State Of The Plate 2020
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 here: 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016. …
Jen Gilroy
Who is Jen Gilroy?
Jen Gilroy is a chef and restaurateur in Salt Lake City, Utah. Gilroy owns and operates the popular Meditrina and Porch restaurants.
Both restaurants are upscale American restaurants. Meditrina focuses on a small plates/tapas approach whereas Porch leans more into Gilroy's Southern roots.
Meditrina is located in the trendy Central 9th neighborhood having moved in 2018 from the original Ballpark neighborhood. Porch meanwhile is located in the Daybreak community, ostensibly offering the most elevated dining experience in the area.
From our news archives…
The following list of articles are all the times we’ve mentioned Jen Gilroy here on Gastronomic Salt Lake City.
Essential Salt Lake City restaurants to check out in 2019
I’m not one to sugar coat things, so I’m going to give you it straight right now. Take a last glance at that list of NY resolutions and throw it …
Read moreEssential Salt Lake City restaurants to check out in 2019
Feast Of The Five Senses 2018
Marking it’s 14th year in 2018 is Slow Food Utah’s big bash of all things local. On October 21st the culinary smorgasbord returns, taking place at a brand new venue, …
Events: Proper Brewing Co, Meditrina, Bambara
Proper Brewing / We Olive We Olive welcomes one of Utah’s few certified cicerones – Jack Kern of Proper Brewing – on July 16th. On the evening Kern will lead …
Events: Meditrina, Red Rock, Eat Drink SLC
Meditrina The next tasting event at Meditrina focuses on local craft cider maker – Mountain West. Held on June 27th (6.30 p.m. onwards) the event features four light bites each …
Events: Current, Stanza, Avenues Proper, Meditrina, Manolis, Central 9th
Current Fish And Oyster This Tuesday, Domaine Riefle Wines provide the feature pours for a five course dinner at this downtown SLC seafood hotspot. The 160 year old family winery …
Read moreEvents: Current, Stanza, Avenues Proper, Meditrina, Manolis, Central 9th
Events: Feast Of Five Senses, Stanza, Oasis Cafe, Water Witch
Feast Of The Five Senses – A few last tickets still remain for this fun food and wine event at the weekend. If you’re keen to toast the change of …
Read moreEvents: Feast Of Five Senses, Stanza, Oasis Cafe, Water Witch
Events: Dine About, Feast Of The Five Senses, Under Current, Encore Bistro
Park City Dine About – Now in its fifth year, this annual event is back and in full swing until Sunday, October 15th. The two-week dining event features discounted two-course …
Read moreEvents: Dine About, Feast Of The Five Senses, Under Current, Encore Bistro
Events: Avenues Proper, Tastemakers, Negroni Week, Porch, Utah Beer Festival
Avenues Proper – Tomorrow evening (May 31st) is the next cellar pairing at Avenues Proper. At these monthly events, the restaurant pairs creative cuisine with a range of local craft …
Read moreEvents: Avenues Proper, Tastemakers, Negroni Week, Porch, Utah Beer Festival
New restaurants – October 2016
Black Sheep Cafe – Do you like great local beer? Do you enjoy creative Southwest cuisine? Like Sugar House? You probably don’t need to tick all of those boxes to …
Events: Bambara, Meditrina, Snowbird Brewfest
Bambara – On Thursday June 2nd (6-8 p.m.) the critically acclaimed (not to mention loved) Cinder Wines will be the showpiece winery for a mix and mingle event at Bambara. …
Dining out: Porch
To the best of my knowledge, Porch might be the farthest South and West you can go in the SL valley – and still get a decent mixed drink. After …
Event: Feast Of The Five Senses 2014
If you haven’t already, be sure to pencil September 21st in your dining diary. That’s the date for this years Feast Of The Five Senses – the annual gathering of …