James Beard Foundation - "Best Restaurant" Semifinalist - 2022 Archives - Gil's Thrilling (And Filling) Blog https://www.nmgastronome.com/?cat=4075 Follow the Culinary Ruminations of New Mexico's Sesquipedalian Sybarite. 1,434 Restaurant Reviews, More Than 14,400 Visitor Comments...And Counting! Wed, 03 Jul 2024 22:57:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 5142377 Hell’s Backbone Grill – Boulder, Utah https://www.nmgastronome.com/?p=67220&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=hells-backbone-grill-boulder-utah https://www.nmgastronome.com/?p=67220#respond Thu, 20 Jun 2024 06:01:45 +0000 https://www.nmgastronome.com/?p=67220 “I’m going to hell! The worst place in the world! With devils and those caves and the ragged clothing! And the heat! My God, the HEAT!” ~Elaine Benes (Seinfeld: Season 9, Episode 16) Most of us would describe Hell in similarly terrifying terms (albeit without the humor) as Elaine Benes did during a memorable episode of Seinfeld back in 1998.  The Hell that existed in Elaine’s mind  was indeed “the worst place in the world!”  If Hell can be so nightmarish, can Hells Backbone be any better?  Are there devils wearing ragged clothing and living in caves in Hells Backbone?  Not in the Hells Background we visited in June, 2024. Hells Backbone in Southwestern Utah is a spectacularly rugged area…

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