Liquor license frenzy approaches – mark your calendars
As the clock ticks down to the June DABC meeting (sorry it’s DABS now folks) so the interest escalates around who exactly will snaffle up all those delicious bar licenses …
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Utah bar licenses exhausted until the Summer after DABC meeting
Well there you have it. Two months into the year and bar licenses are pretty much toast. Want to open a bar in Utah? Come back in May, because that’s …
Superbowl Sunday specials in Utah
While food prices might be soaring – 12% in some categories according to the Des News – at least there isn’t an industry wing shortage this year. With that in …
Fifteen bars, one license, welcome to Utah
It sounds like the premise of a bad joke: fifteen bars walk into a… but no, this was the reality of January’s DABC meeting. One singular bar license, fifteen business …
Utah liquor license crisis set to worsen according to reports
Get ready for a fraught 2022 folks. Following this months DABC meeting, Ben Winslow confirmed via this story that the Utah legislature seems unmoved by the perilous state of Utah’s …
Restaurant liquor licenses starting to feel the pressure
Welcome back to our monthly roundup of all things perfectly potable. While ordinarily I’d start with a raised eyebrow and nod to the state’s bar license crunch (there are presently …
Fourteen bars battle for just three licenses at DABC meeting
Lets cut to the chase and dive right into the section of this month’s DABC meeting that everyone wants know about – bar licenses. Continuing from the previous August meetup, …
Lack of bar licenses continues to dominate DABC meetups
As is increasingly common at DABC meetings, wrangles over Utah’s exceptionally limited inventory of bar licenses dominated proceedings during the August meetup. For those following along with this years main …
The latest liquor news you don’t want to miss
In his first meeting taking the reigns from former chairman John T. Nielsen, commissioner Thomas Jacobson ran a briskly paced meeting that sped through the docket at an enjoyable pace. …
June liquor news, DABC winners and losers
A jumbo sized June DABC meeting topped the three hour mark with plenty of noteworthy action. During the first in person meetup in over a year, chairman John T. Nielsen …
Valentine’s Day 2021 in Utah
Every year my advice is the same: if you really want to treat that special someone in you life, skip the 14th of February. Seriously, go a week before, go …
Grab some great dining deals, support local, and other food news
Oquirrh fans start fundraiser Times are undoubtedly tough for everyone right now. In the maelstrom that is the hospitality sector (oh hai there Rubio’s bankruptcy filing), of particularly tumult – …
DABC news, closures, dining specials and Fall product launches
The headline news out of the October DABC meeting was the increasing pressure on the state’s current inventory of bar licenses. Before the meeting only one license was available for …
Free dessert and tacos, DABC news, restaurant closures and deals galore
DABC News A relatively short DABC meeting for September with notably less action than usual. The most noteworthy item was the minor-kerfuffle over the Park City Smith’s location trying to …
Free food samples, DABC news, unmissable grand openings, closures, and more
DABC News No major shocks or surprises at the August meeting, which moved along at a fairly brisk and busy pace. A few notable things to keep an eye on: …
Wrapping up June’s food news, DABC updates and more
DABC news Despite a relatively long meeting (clocking in at over two hours), there weren’t any huge shocks or stories to report from the June meeting. The monthly meetup mainly …
Liquor law loopholes, restaurant closures, award winners and much more
DABC news Making the headlines across the land this month was Social Axe’s return to the commission, seeking to secure a recreational beer license for their axe throwing business. You …
It’s A Wrap April: DABC Updates, Mother’s Day
DABC Licenses Enough ink has been spilled as a result of the April DABC meeting that you’d think the apocalypse was upon us; some might say it is of course, …
It’s A Wrap – February 2019
DABC Licenses A brace of noteworthy items from this month’s meeting. Firstly, the popular East side Greek eatery Aristos has now been without a liquor license since February 4th, with …
It’s A Wrap – May 2018
DABC licenses With the recent purging of staff complete at the Salt Lake Tribune, John T Nielsen kicked off May’s DABC get together with a nod to Kathy Stephenson’s enduring …