPolin Farm or City Park.) Deck out your favorite flavor with more than 50 toppings running the gamut from fresh lychee to mini gummy bears. Closed Sundays. 1500 Snow Creek Drive. 435-655-2777 Park Silly offers a farmers market, activities and craft vendors.
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Best Concert Series for Families Pack a picnic and your favorite blanket for these free uber family-friendly midweek concerts. Kids dance in front of the stage or toss Frisbees on the lawn while adults catch up and enjoy a meal al fresco. Rain or shine, Wednesday nights through August at Deer Valley’s Snow Park Outdoor Amphitheater. 2250 Deer Valley Drive, 6–8 p.m. Leave your dogs at home!
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It’s the perfect lazy Park City summer Sunday morning: heading over to the Park Silly Market (bike, bus, or walk from City Park), noshing at booths of gourmet and specialty treats ranging from Bloody Mary’s to Maine lobster rolls while perusing an eclectic bazaar of art, jewelry, and clothing. Group yoga classes, art yards, fencing, hula hooping, dancing, music, fire breathing, metalsmithing and unicycling are just a few of the rubberneck worthy activities going on. Sundays from 10 a.m.–5 p.m., June 7–September 20 on Lower Main Street. *Without snow
Get the best of both worlds on the water in the mountains. Park City Standup Paddling does it all, from tours along the Jordanelle Reservoir or Weber River to classes, clinics, SUP yoga and fitness. Summer rentals available daily include board, paddle and PFD. Don’t forget sunscreen! 801-558-9878, parkcitysup.com
Best Family Outing Thrill-seekers will love Park City Mountain Resort’s Alpine Slide, Alpine Coaster, and ZipRider, while tamer folk can take in a scenic lift ride or round of mini golf. Treat the littles to a ride on the merrygo-round, airplanes or mini train in the Little Miner’s Amusement Park. Snack shack and frozen treats on site. 435-649-8111, parkcitymountain.com
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Best Place to Score a Birthday Present Stuffed to the ceiling with the latest and greatest from Schleich, Playmobil, and Lego, this amazing toy store stocks everything from an eye-popping array of nostalgic candy to catapultwielding elephants and vintage toys like the Slinky. Purchase a velvet pouch of J.W. Allen & Sons nickels (wooden $5 tokens redeemed in store) for that extra special birthday boy or girl and let them pick their own gift. 1675 Redstone Center Dr., 435-575-8697
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Jump-start your body’s ability to heal itself with Chinese herbal medicine, auricular acupressure and acupuncture and electro-mineral lamps at Dr. Ding Hai Chinese Health Clinic and Herbal Store. Dr. Ding Hai’s four principles of healing employ deep breathing, eliminating negative energy, rinsing with warm water and foot soaking. 1910 Prospector Ave., 435-513-3749
Designer Ron S. Butkovich of RSB Designs draws from art and nature to craft unconventional, organic pieces, primarily using the techniques of lost wax and fabrication. These handcrafted pieces, derived from precious metals and stones, are mini sculptures. 1101 Park Ave., 435-649-4700, rsbdesignsco.com
Best Place to Find the Perfect Pair Well-stocked with the latest styles from Frye, Ugg, Jeffrey Campbell, Seychelles and Hunter, Mary Jane’s specializes in helping their customers find the right fit and look. An added bonus: MJ’s also houses a great selection of women’s apparel and accessories. 613 Main St., 435-645-7463, maryjanesshoes.com
Best Beauty Fix Splendor Beauty Emporium provides the luxury feel of a personal shopping experience without the hassle of a cosmetic counter. With brands like Lalicious, Philosophy, Laura Mercier, Dermologica, Smashbox, Lavanila, Colorescience and more, it opens up a world of possibilities, or provides a great gift for a lucky friend. 1635 W. Redstone Center Dr., 435-575-1800 shopsplendor.com
Best Self-Indulgent Haircut With a contemporary woven tile interior and a sanctuary-like “wash room” (complete with soft lighting, subdued music and a scalp or shoulder massage), a trip to Lunatic Fringe feels like an escape. Complimentary snacks and beverages and iPad minis loaded with 100+ magazines makes waiting under the drier feel like a staycation. 4343 UT-224, #202, 435-658-0298
Best Beauty Feast Nourish your body with organic juices and vegan or gluten-free baked treats, sandwiches, soups and salads at Park City’s only locally owned community market and café. Fairweather Natural Foods offers a variety of local and organic produce, whole food vitamins, herbal remedies and holistic skin care products, for beauty inside and out. 1270 Iron Horse Dr., 435-649-4561
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Best Spa Treatment Release stress and tension, restore energy, and strengthen concentration with a rejuvenating Bindi Beauty Treatment at Waldorf Astoria Spa. The warm herb exfoliation combined with a Dasha Oil massage and finished with a cocoon wrap allows the body to detoxify and stimulates circulation. Float, rather than walk, back into regular life. $230 for 75 minutes. 2100 Frostwood Dr., 435-647-5555, parkcitywaldorfastoria.com
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Visit the showroom at Farasha Boutique for the latest unique designers scouted from the U.S. and around the globe, then consult with owner Vanessa Di Palma Wright for personalized services, such as wardrobe editing and revamping, styling and full production photoshoots. 605 Main St.,435-649-3123, farashastyle.com ParkCityLife J u ly / a u g 2 0 1 5
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Get OutdoorS Thousand Peaks Snowmobile Adventures delivers incredibly consistent snow thanks to its high-elevation terrain accessed on 60,000 acres of Utah’s largest private ranch. With that much real estate, brand new snow machines each season and easy access from Park City, there’s a pristine backcountry experience for riders of all levels. 900 Weber Canyon Rd., Oakley, 888-304-7669, thousandpeaks.com
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Best Spectator Event The FIS Freestyle World Cup comes to Deer Valley Resort each winter, bringing with it world-class athletes and an all-world party atmosphere. The World Cup is full of great events, but nothing brings those aforementioned things together like the Dual Moguls finals. Top skiers battle it out under the lights on the imposing mogul course down Champion ski run while a well- lubricated swarm of locals and visitors goes bananas for big air and bigger spills. deervalley.com
Best Non-Skiing Winter Thrill Sometimes you just need to hear the distinctive roar of a two-stroke engine and let loose through the mountains.
It’s a pretty safe bet that the folks trusted to tune skis for elite alpine racers can handle the boards upon which the rest of us struggle to french fry down the groomers. Jan’s Rennstall and Wintersteiger technicians are the best in the business, whether you’re looking for a precise edge bevel or simply trying to fill a core shot after some ill-advised early season tree skiing. In Jans Mountain Outfitter, 1600 Park Avenue, 435-649-1833, jans.com
Best Fly Fishing Expertise Nothing’s more reassuring than a Gone Fishin’ sign on the door of your local fly fishing shop. It’s not as though you’ll frequently turn up to a vacant building at Trout Bum 2, but you can take stock in the fact that the employees you don’t see in the store are out on the river. When they are in the shop, Trout Bum 2’s experts are armed with firsthand knowledge of what’s happening on the river, so they can point you in the right direction and help put the right fly on the end of your line. 4343 Highway 224, 435-658-1166, troutbum2.com
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Best So-Called Bike Race Park City’s new IMBA gold status (see p. 108) makes it, seriously, one of the best places to bike in the country. But don’t take that too seriously. Consider Tour des Suds mountain bike race. With over 2,700 feet of climbing, it takes some serious legs and lungs to complete. But the race, which will be held on Sept. 20 this year, is less about fighting lactic acid buildup than it is about wearing crazy costumes, riding bikes and getting weird on the trails with a great group of people. mountaintrails.org/events/tour-des-suds
Best Bike Tune-up When your bicycle starts making noises like a Soviet-era tank, it’s time for a little more TLC than just a dab of chain grease. Storm Cycles is relatively new in town, but their mechanics have been around the block (and a finicky rear derailleur) more than a few times. They’ll have your bike running smooth in no time. 1680 Ute Blvd., 435-200-9120, stormcycles.net
Best Indoor Fix for the Outdoors Let’s face it: Not every day is sunny, warm and beautiful. But thanks to The Mine Bouldering Gym, that doesn’t mean you’ll be left out in the cold. Parkites can now get their fix for adventure and get a decent workout even when a monsoon blows through town. The Mine’s 4,000-plus square feet of climbing walls have routes of all difficulty levels, and yoga classes give you the
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Juan Patterson of Storm Cycles
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The FIS World Cup Moguls at Deer Valley Resort
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When the hullabaloo of Sundance descends on Park City, hype swamps everything, from which artsy film is most obscure to which celebrity wore the most ridiculous fur coat. Sometimes you just need something authentic. The Egyptian Theatre is a beacon amid the Main Street madness. The classic marquee out front signals that this isn’t merely some basement viewing room. Even if the film is a flop, the Egyptian is always a hit. 328 Main St., 435-6499371, egyptiantheatrecompany.com
It doesn’t matter if you’re a bluegrass fiend, a hip-hop aficionado, an electronic enthusiast, a reggae zealot or a country devotee; there’s one place in Park City you should be keeping tabs on to catch your favorite acts. Park City Live consistently books the top talent in town, and the venue holds just the right number of people for lively yet intimate performances. 427 Main St., 435-649-9123, parkcitylive.net
Perfect for families and the more casual art fans among us, Park City Kimball Arts Festival is something everyone can enjoy regardless of how many art history classes you slept through. Proving that art doesn’t need to be intimidating and exclusive, festival-goers can watch live music on multiple stages or stop into one of several beer gardens for a refreshment while perusing world-class art representing myriad genres up and down Main Street. parkcitykimballartsfestival.org
The Sundance Film Festival’s wild popularity and ever-widening global footprint means it’s harder than ever to get access to the movies people want to see, but the Sundance Institute doesn’t leave Parkites hanging in the warmer months. The Stars Under the Stars film screenings at City Park are free, family-friendly opportunities to view some outstanding independent films. This summer’s slate includes Racing Extinction on July 10 and Being Evel on August 14. sundance.org
Best Après Ski Experience Après shouldn’t be conflated with highfalutin’ surroundings and convoluted cocktail recipes. The Corner Store Pub & Grill does away with preten-
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tious trappings and excels at the things that matter most: food, beverages and atmosphere. Grab a cheap brew and a basket of waffle fries before checking out the free music on the patio in the springtime. It’s also the place ski patrollers gather after work on Fridays. Is that enough cred for you? 1325 Lowell Ave., Park City, 435-645-8666
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Kimball Arts Festival: An art stroll writ large.
The Viking Yurt sits at 8,000 feet on the slopes of Park City Mountain Resort, making it an unlikely candidate for an evening of entertainment. Folks need to board a snow cat to get up there, but those who make the trek up for dinner are treated to live performances on a baby grand piano every night of the week. While you can’t just wander in off Main Street, live music, gourmet cuisine and an improbable location mean The Viking Yurt serves up the finest sonic accoutrements. 435-615-9878, vikingyurt.com
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FOOD & Dining Hugo Coffee’s nitrogeninfused cold brew isn’t some drab mug of used motor oil. The cold brew is served from a tap in a beer mug, and the drinking experience it delivers is shockingly reminiscent of a Guinness. Add in Hugo’s panoramic view Hugo of the Olympic Park and Coffee’s nitrogensurrounding hills and infused you’ve got a superlative cold brew cup of joe. 1794 Olympic Pkwy., 435-655-5015, hugo.coffee
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Best Take Out At Windy Ridge Cafe, choose from meatloaf, farfalle primavera, roasted turkey or grilled salmon with salad, bread, veggies and mashed potato sides. Set a nice table and spoon into your own dishes or serve à la carte. Portions are sized for four, but can squeeze five for kids. Allow 20 minutes. Pick-up after 5 p.m. $27. 1250 Iron Horse Dr., 435-647-0880
Best Sushi Roll Sushi Blue chef Adam Compton’s homage to time spent in Lima draws from the Peruvian tiradito, a dish of raw fish in spicy
sauce that reflects the influence of Japanese immigrants on Peruvian cuisine. A cousin to ceviche, tiradito is sliced, not chopped, and washed in lime juice rather than marinated. This lively roll offers refreshing layers of salmon, jalapeño, avocado, and cilantro topped with kanpachi, kiwi salsa and tajin spice. 571 W. Redstone Drive, 435-575-4272
Best DIY Dining Shabu Shabu House offers a hands-on experience that puts the fun back in dining. Gather around a table inset with individual cook pots and create your own Japanese hot pot from a selection of Kobe beef, shrimp, chicken, fish balls, veggies and sauces. Bonus: The meal isn’t finished until your server adds a hearty portion of Udon noodles to your well-seasoned broth. 1612 Ute Blvd., 435-658-9829
Best Slopeside Drink There is something vaguely Bond-esque about ascending in the glass and leather funicular at
St. Regis Deer Valley (or better yet, schussing in) to the ultra swanky bar at the St. Regis. Soothe fatigued muscles and windburned cheeks with the Ginger Margarita, a refreshing blend of sweet and spicy. 2300 Deer Valley Dr., 435-940-5700. Ski in via Deer Valley’s Carpenter Chair.
Best Secret Gourmet Lunch A trip to the hospital usually means you’re having a bad day, but Chef Jason Kieffer is changing that. The Silver King Café in the Park City Medical Center serves up gourmet cuisine at reasonable prices. “We change the menu every day to keep things fresh for guests who come in repeatedly throughout the week,” says Kieffer. “I love coming up with new dishes, and it seems to keep everybody in the community happy.” It’s our pick for lunch, but the Café Chef Jason Kieffer, Silver does breakfast King Café and dinner, too. 900 Round Valley Dr., 435-658-7000
Best of Park City: Readers’ Choice
Park City’s wealth of creative, talented individuals and committed local businesses is second to none. Picking “bests” is bound to be controversial. That’s why we went straight to the experts (that’s you, readers) to help us determine Park City’s favorites, underrated or otherwise. Here’s what you had to say. Best Driving Range: Park City Municipal Golf Course 1541 Thaynes Canyon Dr., 435-615-5800 Best Fundraiser: Red, White & Snow March 3–5, 2016, redwhiteandsnow.com Best Bartender: Luke Hermie at No Name Saloon (See best bar) Best Fitness Center: PC MARC 1200 Little Kate Rd., 435-615-5400 Best Yoga Studio: THE SHOP 1167 Woodside Ave., 435-649-9339
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Best Pizza: Maxwell’s 1456 Newpark Boulevard, 435-647-0304 Best Place to Watch the Game: Drafts 3000 Canyons Resort Dr., 435-655-2270 Best Breakfast: Squatters Roadhouse Grill 1900 Park Ave., 435-649-9868 Best Bar: No Name Saloon 447 Main St., 435-649-6667 Best Ski Shop: Cole Sport 1615 Park Ave., 435-649-4806
Best Ski Instructor: Andy Van Osdal at Park City Mountain Resort 1345 Lowell Ave., 435-649-8111
Best Barista: Jenna Fleming at Silver King Coffee 1409 Kearns Blvd., 435-214-7759
Best Date Night Dinner: Edge Steakhouse 3000 Canyon Resorts Drive, 435-655-2260
Best Bike Shop: White Pine Touring 1790 Bonanza Dr., 435-649-8710
Best Hiking Trail with Dog: Round Valley Loop
Best Brunch: Glitretind, Stein Eriksen Lodge 7700 Stein Way, 435-645-6455
Best Outdoor Venue for Music: Deer Valley Snow Park Amphitheater 2250 Deer Valley Drive S., 435-649-1000 Best Local Band: (tie) Holy Water Buffalo and Motherlode Canyon Band
Best Patio: Silver Star Cafe 1825 Three Kings Dr., 435-655-3456 Best Margarita: Billy Blanco’s 8208 Gorgoza Pines Rd., 435-575-0846 Best Family Night Out: Jupiter Bowl 1090 Center Dr., 435-658-2695
Best Place to Boogie: Cisero’s 306 Main St., 435-649-5044 Don’t see your pick on the list? Let us know why your favorites should have made it by emailing us at editor@ parkcitylifemag.com.
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Diminutive Digs
Park City residents redefine what it means to live large / Tony Gill
“When you stand on an 18-foot flatbed trailer, it takes a lot of imagination to feel like you could live in it for any amount of time,” Johnson says. “It really makes you focus on everything you have, but once you get in the routine of it, everything becomes normal.” LaRiviere had a yen to build and live in a tiny house for some time, and she attended a tiny house workshop in Chicago two years prior to beginning construction with Johnson. They bought plans, had a custom trailer built and got to work. LaRiviere spent a good portion of the day at the library researching things like window framing and uses for reclaimed materials before committing her remaining waking hours to actually putting the house together. “It worked out really well, and we were able to come out well under market value,” Johnson explains. If you plan on following in the footsteps of tiny house pioneers like LaRiviere and Johnson, keep a few things in mind. Unless you’re an experienced carpenter, be prepared for a steep learning curve as the honcho of your construction project. Even when the build is done, expect the unexpected, and be willing to search for creative solutions. “We found out the hard way if you leave wet shoes on the ground during the winter, they’ll be frozen to the floor in the morning,” says Johnson. With a little imagination, you can live large in Park City. Just think small.
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Nestled among the ubiquitous sprawling mansions that blanket the Park City landscape is the home of a couple who have chosen to do things differently. A 136-square-foot house may not sound like much, but for Stu Johnson and Val LaRiviere it’s all about location, location, location.
Left: Stu Johnson and Val LaRiviere’s tiny house stands in contrast to larger homes in Summit County. Above: LaRiviere and Johnson enjoy all 136 square feet of their Park City home.
