POSTED // Mar 12,2008 - I could diet and detox for the next month and probably not undo the damage I did during three fun-filled days at Deer Valley Resort this month. I think I’ve finally found my food and wine intake limit. It goes without saying that I could never afford...

POSTED // Mar 12,2008 - Robert Heinlein often said that there’s no such thing as a free lunch. Perhaps not, but there is such a thing as free breakfast. On Sunday, March 30, from 9 a.m. till noon, Sweet Tomatoes restaurants will give free breakfasts to kids 12 and under...

POSTED // Mar 12,2008 - It’s a shame that, as with Champagne on New Year’s Eve, most folks only drink Guinness Stout once a year—on St. Patrick’s Day. Champagne and Guinness are good all year round. So, just to be different, I’m eschewing Guinness...

POSTED // Mar 5,2008 - Enthusiasts of good, inexpensive, no-nonsense, family-style Italian fare are undoubtedly familiar with Cannella’s. For more than two decades, Cannella’s has provided Salt Lakers with tasty Italian-American cuisine in a loosen-your-belt ultra-casual...

POSTED // Mar 5,2008 - My apologies to the nice gal behind the counter at Marie Callender’s, whose ears might be still burning after my recent tirade. It all began when my wife said she’d prefer a lemon meringue pie for her birthday over a traditional cake. As it...

POSTED // Feb 27,2008 - Each month, Fleming’s Wine Wednesdays program supports a selected nonprofit organization in our community. In March, Wine Wednesdays will contribute to the Utah Hispanic Business Leadership Foundation. Each Wednesday of the month (except for March...

POSTED // Feb 27,2008 - It seems that every tequila brand has its own romantic story behind it. My suspicion is that these tall tales are usually at least in part manufactured by marketing and public relations firms, although they invariably hold some truth. In the case of Sauza...

POSTED // Feb 20,2008 - I’m quite fond, especially in the midst of drab gray winters like this one, of eateries with an ocean view. Not long ago, I supped at The Chart House and Gladstone’s on the Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu thinking, “Why can’t life...

POSTED // Feb 20,2008 - Life is a Cabernet, old chum! Cabaret and Cabernet come together in Park City as the Egyptian Theatre presents the musical Cabaret in conjunction with a wine tasting hosted by Salt Lake Tribune wine writer Zev Rovine. According to the Egyptian, “Zev...

POSTED // Feb 20,2008 - Nothing speaks to me of winter quite like hot mugs of grog, glögg, wassail and other cold-weather liquid warmers. In fact, the first boozy beverage ever to touch my lips was a wee sip from my mom’s hot toddy, a drink she’d learned to...