Another Salt Lake City that kept popping up on “best-of” lists was Settebello.
Settebello serves authentic Neapolitan-style pizza as established by the guidelines of the Verace Pizza Napoletana Association founded in Naples, Italy. In 2007 Settebello was certified by the President of the US Chapter of the VPN, Peppe Miele, as only the 16th member in [...]
Archive for August, 2008
My slice of the pie
Posted in Reviews, Savory, So right, Travel, tagged Neapolitan-style pizza, Salt Lake City, Settebello Pizzeria, Verace Pizza Napoletana Association on August 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Two great tastes that DON’T taste great together
Posted in Reviews, Savory, So wrong, Travel, tagged Crown Burger, pastrami, Salt Lake City, Utah on August 27, 2008 | 1 Comment »
When I read about a cheeseburger topped with pastrami, I knew I had to visit a Crown Burgers location in Salt Lake City. I love both cheeseburgers and pastrami and was eager to try the two together.
Well, the title of this post probably gave it away, but alas, Crown Burgers’s signature sandwich didn’t live up [...]
Summer vacation part 2: Holy mole!
Posted in Reviews, Savory, So right, Travel, tagged carnitas, huevos motulenos, mole, Red Iguana, salmon chimichanga, Salt Lake City, spareribs on August 27, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Whoa, those last two posts about Filipino food and rural America were heavy! The next several entries will be my visit to Salt Lake City, the food scene there and will be angst free.
I’m one of those people who likes to do a lot of research before traveling somewhere. And much of that research involves [...]
What I did on my summer vacation: Fear and loathing in rural America
Posted in Essays, Food and race, Travel, tagged Idaho, Oregon, road trip, Salt Lake City, Summer vacation, Utah, Washington on August 26, 2008 | 2 Comments »
This time last year, my husband and I were relaxing on the Hawaiian island of Maui, savoring fresh seafood, tropical fruit and the magical menu at Da Kitchen.
For our 2008 summer vacation, we decided to drive from Seattle to visit our friends Sarah and Damon in Salt Lake City. You may be wondering what [...]
Is Filipino food embarrassing?
Posted in Essays, Filipino food, Food and race, Reviews, Savory, Sweet, tagged Chowhound, Filipino food, Filipino restaurants, fish escabeche, halo halo, Kawali Grill, pork inihaw, Seattle, silog, ube ice cream on August 26, 2008 | 3 Comments »
This is the question “side dish” raised on Chowhound’s Pacific Northwest board in 2002.
The post itself wasn’t very illuminating. The writer claimed that there’s a dearth of Filipino restaurants in Seattle because “Filipinos are the ultimate US wannabees” who are “more likely to open a Jewish deli or burger stand than a Filipino restaurant.” [...]