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PC Bands Sweetheart Gala
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Venues throughout Park City, March 3–5 1. Mac and Ann MacQuoid with Katy and Josh Chapel enjoy wine at National Ability Center’s Red, White & Snow, which featured multiple events including Uncorked, an evening at Stein Eriksen Lodge; the Gala Dinner & Auction at Montage Deer Valley; Vintner Dinners at private homes; and an after party at the Vista Lounge at Montage Deer Valley. 2. Red, White & Snow after party 3. Chuck Heath and Hans Feugi with Missy Cowley 4. Judy and Larry Cohen, Jeff and Leslie Fischer, Denise and Greg Landis at the Vintner Dinner 5. Court and Joy Durling, Denise Begue 6. Stacy Pillanti, Kelly Pfaff and Ryan Pfaff at Uncorked 7. Tonya Cumbee, Lisa Ingalls and Lisa Zindel at Wine on the Mountain, Red, White & Snow’s slope-side tasting and après-ski party. 8. Wine on the Mountain costume contest winner Sally Feugi ParkCityLife J u ly / a u g 2 0 1 5
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Happy Trails
Mid Mountain to Spiro, with dinner / Vanessa conabee
You don’t need a destination to enjoy a hike, but a hike with dinner at the end is an event. Hike stylishly—knot a cotton scarf at the throat to lend a jaunty air and mask perspiration—and hike your way to dinner. We prefer a scenic route that starts high, slowly meandering its way downhill. The Mid Mountain Trail from Deer Valley’s Empire Lodge to Spiro accomplishes this goal, with the lovely patio at Silver Star Cafe waiting at the finish. Getting There: Unless you want to take a cab, leave one car at Silver Star Cafe in the overflow parking located in the lower lots across from the Sundance offices. Then shuttle a second car (or take the free city bus) up to Deer Valley’s Empire Lodge, appreciating the fact that you will be spending the next few hours or so descending this elevation. Continue around the roundabout in front of Empire Lodge, driving a short distance up to a gravel parking lot on the left below the metal gate. After parking, cross the street to the trailhead to pick up the Mid Mountain Trail (marked with arrows and white and blue signs). Aim to leave by 2 p.m., with adjustments made depending on whether your pace is more tortoise or hare.
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The Hike: This classic route starts high, following a ildflower-laden path through aspen and pine forests with w only a few steep climbs along ridges in between. There are some rocky sections along the way, but most of this terrain traverses through aspen and pine forests offering beautiful views of Park City. Stay on Mid Mountain Trail past the Montage all the way to the top of Spiro Trail. Follow signs for the hiking-only trail to the left (two-thirds down) all the way to the Silver Star Cafe. Sink into one of the comfortable patio couches with a cold beer or glass of Riesling and indulge in a well-earned meal al fresco. Time and Travel Tips: This route takes roughly four hours. Pack a light-weight top for cooling temperatures, plenty of water and a few treats of nuts and chocolate for quick energy. Heavier jackets or wraps, along with a change of shirt and shoes, and discreet items such as deodorant or lipstick can be left in the car parked at Silver Star. Trail Etiquette: Practice Mountain Trails Foundation’s 3 Cs: Clean up after yourself and your pets; Control your speed (bikes and dogs); and remain Considerate. Even if you have the right-of-way, if it’s reasonably easy for you to yield to another, please do so! And when in doubt, always ask for directions, or print out a trail map from mountaintrails.org before you go. Above: Hiking Mid Mountain Trail from Deer Valley Resort; Left: After the hike, a great meal awaits you at Silver Star Cafe.
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Classics
Return to Riverhorse The Park City perennial / By Mary Brown Malouf
For 27 years, Riverhorse on Main in Park City has been a dining destination. For probably as long, the menu has featured macadamia-crusted halibut—a dish conceived in the nut-crusted ’80s. Then it was on the cutting edge; now it’s featured in its own box on the menu as a Riverhorse “classic.” Still, the point is that Riverhorse bucks the conventional wisdom that restaurants have to constantly evolve to stay successful. Riverhorse features a vegetarian menu (macadamiacrusted tofu!) and a bar bites menu (sliders and crab cakes) during happy hour (5–7 p.m. daily). And though the menu rotates frequently, it doesn’t fundamentally change—for the most part it relies on tried-andtrue. Recently we were offered
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a petite filet and a lobster tail as a “surf-and-turf” special; the special salad was a Caesar salad served in a parmesan crisp cup. The big deal appetizer, served to two, actually harkens back to the brief trend of “tall food”—a tiered tray holds Wagyu beef bites, salmon smoked out of house and goat cheese puffs. There’s a reason to stick with classics—many flavor combinations have worked, do work and will work forever. Can you improve on rare beef, red wine and blue cheese? (Riverhorse’s filet mignon with Maytag blue and cabernet reduction.) Rack of lamb comes with mac and cheese; fried chicken comes with sweet potatoes and sausage gravy; ahi tuna is complemented by flavors of ginger, miso and soy. Certainly many chefs overwork dishes in the quest for originality. Maybe the slightly conservative approach is why for 16 years Riverhorse on Main has been recognized among an elite list of restaurants in the nation as a Four-Star award winner from Forbes Travel Guide. It doesn’t hurt that the front dining room, with its balcony over Main Street, remains one of the most pleasant in Park City. 540 Main St., Park City, 435-649-3536
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Hi-Mountain ’s famous burger
As the world moves faster, it’s nice to count on some things to stay the same. Your iPhone will always be a step behind the newest one, your pleather pants are now called vegan leather and the leather ones are stored until PETA disbands, but the burgers and shakes at Hi-Mountain Drug taste the same as they did when you were 12 and pedal-pushers weren’t capri pants yet. This is not a chef-conceived, overloaded burger. It’s not an artisanal burger made from the cow you used to call by name. It’s not a super cheap fast food travesty. It’s a well-proportioned beef patty on a toasted bun with a manageable ratio of meat to bread, and it comes with all the traditional fixings. That does not include foie gras or Sriracha. This burger doesn’t even have a name. You have to wait for it to be cooked. The milkshake you should order to accompany the burger is not extruded and could never warrant the nickname “concrete.” The servers are friendly, but they won’t introduce themselves by name or write upsidedown on the countertop. Enjoy this moment of small-town American timelessness brought to you by Hi-Mountain Drug. 40 N. Main St., Kamas, 435-783-4466
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A New Neighborhood Diner Hub & Spoke updates your memories of comfort food Hub & Spoke Diner is Scott Evans’
fourth restaurant, his third opening in as many months. That’s a crazy pace for a non-corporate restaurateur, and for the most part he’s pulled it off. Chef Phelix Gardner has created great menus for the new downtown Finca, East Liberty Tap House and for Hub & Spoke (in the old Finca space), while maintaining his creativity at Pago. But in some ways, Hub & Spoke is Evans’ riskiest venture yet. Salt Lakers love diners—the lines outside Blue Plate attest to that. So opening a diner sounds like a safe bet. But diners serve what is commonly called “comfort food,” and comfort food can be dangerous territory. Many people eat for adventure. They want to taste new ideas on the palate, learn about flavors they’ve never heard of before, explore brave new worlds of eating—call them the Captain Kirks of cuisine. Others prefer food that conjures up memories and nostalgia, Grandma’s kitchen, Mom’s dinner table—the Beaver Cleavers of cuisine. Though many of us are both, it can be difficult for a restaurateur to mix the concepts. Diner food is Cleaver food—homey, down-to-earth, filling, “just like Mother made.” You know it’s trouble to mess with Mama. If the chef’s mother’s recipe for strawberry shortcake doesn’t match a customer’s memory of their mother’s strawberry shortcake, that customer isn’t going to think it’s good strawberry shortcake. At Hub & Spoke, Evans and Gardner have managed to strike the right balance. Grilled cheese and a shake, a classic diner lunch, is mildly novel: smoked gouda and local cheddar
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but terrific. Pecan waffles and that rare dish Kentucky Hot Brown were also big hits. Service is the hardest thing to get right in this city. Not only do we have a shortage of trained and experienced waitstaff, or even of servers who seem to love their job, but the recent spate of restaurant openings has sucked up the few we do have. So, as I wrote in a recent blog, there were glitches in Hub & Spoke’s service at the beginning. They’re working on that. Part of the problem has been the line-out-thedoor crowds Hub & Spoke experienced from the first day. Well, everyone loves a diner. 291 S. 1100 East, SLC, 801-487-0698
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Grand America The brunch buffet at Salt
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La Caille Utah’s original glamor girl is
regaining her luster. The grounds are as beautiful as ever; additions are functional, like a greenhouse, grapevines and vegetable gardens, all supplying to the kitchen. The interior has been refreshed and the menu rethought by Chef Brandon Howard with today’s tastes in mind. The Common Wealth menu, served several times a week, offers three courses for $36, dispelling the no-expense-spared reputation. Treat your-
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Log Haven Certainly Salt Lake’s most picturesque restaurant, the old log cabin is pretty in every season. Chef Dave Jones has a sure hand with AmeriHall OF can vernacular and is not afraid of frying. He Fame SLM also has a way with healthy, low-calorie, highenergy food. 6451 E. Millcreek Canyon Road, SLC, 801-272-8255. EGN – O DINING
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Provision With a bright, fresh approach to American craft cuisine (and a bright, fresh atmosphere to eat it in), Provision strives for handmade and local ideals executed with style and a little humor. 3364 S. 2300 East, SLC, 801-410-4046 EGM – N
Shallow Shaft A genuine taste of Utah’s
ski culture—rustic and refined, cozy and classy. A classic. The excellent wine list offers thoughtful pairings. Alta, 801-742-2177. EN
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Bistro 222 One of a trio of local bistros, this
one is sleek and urbanely stylish as well as being LEED certified. You can feel good about that and about everything on the new menu, created by Chef David Bible, formerly of Silver Star Cafe in Park City. Fare ranges from classic rib eye for two to unusual but delicious beet gnocchi. 222 S. Main, SLC, 801-456-0347. EGM –N
Blue Lemon Blue Lemon’s sleek interior
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Blue Plate Diner Formica tables, linoleum floors, Elvis kitsch and tunes on the jukebox make this an all-American fave. Pancakes, patty melts and chickenfried steak in sausage gravy over smashed potatoes and burgers are comfort food at its best. 2041 S. 2100 East, SLC, 801-463-1151. GL Caffe Niche Anytime is the best time to eat here—the house smoked salmon is good three times a day. Food comes from farms all over northern Utah. In the morning, try s a lt l a k e m a g a z i n e . c o m j u ly / a u g 2 0 1 5
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The Dodo It’s hard even to update the
review of this venerable bistro. So much stays the same. But, like I always say, it’s nice to know where to get quiche when you want it. And our raspberry crepes were great. Yes, I said crepes. From the same era as quiche. 1355 E. 2100 South, SLC, 801-486-2473. EGM
Em’s Restaurant Em’s is committed to the highest quality ingredients and preparation. For lunch, try the sandwiches on ciabatta. At dinner, the kitchen moves up the food chain. 271 N. Center St., SLC, 801-596-0566. EGM
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Taqueria 27 Todd and Kristin Gardiner’s taqueria has gained a steady following at its original, slightly awkward location on Foothill. And the second restaurant, in Holladay Village Plaza, attracts a regular crowd of families and semi-suburbanites. But the third and latest Taqueria 27 restaurant seems to have always been there. The hip factor, seldom found in Foothill restaurants, and the tequila theme, seemingly softened for the wholesome Holladayites, both shine in the latest location: downtown on East Broadway, right next to Beer Bar and Bar X. Tacos, beer and margaritas are the perfect menu for bar-hoppers, gallery strollers, live music listeners and other denizens of the dark—downtown’s Taqueria 27 is open until midnight on weekends. These aren’t grease-laden college hangover tacos. Anything but. The tortillas here are hand-patted and ingredients are highquality. Even “The Brent Taco,” a simple fold of beef, cheese and salsa, has a style—almost an elegance—you won’t find in most Mexican restaurants. And if you dare try the beet and pear (named Utah’s best taco by Food Network magazine a couple of years ago), you’ll understand at the first bite that this kitchen runs the taco gamut from old-style to neo. A favorite is the duck confit–stuffed taco; another hit is the house-made turkey chorizo. The fish taco changes frequently; our escolar filling was as good as a fish taco can get. There is more to the menu than tacos—several mole plates and varities of guacamole and a selection of sides. Yes, this is the same menu served at the other locations of Taqueria 27, but as we all know, the same food eaten in a different place is a new experience. Downing a taco and margarita at the downtown Taqueria 27 after an evening perusing the new works at Modern West or watching a performance piece at CUAC, or bar-hopping from Bar X to Johnny’s, could make you believe in Salt Lake night life. 149 E. 200 South, SLC, 385-259-0940
homemade English muffins. End your evening with the brilliant grapefruit brulee. 779 E. 300 South, SLC, 801-433-3380. EGL – N
Citris Grill Most dishes come in either “hearty” or “petite” portion sizes. This means you can enjoy a smoked salmon pizzetta or fried rock shrimp appetizer and then a petite order of fire-roasted pork chops with adobo rub and black bean–corn salsa. Expect crowds. 2991 E. 3300 South, SLC, 801-466-1202. EGM
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Copper Kitchen A welcome addition to Holladay, Ryan Lowder’s Copper Kitchen reprises his downtown Copper Onion and Copper Common success with variations. The menu is different, but the heartiness is the same; the interior is different but the easy, hip atmosphere is the same, and the decibel levels are very similar. 4640 S. 2300 East, Holladay, 385-237-3159. EGL–N Copper Onion An instant hit when it
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borrows from other cuisines. Save room for pineapple sorbet with stewed fresh pineapple. 707 E. Fort Union Blvd., Midvale, 801-7481300. EGM
Faustina Inventive, modern food for lunch
and dinner. A longer list of intriguing small plates gives you more options and the cocktail and wine lists are always interesting. 454 E. 300 South, SLC, 801-746-4441. EGN
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Eklund and Chef Matt Anderson are bringing a touch of glam to Sugar House with their high-style, multi-purpose restaurant: It’s an oyster bar, it’s a steakhouse, it’s a lounge. However you use it, Kimi’s makes for a fun change from the surrounding pizza and beer and wood and stone landscapes, with dramatic lighting, purple velvet and live music. 2155 S. Highland Dr., SLC, 801-946-2079. EGLLL
Lamb’s Grill Café They say it’s the oldest continually operating restaurant in Utah. Breakfasts include oatmeal, trout and nearly extinct dishes like finnan haddie. For dinner: spaghetti, barbecued lamb shank or grilled liver. 169 S. Main St., SLC, 801-364-7166. EGM Left Fork Grill Every booth comes with its own dedicated pie shelf. Because no matter what you’re eating—liver and onions, raspberry pancakes, meatloaf or a reuben—you’ll want to save room for pie. Tip: Order your favorite pie first, in case they run out. Now serving beer and wine. 68 W. 3900 South, SLC, 801-266-4322. EGL
Little America Coffee Shop Little America has been the favorite gathering place of generations of native Salt Lakers. Weekdays, you’ll find the city power players breakfasting in the coffee shop. 500 S. Main Street, SLC, 801-596-5704. EGL – M
dining guide Lucky H Bar & Grille A recent redo is
aimed at the same clientele—generations of guests. Thus, the new menu is full of familiar dishes. Chef Bernard Gotz knows his diners and besides offering new items like housemade gravlax and escargots, includes plenty of meat and potatoes. Little America Hotel, 500 S. Main St., SLC, 801-596-5700. EGL – N
Martine One of downtown’s most charm-
ing spaces, the atmosphere here trumps City Creek’s new eateries. Eat at your own pace—the full meal deal or the tapas (Moroccan shredded beef on gingered couscous, smoked Utah trout with caperberry sauce). For dessert, the caramel-sauced gingerbread or the dessert wine tasting. 22 E. 100 South, SLC, 801-363-9328. EN
Meditrina Meditrina has secured its place
as a great spot for wine and apps, wine and supper or wine and a late-night snack. And their Wine Socials are a habit for convivial types. Check meditrinaslc.com for the schedule. Try the Oreos in red wine. 1394 S. West Temple, SLC, 801-503-0362. EGLM
Moochie’s This itty-bitty eatery/take-out
joint is the place to go for authentic cheese steaks made with thinly sliced steak and griddled onions glued together with good ol’
American cheese and wrapped in a big, soft so-called French roll. 232 E. 800 South, SLC, 801-596-1350 or 364-0232; 7725 S. State St., Midvale, 801-562-1500. GL
Oasis Cafe Oasis has a New Age vibe, but
the food’s only agenda is taste. Lots of veg options, but meat, too. The German pancakes are wonderful, but the evening menu suits the space—imaginative and refreshing. 151 S. 500 East, SLC, 801-322-0404. EGL – M
Pig and a Jelly Jar Terrific breakfasts,
but southern-seasoned suppers are good, too. Great chicken and waffles, local eggs, and other breakfasts are served all day, with homestyle additions at lunch and supper on Thursdays through Sundays. 410 E. 900 South, SLC, 385-202-7366. GM
and caramelized onions or beef with ancho jus. 1414 S. Foothill Blvd., SLC, 801-581-9498. EGL
Restaurants at Temple Square
There are four restaurants here: Little Nauvoo Café (801-539-3346) serves breakfast, lunch and dinner; Lion House Pantry (801539-3257) serves lunch and dinner buffet-style (it’s famous for the hot rolls, a Thanksgiving tradition in many Salt Lake households); The Garden (801-539-3170) serves lunch and dinner (don’t miss the fried dill pickles); and The Roof (801-539-1911), a finer dining option eye-to-eye with Moroni on top of the Temple, which is open for dinner with a mammoth dessert buffet. 15 E. South Temple, SLC. GL – M
