The Salt Lake Tribune
Thursday, May 14, 2009
Huntsman Packing "Chili" Heat


It's no secret that Gov. Jon Huntsman loves Asian food. And the spicier, the better.

But who knew the governor carries a concealed stash of chili peppers, just to make sure his food packs enough heat. Does he need a permit for that?

The Mandarin Restaurant, which recently received the Utah Governor’s Mansion Artist Series Award for the Culinary Arts, prepared an elaborate eight-course banquet for Huntsman, his wife and 16 guests recently.

Before the meal began, Huntsman made a trip to the kitchen to share his personal stash of extra-spicy chili peppers with Mandarin Chef Zhen Wei Liu, (pictured above.)

No one is sure which dish was Huntsman's favorite that evening. But manager Angel Manfredini assumes it was the Szechwan Shrimp -- the hottest of the bunch.

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   Kathy Stephenson has been the food writer at The Tribune since 2000. Prior to that she covered education and was a general assignment reporter for Utah's largest daily newspaper. A Utah native, Stephenson's first job was picking zucchini on her grandparent's Kaysville farm. Every Christmas, Stephenson's neighbors and colleagues look forward to getting a plate of her baklava. Last year, she gave away nearly 300 pieces.