Stacey Kratz

A detail of the obelisk outside Griffith Observatory, which portrays six famous astronomers of the past and is just one of the unique attractions at the observatory, a true — and free! — Los Angeles treasure.

Family

L.A. on the cheap: You can fit California into your budget, even with high gas prices

As the summer of high gas prices creeps ever closer, many Utahns are feeling that a summer vacation is out of the question. But just one long day’s drive away is Los Angeles, a city full of variety, fun and frolic — at a good price.

By Stacey Kratz

Food

New hot restaurants for after the slopes

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Stephen and Rosie Boren and their son, Frank, on the slopes at Park City Resort.

Media & Books

Parents give tips on feeding kids on the slopes

When you love skiing and snowboarding, you want your children to love it, too.

By Stacey Kratz

Food

Skiers, snowboarders share what, where they the like to eat on and off the slopes

For Rosie and Stephen Boren of Midvale, skiing and snowboarding is not a pastime. It’s a fact of life.

By Stacey Kratz

Dobby in "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets."

Arts & Entertainment

Culinary wizardry: Cookbook offers look into real foods in the Harry Potter series

Harry Potter fans can immerse themselves once more in the world of The Boy Who Lived when the final movie comes out on DVD and Blu-Ray on Friday with one more look at Harry’s final showdown with Voldemort and, hopefully, some nice extras and bonus features.

By Stacey Kratz

Food

Dining out: There’s a delicious world out there just waiting to be discovered

As I forked up my first bite of sashimi rice salad at Logan’s Takara Sushi last week, I had a strange realization: This was the first unfamiliar restaurant in a long time that I was visiting without planning to share it with Deseret News readers.

By Stacey Kratz

Food

Dining Out: Lone Star is a cut above the common steakhouse

When I’m asked to name my favorite food, I usually say steak.

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Food

Quick Bites: Reader’s recipe takes trail mix to decadent new heights

When I wrote about food strategies for road trips a couple of weeks ago, several readers informed me I’d forgotten a major category of easy-to-eat, low-mess foods: trail mix.

By Stacey Kratz

Arts & Entertainment

Dining Out: Tasty Treet is all tastiness, no frills

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Family

Quick bites: Making road trips as tasty as possible

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Arts & Entertainment

Dining out: There’s lots of food to explore at Tea Rose Diner

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Utah

Program celebrates 25 years of entrepreneurial spirit in Utah

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Food

Quick bites: Donuts. Is there anything they can’t do?

Doughnuts are so frequent a topic of conversation in our house that we have given them a nickname: donees (sample usage: “Did you get your chocolate donee today?”).

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Family

Houston eateries take pride in food, service

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Family

Quick bites: Where are your favorite places to get a slice of pizza?

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Family

Front End Grill is a trek but worth the drive

Front End Grill

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Arts & Entertainment

Quick bites: The play place can be as important as the food

Every year, my three daughters participate in the National Federation of Music Clubs piano evaluations.

By Stacey Kratz

Media & Books

Dining Out: Red Corner is a new favorite for Chinese

Red Corner

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Family

Quick bites: Summer snacks go best with baseball

This has been a strange spring so far.

By Stacey Kratz

Arts & Entertainment

Dining out: Midway’s Tarahumara is a different type of Mexican restaurant

Something happened last weekend that has rarely happened before. Call it an Easter near-miracle.

By Stacey Kratz

Family

Quick bites: Snacking is a full-time responsibility

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Family

Dining out: Black Bear Diner in Sandy is a chain that feels local

Black Bear Diner is a chain restaurant that manages to feel like a local place.

By Stacey Kratz

Arts & Entertainment

Ah, sweetness; Sweet Tooth Fairy bakery knows how to use sugar

My last Quick Bites item concerned sugar-free foods that my family has incorporated rather painlessly into our diet.

By Stacey Kratz

Family

Dining out: La Costa serves up great Mexican food

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Family

Quick bites: Sugar-free products have come a long way

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Family

Dining out: Gepetto’s features good food in a laid-back atmosphere

By Stacey Kratz

As rain clouds threaten, tents are fitted with rain coverings by the 100 "raving fans" of Chick-Fil-A who lined up starting around 4 a.m. Wednesday for a chance to participate in 24 hours of festivities preceding the restaurant's grand opening Thursday. T

Utah

Chick-Fil-A opens in Midvale

MIDVALE — As he tucked into a chicken sandwich and fries early Wednesday evening, Cody McMichael of Midvale was the picture of contentment — even though he’d had no sleep the night before, camped in a parking lot all day and faced the prospect of spending Wednesday night lying on asphalt in a rain-soaked tent.

By Stacey Kratz

Arts & Entertainment

Saffron is good and cheap

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Family

Dining out: Culver’s fast food is far from ordinary

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Family

Quick Bites: Farr’s Fresh offers great frozen treats

By Stacey Kratz