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hat makes someone a hero? Say the word and we think of the brave risk takers, epic fighters and strong men like Hercules, Thor, Achilles, Samson. Indiana Jones. James Bond. But true heroism is quieter than that. And maybe heroism is not really defined by one big flash act—slaying the dragon or rescuing a foolhardy maiden—but by a lifetime of everyday kindness and love. In that case, by all accounts, Bob Garff was a hero. A Salt Laker from birth—he went to East High, graduated from the University of Utah and made his career in his father’s auto business—Garff built on his father’s success, growing it tenfold and eventually making Garff Automotive Group the 10th-largest privately held auto group in the country. But business wasn’t everything to Garff: He
married his sweetheart Kathie Bagley and the couple had been married 55 years at the time of his death. Together they raised children and grandchildren and, unlike many successful businessmen, apparently Garff had time for all of them as well as devoting huge amounts of time to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Garff served as a missionary in the England London Mission, Bishop, Stake President, President of the England Coventry Mission, Area Seventy, and President of the Bountiful Temple. Many of the memories recorded about him have to do with the work and time he gave to his beloved church. His humanitarian and civic efforts extended to the larger population as well. Lists can be boring to read but in Garff’s case one is warranted: He was Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Salt Lake Organizing Committee for the successful 2002 Olympic Games. He served a term as Speaker of the House of Representatives for the State of Utah, Chairman of the Salt Lake Area Chamber of Commerce, and Chairman of the Board for the Deseret Book Company. He gave contributions and service on boards large and small for various other civic, professional and non-profits. But it’s the little things that linger in memory. A trip to Africa with his son on behalf of a local charity resulted in a strong relationship with his then-troubled son, a meaningful and long-lasting connection with villagers in Mali and a lifetime nickname. A village chief, younger than Bob Garff (then
in his 40s), took a long look at him and said, “I call you Old Bob.” From then on, everyone called Bob Garff “Old Bob.” An employee, Joseph Barnard, remembers a golf trip with Old Bob. “I was nervous and wanting to impress him...I was struggling until he said, “I know you’re great and staying busy at your work—your golf game shows it. Just have fun. And don’t run out of golf balls.” Tales of Garff’s good humor and compassion abound and one quality is emphasized in every story. “He always really listened,” says Megan Maybee, director of internal communications at Garff. “He didn’t know me well; I hadn’t worked there long. But he would stop and actually listen to me.” So the long-running Garff advertising slogan featuring the listening ears is based in fact. How people remember us forms our earthly legacy. Old Bob left a mountain of memories of kindness and consideration. That’s why so many remember him as a hero.
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JULY/AUGUST 2020 FEATURES
62 BEASTS OF THE WILD WASATCH BY MARY MALOUF BROWN
Utahns are closer than ever to predators like bears and mountain lions—why that’s so and what to do in a close encounter.
68 BEST OF THE
BEEHIVE: 2020 B Y S A LT L A K E M AG A Z I N E S TA F F
We hope to never again have to create a BOB issue during a pandemic. Along with our bests, we pointed out some local COVID heroes (and added some worsts as well).
80 COLD COMFORTS BY MARY MALOUF BROWN ILLUST R AT IONS BY SCOTT PETERSON
Our comfort food has always been cold—here are some favorites, where to get them and how to make them at home.
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Silver Linings No one in their right mind who has ever met me would call me a Pollyanna. I’m usually all about worst-case-scenarios, certain doom, apocalypse and generally mud-colored glasses. But in the course of the weirdest year ever, duly masked, gloved and armed with Clorox, I find myself noticing A Few Good Things:
Like, I really enjoy Zoom cocktail hours. I’d forgotten what good conversation can be had with just a few people and a glass of wine. No distractions, no interruptions and you can appreciate again friends from a dozen years ago and a thousand miles away. Thinking twice before you leave your house. Focusing on staying in means you really consider the necessity of going out. You tend to “bundle” your errands and deciding you don’t really need whatever it was you were going out for anyway. In a sense, it’s a better use of time and it’s good for our air. Less traffic and fewer people when you do venture out. Clearer skies, no road rage. The photos of the Himalayas from Kathmandu astonished me. In that city a few years ago, everyone wore face masks just to breathe on the street, no virus involved. I work full-time at home. So did most writers in the past. Without the jolt of morning relocation and trivial office conversations, the words come easier. I write more and to write is to think.
