Spark

Last night we tried to go out to a new restaurant, Gloria's Little Italy in Provo. But the wait was too long so we headed next door to Spark. What a lucky change of plans. We've been to Spark a few times before and it's one of the top restaurants in Utah Valley, by far. When it comes to presentation they may be first. When it comes to flavor, there are a few others that can compete, such as Pizzeria 712, and, umm, well, maybe that's it.

Anyways, about the food: the fettucine dish was DELUXE! We were so in love. Also, the potato leek soup was excellent — very rich and full flavored. Both dishes were enhanced with truffle oil, and wow, that always makes for something extra special. I also had hebi (fish from Hawaii — I'd never heard of it before) served over braised carrots and a red lentil cake, all very delicious.

If you don't want to go all out for dinner, just go later and get dessert or a drink. They've got some fun drinks. I especially like the apple martini (even after it's gone it's wonderful to put your nose in and inhale the leftover aroma), and the shirley temple (to be fair, although it does taste good, I'm mostly just in love with the shirley temple because it's so CUTE, but in a chic, dressed up sort of way — all pink with a stick of cotton candy on top.