Roots Café A charming little daytime cafe
Porcupine Pub and Grille With 24 beers
in Millcreek with a wholesome granola vibe, three meals a day. 3474 S. 2300 East, East Millcreek, 801-277-6499. GL – M
Red Butte Café This neighborhood place emphasizes Southwestern flavors and premium beers. Try the portobello with mozzarella
It’s courtyard Ruth’s Diner The original funky season at Oasis. trolley car is almost buried by the beer garden in fine weather, but Ruth’s still serves up diner food in a low-key setting, and the patio is one of the best. Collegiate fare like burgers, BLTs and enchiladas in big portions rule here. The giant biscuits come with every meal, and the chocolate pudding should. 2100 Emigration Canyon, SLC, 801-582-5807. EL – M
on tap available for only $2 every Tuesday, Porcupine has practically created its own holiday. Chicken noodle soup has homemade noodles and lots of chicken. Burgers and chile verde burritos are good, too. 3698 E. Fort Union Blvd., SLC, 801-942-5555. EGL – M
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Rye The food rocks at this hip new
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Lounge. At breakfast (which lasts until 2 p.m.), the soft scrambles or the waffles Hall OF with whiskey syrup are called for. At dinner Fame SLM (which can last until midnight) try the shoyu fried chicken, the street dumplings and the lettuce wraps, which can make a meal or a nosh. 239 S. 500 East, SLC, 801-364-4655 .EGLL
Silver Fork Lodge Silver Fork’s kitchen han-
dles three daily meals beautifully. Try pancakes made with a 50-year-old sourdough starter. Don’t miss the smoked trout and brie appetizer. No more corkage fees, so bring your own. 11332 E. Big Cottonwood Canyon, Brighton, 888-649-9551. EGL–M
Stella Grill A cool little arts-and-craftsstyle café, Stella is balanced between trendy and tried-and-true. The careful cooking comes with moderate prices. Great for lunch. 4291 S. 900 East, SLC, 801-288-0051. EGL – M
On the road
Bread to Match Our Mountains Forscher German Bakery is a destination The red rock country is Utah’s heaven, if heaven looks like Mars. The wild country to the south—a landscape created by God perhaps during His Henry Moore period, with juniper-scented air and blue skies that go on forever—is where we all go for energy renewal and spiritual sustenance. The only problem is that there is no manna in this heaven—actual sustenance is hard to find. Sure, the atmosphere and setting make freeze-dried soups taste amazing, but that’s an illusion. Center state, there’s Hell’s Backbone Grill. Springdale and St. George have a few good restaurants. Still, when you’re driving north from Kanab and you round the bend and see Forscher German Bakery, you could think you’re hallucinating. The big log building has tables on a wide front porch and the most enticing smell of all smells filling the air: freshly baked bread. “What the what?” you think. Here’s the what: Owner Chris Oderker was born and raised in the Netherlands right on the German border. His family business was baking and to him the Germans are the best bakers in the world. After falling in love with the American Southwest, he started a tortilla business in Europe which he eventually sold to Mission (the U.S. food corporation), allowing him to chase his dream to live on a ranch in his beloved Utah. But the downside to Oderker’s life in the U.S. was one that many of us have bewailed—it’s hard to find good bread. This became Forscher’s mission (no pun intended): to bring authentic German artisanal breads to the U.S., starting in, um, Orderville. Mission accomplished. That delicious odor you noticed when you stepped out of your car comes from the beautiful bread baking inside—all kinds of bread, from white sandwich loaves to whole wheat bread to rolls to flat bread. Meticulously made, with mixtures of flours carefully selected for each type, loaves go through long rise times and processing depending on the sourdough or yeast used. Especially wonderful are the rye breads, because good rye is practically impossible to find west of the Mississippi. You may never have tasted anything like the Friesenkruste. Or the pizza. Well, they call it pizza. The beautiful crispy-cornered square of yeasty crust topped with tomato, meats and cheeses is not like any pizza you’ve tasted. (Yes, I know I just said that about the Friesenkruste, but it’s utterly delicious.) 110 N. State St., Orderville, 435-648-3040
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Tiburon Servings at Tiburon are large and
rich: Elk tenderloin was enriched with mushrooms and demi-glace; a big, creamy wedge of St. Andre came with pork belly. In summer, tomatoes come from the garden. 8256 S. 700 East, Sandy, 801-255-1200. EGLLL DINING
Tin Angel From boho bistro, Tin
201 5 Angel has grown into one of Salt Lake’s AWARD
premier dining destinations. Chef J erry Liedtke can make magic with anything from Hall OF aFame snack to a full meal, vegetarian or omnivore. SLM 365 W. 400 South, SLC, 801-328-4155. EGLL
Zest Kitchen & Bar How 21st century can
you get? Zest’s focus is on vegan, vegetarian and gluten-free food (as locally sourced as possible) combined with a creative cocktail list. Forget the notion that hard liquor calls for heavy food—Zest’s portobello dinner with lemon risotto has as much heft as a flank steak. Try it with one of their fruit and veg-based cocktails, like the Zest Sugar Snap. And Zest’s late hours menu is a boon in a town that goes dark early. 275 S. 200 West, SLC, 801-433-0589
Bakeries, coffee houses & Cafés
Bagel Project “Real” bagels are the whole story here, made by a homesick East Coaster. Of course, there’s no New York water to make them with, but other than that, these are authentic. 779 S. 500 East, SLC, 801-906-0698 GL Caffe d’Bolla John Piquet is a coffee wiz-
ard and a cup of one of his specially roasted siphon brews is like no other cup of coffee in the state. And his wife, Yiching, is an excellent baker. 249 E. 400 South, SLC, 801-355-1398. GL
Carlucci’s Bakery Pastries and a few hot
dishes make this a fave morning stop, but desserts are showstoppers. For lunch, try the herbed goat cheese on a chewy baguette. 314 W. 300 South, SLC, 801-366-4484. GL
dining guide Elizabeth’s English Bakery Serving ohso-British pasties, scones, sausage rolls and tea, along with a selection of imported shelf goods for those in exile from the Isles. 439 E. 900 South, SLC, 801-422-1170. GL Eva’s Boulangerie A smart French-style cafe
and bakery in the heart of downtown. Different bakers are behind the patisserie and the boulangerie, meaning sweet and daily breads get the attention they deserve. Go for classics like onion soup and croque monsieur, but don’t ignore other specials and always leave with at least one loaf of bread. 155 S. Main St., SLC, 801-359-8447. GL
Gourmandise This downtown mainstay
has cheesecakes, cannoli, napoleons, pies, cookies, muffins and flaky croissants. And don’t forget breads and rolls to take home. 250 S. 300 East, SLC, 801-328-3330. GL
La Barba Owned by local coffee roaster La
Barba coffee—a favorite with many local restaurants, this little cafe off of Finca serves coffee, tea, chocolate, churros and other pastries. 327 W. 200 South, SLC, 801-457-0699. GL
La Bonne Vie Cuter than a cupcake, Grand America’s pastry shop has all the charm of Paris. The pretty windows alone are worth a visit. 555 S. Main St., SLC, 800-621-4505. GL
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aman still reigns supreme among Salt Lake City pastries, but with a hot breakfast menu and lunch options, Les Mad Hall OF isFame more than a great bakery. 216 E. 500 South, SLM SLC, 801-355-2294. GL
Mini’s Leslie Fiet has added 7-inch pies to
her bakery’s repertoire of cupcakes. (“Breakfast at Tiffany’s” has Tiffany-blue icing.) Don’t forget the box lunches. 14 E. 800 South, SLC, 801-363-0608 GL
Publik A super cool cutting-edge coffee-
house serving the latest in great coffee; an old-school java joint made for long conversations; a neo-cafe where you can park with your laptop and get some solo work done. Publik serves a multitude of coffee-fueled purposes. Plus, they have a great toast menu and cold-brewed iced coffee. 975 S. Temple, SLC, 801-355-3161; 638 Park Ave., Park City, 435-200-8693. GL
Salt Lake Roasting Company At
SLC’s original coffee shop, owner John Bolton buys and roasts the better-than-fairtrade beans. Baker Dave Wheeler turns out terrific baked goods, and lunch here is your secret weapon. 320 E. 400 South, SLC, 801748-4887. GL
So Cupcake Choose a mini or a full cake,
mix and match cakes and icings, or try a house creation, like Hanky Panky Red Velvet. 3939 S. Highland Dr., SLC, 801-274-8300. GL
The Rose Establishment The Rose is a
place for conversation as much as coffee. But coffee is from Four Barrel Coffee Roasters, and the cinnamon toast is killer. 235 S. 400 West, SLC, 801-990-6270. GL
Tulie Bakery You can get a little spiritual
about pastries this good on a Sunday morning, but at Tulie you can be just as uplifted by a Wednesday lunch. 863 E. 700 South, SLC, 801-883-9741. GL
Barbecue & southern food
Pat’s Barbecue One of Salt Lake City’s best, Pat’s brisket, pork and ribs deserve the spotlight. Don’t miss “Burnt End Fridays.” 155 E. Commonwealth, SLC, 801-484-5963. EGL R and R Fresh from a winning turn on the
competitive barbecue circuit, twin brothers Rod and Roger Livingston have settled down into a brick-and-mortar restaurant with great success. Ribs and brisket are the stars here, Skip doughnuts. but the handbreaded fried okra almost steals Try churros with the spotlight. 307 W. 600 South, SLC, your coffee. 801-364-0043. GL – M
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This place is a winner for pulled pork, Texas brisket or Memphis ribs. Plus killer sides, like Greek potatoes. 880 E. 2100 South, SLC, 801463-4800. GM
Bar Grub & Brewpubs
Annex by Epic This is Epic Brewing Company’s brewpub, though the main brewery is on 300 West. The menu has been rejiggered several times and is now the best it’s ever been. The food is paired with and stands up to the considerable heft of the beers. 1048 E. 2100 South, SLC, 801-742-5490. EGM
Avenues Proper Publick House It’s a restaurant and brewpub, with the emphasis on small plates and late hours. The food is inventive, the beer is good and—big plus—they serve cocktails as well as brew at this neighborhood hot spot. 376 8th Ave., SLC, 385-227-8628. EGM Bohemian Brewery & Grill Bohemian keeps a firm connection to its cultural history—so to go with the wonderful Czech beer, you can nosh on potato pancakes, pork chops and goulash. There’s also plenty of American beer fare. 94 E. Fort Union Blvd., Midvale, 801-566-5474. EGM Fats Grill & Pool Keep Fats Grill in your
Newcomer
One Stop Shopping in Emigration Ruth's Creekside Ruth’s has taken over its neighboring building, that big lodgey structure that used to be the Santa Fe. The new enterprise is called Ruth’s Creekside, and after you get the hang of it, it’s clear that this is a good idea, although it’s beside the point for most Ruth-lovers. That is, it’s a big boon if you live up Emigration, but it’s not much of a destination. Part cafe, part mini-mart, Ruth’s Creekside fills a need: The mini-mart is like an upscale convenience grocery. You can buy munchies like chips and candy as well as staples like milk, orange juice and lettuce. Shelves are stocked with brand names that range in cache, from commercial to artisanal—breads from Great Harvest, produce from local Copper Canyon, but deli meats from Boar’s Head. Cleaning products come from Mrs. Meyer and Procter & Gamble. You can buy a can opener and a wine opener. A refrigerator case even holds a small selection of meat and fish. The incredible-to-Utahns part is that Ruth’s Creekside is a licensed liquor outlet. Emigration township did not have a liquor store and now this is it—a nice selection of High West whiskey and other spirits, a limited selection of wine for different budgets and a larger selection of beer. The other side of the space is a small casual cafe. Casual, meaning you place your order at the counter and find a seat. The dining space is small and slightly awkward. Tables and booths are on two levels and we ended up sitting at the counter. Ruth’s Creekside does not invite the long leisurely meals that old Ruth’s patio encourages. In the spirit of the old Ruth’s, we went for breakfast. And after pecan pancakes, bacon, mimosas, a breakfast sandwich on those famous biscuits and we were off to hike in the canyon. 4170 Emigration Canyon Rd., SLC, 801-582-0457
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brain’s Rolodex. It’s a family-friendly pool hall where you can take a break for a brew and also get a homestyle meal of grilled chicken. 2182 S. Highland Dr., SLC, 801-484-9467. EGM
MacCool’s Public House An American
gastropub, MacCool’s emphasizes its kitchen, but Guinness is still front and center. 1400 S. Foothill Dr., Suite 166, SLC, 801-582-3111; 855 W. Heritage Park Blvd., Layton, 801-728-9111. EGL
The Pub’s Desert Edge Brewery Good pub fare and freshly brewed beer make this a hot spot for shoppers, the business crowd and ski bums. Beer classes are run by brewmaster Chris Haas. 273 Trolley Square, SLC, 801-521-8917. EGM The Red Rock Brewing Company
Red Rock proves the pleasure of beer as a complement to pizzas, rotisserie chicken and chile polenta. Not to mention brunch. Now open in Fashion Place Mall. 254 S. 200 West, DINING 2014 SLC, 801-521-7446. EGM AWARD
Hall Squatters Pub Brewery One of the “greenest” restaurants in town, Fame SLM OF
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Eggs in the City On the weekends, this place is packed with hipsters whose large dogs wait pantingly outside. It’s a good place to go solo, and the menu runs from healthy wraps to eggs florentine. 1675 E. 1300 South, SLC, 801-581-0809. GM
dining guide Finn’s The Scandinavian vibe comes from the heritage of owner Finn Gurholt. At lunch, try the Nordic sandwiches, but Finn’s is most famous for breakfast, served until the doors close at 2:30 p.m. 1624 S. 1100 East, SLC, 801-467-4000. GM Millcreek Café & Egg Works This
spiffy neighborhood place is open for lunch, but breakfast is the game. Items like a chile verde–smothered breakfast wrap and the pancakes offer serious sustenance. 3084 E. 3300 South, SLC, 801-485-1134. GL
Burgers, Sandwiches, Delis
Cucina Deli Cucina is a café, bakery
they are smoked over hardwood and come in out-there variations, like the banh mi dog. 165 S. Main St., SLC, 801-532-2499. GL
Siegfried’s The only German deli in town
is packed with customers ordering bratwurst, wiener schnitzel, sauerkraut and spaetzle. 20 W. 200 South, SLC, 801-355-3891. EGL
Tonyburgers This home-grown burger house serves fresh-ground beef, toasted buns, twice-fried potatoes and milkshakes made with real scoops of ice cream. No pastrami in sight. 613 E. 400 South, SLC, 801-410-0531. GL
and deli—good for dinner after a long day, whether it’s lasagna, meatloaf or a chicken pesto salad. The menu has recently expanded to include small plates and surprisingly substantial beer and wine lists. 1026 E. Second Ave., SLC, 801-322-3055. EGM
Central & South American
Feldman’s Deli Finally, SLC has a Jewish
Del Mar Al Lago A gem from Peru—the best selection of cebicha in town, plus other probably unexplored culinary territory deliciously mapped out by Hall OF Frederick Perez and his team. 310 Bugatti Fame SLM Drive, SLC, 801-467-2890. EGM
deli worthy of the name. Stop by for your hot pastrami fix or to satisfy your latke craving or your yen for knishes. 2005 E. 2700 South, SLC, 801-906-0369. GL
RedHot Hot dogs so huge you have to eat them with a fork. Made by Idaho’s Snake River Farms from 100 percent Kobe beef,
Braza Grill Meat, meat and more meat is the order of the day at this Brazilian-style churrascaria buffet. On the lighter side are plated fish entrees and a salad bar. 5927 S. State St., Murray, 801-506-7788. GM DINING
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Rodizio Grill The salad bar offers plenty to eat,
but the best bang for the buck is the Full Rodizio,
a selection of meats—turkey, chicken, beef, pork, seafood and more—plus vegetables and pineapple, brought to your table until you cry “uncle.” 600 S. 700 East, SLC, 801-220-0500. EGM
Texas de Brazil The Brazilian-style
churrascaria offers all-you-can-eat grilled meat, carved tableside and complemented by a mammoth salad bar. City Creek Center, 50 S. Main St., SLC, 801-232-8070, EGN
Chinese
Asian Star The menu is not frighteningly
authentic or disturbingly Americanized. Dishes are chef-driven, and Chef James seems most comfortable in the melting pot. 7588 S. Union Park Ave., Midvale, 801-566-8838. ELL
Boba World Worth seeking out in the suburbs of Bountiful, this mom and pop place is short on chic, but the food on the plate provides all the ambiance you need. Try the scallion pancakes, try the Shanghai Fat Noodles, heck, try the kung pao chicken. It’s all good. 512 W. 750 South, Woods Cross, 801-298-3626. GL – M Chef Gao The little storefront serves Chi-
nese food with big flavor and a lot more sizzle than restaurants twice its size. Eat in the little dining room or get it to go: All your favorites
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dining guide BY: This was a great choice, Thanh. TT: I love Epic beers and I’ve heard a lot of good things about this place lately. BY: Talk to me about your relationship with the food community and different chefs and restaurants around the city. I know many of them buy from you. TT: Working at the store, I get to meet a lot of chefs. I like to see how they’re using the ingredients they’re buying from us. I love frequenting their restaurants and seeing what they’re doing. The guys here at The Annex just got tubs of gochujang [a fermented red chili condiment from Korea]. I’ll have to come back for dinner and see what they do with it. BY: That must be really fun for you. I know you’re a food guy. TT: It is. My girlfriend and I are really big on food, so it’s fun to see all these guys come through. BY: What’s your latest food obsession? TT: Bombay House. We’ve been eating a lot of Indian food lately, a lot of middle eastern food, too. We got takeout from Mazza four days straight. The lady who took our order knew who we were before I could even order. She was like, “You guys haven’t tried these dishes yet.” And I hadn’t given her my name yet. Lunch Meet with Billy Yang
Thanh Trang A life of loving food
Thanh Trang, the affable Asian store manager at Southeast Market at 422 E. 900 South, grew up in Utah but was living in Southern California when his parents purchased the market, formerly called Tay Do. While he’s always had a love of food, Trang, who studied economics and interior design, never really thought it would be his livelihood. “My dad needed help. There were only two people running the store, so I came back to work for the summer but it just kind of stuck,” Trang says. Trang took a break from the store one Sunday afternoon to meet me for brunch at The Annex. Between the two of us, we split the maple-brined ham and biscuits, pastrami hash, spaghetti with morel mushrooms, bresaola with Tokyo turnips and pastrami-cured salmon. Because The Annex is part of Epic Brewing, we had to wash all that food down with beer. We tried the Smoked and Oaked Belgian ale and the Berliner Weisse, which is a sour beer available on tap at the brewpub.