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Most of us have more time for reflection—we’re quarantined with ourselves, we have time to think and think again, a quality of past human thought lost in the cacophony of the constant information stream most of us are subjected to in normal daily life. Like it or not (and we don’t: Look at Michigan’s military-styled protesters, look at the flag-waving patriots desperate to go back to consuming) we are living at an antique, slower pace. There’s time for a rocking chair now. Our heroic first responders, not just doctors and nurses, but the huge team of cafeteria workers, pharmacy techs and pharmacist, the lab techs, the respiratory techs, medical assistants and everybody else who keep hospitals and clinics open, have shown that though our system is broken, our people are not. And look at the way most of this city has faced this catastrophe, with good will for ourselves and our neighbors. I know several neighborhoods who celebrate Friday or Saturday evenings by going out to their front yard and playing whatever instrument they know—if they don’t know how to play, they bang on drums or even pot lids. A way of recognizing that though we’re staying away from each other, we know we’re still connected. That’s the best of Salt Lake City—in the big efforts and the small details. Being a citizen is a bit like getting married. You’re in it for the better and for the worse. Usually, there’s a bit of both. In this issue, we present the best from a year of the worst.
Mary Brown Malouf
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Life in Park City—like the rest of the world—has been upended. Summer here is synonymous with vibrant gatherings. Boisterous crowds line Main Street during the Tour of Utah’s final stage. The Silly Market takes over Historic Old Town with local artisans, food trucks and music every Sunday.
The Kimball Arts Festival brings world class artists to the heart of Park City. This summer’s typical may feel atypical, but through it all Park City remains a beautiful, welcoming community. We’ll get through this together, and we’ll be back, stronger, louder and sillier than ever.
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very year Salt Lake magazine’s list of “bests” is different but this year has been unlike any other. We couldn’t begin talking about the best in the state without mentioning first responders who gave up sleep and safety to take care of us during the COVID-19 pandemic. Or the hundreds of small businesses, restaurants and shops who pivoted, changing their business model overnight to survive. Not to mention our fellow citizens who changed their lives and routines in the effort to keep one another safe. Dozens of new fundraising and sharing groups have been started to help our city through the crisis. It’s times like these we all realize what a great city this is. Nevertheless, there are countless smaller delights we’d like to point out in case you missed them. Or want to join us in their celebration. We know: We left out your favorite. So speak up and let us know! Go to saltlakemagazine.com and tell us all about it—give us your two cents.
69 THE FORMER STAR OF WALKABLE CULTURE, THE NEIGHBORHOOD’S A VICTIM OF ITS OWN SUCCESS, BUT THERE ARE STILL SOME PLACES.
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Not here. We don’t really understand how Allen Park, originally a private bird sanctuary, got its nickname of Hobbitville, unless it was dubbed that by some very stoned teens. But it’s a beautiful, woodsy and secluded spot east of Westminster College on 13th East. And there are a few birds around the small houses in the trees. Allen Park was off-limits to the public until recently—it’s now under contract by the City of Salt Lake. Restoration work can begin when they raise the needed $200,000. And you can donate here: utahopenlands.org/allen-park
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(TEA ZAANTI) COURTESY TEA ZAANTI; (ALLEN PARK SIGN) JEN HILL
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“Have your spot of tea every Sunday at 2 pm.” When TEA ZAANTI’S new location in Sugar House opened four days before the quarantine, owners Scott and Becky Lyttle had to get creative in their outreach to customers. “Becky (my wife) and I started a live Instagram show Sundays at 2 p.m. to talk tea and tea-cocktails. Our customers have been amazing, our online orders are what is keeping us afloat,” says Scott. 1944 S. 1100 East, SLC, 801-906-8132, teazaanti.com
It’s no big secret—with 21.5M followers on Insta and at least 35 hits topping charts, 24-year-old Post Malone crosses and bends every musical genre and demographic. Say what? His phone number is 817-270-6440 and btw, he chooses to live in Cottonwood Heights, Utah. From reliable sources (my kid’s FB) he’s been spotted stopping by WinCo in South Salt Lake, not once, but several times. Following Post Malone’s live and at-home Nirvana tribute concert on April 24, 2020, he raised over $4.2 for the United Nations Foundation’s COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund.
