Carbonara Recipe Wins the Governor’s Muffin Contest
A bacon-flavored muffin won $150 and first place at the 2013 Governor’s Favorite Muffin Contest at the Utah State Fair. Instead of …
Iron Pig Cook-Off Takes Place Saturday at Daybreak
The 2013 Iron Pig Championship Cook-Off takes place this Saturday evening during Daybreak’s Fizz Fest at SoDa Row in South Jordan. The …
“Noodlemania!” Book Signing Saturday
Melissa Mikesell Barlow wanted to go beyond mac ‘n’ cheese and spaghetti with her children’s cookbook, “Noodlemania” (Quirk Books, $15.95). “Pasta comes …
Salt Lake Culinary Center
The Salt Lake Culinary Center is now officially open for business at 2233 South 300 East, Salt Lake City. I went to …
Slow Food Utah’s Feast of Five Senses
Slow Food Utah’s 9th Annual fundraiser, Feast of Five Senses, takes place Sept. 15 at the Salt Lake Culinary Center, 2233 S …
Chile Fest at Z’Tejas
It’s Chile Fest at Z’Tejas (at the Gateway in Salt Lake City) from September 3 – 16. The restaurants celebrates the chile harvest, …
Good Things Utah — My Zucchini & Bacon Soup
Today I made my Zucchini & Bacon Soup on a cooking segment on ABC-4’s Good Things Utah. It has become one of …
Utah State Fair Cooking Contests
Cooking for cash; baking for bucks — the contests at the Utah State Fair can earn you up to $300 in prize …
My experiences as a food editor
Often people want to know how I became a food editor. My recipe for the job contains some fairly eclectic ingredients and …
The Patio Project: Northern Utah Restaurants For Great Outdoor Eating
What Northern Utah restaurants have great patios? During June and July (of 2013), I worked on a story for the Standard-Examiner about …