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BY: Besides all that eating, what else do you do when you’re not at the store? TT: My girlfriend and I are big foodies. We love to eat and travel. Last year we went to Asia. We went to Singapore, Hong Kong and Thailand. BY: What was it like going to Asia as a ChineseAmerican? Were you able to blend in? TT: You definitely stand out. They can tell. They know you don’t belong there. They can tell by your dress and your mannerisms. I’d love to go back to Asia. I’d love to go to Tokyo. BY: I have this theory that immigrants want to recreate a piece of what they had back in their home countries and that’s why stores like yours are so important to the community. TT: Yeah, especially for refugees. We see a lot of refugees from Burma and Nepal now. They sometimes can’t completely connect with this new world they’re living in so they want something that they can identify with. Visit SLmag.com for more of Billy Yang’s interview with Thanh Trang
dining guide are on the lengthy menu, plus a number of lamb dishes and hotpots. 488 E. 100 South, SLC, 801-363-8833. EGM
Hong Kong Tea House & Restaurant
Authentic, pristine and slightly weird is what we look for in Chinese food. Tea House does honorable renditions of favorites, but it is a rewarding place to go explore. 565 W. 200 South, SLC, 801-531-7010. GM
J. Wong’s Asian Bistro This is one of the only elegant Chinese restaurants in town, but that doesn’t mean lunch—Chinese or Thai—isn’t a good Hall OF deal. It’s a great deal. Note the specialty ChiFame SLM nese menu. Don’t miss the ginger whole fish. Call ahead for authentic Peking duck. 163 W. 200 South, SLC, 801-350-0888. EGM DINING
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Bruges Waffle and Frites The original
tiny shop on Broadway turns out waffles made with pearl sugar, topped with fruit, whipped cream or chocolate. Plus frites, Belgian beef stew and a gargantuan sandwich called a mitraillette (or submachine gun). The slightly larger Sugar House cafe has a bigger menu. 336 W. Broadway, SLC, 801-363-4444; 2314 S. Highland Dr., 801-4869999. GL
Café Madrid Authentic dishes like garlic soup share the menu with port-sauced lamb shank. Service is courteous and friendly at this family-owned spot. 5244 S. Highland Dr., Holladay, 801-273-0837. EGM Finca The spirit of Spain is alive and well on the plate at this modern tapateria. Scott Evans, owner of Pago, and Chef Phelix Gardner translate their love of Spain into food that ranges from authentically to impressionistically Spanish, using as many local ingredients as possible. The new location brings a hip, downtown vibe to the whole enterprise, larger now and with a cool lounge area. 327 W. 200 South, SLC, 801-487-0699. EGM – N Franck’s Founding chef Franck Peissel’s influence can still be tasted—personal interpretations of continental classics. Some, like the meatloaf, are perennials, but mostly the menu changes according to season and the current chef’s whim. 6263 S. Holladay Blvd., 801-274-6264. EGN DINING
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Paris Bistro Rejoice in true French
cuisine via escargots, confit, duck, daube and baked oysters, steak and moules frites and a beautifully Gallic wine list. Hall OF The Zinc Bar remains the prime place to dine. Fame SLM 1500 S. 1500 East, SLC, 801-486-5585. EGN
Indian
Bombay House This biryani mainstay is sublimely satisfying, from the wisecracking Sikh host to the friendly server, from the vegetarian entrees to the tandoor’s carnivore’s delights. No wonder it’s been Salt Lake’s favorite subcontinental restaurant for 20 years. 2731 E. Parley’s Way, SLC, 801-5810222; 463 N. University Ave., Provo, 801-3736677; 7726 Campus View Dr., West Jordan, 801-282-0777. EGM – N Copper Bowl Another excellent Indian
restaurant, Copper Bowl is chic, upscale and classy, with a full bar and an adventurous menu compared with most local Indian eateries. The buffet is the prettiest in town. 214. W. 600 South, SLC, 801-532-2232. EGM
Curry in a Hurry The Nisar family’s res-
taurant is tiny, but fast service and fair prices make this a great take-out spot. But if you opt to dine in, there’s always a Bollywood film on the telly. 2020 S. State St., SLC, 801-467-4137. GL
Himalayan Kitchen SLC’s premier
Indian-Nepalese restaurant features original art, imported copper serving utensils and an ever-expanding menu. Start the meal with momos, fat little dumplings like pot stickers. All the tandoor dishes are good, but
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Himalayan food is rare, so go for the quanty masala, a stew made of nine different beans. 360 S. State St., SLC, 801-328-2077. EGM
Kathmandu Try the Nepalese specialties, including
spicy pickles to set off the tandoor-roasted meats. Both goat and sami, a kibbeh-like mixture of ground lamb and lentils, are available in several styles. 3142 S. Highland Dr., SLC, 801-466-3504. EGM
Royal India Northern Indian tikka masalas and Southern Indian dosas allow diners to enjoy the full range of Indian cuisine. 10263 S. 1300 East, Sandy, 801-572-6123; 55 N. Main St., Bountiful, 801-292-1835. EGL – M Saffron Valley East India Cafe Lavanya Mahate has imported her style of Indian cooking from South Jordan to SLC. Besides terrific lunch and dinner menus, East Indian Cafe offers regular celebrations of specialties like Indian street food or kebabs. Stay tuned. 26 East St., SLC, 801-203-3325. EGM – N Saffron Valley Highlighting South Indian street food, one of the glories of subcontinental cuisine, Lavanya Mahate’s restaurant is a cultural as well as culinary center, offering cooking classes, Hall OF specialty groceries and celebration as well as great food. Fame SLM 1098 W. South Jordan Parkway, South Jordan, 801-438-4823. GL – M DINING
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taurant, but the food is all subcontintental soul: spicy curries, Nepalese momos, chicken chili, goat and lots of vegetarian options. A number of American dishes are on the menu, too. 6121 S. Highland Dr., 801-930-9855. EGM – N
Tandoor Indian Grill Delicious salmon tandoori,
sizzling on a plate with onions and peppers like fajitas, is mysteriously not overcooked. Friendly service. 733 E. 3300 South, SLC, 801-833-0994. EGL – M
Italian & Pizza
Arella’s Chic pizza in Bountiful. Arella’s pies appeal to pizza purists, traditionalists and adventurers, with woodfired crusts and toppings that range from pear to jalapeño. 535 W. 400 North, Bountiful, 801-294-8800. EGL Café Trio Pizzas from the wood-fired brick oven are
wonderful. One of the city’s premier and perennial lunch spots; in Cottonwood, the brunch is especially popular. Be sure to check out the new big flavor small plates menu. 680 S. 900 East, SLC, 801-533-TRIO; 6405 S. 3000 East, Cottonwood, 801-944-8476. EGM
Caffé Molise The menu is limited, but excellent. Our penne al caprino tasted as if it had been tossed on the way to our table. The spacious patio is a warm weather delight and the wine list rocks. Order the custom house wine. 55 W. 100 South, SLC, 801-364-8833. EGM
Caffé Molise BTG A sibling of Caffe Molise, BTG is really a wine bar. Because the food comes from Caffe Molise’s kitchen, we’re listing it here. The draw, though, is the selection of more than 50 wines by the glass (hence the name). Beer, cocktails and specialty spirits also available. 67 W. 100 South, SLC, 801-359-2814. EGM
dining guide Cannella’s Downtown’s essential ItalianAmerican comfort food spot, with a takeout pizza shop, Amore, next door. 204 E. 500 South, SLC, 801-355-8518 EGL – M DINING
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A great selection of olive oils, imported pastas, salamis and house-aged cheeses, including one of the Hall OF largest selections of fine chocolate in the Fame SLM country. The deli menu doesn’t reflect the market, but is a reliable source for meatball sandwiches and such. 314 W. 300 South, SLC, 801-531-8669; 1516 S. 1500 East, SLC, 801-486-6615. EGL
Este Pizza Try the “pink” pizza, topped
with ricotta and marinara. Vegan cheese is available, and there’s microbrew on tap. 2148 S. 900 East, SLC, 801-485-3699; 156 E. 200 South, SLC, 801-363-2366. EGL DINING
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Fresco The kitchen continues
the trend of excellence greater than size. Try bucatini tossed with romanesco sprigs, cherry tomatoes, Hall OF kalamata Fame olives, grana padano and olive oil.SLM Desserts are amazing and the place, behind a locally owned bookstore, is utterly charming. 1513 S. 1500 East, SLC, 801-486-1300. EN
Granato’s Professionals pack the store
at lunch for sandwiches, bread, pasta and sauces. 1391 S. 300 West, SLC, 801-486-5643; 4040 S. 2700 East, SLC, 801-277-7700; 1632 S. Redwood Rd., SLC, 801-433-0940; 4044 S. 2700 East, Holladay, 801-277-7700. GL
Nuch’s Pizzeria A New York–sized eatery (meaning tiny) offers big flavor via specialty pastas and wonderful bubbly crusted pizzas. Ricotta is made in house. 2819 S. 2300 East, SLC, 801-484-0448. EGL
Per Noi A little chef-owned, red sauce
Italian spot catering to its neighborhood. Expect casual, your-hands-on service, hope they have enough glasses to accommodate the wine you bring, and order the spinach ravioli. 1588 E. Stratford Ave., SLC, 801-486-3333. GL
The Pie Pizzeria College stu-
dents can live, think and even thrive on a diet of pizza, beer and soft drinks, and The Pie is the quintessential college pizzeria. (There are other locations.) 1320 E. 200 South, SLC, 801-582-0193. EL
Pizzeria Limone The signature pie at this new local chain features thinly sliced lemons, which are a terrific addition. Service
is cafeteria-style, meaning fast, and the pizza, salads and gelato are remarkably good. 613 E. 400 South; 1380 E. Fort Union Blvd., SLC, 801-733-9305. EGL
Roma Ristorante Don’t be deterred by the strip mall exterior. Inside, you’ll find dishes like prosciutto-wrapped pork tenderloin and chocolate cake with pomegranate syrup.5468 S. 900 East, SLC, 801-268-1017. EGM Salt Lake Pizza & Pasta And sandwiches and burgers and steak and fish… The menu here has expanded far beyond its name. 1061 E. 2100 South, SLC, 801-484-1804. EGL – M Sea Salt The food ranges from ethereally (baby cucumbers with chili flakes and lemon) to earthily (the special ricotta dumplings) scrumptious. Pappardelle with duck ragu and spaghetti with bottarga (Sardinian mullet roe) show pure Italian soul, and while we have lots of good pizza in Utah, Sea Salt’s ranks with the best. 1700 E. 1300 South, 801-340-1480. EGN Settebello Pizzeria Every Neapolitan-
style pie here is hand-shaped by a pizza artisan and baked in a wood-fired oven. And they make great gelato right next door. 260 S. 200 West, SLC, 801-322-3556. GEL – M
For Two
Splurge on classic bistecca alla Fiorentina, a 42-oz. Angus porterhouse.
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dining guide cially gelato and budino, are perfect. 418 E. 200 South, SLC, 801-539-9999. EGM
Japanese
Ahh Sushi!/O’shucks The menu features classic sushi, plus trendy combos. Try the Asian “tapas.” Then there’s the beer bar side of things, which accounts for the peanuts. 22 E. 100 South, SLC, 801-596-8600. EM
Ichiban Sushi Sushi with a twist—like the spicy Funky Charlie Roll, tuna and wasabi filled, then fried. 336 S. 400 East, SLC, 801-532-7522. EM Kyoto The service is friendly, the sushi is
fresh, the tempura is amazingly light, and the prices are reasonable. Servings are occidentally large, and service is impeccable. 1080 E. 1300 South, SLC, 801-487-3525. EM
Christy Jensen of Mamachari Kombucha.
Koko Kitchen This small, family-run restaurant is a genuine, low-key noodle shop. The ramen is outstanding. 702 S. 300 East, SLC, 801-364-4888. GL Naked Fish Fresh, sustainably sourced fish is the basis of the menu, but the superlatives don’t stop there. The richest Kobe beef is a Hall OF highlight, Fame and so is the yakitori grill and theSLM sake collection. 67 W. 100 South, SLC, 801-595-8888. GEL – M DINING
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Utah’s Unique Brewery Mamachari Kombucha is Utah's one and only kombucha brewery It’s brewed, but it’s not beer. It’s made with yeast, but it’s not bread. Kombucha is made when a group of yeast and bacteria colonizes sweetened tea, and the barely fizzy result, often touted as a miraculous cure-all, has become a mainstay beverage—for American hipsters and health nuts, yes, but also for those who want to enjoy a refreshing, invigorating beverage that is not a soft drink. In other words, more and more of us. Kombucha’s been popular in China and Russia since at least the 1900s, but the first and only Utah kombucha brewery, Mamachari Kombucha Brewery & Taproom, opened in Salt Lake City not long ago. Mamachari Kombucha comes in several flavors—like Jasmine Rose, Lavender Honey, Lemon Ginger, Herbal Rooibos and Concord Grape. And owner Christy Jensen is always experimenting with new blends. The brewery, in downtown Salt Lake, has a taproom attached so you can visit, taste and get to know kombucha where it’s made. You can also buy it at The Island Market in Logan, Grounds for Coffee in Ogden and Atticus Coffee, Tea and Books House, Real Foods Market and The Bagel Project in Salt Lake City, among other places. Find out more at mamachari.cc or visit the taproom at 455 S. 400 West, SLC.
Siragusa Another strip mall mom-andpop find, the two dishes to look out for are sweet potato gnocchi and osso buco made with pork. 4115 Redwood Rd., SLC, 801-268-1520. GEL – M
Tuscany This restaurant’s faux-Tuscan kitsch
is mellowing into retro charm, though the glass chandelier is a bit nerve-wracking. The doublecut pork chop is classic, and so is the chocolate cake. 2832 E. 6200 South, 801-274-0448. EGN
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Valter’s Osteria Valter Nassi is back and
his new restaurant overflows with his effervescent personality just like Cucina Toscana did. The dining room is set up so Valter can be everywhere at once. New delights and old favorites include a number of tableside dishes. 173 W. Broadway, SLC, 801-521-4563. EGN
Vinto This easy-to-use trattoria features American-style wood oven–fired pizza, great special pastas and salads. Desserts, espe-
Pipa Asian Tapas & Sake Bar Another
Pan-Asian fusion menu—this time, in a westside strip mall, with the list of small plates fortified by a list of sake cocktails. 118 N. 900 West, SLC, 801-326-3639. GEL – M
Shogun Relax in your own private room
while you enjoy finely presented teriyaki, tempura, sukiyaki or something grilled by a chef before your eyes. 321 S. Main St., SLC, 801-364-7142. GM
Simply Sushi Bargain sushi. All-you-caneat sushi, if you agree to a few simple rules: Eat all your rice. No take-home. Eat it all or pay the price. 180 W. 400 South, SLC, 801746-4445. GEL – M DINING
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Takashi Takashi Gibo earned his
acclaim by buying the freshest fish and serving it in politely eye-popping style. Check the chalkboard for specials Hall OF like Thai mackerel, fatty tuna or spot prawns, Fame SLM and expect the best sushi in the city. 18 W. Market St., SLC, 801-519-9595. EGN
Tosh’s Ramen Chef Tosh Sekikawa, formerly of Naked Fish, is our own ramen ranger. His long-simmered noodle-laden broths have Hall OF aFame deservedly devoted following—meaning, go SLM early for lunch. 1465 State St., SLC, 801-466-7000. GL DINING
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dining guide Tsunami Besides sushi, the menu offers crispy-light tempura and numerous house cocktails and sake. 2223 S. Highland Drive, SLC, 801-467-5545; 7628 S. Union Park Ave., Sandy, 801-676-6466. EGM
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Aristo’s The best of local Greek
eateries is also one of the city’s best restaurants, period. Fare ranges from Greek greatest hits like gyros and skordalia Hall OF toFame Cretan dishes like the chicken braised with SLM okra, but the grilled Greek octopus is what keeps us coming back for more. 224 S. 1300 East, SLC, 801-581-0888. EGM – N
Café Med Get the mezzes platter for some of the best falafel in town. Entrees range from pita sandwiches to gargantuan dinner platters of braised shortribs, roast chicken and pasta. 420 E. 3300 South, SLC, 801-493-0100. EGM Layla Layla relies on family recipes. The
resulting standards, like hummus and kebabs, are great, but explore some of the more unusual dishes, too. 4751 S. Holladay Blvd., Holladay, 801-272-9111. EGM – N DINING
Mazza Excellent. With the bright
dishes, Mazza has been a go-to for fine food in SLC before there was much fine food at all. 912 E. 900 South, SLC, 801-521-4572; 1515 S. 1500 East, SLC, 801-484-9259. EGM – N
Olive Bistro This downtown cafe offers light
salads and panini, some tapas, a list of wines and beers. 57 W. Main St., SLC, 801-364-1401. EGM
Spitz Doner Kebab This California transplant specializes in what Utahns mostly know by their Greek name “gyros.” But that’s not the only attraction. Besides the food, Spitz has an energetic hipster vibe and a liquor license that make it an after-dark destination. 35 E. Broadway, SLC, 801-364-0286 EGM
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thew Lake whose New York Rosa Mexicano was “the gold standard.” More upscale Hall OF than a taco joint, but nowhere near white tableFame SLM cloth, this bright, inviting cafe offers tableside guacamole. The rest of the menu, from margaritas to mole, is just as fresh and immediate. 268 State St., SLC, 801-779-4747. EGM DINING
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Provo, this great little spot serves hugely great tacos. And burritos.
