Best local pizza restaurants in Utah Valley

October 31, 2011

Reading Time: 3 minutes Some people are just different from everyone else. They exercise their genius in whatever medium speaks to them most and inspire the rest of us to be better than we think we can be. These four Utah Valley artists work in the medium of sauce and cheese to tease our taste buds and satisfy our […]

J Dawgs: A hotdog that’s more than a hotdog

October 10, 2011

Reading Time: 2 minutes The aroma that wafts through the halls at UVU every Wednesday at noon puts that of pathetic weenie roasts to shame. The best part is that it is local and cheap. That’s right, it is none other than Provo’s delicious J Dawgs.   J Dawgs was founded in June 2004 by owner Jayson Edwards. Edwards […]

Provo Center Street: historic food and fun

October 3, 2011

Reading Time: 3 minutes If you’ve spent any significant amount of time in Utah Valley, you’ve probably expended at least an hour or two on Center Street in Provo. What started as a small business district in the heart of Utah’s third largest city has now become a cultural center for Utah Valley residents.   The recent construction on […]

Sammy’s Cafe food and events

September 29, 2011

Reading Time: 2 minutes Think of the best piece of pie you have ever eaten. Now imagine that piece of pie being shoved into a blender and turned into a creamy, rich shake topped with whipped cream. Welcome to Sammy’s Cafe.   Sammy’s Cafe joined the Provo eateries in May 2008. The new, hip burger joint was named after […]

Campus offers options to vegans and vegetarians

September 12, 2011

Reading Time: 2 minutes Eggs, sausage, bacon, hamburgers, tacos, pizza and steak are just some of the many foods that Americans love to eat. With a growing student body, Campus Food Services has been making attempts to better accommodate different diets and food choices including vegetarians and vegans. “There has been a noticeable increase for these types of requests,” […]

New places to eat are coming to campus

July 29, 2011

Reading Time: 2 minutes Dining services, made to order The smell of sawdust and paint replaced the usual culinary aromas in the Valley View Room, on the second-floor cafeteria in the Sorenson Student Center. Downstairs, the banging of hammers and whining of saws replaced the sounds of the kitchen, as two restaurants undergo construction. The petition for a remodel […]

Critique of the week

September 28, 2009

Reading Time: 2 minutes   This week my travels took me to a Vietnamese restaurant called Pho Plus Noodle House located on 908 S State St in Orem. I took a fine young lady with me, which always makes the experience even better – especially with the opportunity I was given to demonstrate my best attempt at slurping noodles […]

Leviticus 2:1

September 7, 2009

Reading Time: < 1 minute And when any will offer a meat offering unto the LORD, his offering shall be of fine flour; and he shall pour oil upon it, and put frankincense thereon:     –Early biblical recipe for meatloaf     These Things I Believe     The enemy among us, the vegans, have been steadily gaining converts […]

Blood lust

September 7, 2009

Reading Time: 2 minutes A carnivorous diet is a life choice that I made for about two months of my life until I started craving the blood of my girlfriend at the time. When I was close to her jugular, I could feel the blood pumping over and over. That’s when I knew it was time to stop, but […]