Utah Archives - Gil's Thrilling (And Filling) Blog

Hell’s Backbone Grill – Boulder, Utah

Gil Garduno — Thu, 20 Jun 2024 06:01:45 +0000

“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…

The post Hell’s Backbone Grill – Boulder, Utah appeared first on Gil's Thrilling (And Filling) Blog.

The Crack Shack – Salt Lake City, Utah (CLOSED)

Gil Garduno — Sat, 03 Jun 2023 06:01:52 +0000

NOTE: In November, 2023, it was announced that all Utah Locations of The Crack Shack would be closing and transitioning to a new concep. tOnly culinary historians would call 2020 the “year of the fried chicken sandwich.” Most of the rest of us would call 2020 the “year of the Cabrona virus” or the “year the world shut down.” During that annus horribilis, some 50 chains introduced either brand new premium chicken sandwiches or upgraded former versions. The instigator of the “chicken sandwich wars” was Chick-fil-A whose slogan boasts “we didn’t invent the chicken, just the chicken sandwich.” In response Popeyes Louisiana Chicken debuted its own crispy fried chicken sandwich and posted a mean tweet disparaging Chick-fil-A’s claim. So…

The post The Crack Shack – Salt Lake City, Utah (CLOSED) appeared first on Gil's Thrilling (And Filling) Blog.

TONY CAPUTO’S MARKET & DELI – Salt Lake City, Utah

Gil Garduno — Fri, 02 Jun 2023 06:02:10 +0000

Most of us know someone like Lucy Van Pelt, the irascible, bossy, highly opinionated diva in the syndicated Peanuts comic strip. Since her debut in 1952, Lucy has been the perpetrator of two long-running gags. One involves her holding the football (ostensibly so that Charlie Brown can kick a field goal or extra point) and pulling the ball away because she doesn’t want Charlie Brown to get it dirty. The second gag parodies the lemonade stand operated by many young children under spacious skies. Instead of a lemonade stand, she operates a psychiatric booth where she offers advice and psychoanalysis for a nickel. The “advice” is often worthless though on occasion, she actually dispenses a pearl of wisdom. Lucy…

The post TONY CAPUTO’S MARKET & DELI – Salt Lake City, Utah appeared first on Gil's Thrilling (And Filling) Blog.