Recently remodeled and expanded; now with a liquor license. 473 E. 300 South, SLC, 801-883-9078 GL
Chunga’s These tacos al pastor are the real
deal. Carved from a big pineapple-marinated hunk, the meat is folded in delicate masa tortillas with chopped pineapple, onion and cilantro. 180 S. 900 West, SLC, 801-328-4421. GL
Frida Bistro Frida is one of the finest things to happen to Salt Lake dining, ever. This is not your typical tacos/tamales menu—it represents the apex of Hall OF still too little-known Mexican cuisine, elegant Fame SLM and sophisticated and as complex as French food. Plus, there’s a nice margarita menu. 545 W. 700 South, SLC, 801-983-6692. EGM DINING
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Lone Star Taqueria Lone Star serves a burrito that’s a meal in itself, whether you choose basic bean and cheese or a special. 2265 E. Fort Union Blvd., SLC, 801-944-2300. GL Luna Blanca Mikel Trapp (owner of Trio and Fresco) owns this sleek little taqueria at the foot of the canyon and serves untrad itional versions of tortilla-wrapped meals involving quinoa and portobello, as well as chipotle and pork. Plus margaritas. 3158 E. 6200 South, Holladay, 801-944-5862. EGL
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which still has mysteriously few good Mexican restaurants. Mole is what you want. 736 W. North Temple, SLC, 801-322-1489; 866 W. South Temple, SLC, 801-214-6050. EGL – M
(Faustina, Oasis) made this cool downtown restaurant an instant hit. Excellent and inventive seafood dishes from Chef Logen Crew and cocktails by Jimmy Santangelo and Amy Eldredge in a rehabbed downtown space—it all adds up to success. 279 E. 300 South, SLC, 801-326-3474. EGM
Rio Grande Café As bustling now as it
Harbor Seafood & Steak Co. A much-
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was when it was still a train station, this is a pre-Jazz favorite and great for kids, too. Dishes overflow the plate and fill the belly. 270 S. Rio Grande St., SLC, 801-364-3302. EGL
Cool Meal
The Harbor Cobb salad with shrimp and crab is a great warmweather meal.
Taco Taco A tiny, charming little taqueria, perfect for pick-up and sunny days. Owned by neighboring Cannella’s. 208 E. 500 South, SLC, 801-355-8518. EGL Taqueria 27 Salt Lake needs more Mexican
food, and Todd Gardiner is here to provide it. Artisan tacos (try the duck confit), inventive guacamole and lots of tequila in a spare urban setting. 1615. S. Foothill Dr., SLC, 385-2590712; 4670 Holladay Village Plaza (2300 E.), 801-676-9706. EGM
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Current Fish & Oyster House An all-
star team drawn from the resources of owners Mikel Trapp (Fresco, Trio) and Joel LaSalle
needed breath of sea air refreshes this young restaurant, which is renewing the classic surf & turf concept with the addition of a mix and match option. A snappy interior, a creative cocktail menu and a vine-covered patio make for a hospitable atmosphere. 301 Parleys Way, SLC, 801-466-9827. EGM - N
Market Street Grill SLC’s fave fish
restaurants: Fish is flown in daily and the breakfast is an institution. 48 W. Market Street, SLC, 801-322-4668; 2985 E. 6580 South, SLC, 801-942-8860; 10702 River Front Pkwy., South Jordan, 801-302-2262. EG
The Oyster Bar This is the best selection of fresh oysters in town: Belon, Olympia, Malpeque and Snow Creek, plus Bluepoints. Crab and shrimp are conscientiously procured. 54 W. Market St., SLC, 801-531-6044; 2985 E. Cottonwood Parkway (6590 South), SLC, 801-942-8870. EGN
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Chanon Thai Café A meal here is like a
casual dinner at your best Thai friend’s place. Try curried fish cakes and red-curry prawns with coconut milk and pineapple. 278 E. 900 South, SLC, 801-532-1177. L
Chow Truck Only it’s not just a truck anymore. SuAn Chow brought the first food truck to SLC; now her delicious version of Korean tacos and semi-Asian food is available at a tiny storefront in Station Park. 320 N. Station Parkway, Farmington, Chowtruck.com. GL East-West Connection Pork and shrimp rolls, curry shrimp and the “Look Luck” beef (in a caramel sauce) are popular. 1400 S. Foothill Dr., Ste. 270, SLC, 801-581-1128. EGM Ekamai Thai The tiniest Thai restaurant in town is owned by Woot Pangsawan, who provides great curries to go, eat in, or have delivered, plus friendly personal service. 336 W. Broadway, SLC, 801-363-2717; 1405 E. 2100 South, SLC, 801-906-0908. GL Indochine Vietnamese cuisine is under-
represented in Salt Lake’s Thai-ed up dining scene, so a restaurant that offers more than noodles is welcome. Try broken rice dishes, clay pots and pho. 230 S. 1300 East, 801-582-0896. EGM
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Utah’s culinary landscape is as diverse and exciting as the state’s terrain, ranging from lofty landmarks to down-home cafés. Check out some of our favorites.
MEXICAN KITCHEN Alamexo provides authentic Mexican cuisine in a spirited atmosphere with top shelf tequilas and warm hospitality all found in downtown Salt Lake City. We feature Niman ranch meats, responsible seafood, and buy from local farmers in season.
Best New Restaurant and Best Mexican – 2014, Salt Lake magazine
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dining guide Mi La-cai Noodle House Mi La-cai’s noodles rise above the rest, and their pho is fantastic—each bowl a work of art. The beautiful setting is a pleasure. It’s even a pleasure to get the bill. 961 S. State St., SLC, 801-322-3590. GL My Thai My Thai is an unpretentious mom-and-
pop operation—she’s mainly in the kitchen, and he mainly waits tables, but in a lull, she darts out from her stove to ask diners if they like the food. Yes, we do. 1425 S. 300 West, SLC, 801-505-4999. GL
Oh Mai Fast, friendly and hugely flavorful— that sums up this little banh mi shop that’s taken SLC by storm. Pho is also good and so are full plates, but the banh mi are heaven. 3425 State St., SLC, 801-467-6882. EL
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Two Queen Bees Queen Farina Honey is a delicious sister act Utah is called the beehive state and beehives adorn everything from the former Hotel Utah to highway signs and sidewalks, but there’s not a lot of honey in this hive. The state symbol is all about industry, not edibles. But we’ve had a bit of a honeybee renaissance and, despite occasional fiascoes, good local honey is getting more and more attention. Sisters Aubrey Johnson, a full-time nurse, and Gina Nielson, an office manager, both live in Cache Valley and fell in love with honeybees simultaneously. Starting from zero, they have built Queen Farina, a honey business with 36 hives (with a population peak of about 60,000 bees each), and after attending last spring’s Foodtrepreneurs event, they are teetering on the verge of expansion. “Right now we are taking things one step at a time, growing slowly and carefully,” says Aubrey. “There’s so much to learn.” The company, named after their mother’s maiden name, makes a point of being socially conscious. Like many food producers today, the sisters recognize that sourcing is as important as the final product. Queen Farina Honey isn’t plant-specific, but it is all from Cache Valley. And it’s as organic as honey can get. “Honeybees are omnivorous foragers; they collect from all kinds of flowers. You can’t tell them where to feed,” says Gina. But you can decline to use pesticides and antibiotics. You can leave the honey raw so it contains the pollen, the enzymes, minerals and micronutrients that naturally occur in honey. And in their other products, granola and lip balm, all other ingredients are local. “We use Honeyville oats, Payson fruit, RealSalt,” says Aubrey. Plus, they have an endearing marketing gimmick: Every hive has a queen who gets a name and every bottling of honey is dedicated to a queen. Queen Farina also has a program that allows customers to adopt a hive. For $50, to cover the expense of the beekeeping, a sponsor can name a queen; then all the honey from that queen’s hive has that name. A few California boutiques and Paletti’s in SLC are currently Queen Farina’s only retail outlets, but you can buy the honey on their website, queenfarina.com. Gina Nielson and Aubrey Johnson
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Pawit’s Royale Thai Cuisine Curries are fragrant with coconut milk, and ginger duck is lip-smacking good. The dining room conveys warmth via tasteful décor using Thai silks and traditional art. 1968 E. MurrayHolladay Rd., SLC, 801-277-3658. ELL Sapa Sushi Bar & Asian Grill Charming
Vietnamese stilt houses surround the courtyard. Sapa’s menu ranges from Thai curries to fusion and hot pots, but the sushi is the best bet. 722 S. State St., SLC, 801-363-7272. EGM
Sawadee Thai The menu goes far outside
the usual pad thai and curry. Thai food’s appeal lies in the subtleties of difference achieved with a limited list of ingredients. 754 E. South Temple, SLC, 801-328-8424. EGM
Skewered Thai A serene setting for some of the best Thai in town—perfectly balanced curries, pristine spring rolls, intoxicating drunk noodles and a well-curated wine list. 575 S. 700 East, SLC, 801-364-1144. EGL – M
Thai Garden Paprika-infused pad thai, deep-fried duck and fragrant gang gra ree are all excellent choices—but there are 50-plus items on the menu. Be tempted by batter-fried bananas with coconut ice cream. 4410 S. 900 East, SLC, 801-266-7899. EGM Thai Lotus Curries and noodle dishes hit a precise procession on the palate—sweet, then sour, savory and hot—plus there are dishes you’ve never tried before and should: bacon and collard greens, red curry with duck, salmon with chili and coconut sauce. 212 E. 500 South, SLC, 801-328-4401. EGL – M Thai Siam This restaurant is diminu-
tive, but the flavors are fresh, big and bold. Never expensive, this place is even more of a bargain during lunchtime, when adventurous customers enjoy the $6.95 combination plates, a triple Thai tasting that’s one of the best deals in town. 1435 S. State St., SLC, 801-474-3322. GL
Aristo’s is simple but elegant, offering a taste of authentic southern Greek Cuisine. Live Bouzouki Music every Thursday night. Serving lunch and dinner Mon - Sat For reservations and information: aristosUT.com
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224 S. 1300 East, SLC • (801) 581-0888 • aristosUT.com
AvenueS ProPer reStAurAnt & PubLiCk HouSe “The Proper” derives its name from our location in the heart of one of Salt Lake City’s oldest neighborhoods. Our from-scratch pub fare emphasizes the use of local and regional ingredients, with a focus on dishes that either incorporate beer into the cooking process or pair well with our selection of house brews. In utilizing quality ingredients and classic techniques, we take traditional pub fare influences and elevate them to create our handcrafted meals. The Proper houses Utah’s smallest craft brewery, producing small-batch artisan beers with a focus on quality and creativity. We are open Tuesday-Sunday for lunch and dinner, and are now serving Sunday brunch. Lunch | Dinner | Brunch | Late Night 376 8th Ave, Suite C, SLC • (385) 227-8628 • avenuesproper.com
Café Trio serves simple, fresh italian food in an intimate neighborhood setting. Enjoy delicious small plates, pizzas, pastas, entrees and more while indulging in a decadent dessert or creative cocktail on our award-winning patio. Our Cottonwood location boasts more than 1,500 square feet of private dining space; the perfect location for your next business meeting or special event! Saturday and Sunday Brunch at both locations. Lunch: Mon-Fri - Dinner: Sun-Sat - Brunch: Sat-Sun 680 S. 900 East, SLC • (801) 533-TRIO (8746) 6405 S. 3000 East, SLC • (801) 944-TRIO (8746) triodining.com
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dining guide Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse This local branch of a national chain has a famously impressive wine list. With more than 100 available by the glass, it has selections that pair well with anything you order. 20 S. 400 West, The Gateway, SLC, 801-355-3704. EGO Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse This Ugly Betty building has inner beauty. Stick with classics like crab cocktail, order the wedge, and ask for your butter-sizzled steak no more than medium, please. Eat dessert, then linger in the cool bar. 275 S. West Temple, SLC, 801363-2000. EGN Spencer’s The quality of the meat and the accuracy of the cooking are what make it great. Beef is aged on the bone, and many cuts are served on the bone—a luxurious change from the usual cuts. 255 S. West Temple, SLC, 801-238-4748. EGN
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Omar’s Rawtopia All-organic, vegan
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cuisine pulled off with great flair and served with kindness. Owner Omar Abou-Ismail’s Rawtopia has become a destination for those seeking clean, healthy food in Salt Lake—but almost more impressively, for those who aren’t following a vegetarian, raw or vegan regime but simply want good, fresh food. Faves include the Nutburger (named as one of SLmag’s 75 best), the falafel bowl and the amazingly indulgent desserts—like chocolate caramel pie and berry cheesecake. 2148 Highland Dr., SLC, 801-486-0332. L
Sage’s Café Totally vegan and mostly
Salt & Smoke Artisan Meats
A beautiful partnership has developed between Frody Volgger, Salt Lake’s sausage meister, and Christian Christiansen, who raises organic Berkshire pigs in Vernon, Utah. Volgger grew up in Austria, Christiansen grew up in Denmark. They share an old European ideal, a philosophy about raising animals and curing meats entirely different from American large-scale husbandry. You can see and taste the results at Salt & Smoke Artisan Meats, their charcuterie and butcher shop. Volgger makes about 30 different sausages, from andouille to bratwurst, plus many you’ve never heard of and many original recipes. But sausage isn’t the end of the story. The cases are also filled with other cured meats—speck, bacon, ham—as well as fresh cuts. Butchery is nearly a lost art; Salt & Smoke revives it. 155 W. Malvern, South Salt Lake, 801-680-8529
organic food, emphasizing fresh vegetables, herbs and soy. Macadamia-creamed carrot butter crostini is a tempting starter; follow with a wok dish with cashew-coconut curry. 900 S. 234 West, SLC, 801-322-3790. EL – M
Vertical Diner Chef Ian Brandt, of Sage’s Café and Cali’s Grocery, owns Vertical Diner’s animal-free menu of burgers, sandwiches and breakfasts. Plus organic wines and coffees. 2290 S. West Temple, SLC, 801-484-8378. EGL
Park City & The wasatch back American Fine Dining
Zao Asian Cafe It’s hard to categorize
this pan-Asian semi-fast food concept. It draws from Thai, Vietnamese, Chinese and Japanese traditions, all combined with the American need for speed. Just file it under fast, fresh, flavorful food. 639 E. 400 South, SLC, 801-595-1234. GL
Tasty Thai Tasty is a family-run spot, absolutely plain, in and out, but spotless and friendly, and the food is fresh and
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plentiful. And it’s so close to a walk in the park. 1302 S. 500 East, SLC, 801-467-4070. GL
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Christopher’s The menu is straightforward chilled shellfish and rare steaks, with a few seafood and poultry entrees thrown in for the non-beefeaters. 134 W. Pierpont Ave., SLC, 801-519-8515. EGN
Apex Enjoy fine dining at the top of the
world. Apex at Montage exudes luxury in the most understated and comfortable way. No need to tux up to experience pampered service; the assumption is you’re here to relax and that means not having to worry about a thing. The classy lack of pretension extends to the menu—no unpronounceables, nothing scary or even too daring—just topof-the-line everything. Quality speaks for itself. 9100 Marsac Ave., Park City, 435-604-1300. EGN
ESCAPE AT DEL MAR AL LAGO. Our Peruvian cebicheria serves classic Peruvian cuisine, hand-crafted cocktails–try our Pisco Sour–and amazing homemade desserts. Reservations highly recommended.
310 West Bugatti Dr., SLC • (801) 467-2890 • delmarallago.com
Edge Steakhouse is a modern twist on the traditional steakhouse, three-time Best of State Steakhouse winner, one of USA Today’s Top 10 Restaurants in Park City, and offers an outstanding selection of entrees along with a large variety of creative appetizers and desserts. In addition to a full bar, Edge features a great selection of domestic, international and local beers, as well as one of the largest wine selections in Park City with more than 1,000 bottles from around the world. Where Las Vegas meets the mountains and gourmet fine dining meets a steakhouse, Edge truly delivers a 5-star experience.
