It’s what’s for lunch: The Oasis Cafe’s melted brie on cranberry-walnut bread
TOASTED BRIE SANDWICH
Oasis Café 151 S. 500 East, SLC 801-322-0404 OasisCafeSLC.com
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Joel and Jill LaSalle took over The Oasis Café from original owners Jackie Pratt and Steve Paul in 2002, and the toasted brie sandwich ($10) on the lunch/brunch menu came along with the deal. When asked about the staying power of the sandwich as a regular offering and customer favorite, general manager Will Keesen says, “There are some things you just don’t mess with. From the velvety creaminess of the melted brie cheese, surrounded by the satisfying crunch of the toasted cranberry walnut bread–it’s perfection. Pairing it with the tang of citrus jicama salad, and your mouth fires on all cylinders. We wish we would have thought of it.” Nearly two decades later, this sandwich is still a gastronomic delight like no other in the city. (Heather L. King)
POUR ME A SLICE Brother-in-laws Tim Welsh and Pat Ford opened the Beehive Cheese creamery in 2005 with just eight days of cheese-making experience between them. They created Beehive’s Promontory Cheddar—which serves as the base cheese for all of their flavored cheddars—and then began experimenting. They rubbed coffee and lavender on the cheese, and today, the immensely popular and awardwinning Barely Buzzed is known the world over. They continue to make “whey” in the cheese world with conventional and unconventional external cheese rubs—most recently infusing Promontory with Basil Hayden’s Kentucky straight bourbon whiskey to create Pour Me A Slice. The sweet and creamy aged cheddar offers up a subtle hint of bourbon spice. (Heather L. King)
Whack fol de daddy-o There’s whiskey in the ... cheese? Beehive Cheese’s Pour Me a Slice
HEATHER L. KING
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Beehive Cheese 2440 E. 6600 South, Suite 8, Uintah 801-476-0900 BeehiveCheese.com
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