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1575, in the meaning defined at sense 2

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Gone, But Not Forgotten – The Many Meals I Miss

In the quarter-century that I’ve been writing about Utah’s food and drink scene, I’ve seen far too many restaurants come and go. And there are plenty I miss. A jaunt down memory lane conjures up a multitude of meals and people I wish I could break bread with one more time.

Ted Scheffler

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I miss the late John Williams and Tom Sieg, and I miss Gastronomy Inc., the founders’ flagship restaurant, The New Yorker. Although the cuisine wasn’t always cutting edge, we could always count on The New Yorker for its consistent high quality, and for its luxurious art deco ambiance. It always felt to me like an escape to more refined times, when people still dressed up to go out for a fine dining experience.

There were always fresh flowers adorning the posh dining room, a natty crew of top-notch servers, and of course, Tom Sieg seemingly permanently ensconced at the bar where he would meet and greet guests like they were family. When we lost The New Yorker, we lost a true Salt Lake City treasure.

Another lost treasure—one that endured for 30 years—was Max Mercier’s Le Parisien restaurant, where longtime server Flo Blank was part of the heart and soul of that eatery. With a classic menu featuring continental cuisine such as Chateaubriand, quiche Lorraine, and escargots de Bourgogne, maybe it’s not surprising that Le Parisien didn’t last far into the new millennium. It closed in 2000, but I’ll remember it for being a Utah culinary cornerstone of the last millennium.

9th & 9th

Flo worked for many years at another great French restaurant, The Paris, which closed at the end of last year. Chef/owner Eric DeBonis and chef Emmanuel Levarek brought the flavors of France to the 9th & 9th brasserie with delicious dishes such as moules mariniére, sweetbreads, duck confit, steak au poivre, and so much more. Sitting at the zinc bar made one feel as though they’d just hopped a plane to Paris. Au revoir mon vieil ami.

Downtown SLC lost an inordinate number of really good restaurants in years past; among them were Capitol Cafe, Globe by Moonlight, Mr Z’s, Baci Trattoria, Zola, Tavola, Cafe dell’ Arte, Mikado, Firenze, Cafe Pierpont, Au Bon Appetit Absolute!, The Barking Frog, Brumby’s, D.B. Cooper’s, Tipica, Dijon, Ikigai; and in my opinion, the best restaurant to ever grace Utah’s dining scene: The Metropolitan.

Many of these restaurants were simply ahead of their time and would probably be doing great today serving from the same menus as when they were in business.

In The Mountains

For many years, one of my very favorite restaurants was the original Il Giardino, located on Main Street in Heber City. The food was authentically Italian; I still recall enjoying the most ethereal gnocchi I’ve ever eaten in the small stone house in which the restaurant was situated. Thankfully, chef Paulo Celeste – the backbone of Il Giardino – returned to Utah after time away in Italy and opened his namesake restaurant, Celeste Ristorante, in Murray a couple of years ago.

If you were lucky enough to dine at David Berkowitz’ and Scott Albert’s Campagne in Park City, I’m sure you wish it was still around as much as I do. Ditto Valhalla in Deer Valley at Stein Eriksen Lodge, Bistro Toujours in The Chateaux, Thea’s in the Treasure Mountain Inn, Jean Louis at the Gateway, and one of the finest restaurants to ever open (and close) in Park City: Joe Jafarian’s Chenez restaurant, where I proposed to my wife. Smartest reservation I ever made!

I keep hoping that someone will open a new restaurant in the beautiful Emigration Canyon location that was home to Santa Fe Restaurant and Cactus Club, which sported one of the most gorgeous decks on which to dine in warm weather, surrounded by stunning views and home to terrific dishes like PEI mussels in ancho chile and roasted garlic broth.

Farm-to-Table

Long before it was trendy to do so, chef Don McCradic utilized locally-grown produce and other ingredients, some from Santa Fe’s own garden. C’mon, there must be one restaurateur out there who can bring this delightful dining spot back to life.

And let’s not forget Bowman Brown and Viet Pham’s phenomenal farm-to-table restaurant, Forage. These chefs created some of the most delicious and mind-bending dishes I’ve ever encountered. Gone. Too. Soon.

Not all of the restaurants I long for were fancy. Bill & Nada’s comes to mind, as does Cafe Creole which was located in the ZCMI food court. Marco Schlenz’ Bubba’s restaurant gave us stick to the ribs barbecue and other good things like homemade meatloaf; I still miss the fiery kick of the chili con carne at Elvis Nixon’s Chili Palace in Sandy.

