How Steiny’s Sports Grills Won the Wing Shortage Battle
When the Covid pandemic, labor shortages, and other events caused a shortage in chicken wings, some restaurants across the country ended up …
Restaurant Names and How They Got Them
What’s in a restaurant name? Usually, a good story as well as good food. A few years ago I shared the history …
Amano Artisan Chocolate’s New Chocolate Bars
Amano Artisan Chocolate, Utah’s award-winning chocolate maker, recently added three new bars to its array of hand-made, bean-to-bar chocolate. Years ago when …
Sushi Pro Conveyor Belt Rolls Into Utah
Sushi Pro has brought the “conveyor belt” or “rotating sushi” concept to northern Utah. Located at 4337 Harrison Blvd. in what used …
Hug-Hes Cafe: 34 Years And Still Growing
Fans of the Hug-Hes Cafés in Weber and Davis counties might be surprised to find out that Hug-Hes now has a location …
Scrambled! Offers Fast Casual Breakfast
Since Oscar Rodriguez was just 22 when he opened Scrambled! in Layton, it follows that he gave a youthful spin to the …
Dirty Bird Is the Word For Nashville-Style Hot Chicken
Dirty Bird Fried Chxx underscores the idea that fried chicken is hot these days, in every sense of the word. The Nashville …
Wildgrain Makes It, You Bake It, Delivered to Your Door
Thanks to Wildgrain, the tantalizing aroma of baking bread is wafting through my kitchen today. Wildgrain is a home-delivery membership for bake-from-frozen sourdough …
Dry January: Who Knew?
When I was asked about doing a Standard-Examiner story on Dry January, I was mystified. What is Dry January, I wondered? Something …
Birria is Big at No Manches Way in Ogden
It’s all about birria at No Manches Way, an Ogden restaurant at 1516 South Washington Blvd. A few weeks ago I interviewed …