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3000 Canyons Resort Drive, Park City • (435) 655-2260 • edgeparkcity.com
A secluded neighborhood treasure, Fresco is a local favorite featuring fresh, hand-crafted Italian specialties, house made pastas, and an exceptional wine list. Fresco also offers outdoor dining at its best on our beautiful vine covered patio. Serving dinner Monday-Saturday. Closed Sunday
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dining guide 350 Main The kitchen has taken on new life under a new chef. Carl Fiessinger breathes some Southern soul into the menu, but stays within the New West framework, so longtimers will be happy and every tummy satisfied. 350 Main St., Park City, 435-649-3140. EGN The Farm at Canyons Food is at the forefront of the re-imagined Canyons, and the Farm is the flagship featuring sustainably raised and Hall OF produced food. Resort Village, Sundial Fame SLM Building, North of the Cabriolet. 435-6154828. EGO DINING
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Glitretind The service is polished, and the
menu is as fun or as refined or as inventive as Chef Zane Holmquist’s mood. The appeal resonates with the jet set and local diners. The wine list is exceptional. But so is the burger. 7700 Stein Way, Deer Valley, 435-645-6455. EGO
Goldener Hirsch A jazzed up Alpine theme—elk carpaccio with pickled shallots, foie gras with cherry-prune compote and wiener schnitzel with caraway-spiked carrot strings. 7570 Royal St. East, Park City, 435-649-7770. EGO J&G Grill Jean-Georges Vongerichten
lends his name to this restaurant at the St. Regis. The food is terrific, the wine cellar’s inventory is deep, and it’s not as expensive as the view from the patio leads you to expect. 2300 Deer Valley Drive East, Park City, 435-940-5760. EGO
Wheat Free
Surprise! No Gluten! Three unexpected gluten-free dishes on local menus Utah restaurants are regularly rolling out new gluten-free dishes, saving diners from the infamous substance found in wheat, spelt, rye and barley, the foundation of a raging dietary debate. On one side, you have the skeptics who say the “War on Gluten” is just a fad diet. On the other side, gluten haters tout the benefits of giving up the protein, such as losing weight and avoiding overly processed foods (and, obviously, a limited access to sugar cookies). And then there are those whose lives (or at least small intestines) depend on gluten-free foods. Last year, my wife, Elise, was diagnosed with celiac disease and said goodbye to her beloved fried foods and every office birthday cake for the rest of her career. While seeking out Utah’s best gluten-free spots, here are three of the most unexpected plates we’ve come across.
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Better Burger’s burger Food trucks are known for convenience, not options. So, we were thrilled to discover any Better Burger burger can be served with a gluten-free bun. Our favorite is the Garlic Burger. $7.50 Find the truck’s schedule at betterburgertruck.com. Taqueria 27’s donuts Gluten-free restaurant desserts are rare, but T27 Donuts, which look like churros, are crispy on the outside, creamy on the inside, served with whipped cream and chocolate and totally gluten-free. $4.99 1615 S. Foothill Dr., SLC; 4670 Holladay Village Plaza, Holladay; 149 E. 200 South, SLC 350 Main’s fried chicken Elise shed a tear of joy as she bit into the Crispy Gluten-Free Fried Chicken at 350 Main. Sometimes, you can go home. It’s served with apple jam, mashed potatoes and bay kale. $29 350 Main St., Park City
Mariposa at Deer Valley (Open seasonally) Try the tasting menu for an overview of the kitchen’s talent. It’s white tablecloth, but nothing is formal. 7600 Royal St., Park City, 435-645-6715. EGO Mustang A duck chile relleno arrives in a maelstrom of queso and ranchero sauce. Braised lamb shank and lobster with cheese enchiladas share the menu with seasonal entrees. 890 Main St., Park City, 435-658-3975. EGO Silver Main Street got its glitter back
at Silver. Black kale caesar is an amazing salad—the alternate greens add an earthy chew to balance the heavy dressing. And the rabbit and black garlic pappardelle is terrific. Silver is a fun place to shed the hiking boots and break out your Blahniks. 508 Main St., Park City, 435-940-1000. EGO
Royal Street Café (Open seasonally) Don’t miss the lobster chowder, but note the novelties, too. In a new take on the classic lettuce wedge salad, Royal Street’s version adds baby beets, glazed walnuts and pear tomatoes. 7600 Royal Street, Silver Lake Village, Deer Valley Resort, Park City, 435-645-6724. EGM
Fresh, flavorful, festive, and sexy. Frida Bistro has been Salt Lake City’s home for Modern Mexican Gastronomy for more than five years. Jorge Fierro’s vision to create a funky feast for the senses comes together in the most unlikely of places: an industrial space in Salt Lake City’s Warehouse District. At Frida, each dish is a memorable experience to be savored. Frida Bistro. Where local art meets regional Mexican flavors. Celebrate life deliciously!
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545 West 700 South, SLC • (801) 983-6692 • fridabistro.com
Salt Lake’s first and only “Gastropub” specializing in food a step above the more basic “pub-grub”. Serving lunch and dinner daily and an amazing brunch every Saturday and Sunday. At Gracie’s our bar is fully stocked with an extensive collection of beer, top shelve liquors, and a comprehensive wine selection. Come settle in and enjoy our award winning patio.
326 South West Temple, SLC • (801) 819-7565 • graciesslc.com
We are driven by the seasons and strive to source local and regional ingredients at the height of freshness. Our aim is to transform ones notion of familiarity through food and drink in a lively atmosphere. Our menu is simply crafted and balanced. We are inspired by new techniques, our community and resources.
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136 Heber Ave Historic Old Town, Park City • (435) 602-1155 • handleparkcity.com
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dining guide Snake Creek Grill The setting is
straight outta Dodge City; the menu is an all-American blend of regional cooking styles. Corn bisque with grilled shrimp is a creamy golden wonder. Yes, blackbottom banana cream pie is still on the menu. 650 W. 100 South, Heber, 435-654-2133. EGM – N
Talisker On Main The food is locally
sourced and classically wonderful, with only a little moderno foam spritz to prove we’re in the 21st century. Famous for its chef’s tasting menu, which ranges from adventurous to classic. 900 Main St., Park City, 435-658-5479. EGO
Viking Yurt (Open seasonally) Arrive by sleigh and settle in for a luxurious five-course meal. Reservations and punctuality a must. Park City Mountain Resort, 435-615-9878. EGO
American Casual
Jupiter Bowl Upscale for a bowling alley,
but still with something for everyone in the family to love. Besides pins, there are video games and The Lift Grill & Lounge. In Newpark. 1090 Center Dr., Park City, 435658-2695. EGM
Brass Tag In the Lodges at Deer Can-
Sammy’s Bistro Down-to-earth food in a
niscent of the Alps, but serves fine American cuisine. Don’t miss the award-winning brunch. 1235 Warm Springs Rd., Midway, 435-654-1400. EGN
Eating Establishment Claiming to be the oldest, this restaurant is one of Park City’s most versatile. On weekend mornings, locals line up for breakfasts. 317 Main St., Park City, 435-649-8284. M Fletcher’s on Main Street A fresh
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of whiskey and taste the difference aging makes, but be sure to order plenty of food to see how magically the whiskey matches the fare. The chef takes the amber current theme throughout the food. 703 Park Ave., Park City, 435-649-8300. EGML
Road Island Diner An authentic 1930s diner refitted to serve 21st-century customers. The menu features old-fashioned favorites for breakfast, lunch and dinner. 981 W. Weber Canyon Rd., Oakley, 435-783-3466. GL
The Blue Boar Inn The restaurant is remi-
A touch of steak—4-oz. filet and a baby greens salad.
High West Distillery Order a flight
Blind Dog Grill The kitchen offers imaginative selections even though the dark wood and cozy ambience look like an old gentlemen’s club. Don’t miss the Dreamloaf, served with Yukon gold mashed potatoes. 1251 Kearns Blvd., Park City, 435655-0800. EGM – N yon, the focal point here is a wood oven which turns out everything from pizza to fish and chops, all of the superior quality one expects from Deer Valley. 2900 Deer Valley Drive East, Park City, 435-615-2410. EGM
Petite Meat
Handle Chef-owner Briar Handly made his name at Talisker on Main. In his own place he offers a pared back menu, mostly of small plates, Hall OF with the emphasis on excellenct sourcFame SLM ing—Koosharem trout sausage and Beltex Meats prosciutto, for example. There are also full-meal plates, including the chef’s famous fried chicken. 136 Heber Ave., Park City, 435-602-1155. EGN DINING
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idea on Main Street, Fletcher’s has a casual approach designed to suit any appetite, almost any time. Talented Chef Scott Boborek’s carefully sourced dishes range from burgers to Beef Wellington—with lobster mac and Utah trout. 562 Main St., Park City, 435-649-1111. EGN
Gateway Grille Folks love the break-
fasts, but you’re missing out if you don’t try the pork chop. Roasted until pale pink, its rich pigginess is set off by a port and apple sauce. 215 S. Main St., Kamas, 435-783-2867. EGL – M
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comfortable setting. Sounds simple, but if so, why aren’t there more Sammy’s in our world? Try the bacon-grilled shrimp or a chicken bowl with your brew. 1890 Bonanza Dr., Park City, 435-214-7570. EGL – M
Silver Star Cafe Comfort food with an
upscale sensibility and original touches, like shrimp and grits with chipotle or Niman Ranch pork cutlets with spaetzle. Morning meals are also tops, and the location is spectacular. 1825 Three Kings Dr., Park City, 435-655-3456. EGM
Simon’s Grill at the Homestead The décor is formal, the fare is hearty but refined— salmon in a morel cream, or pearl onion fritters dusted with coarse salt. 700 N. Homestead Dr., Midway, 888-327-7220. EGN Spin Café Housemade gelato is the big
star at this family-owned café, but the food is worth your time. Try the pulled pork, the salmon BLT or the sirloin. 220 N. Main St., Heber City, 435-654-0251. EGL – M
Zermatt Resort The charming, Swiss-
themed resort is big on buffets—seafood, Italian and brunch. 784 W. Resort Dr., Midway, 866-643-2015. EGM – N
bakeries & cafés
Park City Coffee Roasters The town’s fave house-roasted coffee and housemade
pastries make this one of the best energy stops in town. 1680 W. Ute Blvd., Park City, 435-647-9097. GL
Wasatch Bagel Café Not just bagels, but bagels as buns, enfolding a sustaining layering of sandwich fillings like egg and bacon. 1300 Snow Creek Dr., Park City, 435-645-7778. GL Windy Ridge Bakery & Café One of
Park City’s most popular noshing spots— especially on Taco Tuesdays. The bakery behind turns out desserts and pastries for Bill White’s restaurants as well as take-home entrees. 1250 Iron Horse Dr., Park City, 435-647-0880. EGL – M
Bar Grub & Brewpubs
Burgers & Bourbon Housed in the
luxurious Montage, this casual restaurant presents the most deluxe versions of America’s favorite food. The burgers are stupendous, there’s a great list of bourbons to back them, and if you’re not a bourbon imbiber, have one of the majorly good milkshakes. 9100 Marsac Avenue, Park City, 435-604-1300. EGN
Red Rock Junction The house-brewed
beers—honey wheat, amber ale or oatmeal stout, to name a few—complement a menu of burgers, brick-oven pizzas and rotisserie chicken. 1640 W. Redstone Center Dr., Ste. 105, Park City, 435-575-0295. EGM
Squatters Roadhouse Everyone loves
the bourbon burger, and Utah Brewers Co-op brews are available by the bottle and on the state-of-the-art tap system. Open for breakfast daily. 1900 Park Ave., Park City, 435-6499868. EGM
Wasatch Brewpub This was the first brewpub in Utah, and it serves handcrafted beer and family-friendly fare without a hefty price tag. Everyone loves Polygamy Porter, and the weekend brunch is great, too. 240 Main St., Park City, 435-649-0900. EGL – M
Continental & European
Adolph’s Park City locals believe the steak sandwich is the best in town. You’ll also find classics like wiener schnitzel, rack of lamb and Steak Diane. 1500 Kearns Blvd., Park City, 435-649-7177. EGO
Bistro 412 The coziness and the low wine markups make you want to sit and sip. Mainstays here are classic French favorites like beef bourguignon. 412 Main St., Park City, 435-649-8211. EGM Café Terigo This charming café is the
spot for a leisurely meal. Chicken and bacon tossed with mixed greens and grilled veggies on focaccia are café-goers’ favorites. 424 Main St., Park City, 435-645-9555. EGM
RESTAURANT – Offering scratch seasonal dishes, with focus on live fire cooking, our HEARTH is the ‘heart’ of our kitchen. We support local farms and ranches by incorporating their most beautiful products into our menu to offer a dining experience that is unrivaled in the area. LOUNGE – Our Title 32B Lounge, named after Utah’s post-prohibition liquor law, features handcrafted cocktails based on classic templates from a scratch bar, with hand cut ice and premium spirits. PANTRY – Our pantry retails the finest ingredients from our scratch kitchen and abroad, such as our fresh and dried house made pasta, and over forty flavors of the freshest extra virgin olive oils and aged balsamic vinegar, complete with a tasting bar! Utah’s Winner - Top 50 Restaurants in the U.S. Worth Traveling For – Trip Advisor
2013 195 Historic 25th Street, 2nd Floor, Ogden • (801) 399-0088 • hearth25.com
Savor the Summer Join us Tuesday nights this summer at Stein Eriksen Lodge for Hops on the Hill—an evening celebrating Utah craft beer and free concerts. Featuring gourmet food & craft beer tastings for $40pp at 5 pm, followed by free concerts at 6pm. During the concert anyone can come enjoy a la carte grilled fare & drinks for $5-10. A portion of the proceeds will benefit the Youth Sports Alliance. Tuesdays in July & August Stein Eriksen Lodge Tasting 5pm, Concert 6pm Stein Eriksen Lodge Deer Valley 7700 Stein Way, Park City • (435) 645-6455 • steinlodge.com
J&G Grill offers a tantalizing selection of chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten’s greatest recipes including refreshing salads, fine locally-raised meats, and the freshest seafood flown in from both coasts. Come enjoy Seasonal Tasting Menus and favorites like Maine Lobster, Grilled Clark’s Farm Lamb Chops, Black Truffle Pizza and our famous Mussels Mariniere. Outdoor dining slope-side, intriguing house-made cocktails and the largest wine collection in Utah. Easy access via the St. Regis Funicular! Breakfast, lunch, dinner and private events. Rated the number one restaurant in Park City – Trip Advisor
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The St. Regis Deer Valley 2300 Deer Valley Dr. East, Park City • (435) 940-5760 • jggrillparkcity.com
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Cisero’s High altitude exercise calls for
calories to match. 306 Main St., Park City, 435-649-5044. EGM
Fuego Off the beaten Main Street track,
this pizzeria is a family-friendly solution to a ski-hungry evening. Pastas, paninis and wood-fired pizzas are edgy, but they’re good. 2001 Sidewinder Dr., Park City, 435- 645-8646. EGM
Ghidotti’s Ghidotti’s evokes Little Italy
more than Italy, and the food follows suit— think spaghetti and meatballs, lasagna and rigatoni Bolognese. Try the chicken soup. 6030 N. Market St., Park City, 435-658-0669. EGM – N
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Peruse the packed pastry case for Mexican sweets.
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Grappa Dishes like osso buco and grape salad with gorgonzola, roasted walnuts and Champagne vinaigrette are sensational, and the wine list features hard-tofind Italian wines as well as flights, including sparkling. 151 Main St., Park City, 435-645-0636. EO
Japanese/pan-asian
Sushi Blue Find the yin and yang of Asian-American flavors in Bill White’s sushi, excellent Korean tacos, crab sliders
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and other Amer-Asian food fusions, including the best hot dog in the state, topped with bacon and house-made kimchi. 1571 W. Redstone Center Dr. Ste. 140, Park City, 435-575-4272. EGM – N
Wahso Restaurateur Bill White is known for his eye-popping eateries. Wahso is his crown jewel, done up with lanterns and silks like a 1930s noir set. Don’t miss the jasmine tea-smoked duck. 577 Main St., Park City, 435-615-0300. EGO
Mexican & Southwestern
Baja Cantina The T.J. Taxi is a flour
tortilla stuffed with chicken, sour cream, tomatoes, onions, cheddar-jack cheese and guacamole. Park City Resort Center, 1284 Lowell Ave., Park City, 435-649-2252. EGM
Billy Blanco’s Motor City Mexican.
The subtitle is “burger and taco garage,” but garage is the notable word. This is a theme restaurant that hearkens back to the seventies heyday of such places—lots of cars and motorcycles on display, oil cans to hold the flatware, and a 50-seat bar made out of toolboxes. If you’ve ever dreamed of eating in a garage, you’ll be thrilled. 8208 Gorgoza Pines Rd., Park City, 435-575-0846. EGM - N
Chimayo Bill White’s prettiest place, this restaurant is reminiscent of Santa Fe, but the food is pure Park City. Margaritas are good, and the avocado-shrimp appetizer combines guacamole and ceviche flavors in a genius dish. 368 Main St., Park City, 435-649-6222. EGO El Chubasco Regulars storm this res-
taurant for south-of-the-border eats. Burritos fly through the kitchen like chiles too hot to handle—proving consistency matters. 1890 Bonanza Dr., Park City, 435-645-9114. EGL – M
Tarahumara Some of the best Mexican food in the state can be found in this family- owned cafe in Midway. Don’t be fooled by the bland exterior; inside you’ll find a full-fledged cantina and an adjoining family restaurant with a soulful salsa bar. 380 E. Main St., Midway, 435-65434654. EGM – N
Middle eastern & greek
Reef’s Lamb chops are tender, falafel is crunchy, and the prices fall between fast food and fine dining. It’s a den of home cooking, if your home is east of the Mediterranean. 710 Main St., Park City, 435-658-0323. EGM
Fresh, sophisticated Thai & Chinese cuisine in a stylish, contemporary setting. Full service bar with specialty cocktails. Private dining & banquet room. Take-out orders welcome/delivery available. Free valet parking on Friday and Saturday nights. Open Monday-Saturday for lunch; Monday -Sunday for dinner. Watch for our new patio opening this spring.
