LOCAL: Nominations for the 2009 Rhombus Readers' Choice Awards!

Dec 18, 2009 No Comments

Yet another year has come and gone and the time has come to pay tribute to 2009 in the only way we know how — the first annual Rhombus Readers’ Choice Awards! This is your opportunity to vote for the best local music, food and culture of 2009, so don’t miss out — make your [...]

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MUNCHMOBILE: Pizza Pie Café

Dec 08, 2009 No Comments

WEEK 10 — PIZZA PIE CAFÉ After another month long hiatus, our famous men of the Munchmobile are back on the road in the search of quality food here in the greater Provo area. In this week’s edition, our munchers sought out a restaurant that has claimed to complete the trifecta of the dining experience. [...]

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FOOD: The Californization of Utah Valley

Nov 20, 2009 No Comments

November 19, 2009, will forever go down in history as the day Utah County got “hella chill.” Today, I decided to witness the Californization of Utah with the grand opening of Orem’s In-N-Out Burger. I wasn’t really that hungry, but it was a local cultural event. Besides, I already slept through the meteor shower earlier [...]

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MUNCHMOBILE: The Thai Kitchen

Oct 27, 2009 No Comments

WEEK 9 — THE THAI KITCHEN After a week in which our Munchers snacked on the burgers of the giant fast food chains, they decided to go back to their roots and hit the streets of Provo in search of some good grub. Instead of going for the usual burger and fries on a Saturday [...]

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MUNCHMOBILE: Big Mac vs. Big Carl

Oct 13, 2009 No Comments

(A much belated) WEEK 8 — BIG MAC vs. BIG CARL In the history of mankind, there has never been a bigger fast food chain than McDonald’s. That being said, the biggest and most famous burger in all world has to be the Big Mac. Ever since the days of our infancy, we knew the [...]

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MUNCHMOBILE: Stumpy Burger

Sep 05, 2009 No Comments

WEEK 7 — STUMPY BURGER This week, down one man, the Munchmobile headed to downtown Provo in search of a classic American favorite: a good old-fashioned cheeseburger. This noble crusade led our heroes to Stumpy Burger, located at 225 W. Center Street in Provo. Upon entering, we noticed that the restaurant is very minimalistic. The [...]

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MUNCHMOBILE: Ninja Express

Aug 21, 2009 4 Comments

WEEK 6 — NINJA EXPRESS In the latest ride of the Munchmobile, our fearless heroes of hunger decided to go oriental as they tried the grub of Ninja Express, located near the southeast corner of 820 North and 700 East. The Munchmobile first heard of Ninja express when one muncher received a flier on their [...]

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MUNCHMOBILE: Diego's

Aug 07, 2009 No Comments

WEEK 5 — DIEGO’S It was back in Week 1 that the noble men of the MunchMobile went south of the border (or at least south of Center Street) to satisfy our Mexican food cravings. Once again our stomachs were primed for another round of spicy goodness, this time at Diego’s Taco Shop. Located on [...]

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MUNCHMOBILE: Taste Of The Valley

Jul 29, 2009 No Comments

WEEK 4 — TASTE OF THE VALLEY Nothing says “pioneer” like gluttony. For this week’s Munchmobile, Jake Welch, Jamie Wood and Ben Wagner took to the mean streets of downtown Provo to savor the selection of a variety of local restaurants at the “Taste of the Valley” festival, in conjunction with Pioneer Day. Nothing says [...]

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MUNCHMOBILE: Chadder's

Jul 18, 2009 No Comments

WEEK 3 — CHADDER’S The Munchmobile went on a solo ride this past week, due to the absence of my dear friends Ben Wagner and Jamie Wood, who went on a search for quality barbecue deep in heart of Texas. Nevertheless, I decided to press on in their absence and bring you, the good people [...]

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