All the latest Utah food and drink news. If we think you need to know about it, you can read all about it here. Items we cover include news on the DABS, dining events in Utah, updates to local restaurant menus, openings and also, closures.
Update: Sadly for Utah, I believe Chef Hernandez has now left Bambara, per this article. Longevity is a funny thing in the restaurant world. We… Read More »Bambara’s latest chef is making a big mark on the menu
There’s a certain poetic symmetry to this recent opening. After more than fifteen years, conveyor belt sushi has returned to Sugar House; coincidentally, in the… Read More »A look inside Sugar House’s new conveyor belt sushi restaurant
Ted Scheffler in Utah Stories is the latest to check out the eye-popping Cosmica (Central 9th); I covered the restaurant earlier in the year and… Read More »Pizza to patios – what local food writers have been covering in Utah
Once the fizz of the 4th subsides, another dazzling event is right around the corner – especially for those partial to a cheesy bite or… Read More »This July 9th event in Millcreek is a must for cheese lovers
BTG Wine Bar July 16th, 7.00 p.m. Taste pink, white, orange, and red wines from four different countries at this colorful paired dinner event. Each… Read More »Upcoming food and drink events in July for your calendar
Congrats to the incredibly talented Rio Connelly, who was recently named Utah’s latest certified pommelier. Pommelier, you ask? Think of it for craft cider, as… Read More »Pommelier? You can now find one at Scion Cider in the Central 9th
A quick heads up that Eat Drink SLC – the Summer’s premier food festival – is selling fast. If you’ve enjoyed the event in the… Read More »Tickets for the Summer’s best foodie party are selling fast
Urban Hill Hot off the heels of a recent menu collab with Tyson Peterson (Mar | Muntanya), chef Nick Zocco has revamped the menu at… Read More »Summer menu refresh rolls out at one of SLC’s finest restaurants
An especially quiet DABS meeting today, with a very light agenda. Here, then, a quick recap of the bars and restaurants issued with new liquor… Read More »Eleven new bars and restaurants were licensed in the June DABS meeting
This week sees Wine Spectator take the wraps off their 2025 Restaurant Awards, a recognition of restaurants whose “wine lists offer interesting selections, are appropriate… Read More »Wine Spectator anoints 22 Utah restaurants with awards
Mercifully, I’ve not had to pen this piece for some time. During 2024, it often felt as if I was reporting on lost names on… Read More »The latest restaurant closures around SLC
Fiddler’s A name synonymous with Sugar House is now back in action, continuing the story for the more than three-decades-old bar at this site (1063… Read More »Multi-decade neighborhood bar returns to Sugar House
Me: “Can I also order the mussels, maybe something else?” Server: “Oh, actually, I think you’ve ordered plenty already.” Me: “Don’t worry, I’m a professional,… Read More »Locally fished trout shines at this downtown SLC newcomer
Last weekend saw Open Streets return to downtown Salt Lake City – this time for a month-long stint. Running every Friday and Saturday (2.00 p.m.… Read More »Open Streets returns – here are my favorite dining spots in the heart of the action
Full-service restaurant licenses (beer, wine, liquor) Fifty-three full service licenses were available coming into the May 2025 DABS meeting. The following businesses walked away successfully… Read More »Twenty-six bars and restaurants licensed at the May DABS meeting
Urban Hill June 4th, 6.00 p.m. Chef Nick Zocco (pictured top) continues his series of collaboration dinners, this time around with Mar | Muntanya’s chef… Read More »Four upcoming food and wine events not to miss in SLC
Looking for somewhere new to add to your dining rotation this month? Let me offer you some inspiration then, courtesy of our monthly review roundup… Read More »Soup dumplings, sausages, and sushi – whats new in the Utah food press
As the month ends, here’s a random grab bag of news that didn’t otherwise make in our articles this month. Some of the following items… Read More »A quartet of noted SLC chefs making their move
This past week, I had the pleasure of stopping by Rouser, the destination dining option on the ground floor of the fancy new Asher Adams… Read More »Downtown SLC restaurant offering a unique charcoal-fuelled menu
Despite my constant claims that I’ll post these roundups more frequently, life has a terrible habit of laughing at even the simplest resolutions. You win… Read More »More than fifty names hitting the Utah dining scene