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Ted Scheffler
Member since Jan 7, 2013
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Atypical Indian
Inside Saffron Valley's new Sugar House location.
- Although we must find some language for talking about the foods we eat, I'm always a little hesitant to use such expansive labels like Chinese cuisine, Mexican food, Middle Eastern cooking and the like.
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Eklektik Avenue
Pull up a chair (and buy it!) at funky new eatery.
- The Eklektik, that's just a few months old, might be the most appropriately named business in town.
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Boise or Bust
Basque-ing in the bounty of western Idaho.
- If you're not familiar with Boise, I'd describe it as similar to Ogden in size, scale, look and feel.
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The Ramen Report
Slurping up Jinya and Tonkotsu.
- It makes me happy that, for many of us, the word "ramen" no longer automatically conjures visions of the noxious, salty, 10-for-a-buck packages of noodles pre-fried in palm- and cottonseed oil.
- News, Private Eye Nov 16, 2016
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Whoa Is Me
I mourned in 2000 when Best of was only 10 years old. Sixteen Bests of Utah later, I mourn again.
- I mourned in 1972. I did again in 2000 when our Best of Utah was only 10 years old. Sixteen Bests of Utah later, I mourn again.
- Blog, Buzz Blog Aug 19, 2015
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Wine Wednesday: Avenues Bistro Wine Dinner
- News, The Ocho Aug 12, 2015
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Ocho Bräu
8 breweries that weren't invited to our 2015 Utah Beer Festival
- News, The Ocho Jun 24, 2015
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Foul Balls
8 other ill-advised baseball promo themes besides "Caucasian Heritage Night"
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Red House
Bold Sichuan flavors take refuge in a secret State Street location
- The longer I write about food and restaurants, the less likely I am to pass judgments about their culinary authenticity. We live; we learn. And I've learned that my favorite, most "authentic" taco cart might be a travesty for someone from South of the Border.
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In Defense of Bitter Beer
Budweiser takes off the gloves in pursuit of the craft-beer market
- If you watched the Super Bowl on television this year, or the 40th-anniversary celebration of Saturday Night Live on NBC, you probably saw a really obnoxious Budweiser beer ad aimed squarely at craft-beer consumers.