I’d be remiss if I didn’t mention a larger-than-life chef we all miss: Garry Maxwell, who left us way too soon. He cooked at downtown eateries like Fuggles and Panache before opening up his own place: Cafe Bacchus. I give almost anything to be able to enjoy a cocktail and a nosh with Garry again.

Do you have a favorite now-closed restaurant that you dearly miss? Let us know!

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Originally trained as an anthropologist, Ted Scheffler is a seasoned food, wine, and travel writer based in Utah. He loves cooking, skiing, music, and reading, and spends an inordinate amount of time tending to his ever-growing herd of guitars and amplifiers. Ted is also the author of the Utah Bites newsletter, which is published in partnership with Utah Stories. Before moving to Utah, Ted lived in New York City, and numerous states in the US, as well as in various countries overseas, Spain, Japan, Canada, Brazil, and Mexico. He earned a Master’s Degree in Anthropology from the Graduate Faculty of The New School for Social Research.

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In this next installment of the Alumni Interview Series, I caught up with Jeanne De Vita (2000) and talked to her about her time since the MFA, researching books, and some of her current projects.

2) Did you have any mentors along the way who really affected your approach to craft? Absolutely–several.

One of my undergraduate professors, Christiana Langenberg, at Iowa State University taught me that getting it out of you and onto the paper is the most critical step in the creative process. It sounds basic, but you have to trust yourself and WRITE. Shutting down the internal editor, shutting out the external noise–those are probably two of the biggest obstacles to writing.

William O’Rourke gave me the most painful but powerful feedback of my career. His words have stayed with me daily–truly. I have edited more than 50 books and I find myself hearing William’s comments to me in my own feedback to authors. I’ll summarize it, probably very poorly, but William in effect taught me that you can write the most glorious prose but if your reader can’t follow the story, it’s essentially shite. I’m sure he never said *shite* but he did teach me that my work needs to be timely, original, but yet still consumable. I really hated hearing that a decade ago, but the man knows what he teaches. Writing that is exclusively personal is journal–there is a craft to creating original, publishable work. So speaking to craft, you need to always remember you’re writing for a reader–not just for yourself.

I believe William also tried to teach us the value of trends in publishing. I really bucked at that back when I was in the program. I think I heard him at the time in a very narrow way, and I rejected the notion that true creativity could be externally motivated. Like, oh, vampire books are selling, I’m going to write one. With time and experience in the industry, I see his wisdom played out now every day.  If you want to write brilliance and keep it in a drawer, you can ignore all the rules of publishing.  But I think what William was trying to teach us is if you want to be a working writer, you need to participate in trends, create trends.  Be timely, relevant. Not a follower–followers always fail.  (Not another vampire book!) You can write brilliant and beautiful work and it may never see the light of day. And that’s fine if that’s your goal.  But if you want to participate in the business of writing, you need to not only write, you need to be a student of the market and society. It’s actually freeing when you look at it a certain way, but back when I was a student, I just didn’t appreciate what William was saying.

So thank you, William, for those invaluable lessons that have been reinforced for me countless times/ways in my work post-ND.

3) What’s your fondest memory of your MFA years at Notre Dame? I have so many. In fact, I would go back tomorrow if they’d let me do it again! The workshops–the community of my peers and the fun/terror of workshopping. Teaching–I was lucky enough to be allowed to teach in the First Year Writing program while I was in the MFA program. I passionately love teaching and learning how to teach from a place like ND, encountering students like those in the undergrad First Year program–preparing for those classes and teaching them are some of the most formative experiences I have had and are some of my most treasured memories. Again, can I come back?  Pretty please?

4) What are you doing for a living now?   I edit, write, and take on contract work to bring in a few extra pennies.

And the writing is going really well. I think editing has made me a far better writer. I encourage anyone who wants to seriously publish fiction to get into a group and beta read, edit. If you can, hook up with a working mentor and learn how to critically read. My publishing company focuses primarily on genre fiction but we have a literary imprint. Our acquiring editors and senior staff are all highly educated and experienced. We see genre fiction as conforming to certain norms, but by no means do we sacrifice the quality of the final product. Many indie publishers need unpaid interns–not just undergrads, but all ages–so take on whatever experience you can to learn about craft.  Doing that has absolutely helped me write not just that personal chaos that William saw in workshop, but work that I hope brings my stories to readers in a clear and meaningful way.

6) Can you talk a bit about your research process? Do you do research for a lot of your work or just this one? One thing I’ve always wondered about is doing research when you don’t have a humongous library or access to things like JSTOR. How do you manage some of those obstacles? I am sure it varies for each author, but for me, I like to research in two ways: 1) physically being present in a place if the location is significant and 2) examining what I will call ‘significant sources.’

