In case you didn’t know, for the past two years, I’ve been offering readers the option to support Gastronomic SLC through a monthly paid subscription. The funds raised help keep the site free of pesky third-party ads. One thing I am certain we can all agree on: they suck. You can join the “oh god please don’t ever bring those back” group here:
https://www.patreon.com/gastronomicslc
Until now, I’ve promised nothing more than good fuzzy vibes from supporting GSLC. I’ve now started to tentatively test something new. A little extra content for those paid supporters – essentially posting small write-ups of my dining experiences out there in the wild.
Ultimately, a lot of what I experience and eat doesn’t end up on the site. Sometimes there’s just no larger story to tell, or I’ve written about the business recently. GSLC has moved away from being a review site long ago – I’m here to tell you what’s fabulous right now.
Other reasons – maybe the meal wasn’t great, maybe it was plain awful. I’ve never wanted GSLC to be a bully pulpit. I share the best dining experiences on the site, and what’s happening and/or interesting around town. The rest falls onto the cutting room floor. This extra content section is that. Snip snip.
These pieces will likely be sporadic, thrown together hastily from brain to keypress, with only a small amount of spell-checking involved. Don’t expect anything grandiose, unless I’m up late and the wine has flowed too freely.
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”.
Want to know more? This is why I am the way I am.
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