Jan 30, 2013

Hatch Family Chocolates has been open in The Avenues since 2003.  You may have heard of the show The Little Chocolatiers on T.V.  Well that is based on this store.  The location changed about 2 years ago, and now they operate just a block from LDS Hospital.  I’m going to take a quote from the Hatch Family Chocolate Website on their hot chocolate...

Jan 30, 2013

Zinmaster and you would have to put a picture of Phil Jackson on the wall.  Zenburger and the only choice would be a picture of a cow.  And in my book, anytime you have a picture of a cow on the outside of your burger or steak joint then you are basically a winner.  Cow Picture = Win.  No Cow Picture = Lose.  Just how good is Zenburger though?  Well there...

Jan 28, 2013

Finally I made it to Bombay House.  I feel that I gained a ton more credibility by coming here.  I just recently became a fan of Indian cuisine, so I felt it my duty to visit what many consider to be the best Indian food in the valley.  What do I think?  Until I try a few other places, I’m not going to crown them just yet.  But I’m going to...

Jan 28, 2013

HillStone is one of the classiest places I’ve been to in a long long time.  From the outside entrance of the restaurant to the inner reception area, HillStone gives you full visibility to pretty much their entire operation.  As you can see from the upper photo, you can see right back into the preparation area.  I just stood there after dinner for a few...

Jan 26, 2013

The day before leaving Salt Lake City for a Phoenix business trip, my wife and I went for a drive up into the Suncrest neighborhood in Draper, Utah.  The view from South Mountain was like looking out of the plane of a window down towards a thick layer of clouds, only we were not in a plane, but looking down on the Salt Lake Valley.  The inversion pollution...