The BEST FRIENDS LIFESAVING CENTER in Sugar House exists to save the lives of dogs and cats, but holding a sleepy kitten or taking an energetic pup for a stroll around the block benefits their health and well-being and may serve for your own as well. Beyond pet adoption, donations and volunteering, Best Friends provides many other events and educational opportunities, and as things got shifted around a bit this year, be sure to check out their site for updates. At times like this, our pawfooted friends are going to save us all. 2005 S. 1100 East, Sugar House, 801574-2454, utah.bestfriends.org WORST:
BYE-BYE TRACI’S GARDEN CENTER, HELLO??
When Traci’s Garden Center was closed and the lot sold, the community and surrounding neighborhood grieved. Traci’s supplied our plant starts, seeds and soil amendments for years, and its side lot filled with mature trees made Traci’s even more wonderful. As the new developers quickly excavated and leveled the entire lot, including all of its trees, we felt it like an assault. While we know development and change is inevitable we sure hope the new owners have plans to replenish it with more than new buildings and a paved parking lot (trees perhaps?).
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2020: COVID INSPIRES THE RETURN OF THE DRIVE-IN Sandy left Danny at the Drive-in, he was stranded. After a slap to his face, he walks through the parking lot, singing his sad tale with the backdrop being the large and illuminating outdoor screen. And the scene that is showing on it is equally great. It’s the classic cartoon drive-in theatre intermission show, with dancing concessions, popcorn, soft drinks, and hot dog doing circus tricks. It’s summer, by gum, pack in those kids, blankets and pillows into the car, and make it an American movie-going experience.
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Honestly, whether and when fear of catching Covid-19 ceases, the virus is part of life now. And so is curbside dining. Wise restaurateurs will continue to offer the to-go option even after their dining rooms are filled again—it's just too convenient and customers love it as an option. Local wine professional Jim Santangelo, sommelier and owner of Wine Academy of Utah, has been part of Salt Lake City's wine scene for decades. “When this first hit, I thought, what am I going to do about my business?” he says, “And how can I help other people?” Pivoting fast, as so many food businesses have had to do, he came up with Curbside & Wine SLC, pairing wine with food ordered from fine restaurants that now had to rely on take-out business. Santangelo picks up food and takes it back to the Wine Academy where he discusses his pairings. His show can be watched Wednesdays and Fridays at 3 p.m. on Facebook and IGTV, or catch episodes at wineacademyofutah.com or saltlakemagazine.com.
