Mandarin Restaurant Uses 5,000 Pounds of Local Produce
In just 14 weeks, Mandarin Restaurant has used 5,000 pounds of local produce from Bangerter and Son’s gardens in Bountiful, Utah. What’s …
North Ogden Gets Cafe Rio
Cafe Rio Mexican Grill is opening a location at 2629 North 400 East in North Ogden on August 6. This is the Utah chain’s …
Quinoa Tabbouleh
Quinoa is in right now, although there are people who wish it would go away. In my last Standard-Examiner column I shared …
The Six-Week Triathlon Challenge
In the past four months, I’ve done two triathlons. Sounds pretty good, except that each took me five weeks to complete. In …
Clearfield Job Corps Culinary Arts Program
Last week I got to visit with students in the Clearfield Job Corps’ culinary arts program. The administration hosts a quarterly …
Mimi’s Cafe Closing in Layton
On Saturday, my husband’s siblings and their spouses had their annual lunch at Mimi’s Cafe in Layton. We were stunned when our …
Moroccan Madness Pizza
The General Mills test kitchens do a lot of recipe development based on consumer demographics. During the Pillsbury Bake-Off last November, the …
Food Trends To Forget in 2014
Food writers usually predict food trends in January. But in this week’s Standard-Examiner column, I listed food trends I wish would go …
Overheard at the Pillsbury Bake-Off
I got home from the Pillsbury Bake-Off on Nov. 12, and the weeks since have been busy with a flooded basement, my …
Utah Chef Viet Pham Beats Bobby Flay in "Iron Chef"
Viet Pham celebrates his “Iron Chef” victory at Naked Fish Bistro. Beef fat ice cream … who knew? Chef Viet Pham was …