Bar licenses The last of this year’s liquor law legislation changes came rolling into effect at this month’s DABS meeting. With population quota calculations now… Read More »June’s Utah DABS meeting sees eight new bars receive the green light
Looking for Utah’s most extensive wine inventories? Look no further than the Wine Spectator 2024 awards, which dropped today. In total twenty-five Utah names made… Read More »Wine Spectator anoints 25 Utah restaurants as excellent wine destinations
Today’s the day, tickets for Eat Drink SLC 2024 go on sale – you’ll want to head over to their website right away and buy… Read More »Tickets to SLC’s best food and drink extravaganza go on sale today
Noemi’s Cafe Originally making the leap from food truck to brick and mortar in the Fall of 2022, Noemi’s Cafe (pictured top) this week announced… Read More »Recapping the latest restaurant closures in Utah
At the start of the year, you might recall I gazed into the old crystal ball to come up with these prognostications for 2024. While… Read More »These restaurant brands are targetting Utah for expansion
Utah Arts Festival While not a food-focused event per se, there’s plenty to eat and drink at this year’s UAF installment. Three days of festivities… Read More »Summer food and drink gatherings to mark on the calendar
Time for my monthly collection jar speech if you’ll allow me the floor for two minutes. We’re now 25% of the way to ensuring an… Read More »Enjoying the stories? Subscribe and help us stay ad-free
BTG Wine Bar June 19th, 7.00 p.m. Pictured top, BTG will host a wine dinner with winemaker Eric Wilson of Longoria Wines tomorrow evening. Longoria… Read More »Upcoming wine and beer dinners to check out
From New York to California, you’ve probably seen them hanging in restaurant windows yourself. Plain cards denoting a restaurant’s compliance (and supposed cleanliness in the… Read More »Why don’t Utah restaurants display simple letter grades like other states?
This week saw the wraps taken off the final winners at the 2024 James Beard Foundation Awards. Sadly, Utah didn’t manage a tick in the… Read More »Utah continues to wait for a first James Beard win
Father’s Day falls on Sunday, June 16th this year, and with it, a relatively modest (as compared to Mother’s Day) number of buffets and dining… Read More »Father’s Day Dining in Utah 2024
In Jesus Galvez’s culinary mind, where creativity knows no bounds, a new dining destination has emerged, captivating food enthusiasts and steak lovers alike. Blind Rabbit… Read More »A unique steakhouse experience from the family who brought you Sol Agave
That was the news confirmed at this month’s DABS meeting that wrapped around lunchtime on Thursday. Located at Edison Street and 3rd South in downtown… Read More »June 3rd will see the unveiling of SLC’s grandest liquor store concept yet
When it comes to hand-helds, most are more than well-represented in Utah. Sandwiches, tacos, burgers, you name it – all have their abundance of options.… Read More »Utah chef aims to wow locals with this Italian-American specialty
Starting with Slug Mag, Addison Austin-Lou, has this profile piece on sushi expert Peggi Ince-Whiting. Addison’s piece dives into the career of Ince-Whiting, who formally… Read More »Breakfast, lunch, and dinner – what the local food press has been writing about
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It’s a question I see posed on various social media platforms, time and again. Why does Utah, a state with an exploding culinary scene still… Read More »Why are there no Michelin-starred restaurants in Utah?
Hearth And Hill Starting our roundup of what’s new on menus this month – Park City’s Hearth and Hill who recently rolled out a new… Read More »Filipino-inspired dishes amongst a raft of new updates on Utah menus
The cuisine of South Asia holds a particular place in my heart stomach. Born into a land of pies and pudding, white pepper was as… Read More »Impressive South Asian flavor now on display at the new Bhansa Ghar in SLC
The blustery start to this week’s weather might not indicate it, but stay strong, warmer temps are just around the corner; and with them –… Read More »Grab the calendar – these are the major Utah food and drink events for the year ahead