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Smashburger coming to Orem

Another entry in the what seems to be never-ending stream of burger places opening lately. Add Smashburger to your list. I haven’t ever eaten at one, but this is not their first location in Utah so someone must be eating there.  Sorry about the picture quality.  Taken with my iPhone.  If you want to visit: [...]

Brothers at the Bear Paw

There are three brothers in my family. Two of which celebrate birthdays in June and one in August. This year we planned a brothers only trip Southern Utah. The original inspiration was to make a run to the only In-N-Out Burger in Utah down near St. George in Washington, UT. Since the original purpose of [...]

Carol’s Pastry Shop

Just last week I read about Carol’s in an article on the Best of Utah 2009 in City Weekly. Surprisingly, I had never even heard of the place. But having been there now I can see why it might have escaped my attention. The article in City Weekly claimed they have the best eclairs in [...]

Best Eclairs in Utah?

City Weekly’s gave this the Best Eclairs designation in their 2009 Best of Utah. Since I have a daughter who loves eclairs, putting this one in the queue to try when the time is right and I’m in the neighborhood. From City Weekly… Carol’s Cakes Carol, Schmarol … this hidden-away place in Sugar House is [...]

Este Pizza – Downtown Salt Lake City, UT

I’ve been to Este before and written about it in the past. But it has been a long time since my last visit and it was at their other location. Recently I took the other brother to this new downtown location. It was his first visit to any Este location and my first visit to [...]

Beyond Glaze Donuts

I read about this place earlier in the week in the Salt Lake City Weekly newspaper that my other brother and I picked up at Moochie’s. It was City Weekly’s annual best of Utah edition and this was in some category related to donuts. Every donut starts as a glazed donut and then Beyond Glazed [...]

Moochie’s

Moochie’s Originally uploaded by ninetreats Recently covered on the Food Network show “Diners, Drive-Ins, and Drives. My brother and I went here for the first time last week. It is a small place with a set of sandwiches and salads. They are famous for their philadelphia style cheesesteak and meatball sandwiches. I went for the [...]

Macrina Bakery, Seattle, WA

Macrina Bakery, Seattle, WA Originally uploaded by ninetreats On a recent trip to Seattle I did some research ahead of time and came up with a couple bakeries that I wanted to visit while I was there on business. Fortunately they were both within walking distance of the hotel where I stayed, so each morning [...]

Richmond-Upon-Thames

IMG_2662 Originally uploaded by ninetreats Not far at all from central London, Richmond is at the end of one of the District Lines. It is a part of London that I really like. This shot is looking up the Thames from the Richmond Bridge. Just off to the left in the trees is the Western [...]

HG Wells in Hampstead

IMG_2653 Originally uploaded by ninetreats On Saturday I took myself on a self-guided walking tour through Hampstead and Hampstead Heath. It had a literary slant so I went past several houses or places with some kind of literary significance. This is a picture of a house in Hampstead Village, just a few minutes walk from [...]