Utah bar gets wallet friendly menu makeover
It’s been a lively year of headlines as far as drinking in Utah is concerned. What with the management of Utah bar licenses sharing more in common with an Abbot …
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No new bars granted license – plus mini bottles return
The headline news – at least according to out of state onlookers and column inches – is the return of mini bottles in the Beehive. Last seen on shelves here …
Viet Pham’s award winning Pretty Bird is headed to Midvale
For fans of this local mini-chain, clear the whole of your August calendar, because Midvale is set to become the fourth location in Viet and Alexis Pham’s burgeoning fried chicken …
Legendary Utah restaurant maybe set to make a comeback
In ‘I really didn’t see that coming news’ this week, The Training Table have apparently teased an impending return to the Utah food scene. Tuesday this week saw the company’s …
Menu updates at some of Salt Lake City’s best restaurants
It’s been several months since our last menu watch, that moment where we take a pause from the furious new restaurant openings – and instead – focus on what the …
100 year old Mexican restaurant comes to Utah
It’s been a busy 2022 so far when it comes to new restaurant openings. I am sure this year’s grand review will easily surpass last year’s 195 new restaurant recap. …
Massive new Salt Lake City food hall set to open doors
Woodbine Foodhall & Tavern It’s been several years in the works, but this week sees the impressive new Woodbine Foodhall & Tavern unlock the doors; well the front ones to …
Pie N Beer day returns with 9,000 slices o’ pie
According to the folks over at the Downtown Alliance, that’s the number of pies and slices set to fly off the proverbial shelves at this year’s Pie N Beer day …
This new Utah cafe offers a very special English delicacy
Before we commence, a brace of lessons if you will – pull up a pew. Long term sufferers readers of this site will know my backstory, one of puddings and …
Fun food and drink events to pencil in this July
Caffe Molise Argentinian wine dinner Now celebrating 29 years in business, this Italian downtown stalwart are offering their next wine dinner on July 18th. Held in the downstairs BTG Wine …
Franklin Ave – the unmissable Salt Lake restaurant currently under the radar
While I’m not saying I can predict the future (if I did, Franklin Idaho and a Powerball ticket would be my next stop) I can absolutely spot a winning plate …
Eight new bars approved at June alcohol meeting
Yesterday saw the momentous day of reckoning that we’ve been previewing since March. With the myriad updates to Utah’s liquor laws now in effect for for 2022, a once in …
Arthur – one of Utah’s best meals will vanish in a couple weeks
Update June 29th: the excitement for this one was really big. Following on from this story, the four events sold out in less than 36 hours. Stay tuned to our …
The Pearl – upping the ante for Utah bar food
Ordinarily speaking, when you find yourself grappling with the culinary options at your local bar, the evening has probably taken a turn for the worse; sticky menus will be tossed …
Which hard seltzers are now legal in Utah grocery stores?
You might recall we recently recapped all the updates to Utah’s liquor laws that came into force this June. You might also recall the headline news about the loss of …
Spaghetti by the bucket? It’s coming soon to Salt Lake City
Don’t lie. You saw the headline and clicked through in a complicated mix of horror, confusion and gollum-like covetous greed. Don’t worry, your secret is safe with me. I’ll give …
Would you look at that – we scooped up four more awards
Hot on the heels of the trio of nods we garnered at this year’s Top of The Rockies in Colorado, I’m fizzingly-excited to share the news that this week, we …
A reminder on those Utah liquor law changes – now in effect as of June 1st
It’s been a rollercoaster year regarding liquor laws, but then isn’t it always in Utah? In the omnibus liquor bill for 2022 the headline news was that roughly fifty percent …
Do you know about this new Utah bagel business? You will soon..
I’ll preface the entirety of the following article by saying only a madman would pronounce something, “the real deal”, “legitimate”, or “the best”. This axiom is especially true to BBQ, …
Open Streets returns with a busy Summer of food events
I promised you a busy Summer of food-driven fun, and well, here it is; starting with one of the big comebacks for 2022 – the re-introduction of Open Streets. First …