Being physically present: if I’m writing and a critical location is a diner, it helps to physically go to different diners at different times of day in different cities–small towns, etc.  Eat the specials, drink the iced tea, watch the staff clean the tables around you. I think an imaginative person can capture the truth of places in a way that is far bigger than just capturing fact.  For me, that is an essential quality in good writing: truth versus fact.

Good writing requires facts and specific details that are also absolutely objectively verifiable and real.  The author may wow a reader with emotion and truth, but they will hook the reader with detail.

I always get frustrated when authors submit books to me at the publishing company which clearly convey they have not done their research. Nothing can redeem an invalid story and no story is less valid than one that reveals the author’s inaccuracies or errors.

So back to your question and part two of my answer: significant sources.

In my writing now, I already have the “truth” of the story formed. I would never be inspired to write a piece outside of that essential truth, I don’t think… but to make the story fit into the historical time period where I believe it belongs, I need research.  I was not alive in the 1920’s and I need to make sure that what the characters wear, drink, their diction, what products they had and did not have (for example, you might be surprised how late clothing had zippers!!) are all correct.

To obtain this research, I always start with fiction and movies created in and near the time period of my interest. I buy used books from Amazon and from Goodwill stores– I bend and abuse my library card.  The internet is a brilliant tool for authors–we can find blogs, pictures, stories on just about any subject.  I have used eBay in my research as well.  Sometimes just looking for the clothing of a time period can contribute volumes to the research. I also try, when I can, to visit flea markets or antique stores that I think might have items from the time period of my interest.  I have found that collectors are generally avid historians and they are generous with their information and time. All research–even anecdotal–has its place–even if all it does is help create the mindspace for me where the work can flow.

Research informs the reality of the book, but does not create its truth.  And that is what is so inspiring and amazing about writing in general.  Look at The Great Gatsby.  The story–the essential truths of that book are absolutely timeless, correct? But the details, the circumstance, the mannerisms, the dress, even the location–are critically placed for Fitzgerald’s truth. Can any author at any time write a timeless, true story and set it in the setting, time, space that is most viable for that author? I think so and that possibility is exhilarating.

And of course, the absolute best research any author can do is to read.  Books in the genre, books from the time period, books from the country or place. After all, there is no greater education for a writer than the books themselves, I think.

Also, practice craft. All those rules do apply if you really want to get published. Show, don’t tell.  Research your market. Write an effective synopsis and query letter. Revise, revise, revise. Grammar and punctuation matter. Be polite. Good manners.

Also, this is not a secret, but connecting with people really helps. If you know a published writer, ask about their publisher. If you belong to a critique group, ask about agents. It’s not networking for networking’s sake but being part of a community can help get your work to the right publisher. And with our current publishing models, authors who don’t self-promote might never make a dime. So connecting with readers can be a critical part of a new author’s success.

8) Is there one piece of advice you wish you had heard when you were starting out? Yes. As much as I had certain positive feedback and encouragement, I wish someone had told me to NEVER EVER give up. To NEVER lose faith and to keep writing and studying craft. The publishing market is so vast and the need for good work is so huge. When I first submitted my work to a publisher, I was absolutely terrified of rejection. Of embarrassment. Of not being good enough. Well, guess what? I was good enough. We all are—there is room for all of us at this table. If I had believed in myself more profoundly a decade ago, I might have had a different career.  I have no regrets, this was my path, but anyone who really wants to publish and write just has to find his/her voice, perfect the craft, and then find that right niche.

Cheers, Dev

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Local News | Famed 125-mile Newport to Ensenada race brings legacy, competition and fun on the water

The winds were strong, the weather favorable and the competition on the water was fierce for the iconic Newport to Ensenada International Yacht Race.

An estimated 146 boats departed from the start line off the Balboa Pier on Friday, April 26, for the 125-mile jaunt now in its 76th year. About 20 boats were signed up to do a shorter course that ends in San Diego.

