Qu’ils mangent de la brioche
That title? The famous phrase uttered by Marie Antoinette; a clarion call that has echoed down the ages, eagerly received by a cavalcade of chefs… Read More »Qu’ils mangent de la brioche
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That title? The famous phrase uttered by Marie Antoinette; a clarion call that has echoed down the ages, eagerly received by a cavalcade of chefs… Read More »Qu’ils mangent de la brioche
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October’s DABS meeting was a relatively brief one, but not without a few interesting highlights. Here are the key details from this months session: Bars… Read More »Nineteen Utah restaurants and two bars given green light for liquor licenses this month
Citizens Pictured above are the swanky new digs for Dave Morris’ latest outing in SLC. Morris is the busy bar-trepreneur behind several local watering holes.… Read More »Downtown SLC’s latest cocktail bar opens, plus a dozen other recent openings
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Expect these event roundups to begin dwindling’ soon, enjoy em while you can folks. As we barrel towards Fall, restaurants tend to be eyeing up… Read More »Spanish, Italian and Chilean flavors shine at these upcoming Salt Lake City wine dinners