Twelve Surprising Facts About Cafe Rio
I discovered some interesting facts about the Cafe Rio restaurant chain while interviewing the company CEO. 1. The company’s CEO, Dave Gagnon, …
Snowbasin: Dinner at the Top of the Mountain
I recently covered Snowbasin’s Caribbean dinner for a Standard-Examiner story. It’s been quite awhile since I last visited Snowbasin — February of …
Kids Fitness Classes
Do kids these days really need a formal exercise class? That’s what I wondered when I did a story for the Standard-Examiner …
Pillsbury Bake-Off: No Utah Finalists!
For the first time in at least 16 years, there are no Utah finalists in the Pillsbury Bake-Off. The Bake-Off is an …
Making Fruit Leather
Making fruit leather from apricots or peaches has been a long-time summer tradition for me. It started with the apricot tree in …
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 …
Camp Chef’s Artisan Pizza Oven
An artisan pizza oven for camping or tailgating? Thanks to a Logan company, Camp Chef, it’s a possibility. A few days ago …
Salt Lake Culinary Center’s Black Box Competitions
At the famed Le Cordon Bleu, culinary arts students on the verge of graduation are required to successfully complete a Black Box …
Biggest Loser: What Jillian’s Departure Means
Will “The Biggest Loser” lose some of its cachet without its tough trainer Jillian Michaels? And will Jillian lose some of her …
Cucina Toscana’s Changes
A couple of weeks ago I had a chance to attend a blogger’s event at Toscana, formerly Cucina Toscana, one of Salt …