Maren Solis

A mom baked bread in her own kitchen, and her three sons delivered it on bicycles. That tiny…

By Maren Solis · Oct 15

A room lined with Himalayan salt sits inside an upstairs suite, and your only job is to breathe…

By Maren Solis · Oct 15

The smallest hitchhiker on your autumn adventure might be the one you never notice. Ticks don’t need an…

By Maren Solis · Oct 14

Thirty-five dollars. One shopping cart. And a whole lot of possibilities hiding between racks of forgotten fashion and…

By Maren Solis · Oct 14

Some dinners require good manners. A seafood boil requires a serious commitment to getting your hands dirty. Forget…

By Maren Solis · Oct 13

Nobody remembers the gas station sandwich they ate in a hurry. But a juicy burger after hours on…

By Maren Solis · Oct 13

Most restaurants decorate around a centerpiece. This one made a tree part of the room. And somehow, that’s…

By Maren Solis · Oct 12

Some road trip detours earn their place on the schedule one sticky, cinnamon-filled bite at a time. This…

By Maren Solis · Oct 12

Some foods deserve a footnote before you order them, and this scone is one of them. In Layton,…

By Maren Solis · Oct 11

Who decided lunch had to be predictable? One day you’re reaching for the usual sandwich, and the next…

By Maren Solis · Oct 10

A house can be someone’s dream getaway and someone else’s lost chance to live near work. That uncomfortable…

By Maren Solis · Oct 10

Choosing where to eat with a hungry group can feel like negotiating a peace treaty. Someone wants breakfast,…

By Maren Solis · Oct 9

The most interesting thing about your burger might be sitting in a tiny cup beside the fries. That…

By Maren Solis · Oct 9

Red sandstone and black lava rock make this desert landscape look dramatic enough without adding wildlife encounters to…

By Maren Solis · Oct 8

A burger tastes a little more fun when the room makes you feel like the clock spun backward.…

By Maren Solis · Oct 8

An unplanned weekend is only wasted if you let the laundry win. Give yourself a few hours of…

By Maren Solis · Oct 7

Not every memorable meal needs spectacle. Sometimes the part that sticks is a hot breakfast, an unhurried table,…

By Maren Solis · Oct 7

A short trail can hold centuries of human history when the rock itself becomes the record. Along this…

By Maren Solis · Oct 7

Sometimes the best reason to postpone doing dishes is sitting sizzling on somebody else’s table. A steak dinner…

By Maren Solis · Oct 6

Some meals are built for lingering, but a great drive-in burger knows when to keep things moving. In…

By Maren Solis · Oct 6

Maple bars are proof that breakfast does not need to be complicated to become memorable. A soft doughnut,…

By Maren Solis · Oct 5

Dinner gets better when nobody has to turn it into a mission. After a day of driving, sightseeing,…

By Maren Solis · Oct 5

October makes mountain lakes feel like they are keeping a secret for anyone willing to bring a jacket.…

By Maren Solis · Oct 4

Fresh fish in a landlocked state sounds like a logistical flex, and that is exactly what makes this…

By Maren Solis · Oct 4

Family recipes rarely arrive with a marketing plan. They survive because somebody keeps showing up, unlocking the door,…

By Maren Solis · Oct 3

Fancy surroundings cannot save a boring burger, which is why a straightforward counter can be such good news.…

By Maren Solis · Oct 3

Big quilts have a funny way of turning one simple fabric choice into twenty new decisions. Once the…

By Maren Solis · Oct 2

Halibut and chips are not the meal most people expect to crave with mountains in the background, which…

By Maren Solis · Oct 2

Thrift stores are basically treasure hunts where nobody bothered to draw the map. That is half the appeal…

By Maren Solis · Oct 1

Po’boys do not usually enter the conversation when lunch plans involve a mountain town. That surprise is exactly…

By Maren Solis · Oct 1

Fresh bread has a way of making 7 a.m. feel far more reasonable than it usually does. In…

By Maren Solis · Sep 30

A Clydesdale can turn an ordinary farm stop into the kind of detour people remember before leaving the…

By Maren Solis · Sep 30

There is a special kind of satisfaction in getting a huge plate without feeling punished by the check.…

By Maren Solis · Sep 29

A night in a mountain lodge can make even ordinary creaks seem mysterious. Silver Fork Lodge & Restaurant…

By Maren Solis · Sep 29

Some dinners are spontaneous. Others deserve a calendar alert. This Salt Lake City spot falls into the second…

By Maren Solis · Sep 28

Rattlesnakes are not lurking around every bend, but summer heat can put you in the same terrain. On…

By Maren Solis · Sep 28

Creative hobbies have a funny habit of turning one quiet afternoon into six unfinished projects and a very…

By Maren Solis · Sep 27

Neapolitan pizza feels especially satisfying when it appears where you least expect it. Between dinosaur stops, long highway…

By Maren Solis · Sep 27

Secondhand bookstores are wonderfully bad at respecting your schedule. You go in looking for one title, then twenty…

By Maren Solis · Sep 26