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Show 101 WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 28, 2013 THESIGNPOST WWW.WSUSIG N POST.COM Ogden shop creates unique donuts BY SPENCER BOYCE features reporter | The Sign- Beyond Glaze, located on 24th Street across from The Junction, is the newest trend in donuts. Focused on gourmet and creative recipes, Beyond Glaze features more than 30 recipes with a variety of colors and flavors. Posted on the wall of the shop is the famous quote that serves as a motto for the shop: "You may think they're too pretty to eat. Give it three seconds." "It's an extraordinary experience," said Gina Oakley, a junior at Weber State University, of one of the donuts. "The lemon and orange is a perfect blend!" Drew Morgan, the owner of Beyond Glaze, said that the shop idea came from a memory his dad had when he was young. "He remembered Spudnuts and wanted to start up a donut shop that made deliveries," Morgan said. Spudnuts was a company that had delivery men who brought donuts directly to the consumer. Morgan's father wanted to open a similar business, but they learned most people weren't interested in delivery. So the gourmet shop was born. "We take a plain glazed donut and go beyond it with gourmet ingredients," Morgan said of how the name was chosen. The first shop was opened in Draper 4.5 years ago, followed by a move to Ogden. Morgan said that some business owners from Ogden came and visited the shop and sug- PHOTO BY TYLER BROWN | THE SIGNPOST Ashley Price holds her son as he points out his donut of choice at Beyond Glaze. gested that he move up this way. Finding a location downtown, Beyond Glaze opened its doors in March of 2013. Currently, Morgan is planning a store for Sugar- house. Ashley Stewart, manager of the Ogden shop, shared some ingredients of the donuts. "All of the recipes are made with real fruit, fruit juices," she said. "They are made throughout the day so the donuts are always fresh." Beyond Glaze will also cater any event. "We do not have a catering truck, but we do cater," Stewart said. "We did a wedding and they ordered 576 donuts. We bake them here and design all the donuts one by one. It took 4.5 hours. We are pretty fast. It only takes about an hour to do 12 donuts with two people." Stewart and Morgan both said the maple bacon donut is the most popular. The mastermind behind these unique donuts is Mor- PHOTO BY TYLER BROWN | THE SIGNPOST Beyond Glaze is located on 24th Street, across from The Junction. The store has specialized in gourmet donuts since its grand opening in March of 2013. gan's sister Antoinette ity for culinary arts to Frank. A graduate from create donuts. the Culinary Institute in New York, she has taken Comment on this story at her passion and creativ- wsusignpost.com WSU student loses mayoral primary BY SKYLER PYLE asst. news editor | The Signpost Joshua Hoggan has had a lot of news coverage lately, because the 18-year-old Weber State University freshman was a running candidate for Roy City mayor. However, he failed to make it through the primary election held in the beginning of this month. Hoggan's campaign battled negative media attention over his 2012 bomb threat to Roy High School, which landed him in juvenile detention for six months and a felony charge of Utah Code 76-10-402, being "a person who without lawful authority intentionally or knowingly . . . solicits the use of, or conspires to use a weapon of mass destruction" (quoted from Utah.gov). Megan Wehrman, one of Hoggan's best friends and the person who turned him in to the police, said he started texting her the evening before his arrest. She thought it was just two friends talking about the difficulties of life until Hoggan's texts started getting more detailed and she decided to go to the authorities, not just to keep Roy High students safe but to help her friend. Hoggan said it was not his intent to scare anyone, but that he was trying to bring awareness to the security issues schools face and how easy it would be to make Roy High a target for terrorism. Jeff Car- alle, a longtime friend of the family, said he believes everything was blown out of proportion, but that it's always better to be safe. "I am a supporter of Josh," Caralle said. "Josh is just more intelligent than most people know . . . he's just got a per- "Whenlwasyoungl told myself/When I turn 18, I'm going to make BIG changes..."' - JOSHUA HOGGAN mayoral candidate sonality that is different than you and I . . . he doesn't accept no, he will never accept no; he wants to know why." Even with his campaign plagued with bad Big Al's Bites Taste of India in Utah Joshua Hoggan, 18, talks ran for mayor for the city of publicity, Hoggan said he won't be discouraged from working toward his dream of being mayor. "When I was young I told myself, 'When I turn 18, I'm going to make BIG changes, and I'm going to be the mayor of wherever I am living.'" Even though he lost the primary election, Hoggan said he feels his 45 votes were a push in a positive direction. Wehrman