Photograph courtesy of Beehive Dairy Most people, when they hear the words coffee and cheese in the same sentence, wince at the thought of two such vastly different foods coming in such close contact. But Utah's Beehive Dairy is boldly cutting straight through that taboo with their coffee-covered Barely Buzzed, a blue ribbon winner in the 2008 American Cheese Society Awards. The first time I'd tasted it was back in March at Beecher's Cheese in Seattle. As I bit down through the cheese, the bitter nuttiness of the espresso and the caramel sweetness of the cheddar-style cheese made me realize this is a match made in some really quirky and hip corner of heaven....
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The Salt Lake Tribune A ball was had last weekend at the Black Gold Cattle Company's eighth annual Testicle Festival in Woodruff, Utah. Or rather, 250 pounds of balls. During branding time, it is customary to neuter the young bulls and feast on the resulting delicacy—word has it the meat is unexpectedly juicy and tastes a bit like chicken. The bull testicles go by the more appetizing moniker Rocky Mountain Oysters, or "cowboy caviar." Nut Specialists dipped the "oysters" into beer batter and deep-fried them in lard. The "caviar" came with a cheeseburger and fries for a reasonable $5. The festivities paid tribute to cowboy traditions—rodeo events like bull riding took place beside the joyous fried-testicle consumption—and raised almost $30,000...
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The Salt Lake Tribune gets top Utah chefs to taste test military MREs (Meal, Ready to Eat) and captures their priceless expressions on film.
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