Avenues Proper – poutine
Avenues Proper – Peckish later into the night? AP will now be serving their full dinner menu until 11pm on Friday and Saturday nights. The bar will also remain open until midnight for a nightcap or three.
Also, beer lovers should keep the last Wednesday of every month in mind, as the restaurant runs a recurring ‘cellar beer pairing’ special event; the crew pulls some reserved brews from the cellar and offers a pairing menu priced just $55 for the beer and food. They sell out fast, but sometimes extra spots open up and are offered via Facebook. This months pairing list includes:
Red Rock Reve (2015)
Epic Elder Brett (2014)
Uinta Birthday Suit (2016)
Red Rock Paardebloem (2016)
376 8th Ave, Salt Lake City, UT 84103
(385) 227-8628
www.avenuesproper.com
Corbin’s Grille – Celebrating their new lunch menu – 40 new items from $7.99 each – this month enjoy buy one get one free at the Layton location. Buy one lunch entree and 2 drinks and get a second entree for free. The BOGO offer runs Monday through Friday until the end of the month.
748 Heritage Park Blvd, Layton, UT 84041
(801) 825-2502
www.corbinsgrille.com
Caffe Molise: polenta
Downtown Dine O’Round – This 13th annual event kicked off over the weekend gone, and runs for two weeks. The popular promo might give you the perfect excuse to try somewhere new as restaurants offer lunches for $5/$10 or three-item dinners for $15/$35.
Diners are also offered the opportunity to “win dinner for a year” via an Instagram contest. Simply tag your Dine O’Round meal pic with the hashtag #DineORound and tag @downtownslc – and you’re all set.
“Dine O’Round is important to encourage diners to try a new restaurant or return to an old favorite during the seventeen delicious days of the event,” said Nick Como, communication director for the Downtown Alliance. “Our fantastic restaurateur partners have elevated Salt Lake City’s brand as a culinary hotspot with quality dining options, culinary talent, and varied ethnic cuisines.”
Remember there are no sign ups, cards, coupons or indeed anything else needed to grab a deal. Simply ask your server for the Dine O’Round menu and dig in.
For an idea of what to expect from each restaurant see a list of sample menus here. A full list of every participating restaurant is as follows, deep breath:
$5 lunch:
Bocata
Gracie’s
The Rose Establishment
Tony Caputo’s
$10 lunch
Bourbon House
Blue Iguana
Caffe Molise
Cancun Cafe
Cannella’s
Cedars of Lebanon
Copper Canyon Grill
Copper Onion
Current Fish & Oyster
Finca
Gourmandise
J. Wong’s Asian Bistro
Market Street Grill
Market Street Oyster Bar
Martine
Oak Fire Wood Kitchen
Salt Bistro
Settebello Pizzeria Napoletana
Squatters Pub Brewery
Stanza
Stoneground
Taco Taco
Tin Angel Café
$15 dinner
Blue Iguana
Cancun Cafe
Cannella’s
Cedars of Lebanon
Gourmandise
Pleiku
Red Rock Brewing Co.
Settebello Pizzeria Napoletana
Soco
Squatters Pub Brewery
Taco Taco
$35 dinner
BTG
Caffe Molise
Caffe Niche
Christopher’s Prime Steakhouse
Copper Canyon Grill
Cucina Toscana
Finca
The Garden Restaurant
J. Wong’s Asian Bistro
Market Street Grill
Market Street Oyster Bar
Martine
Melting Pot
New Yorker
Oak Fire Wood Kitchen
Oasis Café
Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse
Stoneground
Texas de Brazil
Tin Angel Café
Whiskey Street
Giancarlo Farina of Provisions mixes cocktail in 2015
Giancarlo Farina’s 2015 Farm To Glass cocktail
Farm To Glass – Also back again is Salt Lake Magazine’s Farm To Glass Cocktail Contest. All through the the month of September, twenty-four bars and restaurants across town are doing their best to win your vote.
Each participant has an extra special cocktail concoction on their menu, leaning on seasonal ingredients from local farms. Vote for your favorites online and once its all over head over to the awards party on Sunday, October 9th at Pierpont Place, 6:30 – 9:00pm. Cost is $25 in advance and $35 day of event.
A full list of participants, their entry, recipe and lots of pretty pictures can be found at: https://saltlakemagazine.com/farm-glass-cocktail-contest-participants/. This years entries are looking more creative than ever, check out the recipe for the pictured Farmer’s Daughter by Provisions’ Giancarlo Farina:
Provisions – farmer’s daughter cocktail
1/3 cup fresh sweet corn
1/4 roasted beet
0.75 oz fresh lime juice
0.75 oz raw sugar simple syrup
muddle for 10 to 15 seconds.
add in same tin,
1.5 oz of ransom old tom gin
0.25 oz Benedictine
1 pinch of smoked salt
1 dash habanero bitters
1 egg white
Here are some shots of last years awards party on our events page.
Log Haven – guests enjoing Dog Days Of Summer
Log Haven – Millcreek Canyon has a couple of fabulous treats for you this month; not just the changing Summer to Fall foliage, but the Dog Days of Summer menu too – fit for both you and fido.
Stop in for dinner at Log Haven and bring your well-behaved canine companion with you. Seated outside on Log Haven’s beautiful patio (5.30 – 7.00 p.m.) you can both enjoy fabulous cuisine (kabobs normally for your furry friend but do check with the restaurant) amongt stunning scenery.
Right now, human guests can also enjoy a limited-time drink menu offered in honor of Dog Days including:
Salty Chihuahua – vodka, grapefruit juice, agave syrup
Melon-Collie Mojito – rum, midori, lime juice, mint
6451 Millcreek Canyon Rd, Salt Lake City, UT 84109
(801) 272-8255
www.log-haven.com
tupelo-local-love
Tupelo – Finally, up in Park city, the image above says it all. Local love at Tupelo runs every Monday 8-11 and you’ll be able to snag $9 brisket burgers alongside three dollar beer specials, $4 wines and $5 High West cocktails.
508 Main St, Park City, UT 84060
(435) 615-7700
www.tupeloparkcity.com
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