Wine Spectator Awards, Millcreek Farmers Market, Strap Tank and Mi Buena Vida

Wine Spectator awards honor locals. Millcreek Farmers Market will now be open on Wednesdays. Strap Tank and Mi Buena Vida team up in the 15th & 15th neighborhood.

Ted Scheffler

July 19, 2024

Wine Spectator Award Winners

We’d like to congratulate Utab Bites sponsors who were recently given awards for their excellent wine programs from Wine Spectator magazine for 2024.

Tupelo Park City was awarded Wine Spectator’s prestigious “Best of Award of Excellence.” According to Wine Spectator, “These wine lists display excellent breadth across multiple winegrowing regions and/or significant vertical depth of top producers, along with superior presentation. Typically offering 350 or more selections, these restaurants are destinations for serious wine lovers, showing a deep commitment to wine, both in the cellar and through their service team.”

Cast & Cut at Deer Valley Resort, Fireside Dining at Deer Valley Resort, Log Haven, and Mariposa at Deer Valley Resort were awarded the “Award of Excellence.” Wine Spectator says that “These wine lists, which should offer at least 90 selections, feature a well-chosen assortment of quality producers, along with a thematic match to the menu in both price and style. Whether compact or extensive, focused or diverse, these lists deliver sufficient choice to satisfy discerning wine lovers.”

Congrats to all of our sponsors for this much-deserved recognition.

Millcreek Farmers Market

Millcreek launched their midweek Millcreek Farmers Market on July 10. The Market will run on Wednesdays through September 25, from 5 to 8 pm offering the community a chance to buy locally and connect with farmers and producers, artisans making handmade crafts, and nonprofit organizations.

The Millcreek Farmers Market organizers invite the public to “Enjoy a casual shopping experience with food demonstrations, a veggie valet, gardening tips, and other activities curated for Wednesday nights.

Vendor include Marcato Kitchen, Blue Lounge Array Bakery, Flaming Homer’s Hot Sauce, Salsa Del Diablo, Magpie Sweets and Eats, Mycel Mushrooms, Crestbrook Urban Farm, Punk Rock Farmer, Higbee Honey Farm, Asian & Heirlooms, Plot Twist Farms, Tree Hugger Tea Shop and many more.

The Millcreek Farmers Market takes place at Millcreek Common, 1354 East Chambers Avenue.

Strap Tank Teams with Mi Buena Vida

One of my favorite Mexican restaurants is Mi Buena Vida in the 15th & 15th neighborhood of SLC. If you’d like to see my review of Mi Buena Vida, click here.

Well, Strap Tank Brewery has announced the grand opening of MI Buena Vida Mexican Restaurant, located on the 3rd floor of their Container Village in Springville. This will be the second location of this excellent restaurant. For outstanding Mexican food, terrific service, and a stellar ambiance, Mi Buena Vida is hard to beat.

Feature Image: Courtesy of Javier Balseiro on Unsplash

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Ted Scheffler

Originally trained as an anthropologist, Ted Scheffler is a seasoned food, wine, and travel writer based in Utah. He loves cooking, skiing, music, and reading, and spends an inordinate amount of time tending to his ever-growing herd of guitars and amplifiers. Ted is also the author of the Utah Bites newsletter, which is published in partnership with Utah Stories. Before moving to Utah, Ted lived in New York City, and numerous states in the US, as well as in various countries overseas, Spain, Japan, Canada, Brazil, and Mexico. He earned a Master’s Degree in Anthropology from the Graduate Faculty of The New School for Social Research.

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