At 580 East 300 South in Salt Lake City, The Art Floral stands as one of downtown’s most enduring family businesses. In an era of overnight startups and short-lived storefronts, three-quarters of a century feels almost radical. Once inside, the air shifts, greenery mingles with fresh flowers, while tissue paper rustles, and shears snip rhythmically.

When was the last time you plucked a chicken? How about threshing wheat or milking a cow? For most people today, the answer is never. What used to be a daily survival skill has slipped into the history books, while farmers, ranchers, and a multitude of other hands continue to prepare, package, and produce the food we buy at the grocery store. 

How Publik Coffee redefined Salt Lake City. On any given day in Salt Lake City, both locations of Publik Coffee hum with activity. Laptops are open. Coffee cups clink. Someone settles into a seat by the window as if they’ve been there a thousand times before — because they probably have. Regulars enjoy meals at…

They may be called food influencers, but Utah’s food creators tend to flinch at the title. “Foodie” feels closer to what they are doing — walking into neighborhood restaurants, talking with owners, tasting what someone has spent years perfecting, and deciding what is worth sharing with thousands of people who may show up because of one post.