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116 The Tree Room Sundance Resort’s flagship
is known for its seasonal, straightforward menu and memorable decor, including Robert Redford’s kachina collection. Try the wild game—spicerubbed quail and buffalo tenderloin. Highway 92, Sundance Resort, Provo Canyon, 801-223-4200. sundanceresort.com EGN–O
AMERICAN CASUAL Chomburger Colton Soelberg (Communal,
etc.) has opened a low-key high-end burger place with an eye towards infusing high-quality ingredients into America’s favorite sandwich. Inexpensive, innovative and delicious burgers and shakes, as we have come to expect from Soelberg who has a knack for elevating comfort food. You’ll love the amazing Star Wars mural. 45 W. 300 North, Provo, 385-241-7499. chomburger.com GL
The Foundry Grill The café in Sundance Re-
sort serves comfort food with western style—sandwiches, spit-roasted chickens and steaks. Sunday brunch is a mammoth buffet. Sundance Resort, Provo, 801-223-4220. sundanceresort.com EGM
Station 22 Ever-hipper Provo is home to some cutting-edge food now that the cutting edge has a folksy, musical saw kind of style. Station 22 is a perfect example of the Utah roots trend—a charming, funky interior, a great soundtrack and a menu with a slight Southern twang. Try the fried chicken sandwich with red cabbage on ciabatta. 22 W. Center St., Provo, 801-607-1803. station22cafe.com EGL–M
INDIAN Bombay House Salt Lake’s biryani mainstay
has several sister restaurants worthy to call family. 463 N. University Ave., Provo, 801-373-6677; 7726 Campus View Dr., West Jordan, 801-2820777; 2731 E. Parley’s Way, SLC, 801-581-0222. bombayhouse.com EGM–N
ITALIAN Pizzeria 712 The pizza menu reaches heights of quality that fancier restaurants only fantasize about. Not only are the blister-crusted pizzas the epitome of their genre, but braised short ribs, local mushrooms and arugula on ciabatta are equally stellar. 320 S. State St., Orem, 801-6236712. pizzeria712.com EGM
VEGETARIAN Ginger’s Garden Cafe Tucked inside Dr. Christopher’s Herb Shop, Ginger’s serves truly garden-fresh, bright-flavored, mostly vegetarian dishes. 188. S. Main St., Springville, 801-4894500. gingersgardencafe.com GL
MOAB & SOUTHEAST UTAH AMERICAN DINING Café Diablo (Open seasonally) This café offers buzz-worthy dishes like rattlesnake cakes and fancy tamales. Save room for dessert. 599 W. Main St., Torrey, 435-425-3070. cafediablo.com EGN Hell’s Backbone Grill Owners BLUE PLATE Blake Spalding and Jen Castle set the bar for local, organic food in Utah. Now the cafe has gained national fame. They garden, forage, raise chickens and bees, and offer breakfasts, dinners and even picnic lunches. 20 N. Highway 12, Boulder, 435-335-7464. hellsbackbonegrill.com EGM–N Capitol Reef Inn & Café This family spot strives for a natural and tasty menu—and dishes like fresh trout and cornmeal pancakes achieve it. Be sure to look at the great rock collection and the stone kiva. 360 W. Main St., Torrey, 435-425-3271. capitolreefinn.com EGL–M Sunglow Family Restaurant This pit stop is famous for its pinto bean and pickle pies. Yes, we said pickle. 91 E. Main St., Bicknell, 435425-3701. GL–M
BAR GRUB & BREWPUBS Moab Brewery A beloved watering hole for river-runners, slick-rock bikers, red-rock hikers and everyone who needs a bite and a beer, which is nearly everyone in Moab. All beer is brewed on site. 686 Main St., Moab, 435-2596333. themoabbrewery.com EGM
ST. GEORGE & SOUTHWEST UTAH AMERICAN FINE DINING King’s Landing In the Driftwood Inn, some
of the finest food and the finest view in Utah. The kitchen is ambitious—seasonal, vegan, gluten-free are all covered. Mushroom tart involves mushrooms, caramelized onions, butternut squash and grapes with burrata and basil, but the flavors meld into harmony. 1515 Zion Park Blvd., Suite 50-A, Springdale, 435-772-7422. klbzion.com EGO
Painted Pony The kitchen blends culinary trends with standards like sage-smoked quail on mushroom risotto. Even “surf and turf” has a twist—tenderloin tataki with chile-dusted scallops. 2 W. St. George Blvd., Ste. 22, St. George, 435-634-1700. painted-pony.com EGN
Spotted Dog Café Relax, have some vino
and enjoy your achiote-braised lamb shank with mint mashed potatoes on top of rosemary spa-
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ghetti squash. 428 Zion Park Blvd., Springdale, 435-772-0700. flanigans.com/dining EGN
