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The carefree art of the wonderful summer cocktail

Wed, 22 May 2013 01:01:04 MDT

The carefree art of the wonderful summer cocktail

by J.m. Hirsch Ap Food Editor

Published May 22, 2013 01:01AM MDT

The art of the summer cocktail is something I take seriously. Because several years ago I realized what surely is obvious to most people... but I can be a bit slow. Summer is better with a signature cocktail. Not a fancy dinner cocktail. Not a party cocktail. And certainly nothing that anyone who goes by the title “mixologist” ever would deign to make. I’m talking about an everyday cocktail, something that can be thrown together after work or a day of swimming, then casually sipped — or even slu...

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Pop-rock quartet opens summer at Red Butte Garden with celebratory set

Tue, 21 May 2013 22:06:03 MDT

Pop-rock quartet opens summer at Red Butte Garden with celebratory set

by David Burger The Salt Lake Tribune

Published May 21, 2013 10:06PM MDT

“It feels like the beginning of summer,” singer Ezra Koenig told the crowd Tuesday at the sold-out Red Butte Garden before launching into the third song of Vampire Weekend’s headlining 20-song, 90-minute set. And it did feel like summer, with Vampire Weekend opening what will be the largest concert series the University of Utah’s botanical garden has ever hosted, with 27 concerts left between now and mid-September. The evening turned chilly once the sun went down near the beginning of the New Yo...

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Tortilla.bar serves creative Mexican cuisine in Orem

Tue, 21 May 2013 20:52:03 MDT

Tortilla.bar serves creative Mexican cuisine in Orem

by Stuart Melling Special To The Tribune

Published May 21, 2013 08:52PM MDT

Orem • The name Tortilla.bar should be a hint that this new restaurant is not a run-of-the-mill Mexican eatery. Head chef and owner Sam Oteo brought his atypical take on South of the border dining to Orem in late 2012. The restaurant operates out of modest digs, a small stand alone, blink-and-you’ll-miss-it building. About a third of the petite interior is swallowed up by the open kitchen area. Seating for, at most, 20 patrons is dotted around the buzzing chef area, with a couple extra tables o...

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Home brewing boom embraced in all 50 states

Tue, 21 May 2013 20:52:03 MDT

Home brewing boom embraced in all 50 states

by Melissa Maynard Stateline

Published May 21, 2013 08:52PM MDT

Americans have been brewing beer in their homes since colonial times — both George Washington and Thomas Jefferson were home brewers. Even so, a recent explosion of interest in the hobby has created tricky questions for state alcohol regulators. As of July 1, home brewing will be legal in all 50 states. But many states still prohibit home brewers from transporting their beer to club meetings or competitions. Some states — including Utah — also limit the amount a home brewer can produce in a year...

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Kirby: Children’s insults speak the harsh truth

Tue, 21 May 2013 18:21:25 MDT

Kirby: Children’s insults speak the harsh truth

by Robert Kirby Tribune Columnist

Published May 21, 2013 06:21PM MDT

I have to stop taking my grandkids out in public until they’re socially trained. They are far more honest than is good for them — or me. A few days ago, my family was heading to downtown Salt Lake City on TRAX. The car was crowded and seating was limited. At a stop, a rough-looking guy got on and stood next to my daughter and her 6-year-old son. He had a large number of gaps in his dental work. He looked down at my grandson and smiled. Man: “You’re a nice little boy. What’s your name?” Tate: “Y...

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New Draper company helps launch singing careers

Tue, 21 May 2013 17:21:03 MDT

New Draper company helps launch singing careers

by David Burger The Salt Lake Tribune

Published May 21, 2013 05:21PM MDT

What happens after “The Voice”? Not much — even if you win the NBC-televised singing competition. But three recent contestants with Utah ties have been selected by a Utah recording company to go on a national tour. In advance of the trip, the singers — Midas Whale, Ryan Innes and Amy Whitcomb — will perform Wednesday, May 22, at an open house for Refinement Records, the new artist development company in Draper. The three Utah-based artists advanced relatively far in “The Voice” competition be...

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Celebrate Heritage Days in Spring City

Tue, 21 May 2013 15:59:03 MDT

Celebrate Heritage Days in Spring City

the Salt Lake Tribune

Published May 21, 2013 03:59PM MDT

Spring City • Tour historic homes, buy art and antiques or join in a live radio show, during Spring City’s annual Heritage Day Celebration. It takes place Saturday, May 25, in Spring City, just off Highway 89 between Mount Pleasant and Ephraim. The day kicks off at 8 a.m. with breakfast in the city park. From 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., artwork by well-known artists will be on sale in the Old School and at local galleries. Tickets for the home tour which runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. are $10 for adults and...