Sailboats gather near the Balboa Pier as they prepare to start the 76th Newport to Ensenada International Yacht Race in Newport Beach, CA, on Friday, April 26, 2024. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Sailors aboard the Fifty-One-Fifty waves to people on the Balboa Pier as they prepare to start the 76th Newport to Ensenada International Yacht Race in Newport Beach, CA, on Friday, April 26, 2024. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Sailors aboard the Fast Exit II, left, and Zephyrus head for the start line during the 76th Newport to Ensenada International Yacht Race in Newport Beach, CA, on Friday, April 26, 2024. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)

The sailboat La Mer passes the Balboa Pier as sailors prepare to start the 76th Newport to Ensenada International Yacht Race in Newport Beach, CA, on Friday, April 26, 2024. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Gerry Lamothe checks out the sailboats gathering near the Balboa Pier as they prepare to start the 76th Newport to Ensenada International Yacht Race in Newport Beach, CA, on Friday, April 26, 2024. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Sailboats start the 76th Newport to Ensenada International Yacht Race in Newport Beach, CA, on Friday, April 26, 2024. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Sailboats Blond Fury, left, Fifty-One-Fifty, center, and Spin Doctor near the Balboa Pier as they prepare to start the 76th Newport to Ensenada International Yacht Race in Newport Beach, CA, on Friday, April 26, 2024. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)

The Blond Fury passes the Balboa Pier as they prepare to start the 76th Newport to Ensenada International Yacht Race in Newport Beach, CA, on Friday, April 26, 2024. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)

“It looks like it’s going to be one of those banner years, really good wind for about 95% of the race,” Newport Ocean Sailing Association commodore Philip Herzfeld said ahead of the start, noting winds were predicted in the 15- to 22-mph range. “There will be a lot of boats finishing early this year.”

The Newport to Ensenada race has a rich history in Southern California, starting in the late ’40s, long before many of the nearby harbors existed and just as yacht clubs were forming and the sport of sailing was growing along the coast. The Newport Ocean Sailing Association created the event to promote the sport of ocean racing and the city’s growing harbor.

In the ’80s, the Newport to Ensenada was touted as the world’s largest international race, with more than 600 yachts entering annually. Among the racers were famous celebrities including Humphrey Bogart, Walter Cronkite and Roy Disney.

Participation has dropped in recent years, but this year saw an upward trend in boat participation since before the pandemic, an increase of about 6%, Herzfeld said.

While organizers haven’t had a chance to analyze why the increase, visits to various yacht clubs up and down the coast in recent months drew enthusiasm from not just long-time Newport to Ensenada racers, but newbies wanting to do the famed race for the first time, he said.

While most boats are from California sailing clubs, several entries came from out of state, including two from Oregon and Mexico, another from land-locked Arizona and a racer from Ontario, Canada, who is competing for the eighth time.

“We get boaters from all over,” Herzfeld said.

The race draws a mix of serious sailors who race multi-million-dollar yachts, alongside weekend warriors who sail decades-old boats, with vessels ranging from small 29-footers to massive 85-foot yachts.

Spectators gathered on the Balboa Pier Friday morning with binoculars and cameras ready to capture the stunning sight on the sea as the boats with their bright sails readied to take off toward the border.

“It’s a phenomenal sight to see all these boats, the mix of large and small, the different colored sails and boat designs and shapes,” Herzfeld said. “It’s really a unique sight.”

For the first few hours, boats race near one another, but as they get into the open ocean boat drivers have to strategize, like deciding whether to sail inside or outside of the Coronado Islands, said Herzfeld, who did his first race in 1986.

“I love the fact that every time I do it, it’s completely different and I never know what to expect,” he said. “I always end up meeting great people and having a great time.”

Longtime Long Beach boater Mike Whalen is no stranger to the race, first joining as a young teenager on his father’s boat.

Now 70, he’s raced on boats that vary in size, sailing in several different classes through the years. But one thing, he said, has remained the same: The thrill of racing on the open ocean.

“I really just love the freedom of it, you get out there and you’re doing all the work,” he said. “There’s no motor.

“I’m not a great sailor, but I just love it,” he said. “I love the tactics and all the other things involved in racing. You make really good friends for life, it’s fun.”

This year, Whalen is racing the Ramble On for the second year and expected, like most other years, he and his crew from the Shoreline Yacht Club will end up in the middle of the pack.

Back when Whalen first started, Ensenada was a different place, he said, more rural and not as developed, with just one or two hotels at the finish line.

“I had never gone that far anywhere before, really, especially on a boat,” he said of his younger years. “Even though it’s not that far, it’s another culture.”

Whalen started racing with a few older friends, he said, forming bonds and friendships through the years.

“I think that’s why I do it, I have a lot of friends I get to see who want to sail together,” he said.

Some of those friends have passed on through the years, and at some point during the race each year, the crew will lift glasses to toast to their memories out at sea.

“They are all a part of making you a  better sailor, and making you a better friend,” Whalen said.

The most memorable races are the really windy one, like three years ago, he said. “It was blowing really well, so a lot of times were set.”

