Stuart Melling
What’s Cooking is our latest feature, in which we aim to dazzle you with what’s cooking in a kitchen near you right now. Not restaurant critiques per se, but looser dish-by-dish updates of meals we’ve enjoyed and specific tastes that have tantalized us. Hopefully they’ll tantalize you too. Oasis Cafe First on the ticket is … Read more
Ochlophobiacs would be well advised to skip the streets of downtown SLC this weekend; you may well encounter the odd crowd. Not only does the 2014 Salt Lake Comic Con come to town tomorrow — but the 39th yearly installment of the Salt Lake Greek Festival also kicks off on Friday, September 5. In years … Read more
Only one week to go now and the Salt Lake Comic Con 2014 will burst onto downtown SLC like a Cylon Basestar on Dradis. Hmm sorry, I geeked out from excitement there a little. But who could blame me? The impending mega-show gets bigger and brighter by the day, aiming to draw more than 120,000 … Read more
Just a couple of weeks ago it arrived. A seemingly innocuous 12 by 9 inch cardboard packet, cheerfully plastered in sunny yellow. Emblazoned on the front–Nielsen. Yep, our fair family had been given the task of documenting our TV watching. If you’re unaware of Nielsen–the company has been running analysis of US TV viewing habits … Read more
Gird your livers SLC, its time for the latest and biggest ever installment of the City Weekly Beer Festival. On Saturday, August 16 (3-8 p.m.) over 5,000 enthusiasts are expected to turn out to enjoy the fifth annual celebration of all things hoppy, malty and yeasty. Yup, beer. Some changes this year include a move … Read more
To celebrate Vinto Pizzeria’s summer menu we have a great giveaway for one lucky reader and a friend. If you read our recent story, you will know about some of the great summer updates at Vinto. In addition to a seasonally updated menu that’s currently popping with color, freshness and vibrancy, Vinto is also inviting … Read more
I know, I know–it seems like every day there’s a foodie-fundraising thingamajig demanding your time and money. It’s true, there are a lot of good causes out there with just as many events, vying for your attention. But. And it’s a big but. Taste Of The Wasatch is one of Utah’s premier fundraisers; both in … Read more
Things are starting to heat up for the next installment of the blockbusting Salt Lake Comic Con event. Following hot on the heels of Spring’s record breaking FanX show–this September’s installment hopes to set its own meteoric records. The inaugural event in 2013–a reverent celebration of all things geek drew 72,000 fans–massively outstripping Utah’s prior … Read more
Summer Movie Series What’s better than a night at the movies? What about a night at the movies that’s free, held outside on a lovely summer evening and maybe even comes with free popcorn? Yep, that’s better. Now that spring showers are behind us, and its all clear blue skies — a variety of venues … Read more
As a Brit living in the states, there’s nothing more confounding than America’s long standing distrust of football, sorry, soccer. Well, maybe the way my adopted home insists on serving tea with ice – that’s problematic too. Side note: tea should be hot, strong and served by the gallon, on the hour. I understand the … Read more