Vermillion 45 Who would expect a fine res-
taurant with a French chef in Kanab. But here it is, and it’s excellent. 210 S. 100 East, Kanab, 435644-3300 vermillion45.com EGN
AMERICAN CASUAL Mom’s Café Mom’s has fed travelers on blue plate standards since 1928. This is the place to try a Utah “scone” with “honey butter.” 10 E. Main St., Salina, 435-5293921. famousmomscafe.business.site GL Oscar’s Café Blueberry pancakes, fresh eggs,
crisp potatoes and thick bacon. We love breakfast, though Oscar’s serves equally satisfying meals at other times of day. 948 Zion Park Blvd., Springdale, 435-772-3232. oscarscafe.com GL
Peekaboo Canyon Wood Fired Kitchen
Complementing Best Friends Animal Sanctuary, this casual eatery serves vegetarian cuisine—artisanal pizza, local beer, craft cocktails and a rocking ptio. 233 W. Center St., Kanab, 435- 689-1959. peekabookitchen.com EGL–M
Red Rock Grill at Zion Lodge Try eating here on the terrace. Enjoy melting-pot American dishes like smoked trout salad with prickly pear vinaigrette. And you can’t beat the red rock ambience. Zion National Park, 435-772-7700. zionlodge.com EGL–M Whiptail Grill Tucked into an erstwhile gas
station, the kitchen is little, but the flavors are big—a goat cheese-stuffed chile relleno crusted in Panko and the chocolate-chile creme brulee. 445 Zion Park Blvd., Springdale, 435-772-0283. whiptailgrillzion.com EGL–M
Xetava Gardens Café Blue corn pancakes
for breakfast and lunch are good bets. But to truly experience Xetava, dine under the stars in eco-conscious Kayenta. 815 Coyote Gulch Court, Ivins, 435-656-0165. xetava.com EGM
BAKERIES & CAFÉS Twenty-five Main Café and Cake Parlor With its hip graphic design, ever-so-
cool servers and a loyal cupcake following, this simple sandwich spot could be at home in Soho, but it’s in St. George. 25 N. Main St., St. George, 435-628-7110. 25main.com GL
MEXICAN The Bit and Spur The menu stars South-
western cuisine—ribs, beef and chicken—as well as chili verde. A longtime Zion favorite, there’s almost always a wait here, but it’s almost always a pleasant one with a view and a brew in hand. 1212 Zion Park Blvd., Springdale, 435-772-3498. bitandspur.com EGM
117 21 & OVER BARS Forget about navigating the state’s labyrinth of liquor laws— the more than 20 bars and pubs listed here prioritize putting a drink in your hand, although most of them serve good food, too. Restricted to 21 and over. (Be prepared to show your I.D., whatever your age. This is Utah, after all.)
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DRINK IT QUICKLY WHILE IT’S LAUGHING AT YOU.”
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Painkiller Cocktail
All bars listed in the Salt Lake Bar Fly have been vetted and chosen based on quality of beverage, food, atmosphere and service.
2 ½ oz. Dark or Navy Strength Rum 4 oz. pineapple juice 1 oz. orange juice 1 oz. cream of coconut
This selective guide has no relationship to any advertising in the magazine.
Put all ingredients into a shaker with ice and shake vigorously. Strain into a hurricane or tall glass and garnish with pineapple leaf and a sprinkle of nutmeg.
Review visits are anonymous, and all expenses are paid by Salt Lake magazine.
Feeling Better Summer drinks to ease the pain BY MARY BROWN MALOUF
The last few months have been painful. Whether you’ve been sick, suffered because of someone else’s illness or been a victim of virus fatigue, it all hurts. Your favorite watering hole may be open or closed or undependable, drinks by the pool or on the patio with friends may be curtailed. Writing this at the beginning of summer, I have no idea what life will be
like by the end of the summer. This uncertainty calls for a different kind of summer cocktail, more exciting than a G&T, less familiar than the margarita, the daiquiri, or the pina colada and certainly, one appropriately named. My bartending nephew suggests two: The Painkiller and The Penicillin. The Painkiller cocktail originated in the British Virgin Islands and was
actually trademarked by Pusser’s Rum. But there’s a long pre-history to that, having to do with a six-seat, swim-up bar (hence called the Soggy Dollar) and a years-long effort to obtain a secret recipe. You can Google that, but first, mix up a Painkiller. Even if you’re a tough guy drinker, try a Painkiller. And by the way, they’re just as good made with a different brand of rum.
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