Authors: Alex Springer
![Utah Book Review: Seekers of Fortune](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/DHgUaiUUQAAjghH.jpg)
Utah Book Review: Seekers of Fortune
As the first installment in his Saga of Aelorad series, Seekers of Fortune is brimming with enthusiasm and a deep love for Smith’s chosen genre. … read more
![Dumpster Dive: Salt Lake Cinema Trash Night Keeps It Classick](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/346-ED-SLC-Cinema-Trash-Night-JohnBarkiple-4.jpg)
Dumpster Dive: Salt Lake Cinema Trash Night Keeps It Classick
For one year straight, Grossl has commandeered the first Wednesday of the month for Cinema Trash Night, his big-screen love letter to films that are so terrible that they’re actually brilliant. … read more
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Dying in Vein: The Opiate Generation
After watching Dying in Vein, a documentary directed by local filmmaker Jenny Mackenzie, it doesn’t look like much has changed as far as anti-drug education in Utah. … read more
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Film Review: Menashe
Upon watching Joshua Weinstein’s Sundance Film Festival selection Menashe, it was clear just how little I really knew about Hasidic Judaism. … read more
![Birds of a Feather: Chef Viet Pham Talks Fine Dining and Fried Chicken](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/345-ED-RegentChefs-VietPham-TalynSherer-6.jpg)
Birds of a Feather: Chef Viet Pham Talks Fine Dining...
Chef Viet Pham is arguably one of Salt Lake’s most influential chefs. His work with Bowman Brown within the confines of the dearly departed Downtown staple Forage earned both chefs a reputation boasting Best New Chef Award from Food & Wine Magazine in 2011 … read more
![Power to the Pizza: Chef Michael Richey Brings Central Italy to Regent Street](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/345-ED-RegentChefs-MichaelRichey-TalynSherer-3.jpg)
Power to the Pizza: Chef Michael Richey Brings Central Italy...
When Chef Michael Richey opened Fireside on Regent earlier this year, he made sure to bring the same attention to authenticity that he instilled in Picco. … read more
![Ashikat Kitchen: CLC Craft Food](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Ashikat-Kitchen-BARKIPLE_38031.jpg)
Ashikat Kitchen: CLC Craft Food
Middle Eastern pastries and desserts are of a different breed than the beloved sugar bombs that Western diners have come to enjoy—texture often takes precedent over sweetness. Hassan’s menu is based on bringing both worlds together to create something original. … read more
![Argentina’s Best Empanadas: CLC Craft Food](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Argentines-Best-BARKIPLE_4082.jpg)
Argentina’s Best Empanadas: CLC Craft Food
Based off of a little bit of encouragement, Valdemoros founded Argentina’s Best Empanadas, a cozy little spot just off 200 East in downtown Salt Lake—which just so happens to be celebrating its first anniversary this year. … read more
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Film Review: 13 Minutes (Elser)
As I’m sure is the case with many filmgoers, I had never heard the name Georg Elser before seeing Oliver Hirschbiegel’s 13 Minutes, which is really a shame. … read more
![Damn These Heels 2017: The Queen of Ireland](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/TheQueenOfIreland1120-1024x512.jpg)
Damn These Heels 2017: The Queen of Ireland
The Queen of Ireland captures the meteoric rise of Panti Bliss (Rory O’Neill) as she became an unexpected leader in the LGBTQ community. … read more