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Get a kick out of Bucket List: Cataract Canyon (hold on tight)

Tue, 21 May 2013 14:24:44 MDT

Get a kick out of Bucket List: Cataract Canyon (hold on tight)

by Brett Prettyman | The Salt Lake Tribune

Published May 21, 2013 02:24PM MDT

Canyonlands National Park • The Colorado River in southeastern Utah is a tricky creature. It cradles and coddles rafters for lazy, languishing days before throwing them into a cascading crush of chaos and conceivable catastrophe in Cataract Canyon. It was something explorer John Wesley Powell experienced in a dreadful way 144 years ago and an adventure that people today travel from across the world to experience, albeit in much less-dramatic fashion. Selecting places to visit for The Utah Buck...

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Concert review: Imagine Dragons gives ‘radioactive’ performance

Tue, 21 May 2013 14:24:44 MDT

Concert review: Imagine Dragons gives ‘radioactive’ performance

by Cimaron Neugebauer Special To The Tribune

Published May 21, 2013 02:24PM MDT

OREM • All the problems of the world became non-existent on Monday night when Imagine Dragons took the stage in front of 8,500 fans in the UCCU Events Center. The hometown crowd made of mostly high school and college students — and a few families — welcomed the band back to Utah County, the site of its humble beginnings. (Shortly after its inception in 2008, Imagine Dragons won Utah Valley University and Brigham Young University’s Battle of the Bands.) On Monday, in between songs, frontman and l...

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Mormon movie soundtrack a historical journey for Utah composer Paul Cardall

Tue, 21 May 2013 14:24:44 MDT

Mormon movie soundtrack a historical journey for Utah composer Paul Cardall

Published May 21, 2013 02:24PM MDT

When T.C. Christensen asked Paul Cardall to compose music for “Ephraim’s Rescue,” the filmmaker had no idea how meaningful his request would be for the best-selling Utah composer and pianist. The film chronicles the rescue of the Martin and Willie handcart companies in 1856, one of the iconic moments of Mormon history. Nearly 1,000 handcart pioneers on their way to Utah became stuck east of the Rocky Mountains with little food and blizzard conditions. More than 200 people in the companies died...

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2013 summer music preview: Nearly 150 acts will perform

Tue, 21 May 2013 14:24:44 MDT

2013 summer music preview: Nearly 150 acts will perform

by David Burger the Salt Lake Tribune

Published May 21, 2013 02:24PM MDT

With nearly 150 pop and rock concerts scheduled through September, Wasatch Front music fans have some tough decisions to make. On Aug. 1, for example, they have to choose among Bob Dylan at Usana Amphitheatre, The Cult at The Depot, The National at the Twilight Concert Series in Pioneer Park, Megadeth at the Maverik Center or the country rockers Due West at the Ed Kenley Amphitheater in Layton. The decisions are just as tough on July 19, when Steve Martin performs at the Deer Valley Music Festi...

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Utah company makes eating outdoors more enticing

Tue, 21 May 2013 10:02:27 MDT

Utah company makes eating outdoors more enticing

by Brett Prettyman The Salt Lake Tribune

Published May 21, 2013 10:02AM MDT

Hyde Park • Utahns love to eat out — and not just at restaurants. Starting around Memorial Day, which is Monday, May 27, and continuing through Labor Day —or until the snow flies — Utahns will find any excuse to eat outdoors with family and friends. Camp Chef, a Utah-based manufacturer of camping stoves, Dutch ovens, and other outdoor cooking equipment, has two new innovations for the summer of 2013 that will make dining out even more enticing — The Italia Artisan Pizza Oven and a square Dutch...

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Ballet West’s Innovations 2013 opens up new possibilities in dance

Tue, 21 May 2013 07:25:14 MDT

Ballet West’s Innovations 2013 opens up new possibilities in dance

by Kathy Adams Special To The Tribune

Published May 21, 2013 07:25AM MDT

It’s ballet — with ropes for props and hip-hop moves. Ballet West’s “Innovations 2013,” now in its sixth year, succeeds in opening up new possibilities. Three finely-crafted works by Ballet West dancer-choreographers were framed by experienced choreographer Christopher Ruud’s spare exploration of the human condition in “Trapped,” and Jodie Gate’s lush representation of unpredictability in “Mercurial Landscape.” The dancer-choreographers’ compositions were honest and valuable efforts, each of ...

