POSTED // Jul 10,2012 - When the weather is warm, it’s a no-brainer to turn to lighter, lower-alcohol white wines as opposed to heavier, cooler-temp reds.

POSTED // Jul 10,2012 - There’s a lot of power in the word “no,” as Reef’s Restaurant chef/owner Asi Yoked will attest: “I think that, as a society, we have grown accustomed to saying ‘yes’ to everything.”

POSTED // Jul 9,2012 - The 2012 Utah State Fair (155 N. 1000 West) runs from Sept. 6 to Sept. 16 and will feature a number of culinary competitions.

POSTED // Jul 6,2012 - A couple of weeks ago, when author John T. Edge was in town to promote his Truck Food Cookbook, I couldn’t help but notice that of the 150 food-truck recipes included, not a single Utah food truck was acknowledged.

POSTED // Jul 2,2012 - Finally, Rosé wines are beginning to get their due. For years, Rosé has been nearly as taboo among serious wine drinkers in this country as its evil twin, White Zinfandel.

POSTED // Jul 2,2012 - You don’t have to travel to the Four Corners area to experience some of the best food the Navajo Nation has to offer.

POSTED // Jun 29,2012 - With all the hubbub downtown surrounding City Creek Center, it’s all too easy to forget about the local, independent businesses that struggled during years of “Salt Lake Rising” construction.

POSTED // Jun 26,2012 - Pat Crowley—founder and visionary of Chapul, a new company making energy bars in Salt Lake City—wants to feed you bugs.

POSTED // Jun 26,2012 - With so many talented new kids on the local brewery block, it’s easy to overlook and forget about some of the older folks—pioneers who helped make Utah into a craft-brew nerve center, of sorts.

POSTED // Jun 25,2012 - Pig & A Jelly Jar restaurant is now open in the Liberty Park area, at 401 E. 900 South.