Free burgers and gift card deals galore
As I wrote about yesterday, we’re changing things up. From here on out we’re going to be covering updates from local food and beverage businesses… Read More »Free burgers and gift card deals 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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Coronavirus in Utah – support your local economy
By now, I’m certain you’ve been inundated with everything from rolling 24 hour apocalyptical news coverage through to a litany of panicked restaurants proclaiming their… Read More »Coronavirus in Utah – support your local economy
Latest from the DABC, restaurant closures, changes and other news
DABC news The debate around Thai Archer’s limited service license application continued to rumble at the February DABC meeting. The commission has now formally concluded… Read More »Latest from the DABC, restaurant closures, changes and other news
More than seventy new foodie spots to explore across Utah
Time restaurant openings wait for no man. Since our last roundup in October 2019, we’ve compiled a fairly heaving list of more than seventy new… Read More »More than seventy new foodie spots to explore across Utah
Upcoming dining events to brighten the weeks ahead
As I mentioned the other week, it’s important to keep your spirits up during this most sluggish and dull time of the year. For me,… Read More »Upcoming dining events to brighten the weeks ahead
Shake off the February blues with these ten foodie treats
February. Arguably the most miserable of months. Hot on the heels of the penitence of January and months away from the luxuriantly warmer Spring and… Read More »Shake off the February blues with these ten foodie treats
HallPass – first look at this multi menu hot spot
I’ve been holding off highlighting this most recent addition to downtown SLC, as until now the business has been slowly ramping up their operating hours.… Read More »HallPass – first look at this multi menu hot spot
Valentine’s Day 2020 dining specials and upcoming events
One of the busiest dining days of the year is almost upon us, and if you want to celebrate it with that special someone, you… Read More »Valentine’s Day 2020 dining specials and upcoming events
DABC winners and losers, openings, closures and more
For our first It’s A Wrap of the year – a bumper edition – recapping both December and January’s odds and ends. First up, what… Read More »DABC winners and losers, openings, closures and more
The unstoppable rise of the fried chicken sandwich
2020 might be the year of the rat, but 2019 was most definitely the year of the chicken; well the year of the fried chicken… Read More »The unstoppable rise of the fried chicken sandwich
Get back into the dining scene – more than forty restaurant reviews rounded up
Don’t let January’s dull and drab palette get you down in the dumps. Instead, pull up a pew and sink your teeth into the latest… Read More »Get back into the dining scene – more than forty restaurant reviews rounded up
Bewilder, BeWILDer, BEwildER, a new craft brewery with several sides
First a little about me…I love sausages, I am in love with sausages. I grew up in a butchers shop surrounded by ropes of the… Read More »Bewilder, BeWILDer, BEwildER, a new craft brewery with several sides
Wine dinners and big birthday celebrations – five of the best
Tin Angel wine dinner Join Tin Angel and Bon Vivant Wine Imports this Sartuday (January 18th) as they raise a glass to women in wine.… Read More »Wine dinners and big birthday celebrations – five of the best
Blue Marlin – two chefs eager to shake up the downtown dining scene
Update March 5th 2020: we’ve just heard news from a variety of sources that both Jake Wardle and Jerry Pacheco have left Blue Marlin. Our… Read More »Blue Marlin – two chefs eager to shake up the downtown dining scene
Essential Salt Lake City restaurants to check out in 2020
By about about now you should be coming out of that blissful, holiday-induced haze. Wall to wall calories and carefree attitude to the calendar. Well,… Read More »Essential Salt Lake City restaurants to check out in 2020
State Of The Plate 2019
Wait. Hold up. Stop the press. You thought you were done with all the roundups, best of lists and year end wrap ups. You were… Read More »State Of The Plate 2019
Reader’s choice awards 2019 – the winners
After tabulating hundreds and hundreds of responses, and correcting oh so many spelling errors (you guys already started on the Christmas egg nog and brandies… Read More »Reader’s choice awards 2019 – the winners
Christmas Day, New Years Eve and more menu updates aplenty
Buckle up, this one’s a super sized edition of our monthly menu watch; a blow by blow breakdown of what’s new and special on menus… Read More »Christmas Day, New Years Eve and more menu updates aplenty
Wine dinners and soft openings – five of the best
With the holidays looming large and plates turning to turkey and turnips – now’s the time to treat yourself to something different. Before your diet… Read More »Wine dinners and soft openings – five of the best
Gather around this great new hot pot spot this Winter
All you can eat. It’s a phrase that often sends a shudder down my snobbish-spine; quantity almost universally laying waste to quality. There’s always an… Read More »Gather around this great new hot pot spot this Winter