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200 S. 163 West (south of Salt Palace), SLC • (801) 350-0888 • jwongs.com
Welcome to Kimi’s Chop & Oyster House, European influenced fine dining and elegant social atmosphere, now in Commons at Sugarhouse. We promise an intimate and relaxed dining experience that offers something different to local and foreign patrons and ensures you enjoy a memorable food experience every time. Now with outdoor patio seating with fire pits and cozy blankets! Lunch: Monday - Saturday 11:30 am - 3 pm Dinner: Monday - Thursday 5 pm - 9 pm, Friday & Saturday 5 pm - 9:30 pm CLOSED SUNDAY 2155 S Highland Dr, SLC • (801) 946-2079 • kimishouse.com
Classically trained Pastry Chef Romina Rasmussen has been capturing the attention of food lovers near and far since 2003 with her innovative take on the classics, from her beloved Kouing Aman (Utah’s original) French macarons (buttons), and a wide variety of éclairs that change monthly. Breakfast, including sandwiches on house-made English muffins, and lunch are not to be missed either.
We will be closed from July 12-28 for our annual summer break.
216 East 500 South • (801) 355-2294 • les-madeleines.com
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Shabu Cool new digs, friendly service
and fun food make Shabu one of PC’s most popular spots. Make reservations. A stylish bar with prize-winning mixologists adds to the freestyle feel. 442 Main St., Park City, 435-645-7253. EGM – N
Shabu Shabu House The second shabu-
style eatery in PC is less grand than the first but offers max flavor from quality ingredients. 1612 W. Ute Blvd., Park City, 658-435-5829. EGLL
Taste of Saigon Flavor is the focus here, with
success is simple: Buy quality ingredients and insist on impeccable service. Enjoy the piano bar, and save room for molten chocolate cake. 804 Main St., Park City, 435-655-9739. EGN
American Casual
The Bluebird The ornate soda fountain, tile floors and mahogany tables are the setting for daily specials and soups, milkshakes and sundaes. 19 N. Main St., Logan, 435-752-3155. M
Bistro 258 Everything from burgers
The Huntington Room at Earl’s Lodge
Union Grill The cross-over cooking offers sandwiches, seafood and pastas with American, Greek, Italian or Mexican spices. Union Station, 2501 Wall Ave., Ogden, 801-621-2830. EGM
Steak
served on ciabatta bread to the evening’s California Ahi Stack, a tall cylinder of tuna, crab, avocado, rice and mango salsa. 258 25th St., Ogden, 801-394-1595. EGLL
Grub Steak Live country music, fresh salmon, lamb and chicken, and a mammoth salad bar. Order bread pudding whether you think you want it or not. You will. 2200 Sidewinder Dr., Prospector Square, Park City, 435-649-8060. EGN
and the hearth breads, all made with the same basic dough. There were several elk dishes on the menu and some yak. Try it. 195 Historic 25th St. Ste. 6 (2nd Floor), Ogden, 801-399-0088. EGN
Prairie Schooner Tables are covered wagons around a diorama featuring coyotes, cougars and cowboys—corny, but fun. The menu is standard, but kids love it. 445 Park Blvd., Ogden, 801-621-5511. EGM
north Salt lake & beyond
draws are prime rib, New York strip and pork chops—and the ladies’ night specials in the popular bar downstairs. 751 Main St., Park City, 435-647-0040. EGN
Hearth has a kids’ menu, too.
Prime Steak House Prime’s recipe for
the degree of heat in your control. Try the specials such as lemongrass beef and rice noodle soup. 580 Main St., Park City, 435-647-0688. EM
Butcher’s Chop House & Bar The
Family Friendly
Edge Steakhouse This beautifully fills the beef bill at the huge resort, and the tasting menus take you through salad, steak and dessert for $45 to $60, depending on options. 3000 Canyon Resort Drive, Park City, 435655-2260. EGO
American Fine Dining
Ski-day sustenance and fireside dinner for the après-ski set. In summer, dine at the top of the mountain. 3925 E. Snowbasin Rd., Huntsville, 888-437-547. EGLL
Hearth Much of the menu is inspired by the wood-fired oven—the pizzas, the flatbreads
Bar Grub & Brewpubs
Beehive Grill An indirect offshoot of
Moab Brewery, the Grill focuses as much on house-brewed root beer as alcoholic suds, but the generally hefty food suits either. 255 S. Main St., Logan, 435-753-2600. EGL
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Modern American steakhouse with a cosmopolitan twist. Lespri serves up only the freshest sushi and USDA Prime Steaks. An extensive wine & spirits list filled with favorites and unique selections alike. Locally sourced seasonal entrees combine modern riffs on classic ski town fare. A favorite of locals for our intimate dining spaces and off-Main location that makes parking a snap. Enjoy our supper club inspired dining room, lively lounge space, or outdoor garden patio in warmer weather. Private dining and event space available.
1765 Sidewinder Drive, Park City • (435) 645-9696 • lespriprime.com
‘Savor the Salads!’ 17 seasonal salads, YES SEVENTEEN! Seventeen salads to savor from including the Blarney (pictured). House created dressings on an array of 17 salads, from Caesar thru seafood - fresh Salmon & Trout - to the buttermilk blue cheese Steak salad! Lot o’ Appiness on Tuesdays; Weekend Brunch Saturday, Sunday & FRIDAY! 117 Beers (Layton) and House of IPA (SLC & Ogden). Monthly Martini creations and signature Bloody Mary’s! “There are no strangers here; only friends who have not met!”
Foothill Village Mall, SLC (801) 582-3111 • ‘Hotel Waterpark’, Layton (801) 728-9111 Ben Lomond, Ogden (801) 675-5920 • maccoolsrestaurant.com • benlomondsuites.com
Mazza Middle Eastern Cuisine has been an institution in Salt Lake City, Utah for more than 10 years. With two restaurant locations on 9th & 9th and 15th & 15th open Monday through Saturday for lunch and dinner you can enjoy fresh, authentic Middle Eastern cuisine such as Falafel, Shawarma, Kebabs, dips and salads whenever you want. The expansive menu also includes specialty platters prepared from scratch, using fresh, high quality ingredients. Mazza boasts one of the largest selections of Middle Eastern beer and wine in the United States. Be sure to try one of the desserts for the perfect finish to your meal.
912 E. 900 S. • (801) 521-4572 • mazzacafe.com 1515 S. 1500 E. • (801) 484-9259
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dining guide Roosters Choose from specialty pizzas, baked sea scallops and herb-crusted lamb at this fixture on the historic block. 253 25th St., Ogden, 801-627-6171. EGM
BURGERS, SANDWICHES, DELIs
Caffe Ibis Exchange news, enjoy sand-
wiches and salads, and linger over a cuppa conscientiously grown coffee. 52 Federal Ave., Logan, 435-753-4777. GL
chinese
Mandarin The rooms are filled with red
and gold dragons. Chefs recruited from San Francisco crank out a huge menu. Desserts are noteworthy. Call ahead. 348 E. 900 North, Bountiful, 801-298-2406. EGM
italian and pizza
The Italian Place A great sandwich is about
Float Your Boat
The Ultimate Root Beer Float is made with Virgil’s Special Edition Root Beer.
proportion, not quantity, and these balance filling and bread, toasted until the meld is complete. 48 Federal Ave., Logan, 435-753-2584. GL
Marcello’s Eat spaghetti and meatballs without wine—this is truly Utah-style Italian food. 375 N. Main St., Bountiful. 801-298-7801. GL – M
Slackwater Pizza The pies here are as good as any food in Ogden. Selection ranges from traditional to Thai (try it),
and there’s a good selection of wine and beer. 1895 Washington Blvd., Ogden, 801-399-0637. EGM
Zucca Trattoria Chef-owner Elio Scanu’s menu features regional Italian dishes— check out the specials. But that’s only part of Zucca. There is also a great Italian market and deli, selling salumi and cheese and sandwiches, a regular schedule of cooking classes and a special menu of healthful dishes. 1479 E. 5600 South, Ogden, 801-475-7077. EGM – N
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Maddox Ranch House Angus beef steaks, bison chicken-fried steak and burgers have made this an institution for more than 50 years. Eat in, drive up or take home. 1900 S. Highway 89, Perry, 435-723-8545. GL – M
Provo & Central Utah American Fine Dining
Communal Food is focused on the familiar with chef’s flair—like braised pork shoulder crusted in panko. Attention to detail makes this one of Hall OF Utah’s best. 100 N. University Ave., Provo, Fame SLM 801-373-8000. EGM – N DINING
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The Tree Room Sundance Resort’s flag-
ship is known for its seasonal, straightforward menu and memorable decor, including Robert Redford’s kachina collection. Try the wild game—spice-rubbed quail and buffalo tenderloin. Highway 92, Sundance Resort, Provo Canyon, 801-223-4200. EGN – O
American Casual
The Black Sheep This is probably the most “American” restaurant in town—the cuisine here is based on the Native American dishes Chef Mark Mason enjoyed in his youth. But the fundamentals—like Navajo fry bread and the “three sisters” combo of squash, corn and beans—have been given a beautiful urban polish by this experienced chef. Don’t miss the cactus pear margarita. 19 N. University Ave, Provo, 801-607-2485. EGM – N The Foundry Grill The café in Sun-
dance Resort serves comfort food with western style—sandwiches, spit-roasted chickens and s teaks. Sunday brunch is a mammoth buffet. Sundance Resort, Provo, 801-223-4220. EGM
Station 22 Ever-hipper Provo is home to
some cutting-edge food now that the cutting edge has a folksy, musical saw kind of style.
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Carlucci’s Bakery 314 W. Broadway Coffee Garden 878 East 900 South Copy Stop 1451 South 2100 East Cummings Studio Chocolates 679 East 900 South Details 1993 South 1100 East Every Blooming Thing 1344 South 2100 East Golden Braid Books 151 South 500 East Grove Market 1906 S. Main Street Jolly’s Corner Pharmacy 1676 East 1300 South Liberty Heights Fresh 1242 South 1100 East Medicine Shop 2036 East 6200 South Meier’s Chicken 4708 S. Holladay Blvd. Snider Brothers Meats 6245 S. Highland Dr. The Store 2050 East 6200 South The Store Too 4695 Holladay Blvd. Tony Caputo’s Gourmet Market 314 West 300 South Wildwood Hutch 122 W. South Temple
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Atticus Books & Tea House 738 Main Street Dolly’s Bookstore 510 Main Street
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At Provisions we believe in carefully executed, regional, ingredient driven delicious cooking, produced in partnership with responsible farming and animal husbandry. We love to cook, it’s our passion and we respect the ingredient’s by keeping it simple, preparing it the best way we know how and plating in a fun and creative way to showcase and honor what we have here in Utah. We cook and eat with the seasons, the way it was meant to be. We change our menu often to maintain the highest quality experience for our guests. We have created an elegant, casual environment for our food and libations to be enjoyed. We have a very eclectic, thoughtful wine, beer and cocktail list meant to compliment the seasonal menus. We are currently open for dinner Tuesday thru Sunday from 5 -10pm. Lunch and brunch coming soon. 3364 South 2300 East, SLC • (801) 410-4046 • slcprovisions.com
With its trendy, urban vibe, live music and historic setting in Park City’s renovated Masonic Hall, Riverhorse On Main treats its guests to an inventive array of upscale, eclectic American cuisine and uncomplicated, seasonal dishes, all crafted by award-winning executive chef Seth Adams.
540 Main Street • (435) 649-3536 • riverhorseparkcity.com
Ruth had a certain way of doing things. How to run a restaurant. How to treat people. How to prepare the best steak of your life. When people would ask her how she made her food so good, she’d simply say “Just follow the recipe.” Come in tonight and experience how Ruth’s timeless recipe is alive and well to this day.
Salt Lake City • (801) 363-2000 • 275 S West Temple • ruthschrisprime.com Park City • (435) 940-5070 • 2001 Park Ave • ruthschris.com
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dining guide Station 22 is a perfect example of the Utah roots trend—a charming, funky interior, a great soundtrack and a menu with a slight Southern twang. Try the fried chicken sandwich with red cabbage on ciabatta. 22 W. Center St., Provo, 801-607-1803. EGL – M
Channa Roti bread is made with chickpea flour.
Christopher’s Herb Shop, Ginger’s serves truly garden-fresh, bright-flavored, mostly vegetarian dishes. 188. S. Main St., Springville, 801-489-4500. GL
Moab & Southeast Utah
stay has several sister restaurants worthy to call family. 463 N. University Ave., Provo, 801-373-6677; 7726 Campus View Dr., West Jordan, 801-282-0777; 2731 E. Parley’s Way, SLC, 801-581-0222. EGM – N
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Italian/pizza
Pizzeria 712 The pizza menu reaches
heights of quality that fancier restaurants only fantasize about. Not only are the blistercrusted pizzas the epitome of their genre, but braised short ribs, local mushrooms and arugula on ciabatta are equally stellar. 320 S. State St., Orem, 801-623-6712. EGM
Mexican
Mountain West Burrito A humble burri-
to place with high-flown belief in sustainably raised meats, locally sourced vegetables and community support. Result: everything you’d ever want in a burrito joint, except a beer. 1796 N. 950 West, Provo, 801-805-1870. GL
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Café Diablo (Open seasonally) This
café offers buzz-worthy dishes like rattlesnake cakes and fancy tamales. Save room for dessert. 599 W. Main St., Torrey, 435-425-3070. EGN DINING
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Hell’s Backbone Grill Owners
Blake Spalding and Jen Castle set the bar for local, organic food in Utah. Now the cafe has gained national fame. Hall OF They garden, forage, raise chickens and Fame SLM bees, and offer breakfasts, dinners and even picnic lunches. 20 N. Highway 12, Boulder, 435-335-7464. EGM – N
Capitol Reef Inn & Café This family spot
strives for a natural and tasty menu—and dishes like fresh trout and cornmeal pancakes achieve it. Be sure to look at the great rock collection and the stone kiva. 360 W. Main St., Torrey, 435-425-3271. EGL – M
Eklectic Café This is what you hope Moab will be like—vestigially idealistic, eccentric and unique. Linger on the patio with your banana pancakes, then shop the bric-a-brac inside. 352 N. Main St., Moab, 435-259-6896. GL Sunglow Family Restaurant This pit stop is famous for its pinto bean and pickle pies. Yes, we said pickle. 91 E. Main St., Bicknell, 435-425-3701. GL – M
Bar Grub & Brewpubs
Moab Brewery A beloved watering hole for river-runners, slick-rock bikers, red-rock hikers and everyone who needs a bite and a beer, which is nearly everyone in Moab. All beer is brewed on site. 686 Main St., Moab, 435-259-6333. EGM
St. George & Southwest Utah American Fine Dining
Painted Pony The kitchen blends culinary trends with standards like sagesmoked quail on mushroom risotto. Even “surf and turf” has a twist—tenderloin tataki with chile-dusted scallops. 2 W. St. George Blvd., Ste. 22, St. George, 435-634-1700. EGN
Ruth’s Creekside is the perfect union of mountainside retreat and simple convienences. The Cafe offers gorgeous patios, causal atmosphere and quick comfort cuisine. The market is the ideal mix of everyday products and specialty gourmet items. Creekside has a full liquor license and is one of the few establishments in Salt Lake City with a Liquor Outlet inside the grocery market. Ruth’s Creekside • 4170 Emigration Canyon Rd • (801) 582-0457 Ruth’s Diner • 4160 Emigration Canyon Rd • (801) 582-5807 ruthscreekside.com • ruthsdiner.com
Simply Sushi offers some of the very best and most affordable sushi in the Salt Lake area. We have two great locations with plenty of free parking at both locations. We have a nice selection of beer and Saki and are open for lunch and dinner seven days a week. Check us out! You’ll be happy you did. Take-out orders are available.
200 West 400 South, SLC • (801) 746-4445 • simplysushi.us 7117 South Redwood Rd, West Jordan • (801) 676-7008
OVER 25 YEARS OF BREWING LEGENDARY BEERS Salt Lake’s original brewpub since 1989 features award-winning fresh brewed beers, eclectic daily specials and traditional pub favorites for lunch, dinner and weekend brunch. With an urban garden patio and spectacular city views, Squatters is also a casual, fun option for large group reservations and private parties and events. Look for us in Park City and at the airport too.
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dining guide Spotted Dog Café Relax, have some vino and enjoy your achiote-braised lamb shank with mint mashed potatoes on top of rosemary spaghetti squash. 428 Zion Park Blvd., Springdale, 435-772-0700. EGN
American Casual
Oscar’s Café Blueberry pancakes, fresh eggs, crisp potatoes and thick bacon. We love breakfast, though Oscar’s serves equally satisfying meals at other times of day. 948 Zion Park Blvd., Springdale, 435-772-3232. GL
Breakfast Here
Pancakes, Texas French toast and breakfast panini.
