Restaurant round-up 08/15/09
Having just returned from a week long work trip to Washington DC it’s refreshing to read some sane food pricing once more. Man alive what… Read More »Restaurant round-up 08/15/09
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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Sapa Sushi Bar & Asian Grill restaurant review
What do the following three have in common. A Pan-Asian menu stretching Japan, Thailand, Vietnam and beyond. Centrueis old, imported stilt houses. A bold, chic, modern restaurant. The answer is Sapa, State Street’s newest eatery. Read on to find out how our first visit fared.
Restaurant review round-up 08/03/09
The last 7 days in local reviews: Tipica (and this is what I think), Bruges Waffles & Frites (Salt Lake Tribune), The Bayou (SL Magazine),… Read More »Restaurant review round-up 08/03/09
Restaurant happenings 07/28/09
SLC is set to welcome The Green Pig pub to it’s dining and drinking mix. Also in the news, updates at Pago and the Red Iguana.
Restaurant review round-up 07/26/09
Latest restaurant reviews from the past 10 days: Art City Trolley (Utah Valley), Nonna Lucia’s (Deseret News), Thai Siam (Examiner), Vegetarian Options (In Utah This… Read More »Restaurant review round-up 07/26/09
Restaurant happenings
A hopefully new and recurring piece for the site, restaurant happenings. The section will cover new restaurants and important to changes to existing ones. In this article information on the much anticipated Sapa, plus SLC’s first two SmashBurger outlets.
Restaurant review round-up 16/09/09
The latest local restaurant reviews for your delectation: Grub Steak (Taste Of Park City), Ems (Vintage Mixer), Greek Souvlaki (SLC Examiner), Ottavio’s and The Pagoda… Read More »Restaurant review round-up 16/09/09
Restaurant review round-up 07/02/09
A couple of lean weeks in restaurant review land, so we decided to skip the review round-up until we had a smorgasboard for your reading… Read More »Restaurant review round-up 07/02/09
Pago restaurant review
Pago is one of a trio of highly anticipated local restaurants focusing on farm fresh fare in 2009. Read on to find out how we found this new eatery in the ever popular 9th and 9th neighbourhood.
Restaurant review round-up 06/12/09
In the round-up this week: Happy Sumo (In Utah This Week), Sonora Grill (City Weekly), Cancun Cafe (Deseret News), Diego’s (SLC Tacos), Chunga’s (SLC Tacos),… Read More »Restaurant review round-up 06/12/09
Restaurant review round-up 06/04/09
Quite a few new reviews this week, as the blogosphere cranks up a gear: In-N-Out Burger (Deseret), Aristos (SL Magazine), Tipica (Gourmand Syndrome), Cafe Niche… Read More »Restaurant review round-up 06/04/09
Tasty Thai restaurant review
Another Thai restaurant in Salt Lake City? You betcha, please welcome Tasty Thai to the SLC dining scene. Read on to find out how this new Thai eatery stacks up.
Restaurant review round-up 05/28/09
In the last seven days, reviews from local press and bloggers include: Tipica (City Weekly), New York Deli (Deseret), Olives Bistro (City Weekly), Millies (Salt… Read More »Restaurant review round-up 05/28/09
Restaurant review round-up 05/21/09
In an effort to get the restaurant review round-up out on a weekly basis, I have decided to streamline the format considerably. Hopefully this will… Read More »Restaurant review round-up 05/21/09
Tipica: A sneak preview
Apparently in Italy, Tipica is commonly used to refer to restaurants that best typify a regional style or flavour. Tipica is also the name of… Read More »Tipica: A sneak preview
Pago restaurant
If you haven’t heard of this restaurant, it’s one of a trio of very promising new openings (including Tipica and Forage). All feature a heavy… Read More »Pago restaurant
Living Traditions Festival
Don’t forget that the yearly Living Traditions festival begins tomorrow for three days. A great opportunity to try out a range of diverse cuisines. The… Read More »Living Traditions Festival
Dine in, dine out: a tale of two new chinese eateries
What do an upscale Asian Bistro and a cheap and cheerful Chiense take out have in common? Very little to be honest apart from this review covers one of each. Read on to find more about J. Wong’s Asian Bistro and New Flavor take out.
Gastronomic SLC, has joined the twittering masses. Check us out at http://twitter.com/gastronomicslc Stuart MellingHi, I’m Stuart, nice to meet you! I’m the founder, writer and… Read More »Twitter
Eva restaurant coupon
Hot on the heels of our latest review of Eva restaurant, I noticed this week an official web site popped up. Of most interest is… Read More »Eva restaurant coupon