I have my saving graces... my family is kind enough to ship up care packages full of goodies like venison sausage, actual hot sauce (Tobasco is only good on eggs), and the occasional chili (packed in a double-layer of ziploc bags... stuff is like semi-liquid gold, especially if it was made during deer season.) Don't get me wrong - I love Elk and Bison meat, and Utah can do a fair bit of southwest cooking if you know where to look (esp. the smaller mexican restaurants run by folks who know what mexican food is supposed to taste like - ie mexican folk.) However, any place that mixes mayonnaise and ketchup together and calls it "fry sauce" (which is about as spicy as native mormon food gets) simply ain't jack shit in the catfish, chitlins and crawdads department. Heh - Time to book a flight for home and say hello to the ol' man at this rate :) /P