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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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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.

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.

Weekly round-up 05/30/08

A double whammy of Baxter’s American reviews feature in this weeks round-up. Additionally reviewers also consider La 35, The Downtown Philly and Moochie’s Meatballs.

Weekly round-up 05/16/08

Featured in this weeks round-up of Salt Lake City restaurants: Baxter’s American, Ganesh Indian Cuisine, Tiburon, Ruth’s Diner and Martine.

Weekly round-up 05/09/08

With summer looming large, ‘In Utah This Week’ take a detailed look at patio dining options in town. Other restaurants reviewed include Five Star Cuisine, Smoky Mountain Pizza & Pasta and Gloria’s Little Italy.

Weekly round-up 05/02/08

A bumper crop this week, two weeks in one go! Reviews from two new sources complement the standard restaurant review round-up. Read on to find out more on resturants like Trompos Mexican Grill and Eggs in the City.

Weekly round-up 04/18/08

Two overview pieces this week look at ‘best cheap eats’ and ‘best grilled cheese sandwiches’. Single restaurant reviews include I love Sushi, Wing Coop and Wasabi.