by Clifton Tolboe There has been an explosion of Latin influence in Utah, which has in-turn, led to an ever growing number of Hispanic restaurants, bars and ingredients in our local cuisine. While overall, I believe, this is a very …
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by Clifton Tolboe (1.5 out of 4) Pallet is a fine example of one of the more perplexing movements I’ve seen lately within the quickly evolving downtown food and restaurant scene in Salt Lake City, and within many cities across …
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by Clifton Tolboe (3 out of 4) Spring has finally crept into summer and the ThoughtLab team decided to use the opportunity to explore some restaurants around town that have been focused on the “farm to table” movement. Many of …
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by Clifton Tolboe (2.5 out of 4) Having recently endured several weeks of an ethnic food binge brought about by takeout, convenience, and deadlines; the team was more than relived (can you say overjoyed!) when the announcement was made that …
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by Clifton Tolboe   (3 out of 4)   With the recent onslaught of new restaurants opening downtown, there seems to be an endless variety to all the different types of ethnic food that can be had within a short …
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by Clifton Tolboe (3 out of 4) For those of you that have been trapped somewhere under a rock (at least the Utah residents) the new mega Mormon mall in downtown Salt Lake recently opened and we labbers took the …
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by Clifton Tolboe   (3.5 out of 4) For our team’s most recent culinary excursion outside the Lab we were fortunate to only have to travel two short blocks to a wonderful new addition to the downtown restaurant scene. Plum …
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I enjoyed my first experience at Settebello after it opened in the spring of 2007. I sat at the bar entranced as I watched the native-Italian chef whirl around pizzas and slide them into the fiery oven. As the menu …
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Although we love to celebrate our successes as a team it always seems difficult to get the time out of busy schedules with clients to actually do it. One of our favorite team activities has been to go trap shooting …
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As promised, here’s a review of the new Jimmy John’s on Broadway in our lovely downtown heart of Salt Lake City. With a tagline of Gourmet Sandwiches, you might expect something fancy, yet the disclaimer on the menu explains–in a …
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