Business closures, menu updates, news galore
Campos Coffee shuts up shop in North America The next week sees the final few days of Campos Coffee’s brace of Utah based businesses, located… Read More »Business closures, menu updates, news galore
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". Want to know more? This is why I am the way I am.
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Seven surprising Utah liquor quirks you didn’t know
Ask any out of stater what they know about Utah and up there with snow capped mountains is more than likely our infamous liquor laws… Read More »Seven surprising Utah liquor quirks you didn’t know
Dining events not to miss plus Father’s Day specials
Manoli’s lamb roast Head to SLC’s finest Greek restaurant this Thursday (June 17th) and you’ll catch owner Manoli Katsanevas and team doing what they do… Read More »Dining events not to miss plus Father’s Day specials
Every new restaurant opening up – and what’s coming next
As I wrote about back in March, I’ve started to drip feed opening updates at a much quicker cadence years gone by. Since that last… Read More »Every new restaurant opening up – and what’s coming next
Eat Here Now – Star Of India
Before I moved to Utah, I spent two formative years living in the heart of Manchester’s (UK) renowned curry mile. It’s a sensory stretch of… Read More »Eat Here Now – Star Of India
Open Streets kicks off Summer of fun in downtown SLC
This week saw the first weekend of 2021’s Open Street’s initiative; the perfect Summer long antidote to a year of being locked down at home.… Read More »Open Streets kicks off Summer of fun in downtown SLC
Whats on sale at the liquor store this June, and other alcohol news
This is your monthly reminder that one of my favorite websites in Utah is back with their latest roundup of what we can all agree… Read More »Whats on sale at the liquor store this June, and other alcohol news
What’s new and next on the dining scene
Pago On Main Probably the most notable new update for Salt Lake foodies is the impending arrival of Scott Evans’ farm-to-table Pago in downtown SLC.… Read More »What’s new and next on the dining scene
Eat Here Now – Villagio Pizzeria
I’d be a mad man to suggest Villagio Pizzeria is the best pizza you can find in Utah. An absolute lunatic intent on cementing his… Read More »Eat Here Now – Villagio Pizzeria
Is it cancelled? What’s coming back for 2021?
Is it too early to start getting just a little bit excited for the Summer? Dare I say things are starting to look up? The… Read More »Is it cancelled? What’s coming back for 2021?
Restaurants offering sign on bonuses amidst hiring crunch
Many theories abound for the current hiring crisis in the hospitality industry. While some posit that the government’s Covid-stimulus actions are causing workers to sit… Read More »Restaurants offering sign on bonuses amidst hiring crunch
Eat Here Now – Feldman’s Deli
Not much puts a smile on my jaded jowls these days, but a recent email from Michael Feldman did just that. Short, sweet and to… Read More »Eat Here Now – Feldman’s Deli
Latest updates from around the food scene
Eat Drink SLC postpones big bash Sad news from one of the best food and drink festivals in the state. Eat Drink SLC reports that… Read More »Latest updates from around the food scene
Mother’s Day 2021 dining – options galore
It’s one of the biggest dining days of the year and it’s right around the corner. Mother’s Day 2021 looks set to much grander than… Read More »Mother’s Day 2021 dining – options galore
Bountiful bar loses license after 18 years, other liquor news
An eighteen-year paperwork snafu led to the loss of Bountiful’s only bar at a busy DABC meeting this month. The bar in question, The Fifth,… Read More »Bountiful bar loses license after 18 years, other liquor news
Eat Here Now – Curry Fried Chicken
Almost a decade of dishes have passed since I first reviewed CFC for the Trib. In the intervening years, aeons in restaurant time, little has… Read More »Eat Here Now – Curry Fried Chicken
Salsitas Mendoza – must have enchilada sauce
I’m embarrassed to say I’m new to the party when it comes to Salsitas Mendoza. Exactly how embarrassed you might ask? Well, the South Salt… Read More »Salsitas Mendoza – must have enchilada sauce
Frontline workers can score an amazing deal at Squatters and Wasatch this Summer
Hats off to the team at Squatters and Wasatch for this one. This news landed in my inbox in the last 24 hours and the… Read More »Frontline workers can score an amazing deal at Squatters and Wasatch this Summer
Eat Here Now – Chinese Taste
Truth be told, I haven’t heard all that much about Chinese Taste in South Salt Lake . I’ve ummed and ahhed over stopping by ever… Read More »Eat Here Now – Chinese Taste
LA based Vuture hits SLC and Kiitos while RoHa re-opens
Kiitos x Vuture Food Get down to this fantastic SLC brewery today (April 22nd) for a unique food truck opportunity. LA based Vuture Food (pictured… Read More »LA based Vuture hits SLC and Kiitos while RoHa re-opens