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‘Righteous Housewives’ offers humor but not much depth

Tue, 21 May 2013 07:25:14 MDT

‘Righteous Housewives’ offers humor but not much depth

by Barbara Bannon Special To The Tribune

Published May 21, 2013 07:25AM MDT

“Welcome to my family. We’re always in each other’s business,” announces matriarch Emma in local playwright Miguel Santana’s “The Righteous and Very Real Housewives of Utah County.” Alligator Press Productions is making its debut with the world premiere of this comic and satirical portrait of the interlocked lives of five women in three generations of the Pratt family from Payson. The play’s title conjures images from a soap opera, and “Righteous Housewives” incorporates many of that genre’s co...

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New Pars Market includes a restaurant

Tue, 21 May 2013 07:25:14 MDT

New Pars Market includes a restaurant

by Heather May The Salt Lake Tribune

Published May 21, 2013 07:25AM MDT

Pars Market in Holladay has a new location, a new name and the owners have added a restaurant. Pars Market and Cuisine, now at 4233 S. Highland Drive, serves lunch and dinner. Entrees range from $10-$17 and include beef and chicken kabobs as well as basmati rice dishes served with beef, chicken or lamb. The business still includes a Middle Eastern and Mediterranean market full of items not easily found including avocado, almond and mustard oils, rose preserve, eggplant spreads, sweet lemons, P...

Summer food and garden camps for kids

Tue, 21 May 2013 07:25:14 MDT

Summer food and garden camps for kids

by Heather May The Salt Lake Tribune

Published May 21, 2013 07:25AM MDT

Keep your kids busy this summer with these food-related camps: Petersen Family Farm • Children ages 6 to 12 can learn to plant seeds, harvest vegetables and feed animals at this Riverton farm. Camps held Monday-Thursday from 9 a.m. to noon in June and July. Tuition is $80 a week. Call 801-999-8548 or visit petersenfamilyfarm.com. Wasatch Community Gardens • Full-day and half-day camps are offered June through mid-August for children ages 4 to 10 at Salt Lake City’s Grateful Tomato Garden. Full...

Kirby: What would you let money do to you?

Tue, 21 May 2013 07:25:14 MDT

Kirby: What would you let money do to you?

by Robert Kirby The Salt Lake Tribune

Published May 21, 2013 07:25AM MDT

Walking in downtown Salt Lake City last week, I was panhandled by a young street gal with a puppy. She got all of my annoying spare change. I was happy to be rid of it. She was way happier to have it. Here’s the thing: The spare change was my money and my call on how to dispose of it. What if it wasn’t my money? Thursday night, I took TRAX downtown. When I bought my ticket, the machine kicked out a dollar in change from the previous transaction. I found the rightful owner on the train. She wa...

DVD review: ‘True Blood’ is one big, bloody mess

Tue, 21 May 2013 07:25:14 MDT

DVD review: ‘True Blood’ is one big, bloody mess

by Scott D. Pierce The Salt Lake Tribune

Published May 21, 2013 07:25AM MDT

Grade • C+ DVD • “True Blood” long ago diverged from Charlaine Harris’ novels. The HBO series is incredibly more bloody, more sexy —and more confused. Season 5 was the weakest yet and its characters more annoying than they’d ever been. By focusing so heavily on the Vampire Authority, “True Blood” lost its humanity. It wasn’t a total loss — fans still had a reason to tune in — but there was little to attract anyone who wasn’t already hooked on the show. The extras on the DVD/Blu-ray release ar...

TV chat: ‘Dancing With The Stars,’ ‘Game of Thrones,’ more

Tue, 21 May 2013 07:25:14 MDT

TV chat: ‘Dancing With The Stars,’ ‘Game of Thrones,’ more

digital First Media

Published May 21, 2013 07:25AM MDT

This week we’ll be chatting with Bay Area News Group TV critic Chuck Barney about the likes of “Dancing With The Stars,” “Game of Thrones” and more.

DVD review: ‘Side Effects’ is a smooth, sly thriller

Tue, 21 May 2013 07:25:14 MDT

DVD review: ‘Side Effects’ is a smooth, sly thriller

by Sean P. Means The Salt Lake Tribune

Published May 21, 2013 07:25AM MDT

Grade • B DVD • If Steven Soderbergh is retiring from moviemaking, as he’s claimed, the thriller “Side Effects” isn’t a bad way to go out. It starts with frail Emily (Rooney Mara) feeling depressed when her husband Martin (Channing Tatum) finishes a prison term for insider trading. Emily sees a shrink, Dr. Jonathan Banks (Jude Law), who prescribes a new anti-depressant — but the drug’s side effects include sleepwalking, or for Emily sleep-stabbing. Soderbergh puts a smooth polish on Scott Z. ...