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In Memoriam: Anthony Bourdain
By James Bennett [Posted September 6, 2018]
I’m not sure if a word exists to describe the combination of anger, shock and genuine sadness I felt when I heard that Anthony Bourdain had taken his own life. To say that it was a surprise or a tragedy does not give it enough weight. It was heartbreaking and unexpected. … read more
Localized: Thalia Condo
By Billy Swartzfager [Posted September 6, 2018]
Thalia Condo believes that music can help those seeking something to believe in, those seeking a source of hope. It is that approach and perspective on life and her particular craft that has gotten Condo where she is today. … read more
Content Shifter: Nine Back-to-School TV Series
By Bill Frost [Posted September 6, 2018]
The back-to-school time of year is special to people—not me but, you know, other people. The kind of people who still have high-school graduation tassels hanging from their rearview mirrors, or still refer to their college ball teams as “we” and “us,” or whine incessantly about still-not-paid-off student loans. … read more
Heber Valley Artisan Cheese
By Andy Fitzgerrell [Posted September 6, 2018]
Visitors are welcome at Heber Valley Artisan Cheese, and the farm is available for events, which can include family reunions and retreats, as well as the Swiss Days Festival around Labor Day. They don’t stop there—the creamery holds cheese-tasting events at the farm on the second Friday of every month! … read more
City Cakes
By SLUG Staff [Posted September 6, 2018]
“Cake-decorating is an art, and I love to be creative. City Cakes has very talented decorators that can create exactly what the customer is asking for out of buttercream.” … read more
Eat Local Week
By Paige Zuckerman [Posted September 6, 2018]
Alison Einerson was an early cultivator of Utah’s strongly sprouting Eat Local program, with a mission to make local food a sustained extension of the larger cultural and personal narrative. … read more
Normal Ice Cream
By SLUG Staff [Posted September 6, 2018]
“Normal Ice Cream cares about every single step, how it tastes, what the textures are and how it looks because we live in a visual world, after all.” … read more
Strong Vertical Gardens
By Ali Shimkus [Posted September 6, 2018]
It’s an impressively efficient system that Debbie Strong, manager and visionary behind Strong Vertical Gardens, came up with, through much experimentation and trial and error in the five years she has grown her business. … read more
Doki Doki
By SLUG Staff [Posted September 6, 2018]
At Doki Doki, we commit ourselves to make teas without any powder or artificial flavorings. We only use real loose-leaf teas, either imported or sold by our suppliers in the States. We brew our teas fresh at the store and use all real cream if customers want to order milk teas. … read more
Localized: Michelle Moonshine
By Billy Swartzfager [Posted September 6, 2018]
In the beginning, singer-songwriter Michelle Moonshine (Michelle Gomez) recalls sneaking into bars to watch live music where she wasn’t legally old enough to attend, trying to fly beneath the radar in order to avoid detection. But, there were a few attentive folks who noticed. … read more