For Whalen, it’s not about setting records or finishing first, he said, it’s about the journey.

“We try to sail the best we can, but our average age is 60 to 65, so you have some younger guys who take more chances,” he said. “We’re not really big risk takers. We do everything slow.”

Last year , Rich Festa earned three perpetual trophies in his class – all of which were destroyed in a fire in December at the California Yacht Club in Marina del Rey, where they were on display.

“It’s quite heartbreaking,” said Festa, who is racing the 46-foot Groundhog Day. “These trophies, as well as others, had a lot of history. One of them started in 1942, there was a lot of big names on these trophies over the years.”

Festa hopes this year he can earn another trophy, but regardless, racing the Newport to Ensenada is a good time, he said.

If wind predictions held up, many of the boats are expected to hit the finish before midnight, Festa said.

“We’re at the bar having a drink before they close,” Festa said. “This is just a quick jaunt down the coast and we all know we are going to have a good time when we get to Ensenada. There’s so many boats involved in the race, we all run into each other when we get on land, it’s fun to see people and enjoy their company.”

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The tornado that tore through the heart of Pleasant Hill Friday, April 26 has been classified as an EF-2, according to the National Weather Service.

The twister was one of at least 10 confirmed tornadoes that terrorized the state, including one that devastated the town of Minden.

The Pleasant Hill tornado lasted roughly 12 minutes, with estimated max wind speeds of 125 MPH, ending around 9:12 p.m. The National Weather Service believes the rotation was at least 300 yards wide.

It first touched down in southeast Des Moines near Indianola Avenue around 8:50 p.m., traveling for 7.2 miles past James W. Cownie Park and northeast through Pleasant Hill.

Six of the 10 confirmed tornadoes have been classified as EF-2. A pair of EF-2 tornadoes traveled parallel to each other near Afton while the weakest and shortest-lived tornado was confirmed near Maffit in Madison County, classified at EF-0.

The National Weather Service has not yet categorized the Minden tornado that destroyed the small western Iowa town on Friday.

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Union County recovering from trio of tornadoes

Three separate EF-2 tornadoes touched over 90 minutes Friday night, including one that traveled through Creston and hit an assisted living facility.

The first Union County tornado is believed to have touched down at roughly 6:52 p.m. outside of Creston. The EF-2 tornado traveled 6.8 miles to the northeast at a width of 350 yards with an estimated peak wind speed of 125 MPH.

The first of two EF-2 tornadoes that traveled near Afton touched down at roughly 7:26 p.m. on April 26, traveling nearly 11 miles and lasting 18 minutes. The National Weather Service believes the tornado reached a maximum wind speed of 130 MPH and was 150 yards wide.

A second EF-2 tornado popped up a few minutes after the first expired, touching the ground almost in the same spot at 7:53 p.m. The NWS believes this tornado traveled 11.6 miles, lasting 12 minutes, with a maximum wind speed of 125 MPH and a width of 150 yards.

More: Trees downed, homes damaged in Pleasant Hill after tornadoes sweep through area.

A pair of tornadoes blast through Ringgold County

The small town of Tingley in Ringgold County may be without for several days after an EF-2 tornado swept through April 26, one of two that touched down that night.

An EF-1 tornado traveled nearly 27 outside Mount Ayr and reached speeds of about 110 mph. The twister touched down at 7:27 p.m. and lasted until 8:08 p.m. No injuries or fatalities were reported.

An EF-2 tornado ripped through Tingley on April 26, traveling about 10 miles starting around 8:19 p.m. At its peak, it reached 125 MPH, destroying homes and the Tingley Community Center.

No injuries or deaths were reported.

Osceola tornado produced high wind speeds

An EF-2 tornado was confirmed to have torn through Osecola on April 26, producing some of the strongest confirmed wind speeds. The twister was just 75 yards in width but is believed to have reached a speed of 135 MPH during its 12-minute, nearly seven-mile jaunt through the county.

The NWS indicates the tornado first touched down west of Interstate 35 before heading northeast, hopping the interstate and through the heart of downtown Osecola. The tornado eventually dissipated a few miles northeast of town.

Tornado touches down in Monroe, Jasper County

An EF-0 tornado touched down in Maffit, Madison County, at 8:23 p.m. on April 26. It reached peak wind speeds of 80 mph and traveled just 1.7 miles, lasting three minutes with an estimated width of 30 yards.

An EF-1 tornado touched down around 9:42 p.m. in Monroe in Jasper County and reached 105 MPH, traveling just two miles with a width of 50 yards. No injuries or deaths resulted from these twisters.

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