Exclusive wine dinner to showcase Sicilian flavors

‘mina

October 1st
6.00 – 8.00 p.m.
$100 per person
Tickets

One of the more exciting items about the opening of ‘mina this year, was the promise of the Sicilian restaurant’s wine list; a celebration of the vineyards that flourish on the volcanic soil of the famous island. With that in mind, mark October 1st in your diary for this extra special wine dinner that will feature Feudo Montoni. Co-owner and sommelier Giro Messeri writes:

“What interested us the most about the winery is that winemaker, Fabio Sireci, has never bought a vine from a nursery. Every vine on the estate is propagated from vines already growing there, including a plot of century-old Nero d’Avola still on its own roots, ungrafted, which almost nothing in Europe survived phylloxera to do. Sireci now operates the estate with his wife, Melissa Muller, the American chef who wrote Sicily: The Cookbook for Rizzoli and first came to Montoni to interview him for it. She has since revived antique Sicilian grain and vegetable varieties on the property.”

The menu for the evening is as follows:

• Benvenuto, Ceci: crispy panelle, whipped aged pecorino, preserved lemon
• Antipasto, Carciofo: confit and roasted artichoke, cow ricotta crema, toasted almonds, micro mint, crispy breadcrumbs
• Primo, Fusilli al ragù bianco di maiale: fresh fusilli al ferretto, white pork ragù, pecorino
• Secondo di pesce, Spada all’olio: olive oil poached swordfish, cauliflower steak, saffron oil, golden raisins, fried capers
• Secondo di carne: braised beef, celery root purée, red wine demi-glace
• Dolce, Ricotta semifreddo: sheep’s milk ricotta, local honey balsamic glaze, pistachio, candied orange

I’m told Chef Leonardo Li Mura crafted the menu specially around the food of Sicily’s interior (reflecting the terroir of the winery), which switches things up from the traditional coastal-inspired menu you’ll see at the restaurant.

The six courses will be paired exclusively with the estate’s indigenous varieties, concluding with Vrucara, their old-vine Nero d’Avola. And no, you didn’t read that price tag wrong; it’s $100 combined for both food and all six wine pairings – an extraordinarily good value for these formats.

tupelo

September 24th, 6.30 p.m.
$130.23 per person
Tickets

tupelo invites guests to a night with Tequila Komos, the highest-rated tequila collection ever and home to the first perfect 100-point tequila. Inspired by Mediterranean winemaking, the ultra-luxury tequila is aged in French oak wine barrels, which allows each expression to flow freely from course to course like a great bottle of wine.

The Tequila Komos distiller will join the evening to pour and walk guests through each expression, served neat and just chilled, in a wine glass. The dinner’s four curated courses, prepared by Chef Matthew Harris, and tequila pairings include:

• Yellowfin tuna crudo, mango and osetra caviar
  • Añejo Cristalino
• Duck confit agnolotti and pomegranate mole
  • Reposado Rosa
• Sous-vide Niman lamb loin with black truffle
  • Añejo Reserva
• Apple pavlova, smoked pecans and caramel
  • Extra Añejo

Park City ski shot returns

October 10th, 2.00 p.m.
$30 per person
Tickets

After setting a world record for the world’s longest ski shot in 2025 (1,410 shots supped at once in case you wondered), Park City was ultimately bested by Breckenridge, which downed ten more just a few months later. This year the PC even returns for the tenth iteration, hoping to claim the title once more. Here’s the presser:

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The Park City Sunrise Rotary Club celebrates a decade of raising a glass in the name of charity with the 10th Annual Park City Sunrise Shot Ski presented by High West Distillery. The beloved event supports local grant programs, and will take place on Saturday, Oct. 10, 2026, at 2 p.m. on Main Street.

In its tenth year, the Park City Shot Ski™ aims to set a new world record of 1,430 shots on the event shot ski – each brimming with High West Double Rye whiskey – and raise an unprecedented $86,000 to support Park City Sunrise Rotary Club’s Community Grant Program.

“We are incredibly proud to be celebrating ten years of the Park City Sunrise Shot Ski, and we invite locals to join the fun in support of our community organizations,” said Park City Sunrise Rotary Club Member Monika Guendner.“Whether purchasing tickets, securing a sponsorship, or donating skis to be part of the event’s official shot ski, there is an opportunity to get involved and help make this event our most successful yet.”

Menu watch

Here’s a quick recap of what’s happening on menus across town right now as well. More than a few specials to stretch the budget:

Felt Bar & Eatery – Mondays are now ‘Girl Dinner’ at Felt on downtown Main Street. Guests can enjoy several keenly priced specials including: a half chopped Caesar with fries ($12), oyster shooters ($5), and a house white wine ($9).

Urban Hill – Still not sampled the multiple James Beard award-nominated restaurant? Now’s your chance. The restaurant is presently offering a special three-course brunch menu for a set price of $39. Link.

Brownstone 22 – Available after 9 p.m. Wed-Sat, and all day Sun-Tue, Brownstone has a burger and martini special. $20 secures you their Stone Burger (double cheeseburger with caramelized onions and tomato jam, served with house salt & vinegar chips) and a House Gibson Martini.

Cena – Available for the next two Wednesdays, guests can enjoy a rotating four-course prix-fixe menu by chef Tobin Torrez. The menu is priced at $70 with an optional $45 wine pairing.

Pie Boy – The pie shop that takes over the ovens by night (inside Baby’s Bagels), is extending their opening days. You can now grab a pizza five nights a week, Wednesday through Sunday.

710 Bodega – $10 specials on drinks and Spanish tapas can be found on the happy hour menu presently at this Park City restaurant; currently being offered Tuesday – Saturday, 5.30 – 7.00 p.m.

Strada – The casual offshoot of the fancier Matteo Italian restaurant is expanding their menu with an all new dinner service. A year on from their original opening, the new dinner menu features antipasti options such as savory whipped brie and delicious polpette. Entrees include favorites such as ravioli del giorno, classic manicotti, Portofino-style risotto, New York strip bistecca, and tender braised lamb.

Midway Mercantile – a new late-summer menu is now available. Dishes include The Rajas Pizza (grilled local corn, chorizo, pico, rajas sauce), Rocky Mountain-soise Salad (a local nod to the Niçoise), Local Tomato & Peach Caprese, and a Hearth Roasted Salmon with Peach Butter Sauce.

North Italia – Through the end of the month, this Riverton eatery is offering a three-course prix-fixe for $40 – available 4.00 p.m. to close. Dishes include North Italia’s signatures such as Spicy Rigatoni Vodka and House Specialty Bolognese, Chicken Parmesan and Roasted Salmon, paired alongside delicious starters and decadent desserts such as the fan-favorite Salted Caramel Budino.

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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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