Red Iguana restaurant review
We tackle the infamous queues of Red Iguana this week. Does Salt Lake City’s most acclaimed Mexican eatery live up to the hype? Read on to find out.
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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Franck’s restaurant review
Franck’s restaurant in the Holladay area is our destination this week as we try somewhere new for a celebratory meal. Our favourite restaurant in Salt Lake City? Read on to find out more.
Elizabeth’s Bakery and Tea Shop review
Sausage Roll, Bacon Sarny, Cornish Pasty – do these mean anything to you? If not then you should probably read on, as we check out the quick English bites on offer over at Elizabeth’s Bakery and Tea Shop.
Faustina restaurant review
New American? Fine dining? Eclectic international cuisine? What style of food does Faustina serve? We still aren’t completely sure, but we now know how it tastes. Read on to find out.
Best Chicken and Ribs restaurant take out review
Best Chicken and Ribs, a simple name and very much to the point. We try out this small restaurant and find out if their chicken really is the best in town.
Weekly round-up 08/06/08
After a few weeks hiatus, the weekly round-up is back in full force. Reviews this week include Five Guy’s Burger and Fries, JohnnieBeefs, Pho Green Papaya and many many more.
A quick note
Just in case anyone was wondering, I have been out of town on business the last 9 or so days, hence the lack of reviews.… Read More »A quick note
The Aerie restaurant review
This week we reflect on our meal up at The Aerie, Snowbird’s premier fine dining eatery. Find out how we found our meal amongst the mountain peaks.
Weekly Round-Up 07/15/08
In the last week reviewers chew over Sonora Grill, The Old Spaghetti Factory and Woody’s Drive In. Meanwhile Ted Scheffler is off to the mountains of Snowbird to review the first annual Grill on the Hill.
5 guys burger and fries
A while back a reader of the site mentioned the opening of 5 Guys Burgers and Fries. Over on the ChowHound forums, is the first… Read More »5 guys burger and fries
Park City Dining, A Summer’s Break
With summer now in full swing, Park City makes for a great foodie weekend break. We take a brief look at three great meals we enjoyed last year.
Weekly round-up 07/05/08
This weeks holiday preparations seem to have contributed to a relatively small output from local food critics. This weeks reviews include Red Iguana, The Tea Grotto and Mazza.
Royal India restaurant review
We head a little further afield than we usually do, heading up to Sandy to try the reader-recommended Royal India. Read on to find out how we find this Indian eatery.
Weekly round-up 06/30/08
In this weeks restaurant review round-up we highlight reviews including Chanon Thai Cafe, The Other Place, Pastorero Taco Grill and more
Bambara restaurant (the Dave Jones) follow-up
It has been a while since our last trip to Bambara, 6 months to be precise. In that time a much has changed and plenty has stayed the same. We find out how this SLC classic is faring under chef Dave Jones leadership.
ACME Burger Company
A little piece of news I forgot to mention the other day. Adam Kreisel has left ACME Burger Company, to be replaced by co-executive chefs… Read More »ACME Burger Company
Weekly round-up 06/20/08
After a brief hiatus of a week the round-up is back, bursting at the seams with reviews including: Mikado, Tucano’s Brazilian Grill, Sapporo, Dooners, Fiddler’s Elbow and more.
Red Rock Brewing Company restaurant review
Red Rock Brewing Company is well known for its award winning beer, with 4 medals won in 2008 already. But how does the food stack up to the beer? We find out!
Weekly round-up 06/07/08
A quiet week all in all. This weeks reviews include, Glitretind, Salsa Leedos and yes, yet another Baxter’s American review.
Baxter’s American follow-up review
To complete the recent flood of local Baxter’s American reviews, we head on over also. Find out how Baxter’s is doing, three months on from our first visit to one Salt Lake’s newest restaurants.