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Show Wasatch Canyon Reporter, May 1995. Page 11 DING REVIEW: AERIE RESTAURANT BY JouN BRESEE (He's No OLIVERA, BUT HE CAN TELL A STEAK FROM A SHARP STICK IN HIS EYE] undergoing some important changes this summer. As of publication the restaurants at Snowbird will no longer be read “House- ingress. Under Utah’s wacky liquor laws this is a significant distinction. Club cards are no longer required to dine on my brow, and the way I was kneading my napkin, assuaged my fears with impeccable descriptions of all of the offerings on the menu. ‘We settled on Southwestern Crab Cakes and the Sushi Sampler to start the meal. Thus began one of the best meals in recent memory. The drive to the Aerie Restaurant was harrowing: during this forgotten spring that we have been enduring. The snow was falling sideways as I drove my asthmatic Toyota up Little Cottonwood Canyon; yet we arrived in one piece. I was surprised once - again at how short a drive it is at Snowbird, the change of venues for Sunday brunch. For years the | : the Sushi arrived, I eyed it with some trepidation. You cannot fool old John Bresee; I know that we live in a landlocked state, so I was skeptical about the impending _ quality of the raw fish. These fears were allayed with some _ of the finest tuna (ahi sashimi) J have ever had. Fresh and delicious, with Wasabi and Ginger, it was heaven. The sampler included crab rolls, and shrimp, and all of it was delicious. The crab cakes were especially good with the cilantro corn sauce. As we sat by the large bay windows, the natural advantage that is the Aerie presented itself. The moon started to peels. Swirls, eddies, and vor- tices worked across the face of the moon as we sat in wonder. The natural visual symphony in concert with the Robert Sinskey 1989 Claret we were sipping was true harmony. The food.and beverage “ at soe ous, and the prices were not out of line with the demeanor of the restaurant. — in the Rendezvous Restaurant. This is a pleasant space, but not one to make you excited. The Rendezvous has never been equal to the incredible buffet that Snowbird offers. Starting this Mother’s Day the Sunday buffet will be at the Aerie restaurant, a far more regal setting for the cornucopia-like buffet. When our entree’s arrived I had that distinct fear that my companion’s meal far surpassed mine. “How could I have spent the same time perusing the menu, and not read with as much depth as PAuUsSIC © Open 7 days a week ® Mon-Fri 9am-9pm Great Clips for hair® Guaranteed Satisfaction. ® Sat Guaranteed Style. iS 9am-6pm & Open Sunday 8667 So. 2000 East (next to Reams) 5551 So. Redwood Rd (next to Wal-Mart) 7824 So. 700 East 10354 So. Redwood Rd. (next to 7-11) (across from ‘Synids) Haircut & Blowdry $5.99 | (Reg. $9) | Great Clips for hair® for hair: ee Limit 4.on same visit. 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We arrived with high expectations three Haircuts & Perms at -Down to Earth Prices ® No appointment needed was every bit as The Aerie restaurant is located on the tenth floor of tower ~ Salon-Quality The tenderloin eventide with her vituperation rise between held ii Sunday brunch has been bench. The portcullis at the Cliff lodge is designed to deal with inclement weather far worse than we were experiencing, which was a blessing as my date for the evening was notoriously mercurial, When is rate from the restaurants. Another notable variation is the east and I did not want to start the yet alcohol still available if purchased with food. Snowbird still has club areas that require membership but they are not sepa- oes tee les Sena from buyer, had given me a short seven suse from the dining primer on wine and food pararea. Once reached they are seared salmon fairly shim-.1 ing the week before. The cavernous, and a proper use mered on the plate. The preClaret’s slightly tannic nature of the area would be reached sentation was aesthetically went perfectly with my tenderloin. The meat was tender - if Snowbird put up a hoop on pleasing as the salmon was the wall. fresh. The spicy black bean and the gorgonzola’s tangy We left the Aerie sated flavor complemented the beef. and garlic sauce was the perfect complement to the tender and content. Mark, the eager We were unfortunately too salmon. I was worried my full to enjoy desert. valet, returned our car with gorgonzola stuffed tenderloin -My only complaints are the windshields scraped, and would seem pedestrian by minor. The nine grain bread the heater on full. To make his comparison. I had one distinct was unexciting and not befitevening as wonderful as mine, advantage in that I had chosen ting the rest of the meal. The I rewarded him with a shiney, the wine. Vicky Martinez, the men’s room is a solidly struck new quarter. 2% WCR Snowbird Resort beverage clubs, which should facilitate waitress, noticing the sweat to Snowbird she,” I berated myself. Her order of Coconut and Sesame eto menu Ser The Cured Gravlax” and I had the _ feeling that I was in over my head. How does one, with proper aplomb, ask what in Sam Hill is “Gravlax.” Our |