i endorse the new yorker option. the food is quite good, and it really is a salt lake institution. but make sure you reserve a booth or a two-top overlooking the lower cafe area. the fun is in the atmosphere.

It’s a common misconception that Kosher salt never contains additives. Even the Salt Institute makes this error on their web site. However, Kosher salts can, and some do, contain additives. Morton’s Kosher Salt, for...

with folks, but it’s an institution and eye candy. Trio Cottonwood is in the neighborhood and a larger satellite of the original one downtown. Food is bistro/italian/whatever they’re calling it. sandwiches and...

at the French Culinary Institute and we were taught to always salt and pepper before grilling... most of the salt drips off during grilling leaving just a touch. Jonathan

order — nothing pre-prepped to get get funky. Husband had a Tom’s Tavern burger w/ skin-on French fries. Named in honor of the late Tom Eldridge, whose long-running Tom’s Tavern was an institution at that...

in doing a blind salt tasting. Does anyone have any ideas of a way to do it in which the color or grain size can be disguised, so the test is truly blind? Hey, there’s a Salt Institute with a web site: Link:...

We will be in Salt Lake, then driving to Boise for a series of family gatherings. We are catering a couple of meals in Boise for my family. We are from the Bay Area, and are spoiled with our weekly CSA boxes and want the same...

Here’s a long trip report from 3 years ago – we loved it! My husband and I attended “Boot Camp” at the Culinary Institute of America (CIA) in February 2002 – following is a LONG trip report. (note the...

I am visiting SF with my wife for the weekend. I lived there for 6 years and am familiar with city institutions (Zuni, Boulevard, Town Hall, Jardinaire, etc.) and great higher-end spots (e.g. Fifth Floor, Danko, Aqua). However, I...

This might seem like a strange request, but I have always thought of a change over at an airport as an opportunity to taste regional cuisine. Do such opportunities exist at the Salt Lake City airport and if so what are they?

We are a group of 5 twenty-somethings visiting Salt Lake City from New York next week for some skiing and staying in the Holladay area. Looking for must-try restaurants in the Salt Lake City area. Open to anything –...

Do inner-city black folks have higher rates of obesity and diabetes than whites because their palates are just trained to favor greasy grub?

A new vista of employment opportunities is opening up in the food industry. How soon before we see want ads for salt sommeliers?

Two days of cooking, learning, and eating with the pros.

A first-of-its-kind medical conference asks: Is food an addiction?