Beer, wine, cider and two thousand dollar dinners – mark your calendars

Galen Zamarra (Yuta)

With the multi-month holiday season looming large ahead, now’s the time we see a final special event hurrah from restaurants; after that, it’s two months of grueling turkey dinners and relatives you haven’t seen since last year, rehashing the same old ill advised jokes. So get your calendar ready. Here’s a few notable events to … Read more

Utah chef’s favorite dishes – I’ll have what they’re having

Beef stroganoff at Table 25

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 go-to dish on your menu?” You know, the one they could — and maybe do — eat every day? It’s not always the top-selling dish with customers, but there are … Read more

Cider for brunch, tequila for dinner and lots of 4th of July fun

SLC Eatery - crab benedict, avocado hollandaise , chayote, fennel and heirloom cherry tomato salad (SLC Eatery)

SLC Eatery Cider Brunch Need an excuse to start drinking before noon? O.k. here’s a completely valid reason… This Saturday (June 29th) join SLC Eatery as they host Mountain West Cider for a brunch like no other. Running 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. the restaurant will serve four courses paired with four of Mountain West’s … Read more

Events: Eat Drink SLC a second bite, Hops On The Hill

chef zane holmquist serving at hops on the hill

If you missed out on tickets for this years Eat Drink SLC, take note of a few more food and wine focused events following on from the big party itself. As Tracey Thompson of Wine Lore mentioned to me, “we are fortunate enough to have a lot of talent still in SLC after Eat Drink … Read more

It’s a wrap – June 2017

Royal Street Cafe cuisine

In reverse order, to wrap up June: news, press releases and info that reached us over the last few weeks, that didn’t make it into any other article… Oasis Cafe named only Utah OpenTable Top 100 Brunches in America Oasis Cafe on 500 East has been honored as Utah’s only winner of the newly released … Read more

Events: Hops On The Hill, Taste Of The Wasatch 2016, Wasatch Art Soiree 2016

Taste Of The Wasatch 2015 plate

Hops On the Hill – Beat the heat up at Stein Eriksen Lodge tonight. At the recurring Hops On The Hill event, you can enjoy food pairings from chef Zane Holmquist paired with craft beer. Tonight’s guest breweries are 2 Row Brewing and Bohemian Brewery. Cost for the food and beer tasting is $40 and … Read more

Events: Taste Of The Wasatch 2015

Taste Of The Wasatch: random items

There’s just a under a month remaining until one of my favorite dining events of the summer, heck, the year. Taste Of The Wasatch 2015 is set to hit Solitude Mountain Resort on August 2nd – you should be there. As I wrote last year, I know there are a bewildering array of dining events … Read more

Taste Of The Wasatch 2014

taste of the wasatch 2014 logo

Over 50 of Utah’s top chefs, restaurants and bakers will gather on Sunday, August 3, 2014 at Solitude Mountain Resort from 11:30a.m.(for VIPs), 12 noon (for general admission) until 4 p.m. for Taste of the Wasatch 2014. Over 1,500 expected attendees will participate in this gastronomic event while enjoying fine cuisine from restaurants such as … Read more