said she thinks the younger population is still struggling with what Hoggan did, but that the main view among older people in SOURCE: JOSHUA HOGGAN to news crews. Hoggan Roy. Roy is people make mistakes, especially young people. "I may have been the one to turn him in, but I will support him in any forward movement he tries to achieve," Wehrman said. She said she wants people to know Hoggan is trying to make positive progress from his mistakes. Hoggan and Wher- man are now teaming up to develop a nonprofit organization, the National School Violence Prevention Group. "This is an issue we all feel strongly about," Hoggan said. They are I grew up with a family who was pretty selective about what they ate. Half were vegetarians; the other half had odd tastes, ranging from meat and cheese exclusively to taking a sandwich apart and eating the ingredients separately. Suffice it to say I understand strong preferences. That being said, I don't understand ruling out entire genres of food. Surely an entire country of tastes, people and cuisine can offer something to the carnivore and vegetarian alike. One of the ethnic cuisines that takes the sharpest blow in Utah is Indian food. All deeper social implications aside, the cuisine scares people. Indian food is a novelty for many Utahns. It is as far away across the gastronomic spectrum as you can get from funeral potatoes, and that makes many of our white-bread neighbors more than a little apprehensive about the foreign flavors and combinations that define Indian cuisine. To add further complications, many restaurants boasting authentic and frightening food also come with a frightening check, piling on yet another obstacle to branching out and trying something new. That's why local ethnic restaurants like Si- tara India are becoming the Robin Hood of the exotic food community. Sitara India is conveniently located across the street from Weber State, providing the perfect midday getaway at a fraction of the price of fancier cuisine, while offering a tasteful alternative to its neighbor, Little Caesar's. One Indian dish that is impossible to hate (unless you have Crohn's disease, in which case, stay away from this one) is the garlic naan. It's essentially garlic flatbread slathered in butter. I can't think of a reason why anyone wouldn't like that. They also have a few other takes on the delicious flatbread, ranging from covering it in cheese to filling it with coconut, raisins ALEXGERRISH The Signpost columnist and sugar. Difficult not to like. More difficult not to eat the whole basket. While India is famous for its curries, my favorite dish is biryani, a rice dish mixed with anything you can get your hands on. Sitara's lamb biryani is quite tasty, paired with chopped onions and tomatoes. The tandoori chicken is also delectable. The chicken is cooked in a tandoor (clay) oven that reaches over 900 degrees Fahrenheit, locking in both moisture and incredible flavor. For those of us who have a sweet tooth (no judgment here), you have a wonderful drink called a lassi, a yogurt and fruit drink. The star of the lassi menu is the mango, which features cream and mango pulp blended to perfection in a frosty yogurt. Needless to say, Sitara has some tasty options, regardless of your palate. If I could convince them to set foot inside the door, I think everyone in my family might find something they would like. If you are one of the scared Utahns who can't muster up the courage to venture out of the happy valley menu, I challenge you to do so. Sitara India may be the avenue for you to branch out. Get the naan and the lassi. It's invincible to the picki- est of eaters. If you're looking to try a plethora of options, they offer a buffet from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. for the modest price of $7.99. Well worth the price, and it may be one of the cheapest culinary adventures you'll ever have. For more foodie chatter, check me out on al- gerrish.yelp.com. Comment on this column at wsusignpost.com still in the beginning phases of the project but hope to launch it by the summer of 2014. Hoggan said that, growing up in Roy, he realized how diverse the city is and would like to see the city strive for acceptance for all community members by implementing diversity and equality classes for everyone interested, but focusing a lot of attention toward the youth population. When discussing his intentions for if he had been elected mayor, Hoggan talked about the city of Roy going green, and said he still wants to work toward such a movement. "There is no reason our city should not follow that standard," he said. "There's no reason Roy can't be the first in Utah." Hoggan's dreams of becoming mayor might be on hold while he gains some age, life experience and employment experience. However, he has a tentative plan to run for Roy City Council in 2015, although his main focus at this time is the prevention group. "I just want to see changes made in the city," Hoggan said. "Change is good for a society." Comment on this story at wsusignpost.com |