Mom’s Café Mom’s has fed travel-
ers on blue plate standards since 1928. This is the place to try a Utah “scone” with “honey butter.” 10 E. Main St., Salina, 435-529-3921. GL
Red Rock Grill at Zion Lodge Try eat-
ing here on the terrace. Enjoy melting-pot American dishes like smoked trout salad with prickly pear vinaigrette. And you can’t beat the red rock ambience. Zion National Park, 435-772-7700. EGL – M
Whiptail Grill Tucked into an erst-
while gas station, the kitchen is little, but the flavors are big—a goat cheesestuffed chile relleno crusted in Panko
and the chocolate-chile creme brulee. 445 Zion Park Blvd., Springdale, 435-772-0283. EGL – M
Xetava Gardens Café Blue corn pancakes for breakfast and lunch are good bets. But to truly experience Xetava, dine under the stars in eco-conscious Kayenta. 815 Coyote Gulch Court, Ivins, 435-656-0165. EGM
Bakeries & Cafés
25 Main Café and Cake Parlor With
its hip graphic design, ever-so-cool servers and a loyal cupcake following, this simple sandwich spot could be at home in Soho, but it’s in St. George. 25 N. Main St., St. George, 435-628-7110. GL
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The Bit and Spur The menu stars Southwestern cuisine—ribs, beef and chicken—as well as chili verde. A longtime Zion favorite, there’s almost always a wait here, but it’s almost always a pleasant one with a view and a brew in hand. 1212 Zion Park Blvd., Springdale, 435-772-3498. EGM
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Fancy tacos and fine tequilas served seven days a week in a warm, modern atmosphere. Brunch Menu Saturday and Sunday 11am-3pm. Private dining space available at Holladay and Foothill locations.
NEW downtown location NOW OPEN! Visit us at www.taqueria27.com, twitter @taqueria27 or Facebook Taqueria27 for more information.
2013 149 East 200 South, SLC • (385) 259-0940 1615 South Foothill Drive Suite G, SLC • (385) 259-0712 4670 Holladay Village Plaza Suite 108, Holladay • (801) 676-9706 taqueria27.com
Top 10 Best Ski-Town Sushi Restaurants – Ski Magazine The food at Tona is meticulously prepared and attractively arranged. Tona combines local seasonal ingredients and fresh seafood from around the world to provide guests a new level of culinary dining experience. Its innovative usage of global ingredients sets Tona apart from its peers. Chefs’ endless creativity brings new surprises to guests that both please the eyes and the palate. The combination of traditional Japanese cooking with modern techniques and ingredients is what guests can find at Tona.
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GREAT VIEW, FABULOUS FOOD AND AWARD WINNING BREWS! The Wasatch Brew Pub has been a legend in Park City since 1986, and now you can enjoy the same legendary beers and pub fare at our new location in the heart of Sugar House. Pouring both Wasatch and Squatters hand-crafted brews, as well as dishing up delicious pub favorites such as Whiskey Salt Tater Tots, Loaded Wasatch Nachos and Classic Burgers, Wasatch Brew Pub Sugar House promises to be a wickedly good time! Serving lunch, dinner and weekend brunch. Private event space available for large groups, summer patio dining and a full liquor license. Validated garage parking.
Misbehaving in Utah since 1986! 2110 South Highland Drive • (801) 783 -1127 • wasatchbeers.com
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barguide
A curated guide to the best bars in Utah
Yo Ho and All of That And a bottle of Sugar House Rum
The Sugar House Distillery crew: Jake Wood, Eric Robinson and proprietor James Fowler.
All bars listed in the Salt Lake Bar Guide have been vetted and chosen based on quality of beverage, food, atmosphere and service. This selective guide has no relationship to any advertising in the magazine.
Sugar House Distillery has undergone significant changes since it opened two years ago. For example, vodka is not the extent of their repertoire now. Proprietor James Fowler hired a new head distiller, Eric Robinson, formerly head of distilling at High West, and he and his assistant, Jake Wood, an experienced brewer, have brought in a lot of fresh ideas. Like rum, for instance. Sugar House’s Silver Rum, made from Grade A sugarcane molasses, is smooth and slightly fruity, a perfect mixer for mojitos and daiquiris. But the Gold Rum, aged in new American oak barrels, is a different drink entirely, meant to roll around in your mouth while you meditate on how many
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flavors and aromas can be detected in one savored sip. Like reposado tequila or brandy, this is one of the few liquors that’s pleasurable as a sipper (neat or with a cube) or mixed. And finally, Sugar House is making malt whiskey from sprouted barley mash, perhaps a first in modern Utah. And there’s more to come. Ideas are brewing faster than the custom stills can keep up. But here’s what you need to know: All of these new liquors, and the vodka, are available at the distillery which has a package license. They’ve all been submitted to the DABC for approval, so they may be—just may be—available in state liquor stores by the end of the summer. 2212 S. West Temple, Unit #14, SLC, 801-726-0403
Photo Adam Finkle
Review visits are anonymous, and all expenses are paid by Salt Lake magazine.
21 & over Bars
Forget about navigating the state’s labyrinth of liquor laws—the more than 20 bars and pubs listed here prioritize putting a drink in your hand, although most of them serve good food, too. Restricted to 21 and over. (Be prepared to show your I.D., whatever your age. This is Utah, after all.)
Aerie Thanks to floor-to-ceiling windows, diners can marvel at nature’s magnificent handiwork while feasting from the sushi bar. The menu is global, and the scene is energetic—with live music some nights. Cliff Lodge, Snowbird Resort, 801-933-2160
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Bar X This drinker’s bar is devoted to cocktails, and the shakers prefer the term “bartenders.” A survivor of the ups and downs of Utah liquor laws, this was the vanguard of Salt Lake’s new cocktail movement, serving classic drinks and creative inventions behind the best electric sign in the city. 155 E. 200 South, SLC, 801-3552287 E Beer Bar Food & Wine darling, Food Net-
work regular and owner of award-winning Forage restaurant, Viet Pham conceived (though he doesn’t cook) the menu. And Ty Burrell, star of ABC’s small-screen hit Modern Family, is a co-owner. Together, they lent their flat screen luster to pre-opening coverage in Food & Wine magazine and then all over the Twitterverse and blogosphere. Beer Bar is right next to Burrell’s other SLC hipster success story, Bar X. And make no mistake, this is a hipster beer joint. It’s noisy and there’s no table service—you wait in line at the bar for your next beer and sit at picnic tables. But there are over 140 to choose from, not to mention 13 kinds of bratwurst. 161 E. 200 South, SLC, 801-355-2287 E
The Bayou This is Beervana, with 260
bottled beers and 32 on draft. The kitchen is an overachiever for a beer bar, turning out artichoke pizza and deep-fried Cornish game hens. 645 S. State St., SLC, 801-9618400. EGM
Beerhive Pub An impressive list of over 200 beers—domestic, imported and local— and a long ice rail on the bar to keep the brew cold, the way American’s like ’em, are the outstanding features of this cozy downtown pub. Booths and tables augment the bar seating and downstairs there are pool tables. You can order food from Michelangelo’s next door, but this place is basically all about the beer. 128 S. Main St., SLC, 801-364-4268 EGL BTG Wine Bar BTG stands for “By the Glass,” and the tenacity with which Fred
Moesinger (owner of next-door Caffé Molise) pursued the audacious (in Utah) idea of a true wine bar deserves kudos. BTG serves craft cocktails and specialty beer, and you can order food from Caffé Molise, but the pièces de résistance are the more than 50 wines by the glass. You can order a tasting portion or a full glass, allowing you to sample vintages you might not be inclined to buy by the bottle. 63 W. 100 South, SLC, 801-359-2814 E
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Beehive Bitters The je ne sais quoi of every cocktail
Campfire Lounge Well, don’t go expecting a real campfire, although patio firepits have been “in the works” for awhile now. But the laid-back feeling of sitting around a campfire, sipping and talking with friends, is what the owners were aiming for, with or without flames. And that’s what Campfire is—a relaxed neighborhood joint with affordable drinks. And s’mores. 837 E. 2100 South, 801-467-3325 E
Club Jam The city’s premier gay bar has all that’s necessary: DJs, drag queens and drinks. It rocks out Wednesday through Sunday, with karaoke on Wednesday and Sunday nights at 9. 751 N. 300 West, SLC, 801-382-8567 E DINING
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Copper Common Sibling to
the hugely popular restaurant The Copper Onion, Copper Common is Hall a real bar—that means there’s no Zion OF curtain and you don’t actually have to order Fame SLM food if you don’t want to. But on the other hand, why wouldn’t you want to? Copper Common’s kitchen caters to every taste, whether you’re drinking cocktails, beer or wine (on tap, yet). And it’s real, chef- imagined food—a long way from pretzels and peanuts. Reservations are recommended, and thankfully there are no TVs. 111 E. Broadway, SLC, 801-355-9453 E
Cotton Bottom Inn Remember when this was a ski bum’s town? The garlic burger and a beer is what you order. 2820 E. 6200 South, SLC, 801-2739830 EGL East Liberty Tap House Another bright spot in a brilliant neighborhood, the Tap House is the creation of Scott Evans, who also owns nearby restaurant Pago. Half a dozen beers on draft and 20 or more by the bottle, and the rotation changes constantly—meaning, stop by often. The
Every good bartender knows the value of bitters. The ancient and strange concoction (dating back to, perhaps, the ancient Egyptians) comes in a thousand flavor variations. Originally these blends of botanicals steeped in alcohol were sold as patent medicines, often for stomach ailments. They have been used in making cocktails since the beginning of cocktail-making. Angostura bitters are as necessary to a bartender’s supply list as gin. Now, bitters are being made right here in Utah at Beehive Bitters Company. Mike D’Amico, the proprietor, is currently making a spiced orange bitters, sold at Liberty Heights Fresh, Caputo’s and at Sugar House Distillery. Lime bitters should be ready by press time.
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bar guide menu, by Chef Phelix Gardner, does clever takes on bar food classics, like housemade onion dip and potato chips. Note: It’s open noon to midnight, 7 days a week. 850 E. 900 South, SLC, 801-441-2845 E
High West Distillery The bartenders at Utah’s award-winning gastro-distillery concoct two full and completely different cocktail menus, one each for summer and winter, and briefer ones for the shoulder seasons. The focus is on whiskey-based drinks featuring High West’s award- winning spirits, although the bar stocks other alcohol. The food is whiskey-themed, too, and the space—a former livery stable— is pure Park City. 703 Park Ave., Park City, 435-649-8300 E Garage Everyone compares it to an Aus-
tin bar. Live music, good food and the rockingest patio in town. Try the Chihuahua, a chile-heated riff on a margarita. 1199 N. Beck St., SLC, 801-521-3904 EGL
Gracie’s Play pool, throw darts, listen to live music, kill beer and time on the patio and upstairs deck. Plus, Gracie’s is a gastropub—you don’t see truffled ravioli in a vodka-pesto sauce on most bar menus. 326 S. West Temple, SLC, 801-819-7563 EGM Green Pig Green Pig is a pub of a dif-
ferent color. The owners try to be green, using eco-friendly materials and sustainable kitchen practices. The menu star is the chili verde nachos with big pork chunks and cheese. 31 E. 400 South, SLC, 801-532-7441 EGL
Kristauf’s Martini Bar One of the first straight-up classy bars in the city, Kristauf’s
opened in sync with the martini craze and has survived long enough to have competition. A gin martini is the purist’s cocktail, but most of us savor all kinds of concoctions in a martini glass—just ask owner Cody Frantz, who changes his menu annually. 16 W. Market St., SLC, 801-366-9490 E
Market Street Oyster Bar The livelier
nightlife side of Market Street seafood restaurant, the Oyster Bar has an extensive beverage menu including seasonal drink specials. To begin or end an evening, have one of the award-winning martinis or a classic daiquiri, up, with a dozen oysters— half price on Mondays—or settle in for the night and order from the full seafood menu. 54 W. Market St., SLC, 801-531-6044 E
The Rest and Bodega The neon sign says “Bodega,” and you can drink a beer in the phone booth–sized corner bar. But it’s better to head downstairs to the speakeasy-styled The Rest. Welcome to the underground. Order a cocktail, settle into the apparently bomb-proof book-lined library, or take a booth and sit at the bar where you can examine local artist Jake Buntjer’s tiny sculptures in the niches on the wall—sort of a Tim Burton meets Dr. Who aesthetic. The food is good, should you decide to blow off the dinner plans and stay here instead. 331 S. Main St., SLC, 801‑532‑4042 E The Shooting Star More than
a century old, this is gen-youwine Old West. The walls are adorned with moose heads and a stuffed St. Bernard. Good luck with finishing your Star Burger. 7300 E. 200 South, Huntsville, 801-745-2002 EGL
The Vault In the boutique Kimpton hotel
The Monaco, The Vault is themed after the building’s original purpose as a bank. A quintessential hotel bar, with big windows looking out on pedestrian traffic and longaproned servers, this is a favorite place for locals and visitors. There is a list of original concoctions, but look for the special cocktails themed to what’s onstage across the street at Capitol Theatre. You can also order from the wine list of Bambara, the hotel restaurant. 202 S. Main St., SLC, 801-3635454 E
Whiskey Street Before it was named Main Street, this stretch of road was dubbed “Whiskey Street” because it was lined with so many pubs and bars. Hence the name of this drinking (and eating) establishment. Anchored by a 42-foot-long cherry wood bar backed with bottles and centered with a narrow stand-up table, a row of booths, and some cushy seats at the back, Whiskey Street serves food, but it’s primarily a place to bend the elbow. There’s a selection of neo-cocktails, a classic list of beer and whiskey pairings and a jaw-dropping list of spirits, some rare for SLC. Wine on tap and an extensive beer list round out the imbiber’s choices. You definitely can’t try it all in one visit. 323 S. Main St., SLC, 801-433-1371 E Zest Kitchen & Bar Besides healthy
dining, Zest offers handcrafted FreshTM juice cocktails with the same emphasis on local and organic ingredients as the food—try an original concoction like the Straw-bubbly Lavender Martini, a Jalapeño Margarita or Summer Beet Sangria. There’s a special late-night menu of bar bites, too. 275 S. 200 West, SLC, 801-433-0589
Sake Cocktail from Naked Fish Bar master Scott Gardner of Church & State bar consortium has been working with Naked Fish to revamp the Japanese restaurant’s bar menu. In keeping with the stunning but simple aesthetic of Japanese cuisine, the cocktails are elementally simple. And stunning. 3 oz. Kiku-Masamune sake (or any good, dry, fresh sake) ¾ oz. aromatic coconut* ¹/8 oz. yuzu juice pinch salt Garnish: pineapple frond, lemon grass, kaffir lime leaf, tied together with twine
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Fill a sake carafe with crushed ice. Add ingredients, swizzle lightly and top with more ice. Garnish. *To make, pour ½ can coconut milk, 8 oz. water, ½ cup sugar and 2 stalks of lemongrass into a gallon-sized Ziploc bag and cook in a water
bath on a low simmer for 45 mins. Strain out the lemongrass and refrigerate.
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Childhood: The New Endangered Species Today’s 10 year olds have skipped childhood altogether By john shuff
Over the last 20 years, there have been 64 school shoot-
ings in America—a little more than three a year. Hundreds more kids are killed or wounded on the streets, shattering their parents’ dreams forever. Thousands have been abducted, molested or sexually assaulted. A desensitized society shrugs off these acts of violence, partly because they are an everyday occurrence and partly because we see them over and over again on TV, in video games, at the movies. When I was growing up, I never imagined someone would bring a gun to school. My first priority was playing ball: football, basketball, baseball, volleyball. In grade school, I couldn’t wait for the bell to ring at 3:30, unchaining me from the dreary and mundane wash of hours that was school. I even daydreamed about playing ball. I could sit there staring straight at the blackboard, but happily teleported to the park on Ludlow Avenue in Cincinnati or our neighbor’s driveway for a pick-up basketball game.
John Shuff at bat with next-door neighbor Frankie Reminger playing catcher, ca. 1949.
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Back then, we chose sides for baseball games by throwing a bat in the air. The winner, who would choose first, would be the guy who caught the bat closest to the end of the handle. In football and basketball, we paired off according to size. Mom always knew where to find me after school, including the exact route I took each day from Clifton School to the park. And I couldn’t wait for basketball season; that’s when I had a chance to play with the older guys, the ninth and tenth graders. These guys were tall, athletic and got a kick out of roughing up the younger kids, knocking us to the asphalt with impunity. When it came to football, things were equally rough. We never played tackle football with helmets. The only helmet I could find in our basement was my dad’s leather one, ca. 1915, from his high school football days. When you tackled a hard-charging opponent, it was no big deal to get a bloody nose or have a headache that night. In baseball, we got by with baseball caps, and if you caught a fastball in the neck or ribs you were expected to rub it off and get back in the batter’s box. I wonder if kids today will have any memories like that. Now kids are simply not allowed to grow up; they are already grown up. They are surrounded by gang violence, drugs and indifference. They are so inundated with adult issues that some school districts want sex education and gender issues discussed with kids in primary school. Porn sites are accessible to any kid who surfs the Internet. The Catholic Church is still grappling with lingering abuse scandals involving school-age children. But the most wrenching tragedy is that kids are killing kids. From schools like Columbine in Littleton, Colorado, to Paducah, Kentucky, to Jonesboro, Arkansas, to Springfield, Oregon, and Newtown, Connecticut, children are shooting each other. In 2000, a 14 year old in Lake Worth, Florida, Nathaniel Brazill, was given a prison sentence for killing his teacher, a man who had been his friend and mentor. I am not sure why this is happening or what the message is here, but I know if we don’t give back our children's childhoods, the future of America will be held hostage to adults who accept violence as normal. Let’s get close to our kids again. Let’s put the phones and iPads and computers to sleep. Maybe we can start by having dinner with them every night. Maybe we can turn off the TV and listen to them. Maybe we can start to play board games, work puzzles, even pray together. We have to start somewhere. We have to believe again that we can make a difference, that we have the power to build strong values, that we can resurrect the family and with it, our children.
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