Hot on the heels of the trio of nods we garnered at this year’s Top of The Rockies in Colorado, I’m fizzingly-excited to share the… Read More »Would you look at that – we scooped up four more awards
Last night at the Denver Press Club, the 2022 Top of the Rockies journalism contest awards ceremony was held. Seventy-five media outlets plus a dozen… Read More »Oh hey look, we just picked up some awards
Slimming down isn’t just for the gym anymore: it’s happening in restaurant menus as well. Rising food and labor costs, ingredient shortages and delivery issues… Read More »Menus shrink as restaurants face a barrage of challenges
Restaurant menus are created for customers, but they also reflect the tastes of their creators. We asked a few restaurateurs and chefs: “What’s your favorite… Read More »Utah chef’s favorite dishes – I’ll have what they’re having
As the New Year beckons, so my mood curdles. Just like that eggnog you’ll uncover at the back of the fridge any day now. A… Read More »Let’s bid farewell to this list of dining don’ts
Hot on the heels of our recent readers choice awards, I bring you my favorite way to end the year – the sixth annual State… Read More »State Of The Plate 2021
Despite the ever present threat of Covid this year, the food and drink scene in Utah has boomed unlike any other I can remember in… Read More »More than 195 new Utah restaurants – how many have you tried?
With thousands of votes cast, tallied – and laboriously spell checked and corrected – the results are now in. I’m excited to take the wraps… Read More »Reader’s choice restaurant awards 2021 – the winners
Looking to delight the gourmand in your life this Christmas? Been scrolling through Amazon and coming up with nothing more than comedy sized wine glasses?… Read More »Christmas food gifts for the food obsessed – 2021 holiday guide
I’ve been covering the issue of restaurant staffing with increased scrutiny of late. It’s a story that I believe we’ve only just started to turn… Read More »Utah restaurants pressured by record unemployment lows
How many days elapsed since our last mega-recap of new restaurants? Fourteen. How many additional business openings to land on our desk since then? More.… Read More »New restaurant openings continue to surge
The time is once again upon us my hungry friend. That’s right, it’s our routine recap of everything new and noteworthy. O.k. I know the… Read More »More than 25 new Utah restaurants to keep an eye on
For those expecting the latest food scene scoop, keep walking, I’ll be back with that in the next post. Instead this will be a navel… Read More »The food that fed me – the formative years
It’s been quite the busy few months in restaurant world. Despite my own frenzied hand waving and chicken little-esque chirps of the sky is falling… Read More »More than four dozen new food spots around Utah to check out
Sorry. That was clickbait 101 – but hey, I got your attention right? And mindfulness really is needed here – at least if you want… Read More »Why your favorite restaurant might be closing
Ask any out of stater what they know about Utah and up there with snow capped mountains is more than likely our infamous liquor laws… Read More »Seven surprising Utah liquor quirks you didn’t know
As I wrote about back in March, I’ve started to drip feed opening updates at a much quicker cadence years gone by. Since that last… Read More »Every new restaurant opening up – and what’s coming next
Pull up a chair, close the blinds, pour yourself a triple. This is going to be a long one. October was the last time we… Read More »Spring into action and check out one of these 60 new restaurants
It’s the time of the year that I usually put together the yearly run down of the dining scene – you can see previous years… Read More »State Of The Plate 2020
When I first wrote about the changing reality of the hospitality sector, even I have to admit I didn’t predict finger lickin fright to take… Read More »The changing face of the industry