The Tribune has run scores of stories about that stifling  the limited number of liquor licenses made available for restaurants and clubs based on a ratio of the state's full-time population without regard to the hordes of tourists coming through the state each year; the Zion Curtain law that requires restaurants to build a barrier between the dining area and the bar so patrons can't see the drinks being poured; the number of restaurant chains deciding not to expand in Utah to avoid the cost of the Zion curtain, and the nebulous interpretations of the state law that calls for patrons to order food in restaurants if they drink alcohol there.