I could write sonnets about pasta. I could create Grammy winning tunes, marketable jingles, and Food Network spots all based on my favorite starch. I love pasta, it was my first love. I survived college depending on the stuff. Mind you, my idea of pasta does not include Easy Mac, Chef Boyardee, or Prego. Gone are [...]

Risotto scared the living daylights out of me as a young cook. I have tackled more food projects and experiments in the past five years than I had ever hoped to try in my lifetime. Attempting risotto was possibly the most traumatic and the most rewarding endeavor I have ever encountered. I made every single [...]

It’s true. We devoted an entire night to chocolate and charity. Not just any chocolate, either. AMEDEI. We spent and wonderful evening tasting some of the world’s finest chocolate prepared by some of Salt Lake City’s finest chefs with phenomenal drink pairings provided by Epic Brewing, Libation, and Slide Ridge. Gabriele Bianchi of Amedei was [...]

I believe I’ve made it abundantly clear that my obsession with our new butcher shop continues to grow as the days go by. Fun fact: I have not purchased a single piece of red meat from any place but our butcher shop since we’ve started. I can tell you this has improved my life greatly, [...]

Meat and Salad. One sounds delicious and full of flavor, the other sounds generic and maybe even a little boring. But put those two words together and you have summer eating at its finest. It’s no secret that I love a shortcut when it comes to summertime dinner. I avoid the stove at all costs. [...]