Upcoming foodie events in Utah for your calendar

Urban Hill

August 25th, 6.00 p.m.

Soter Vineyards will be taking center stage at this impeccable looking pairing dinner, with chef Nick Zocco plating a five course dinner. Price per person is $135. Menu for the Urban Hill dinner as follows:

• Amuse bouche of chicken liver pâté, shaved iberico lardo, sauce américaine everything spice cracker
  • Planet Oregon sparkling rose
• Salad with Caputo’s Burrata, Utah peach compote, microgreen salad, verjus-truffle vinaigrette, Bread Riot sourdough
  • Soter still rose
• Pacifico striped bass, Carolina gold rice risotto, local corn purée gochujang glaze, finger lime
  • Soter Estates chardonnay
• Pekin duck leg, grilled nopales, roasted cherry & black garlic bbq sauce
  • Soter Estates pinot noir
• Chocolate flourless torte, marsala-raspberry coulis
  • Spirit pairing

Franck’s

August 14th, 6.00 p.m.

Level Crossing Brewing Company will be the muse for Franck’s kitchen crew at this end of Summer bash. Price is $175 per person or $105 for food only. Menu for as follows:

• Long fin tuna tiradito, lacto fermented cucumber, sea salt cracker, funky chili, brick house sour
  bagoni
  • Crypto Philly Sour
• Coriander scented honeydew melon, charred avocado whipped Drake’s Farm goat cheese, pistachio, spring onion dressing, raw sweet onion, mint
  • Jazz Loon Pilsner
• Torched miso steelhead trout, amber ale pickled mussels, stewed pine nut, malted pine beurre-blanc, candied steelhead skin
  • Look Up Amber Ale
• House cured pork loin lomo, Utah corn gordita, chimichurri, dark chocolate mole, green banana pico, queso fresco, fried peanut
  • Eternal Pursuit
• Overnight roasted wagyu X sirloin cap, grilled onion soubise, toasted barley risotto, grilled onion jam, Utah cherries, “black cherry” reduction
  • Timpanator (barrel aged dopplebock)
• Local coffee, thyme and maple cream pie, chocolate covered coffee bean
  • Red Sea Rift Barrel aged

Pendry Park City

August 26th, 3.00 – 6.00 p.m.

At this Taste Of Pendry event guests are invited to sample “unlimited tastings from our Pendry Plaza dining locales – Dos Olas Cantina, KITA Japanese Steakhouse & Sushi, Apres Pendry, Disco Pizza & The Pool House Bar & Grill.”

Tickets for the casual reception-style outdoor event are priced $120 should you want the full experience which includes wristband with drink tickets for redemption at multiple bars. The event is family and pet friendly and also features live entertainment.

Emigration Cafe

August 27th, 6.00 p.m.

“Indie wine importer” Terrestoria’ Imports’ Stephanie Cuadra will lead guests through this dinner at Emigration Cafe; a line up of white wines will be poured alongside a five course menu. Cost is $85 per person or $45 for food only. Menu as follows:

• Welcome of chilled shrimp tostada
  • Noelia Bebelia ‘21
• Burrata, grilled focaccia, wood oven roasted zucchini pesto, toasted pistachios
  • La Sorte Cuadra ‘Silos’ ‘21
• Roman style pinsa, smoked salmon, goat cheese mousse, red onion, preserved lemon, arugula
  • Tenuta Madres ‘I Sognatori’ ‘20
• Wood oven roasted chicken, charred carrots, new potatoes, herb sauce
  • Barbara Fores ‘El Quinta’ ‘21
• Tiramisu, Logos coffee-soaked lady fingers, mascarpone, cocoa

Avenues Proper

August 30th, 6.00 p.m.

The latest edition in the always fun series of beer pairing dinners that see’s the Avenues Proper team pull up several interesting and aged pours from their cellar. A four course menu is priced $45 for food and $25 for beer pairings. Menu as follows:

• Smoked oysters with chermoula
  • 2017 Uinta Cucumber, Farmhouse Ale Aged in Gin barrels
• Pickled ginger salad, butter lettuce, citrus supremes, wasabi dressing
  • 2017 Uinta 24th Birthday Suit, Sour Cherry Blonde Ale
• Duck breast, espresso rub, roasted vegetables,pomegranate molasses
  • 2018 Uinta Crimson Tart, Pomegranate Berliner Wiesse
• Plantain Foster, caramelized banana, fried plantain, pistachio, rum reduction, Pow Pow coconut kirsch ice cream
  • 2017 Squatters 5th Element, Farmhouse Ale

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Stuart Melling

Hi, I’m Stuart, nice to meet you!  I’m the founder, writer and wrangler at Gastronomic SLC.  I’m a multiple-award winning journalist and have written in myopic detail about the Salt Lake City  dining scene for the better part of seventeen years.

I’ve worked extensively with multiple local publications from Visit Salt Lake to Salt Lake Magazine, not least helped to consult on national TV.   Pause those credits, yep, that’s me! I’m also a former restaurant critic of more than five years, working for the Salt Lake Tribune.    I’m largely fueled by a critical obsession with rice, alliteration and the use of big words I don’t understand.   What they’re saying about me: “Not inaccurate”, “I thought he was older”, “I don’t share his feelings”.

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