Food and drink events to mark on the calendar for September

Urban Hill

September 10th, 6.00 p.m.

Lorenza wines will be the focus of this five-course pairing meal. The price is $150 ($95 food, $55 wine), call the restaurant on (385) 295 4200 for reservations. Menu as follows:

• Welcome of Park City Creamery, Silver Queen Goat Cheese, stewed local heirloom tomatoes, basil, oyster emulsion, baguette
  • Rosé Bubbly, Lodi AVA, California
• Grilled Monterey squid, olive, rosemary, Calabrian chile, yuzu vinaigrette
  • Picpoul Blanc, Terra Alta Vineyard, Clement Hills, Lodi AVA, California 2023
• Duck, nước chấm marinated squash, Carolina gold rice, plum BBQ sauce, benne seed
  • Old Vine Carignan, Mokelumne River, Lodi AVA, California 2022
• Braised lamb shank, yellow corn grits, slow-cooked farm greens, morita chile, blackberry chutney, sage blossom fermented honey
  • Cinsault, Mokelumne River, Lodi AVA, California 2022
• Ueah peach crumble, streusel, brown butter ice cream

Casot

September 9th, 6.00 p.m.

French wines will be poured alongside small bites as Casot welcomes special guest, and wine importer Kelsey Laderriere. The menu is as follows:

• Ensalada camarones, chilled shrimp salad, avocado, piquillo pepper, tomato, olive oil, lime
  • Flores ‘23, Picpoul, Languedoc, France
• Pan con tomate, house crystal bread, tomato, garlic, olive oil
  • Nicolas Millet ‘2, rose of pinot noir, Loire, France
• Datiles, skewer of bacon-wrapped dates (3 dates), blue cheese, almond, spiced honey
  • Domaine Gueguen ‘Chablis’ ‘23, chardonnay, Burgundy, France
• Pinchos morunos, Moroccan lamb skewer, yogurt, diced cucumber, fresh herbs
  • Chateau Gigongnan ‘Clos du Roi’ ‘16, grenache/syrah/mourvedre, Châteauneuf du Pape, Rhône, France

Tickets are priced at $27 for pintxos, and $65 for wine pairings and are available online via Tock.

Franck’s

September 9th, 6.00 p.m.

Rutherford Ranch Winery will be served alongside the following five-course menu:

• Maroon carrot tartare, smoked egg yolk mayo, sourdough shatter, aromatics, cornichons, herbs, served with montasio brioche
  • Rutherford Ranch Sauvignon Blane
• Salt & cider crust roasted sablefish, melted leeks, sour apple butter, chardonnay emulsion, crispy leek tops, green apple
  • Rutherford Ranch Chardonnay
• Tourtière, Duroc pork shoulder, 70% butter whipped potato, Frog Bench pepper relish, cabernet, peppercorn sauce, purslane
  • Rutherford Ranch Cabernet Sauvignon
• Wagyu beef cheek & melon, watermelon tikk, fermented kajari melon, fried chickpea, yogurt, basmati
  • Torcia Red Wine
• Last bite, fig gelato, double candied pecan

Tickets are priced at $130, or $110 for food only. Reservations are available online via OpenTable.

Scion Cider

September 10th, 7.00 p.m.

Daniel Moreland (aka Cactus Eater) returns to Scion Cider next month. Moreland previously appeared in March preparing a Mexican-informed dinner around the concept of “smoke” (pictured above). This time the name for the meal is “sour”. Five courses will be paired with curated fine ciders. Cost is $150 or $120 for food only. Tickets are available online here.

• Kanpachu, carrot habanero aguachile, buttermilk, manzanilla oil, smoked citrus, radish
• Nixtamalized watermelon, tomato oil salsa macha, tomato gel, epazote crisps, puffed amaranth, cilantro
• Skirt steak, fresh corn grits, pickled watermelon rind, zucchini and fresno escabeche, plantain chip
• Pork chop, corn husk glaze, pistachio pipian, sour cherry tamale
• Cinnamon * pecan mastachon, passion fruit curd, raspberry semifreddo, fenugreek milk jam

Tea Zaanti

September 21st, 3.00 – 6.00 p.m.

This Sugar House spot brings back its afternoon wine party for 2024, featuring over 40 natural and organic wines, as well as music and food. Tickets run $40-$60 and can be purchased online here.

The Road Home

September 25th

As the month wraps, The Road Home will be holding this fundraiser. The family-friendly event will feature a variety of activities as well as bites from from Gourmandise, Harmons, Intermountain Healthcare, LUX Events, Nomad Eatery, Ruby Snap, Salt Lake Culinary Education, and Vosen’s Bakery.

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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.

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