SLC - eating on the go with someone else

 No more eating on the go. Joyce arriving Wednesday night means I have to be somewhat civilized in my daily travel routine. At the very least, it means frequenting cafes in the AM and bars in the PM now and probably fewer meals centered around leftovers. 

Starting with Blue Copper where I just got some local RTD bevvies because that's my favorite souvenir to collect.

Can recommend the kombucha. Sadly underwhelmed by sparkling coffee. I think it would've been better with some sweetener.

SLC - eating on the go part 3

 Okay honestly, even I impress myself with what I manage to get done sometimes. So as a reward, I got myself a blueberry rum butter donut from Cafe Juniper after giving a presentation. They didn't have the savory breakfast pastries pictured on Google that initially drew me there, but this is fine.

Also I just wanted to note that this guy had a bubble cavity too. And now I would like to be reunited with my deep fryer to make more donuts.

SLC - eating on the go part 2

I didn't really look up what to eat in SLC before going, but I'll admit my hopes were not high. I expected to eat a lot of heavy greasy type meals. And then I expected to counter them by shivering in the snow. Then I randomly came upon Arempas.

Went in for an arepa, came out with a cachapa. A sweet corn pancake that is sandwiched with cheese with a side of fried pork. I got a side of plantains because... well, they're plantains. And they came with lots of sauces (garlic, avo, some orange pink mayo based guy)... and parmesan? Dunno, but I enjoyed it. Friends, this was a good meal.

SLC - eating on the go

Ever since I unlocked the ability to drive from Oakland to Jackson, WY one way on my own, I've felt invincible. It's really true what they say - I can do anything if I put my mind to it. And take a melatonin at 9pm the night before. And brew a cup of yerba mate for the morning. With this expanded radius, I decided to head to Salt Lake City for a week. The drive into the city was SO PRETTY as you're approaching the wall of mountains with the turquoise green lake to your right. I am and always will be a sucker for snow-capped mountains.

The first order of business after powering through 11hr on the road (including through some sleet/snow in Tahoe that almost made me want to turn back) is burger.

I'm talking v simple, ugly, handheld, basically Micky D's burger (but with fresher veg). Hires Big H didn't claim to be anything else though. The patty was really tasty with a nice crust, and the fries had some specific savory fried quality that made me briefly wonder if it was fried in animal fat (probs not though because they had veggie options and I'm just going to assume a separate fryer for tallow would be too much of a hassle). Anyways, it very well could be that I was starving after the drive, but either way, I couldn't resist eating it while walking back to the Airbnb. I'm sure I looked like a lady crossing the street while ripping the wrapper with my teeth and stuffing fries in my mouth.