Wine, whiskey, sake and more – events for your food calendar

High West at Blue Sky Ranch in Wanship

Duo of James Beard events at High West A brace of events will hit the High West Wanship location at the end of the week (April 8th and 9th). Both support the James Bead Open for Good Campaign. Here’s the details from the presser: The James Beard Foundation selects High West to host two Friends … Read more

Italian food and fun set to hit downtown SLC

Wood fired pizza from 2019 (Festa Italiana)

Clear your calendar for the upcoming weekend, you’re going to need some free time to work your way through this one. More than a dozen Italian food vendors will be setting up shop at The Gateway, for this years Festa Italiana party. The two day event spans the 18th and 19th of September. Admission to … Read more

Upcoming food and drink events

Feast Of The Five Senses 2018 - Beltex Meats

Late Summer and early Fall – the time of the year that food and drink events really seem to kick up a notch. It’s that perfect timing of seasonal harvests, more temperate weather (yeah lol ok) and a desperate rush to fill the belly before Winter hibernation. There’s a lot of pent up demand right … Read more

July food and drink events to keep an eye on

Mango Sticky Rice (Suzy Thai Food)

July 13th – Asian food truck festival ABC4 reports in detail on this food truck get-together that sees the community coming together this month. The event on Tuesday, July 13th runs 5 through 8.30 p.m. and see’s multiple food trucks hit up SOHO Food Park serving  Thai, Japanese, Filipino, and Chinese food:  Bento Truck Comfort … Read more

Dining events not to miss plus Father’s Day specials

Manoli’s lamb roast Head to SLC’s finest Greek restaurant this Thursday (June 17th) and you’ll catch owner Manoli Katsanevas and team doing what they do best – spit roasting a whole lamb! Pictured above is the man himself doing just that at the Meet Your Maker event back in 2019. As well as this seasonal … Read more

The Roundup – September 2018

Doki Doki - crepe cakes (Salt Lake Magazine)

If you’ve got a case of the Monday blues, we’ve got more than 30+ reasons to power through the rest of your day; more than three dozen reviews, write-ups and explorations of local restaurants. Heck, you don’t even have to make it to the day’s end, make it a delicious lunch today with one of … Read more

Menu watch – March 2017

Stanza - March flight and bite pairings

Food Trucks At The Fountain – As the revamping of The Gateway starts to unfold under new owners Vestar, the shopping center has announced a new “Food Trucks at the Fountain,” event happening every Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. As the weather warms up a few more degrees, the event … Read more

Menu watch – January 2017

even stevens banh belly

Even Stevens Sandwiches – First, a special shout out to one of our Local Partner’s who today hit a huge menu milestone: one million sandwiches ordered, and one million donated to local charities. No, you didn’t read that wrong, 1,000,000 sandwiches. If you stop by any location today you can grab a free commemorative pin … Read more

Events: Spencer’s, Veneto, Stanza, Caputo’s

Pago: pumpkin tasting menu 2016

Spencer’s – Tonight (October 21st) enjoy a delicious looking menu over at Spencer’s steak house. The Vine Lore led wine pairing event promises a five course tasting paired perfectly with Duckhorn Vineyard wines. Special guest John Kapranopoulus of Duckhorn will be on hand to lead guests through the meal, which costs $70 for food, $40 … Read more

Events: Cannella’s, Negroni Week, Spencers

classic negroni with beehive gin

Cannella’s – If you’re looking for something to liven up your Wednesday (June 8th) this week – what about a Night Of New Zealand Wine at Cannella’s Restaurant and Lounge with Vine Lore’s Tamerin Smith. Dinner begins at 6.30 p.m. and cost is $30 for food and $30 for wine. Menu is as follows: * … Read more

News: Even Stevens, Faces Of Food, Kyoto, Stanza, Honeybee Festival

Sunny Tsogbadrakh Naked Fish

Even Stevens Sandwiches – It gives me great pleasure to make note of the story on the ES blog today. The past few days saw the business smash through the amazing milestone of over half a million sandwiches donated to local charities. Let’s take a second and think about that. That’s 500,000 times someone was … Read more

Events: Undercurrent, Sugar House Pub Crawl

amari at undercurrent

Under Current – This Saturday, Amari will be the focus of the next educational event at Under Current in downtown SLC. From 4.00-5.30 p.m. (May 21) this Italian herbal liquor will be poured, sampled and savored. As with past events, Amy Eldredge and Jimmy Santangelo will lead the class which explores various styles and tasting … Read more

New restaurants around SLC – May 2016

johnny utah at proper burger

Proper Pub and Proper Burger – In March I wrote a brief preview of these two new operations for Utah Stories. Shortly after that I also attended a soft opening to kick the tires as it were. Thankfully none fell off and there was beer, good beer. The pub side of things looks to have … Read more

Events: Undercurrent, Trio

bar selection at under current

Under Current * – Continuing their series of educational events, April 9th will see vermouth fall under the downtown bar’s scrutiny. The 4-5.30 p.m. class will focus on the regional aspects and tasting notes of vermouth varietals paired with charcuterie and cheese, along with two vermouth based cocktails. Cost to attend is $55. “Aromatized wines … Read more

Events: Shallow Shaft, Trio, Blind Cafe, Under Current

under current upstairs private dining

Shallow Shaft – Duckhorn Vineyards, one of California’s premiere producers will be the focus of this Alta restaurant’s wine dinner held on Wednesday, March 16th at 6:30 p.m. Chef Kurtis’ regional fare and selected Duckhorn pours will be last event of the winter season for the Shallow Shaft. The meal is hosted by local wine … Read more

Events: Under Current, Frida Bistro, SLC POP

absinthe service at under current

Under Current * – One of downtown’s hippest hangouts will be reprising their popular ‘Absinthe and Oysters’ educational class on Saturday, March 12th, 4-5:30 p.m. The evening will focus on the history, tasting notes and pairing of three different absinthe brands, two cocktails and three sets of paired oysters. Cost to attend is $55. RSVP … Read more

Best of 2015 as decided by, you…

Naked Fish Sashimi selection during 2015 omakase

Tired of those boring end of year lists written by folks who couldn’t tell a blini from a bellini? If so, might we tempt you a list created by, well you, our super smart reader? Excellent. In no particular order then, here’s what got you guys the most excited and hot under the collar this … Read more

New Years Eve Dining Salt Lake City 2015

current fish and oyster interior

With barely two weeks remaining in 2015, should you want to mark the end of the year in style, now is the time to choose how and where. It goes without saying reservations are a must for the big night; here’s a selection of some of the better ways to celebrate with food and drink … Read more

Festive Drinks 2015

Vanilla Ginger Snaps - Mary Beth Bates

Continuing on from their Uncommon Cocktail series, Vida Tequila have something special in mind for your cocktail glasses this holiday season. You’ll be able to kick proceedings up a notch this year with a bevvy of cocktails crafted by some of the best. Using the three guides below you can whip up a specialty cocktail … Read more

Events: Finca, Sparkling Wines, Meditrina

road 31 wine company logo

Finca – Head to Finca this Friday, December 4th and take a breather from the holiday chaos. Scott Evans welcomes Kent Fortner (Road 31, Tricycle Wines and Mare Island Brewery) and invites others to join them as they savor several of Fortner’s creations; Fortner by the way – the first ever wine maker hosted by … Read more