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Pretty Bird Heads to L.A., North Italia Cocktails & Kids Eat Free at Brass Tag

Pretty Bird is taking its Utah-born hot chicken concept to Los Angeles, North Italia rolls out a nostalgia-inspired summer cocktail menu, and The Brass Tag in Deer Valley makes family dining a little easier on the wallet with its Kids Eat Free offer.

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North Italia Nostalgia-Inspired Cocktails

The mixologists at North Italia in Riverton have launched a special “nostalgia-inspired” cocktail menu, running through September 7th. 

North Italia is adding a bit of nostalgia to their beverage menu this year with its debut of “Forever Young,” featuring limited-edition drinks that transform nostalgic summer memories into playful, modern cocktails. Think s’mores by the campfire and ice pops on a hot summer day… these nostalgia-inspired cocktails lean into the memories of everyone’s favorite summertime flavors and carefree energy.

These are the nostalgia-inspired summer cocktails: 

  • Available at all North Italia locations nationwide:
    • Dreamsicle Margaritacasamigos blanco, aperol, orange, vanilla
    • S’more Pleasebasil hayden bourbon, amaro nonino, cacao, toasted marshmallow
    • Capri Punchnikka vodka, aperol, mango, pineapple, luxardo cherry, fresh lemon
    • Orange Slice (N/A)orange juice, vanilla, pineapple, oat milk
      • Inspired by the post-game orange slices of youth soccer and timed to the summer’s biggest global sporting stage!
  • Available at North Italia Riverton location:
    • Peach Tea Partycasamigos blanco, tito’s vodka, peach, amaretto, fresh lemon  

Kids Eat Free at Brass Tag

Located in The Lodges at Deer Valley Resort, The Brass Tag restaurant offers dinner service during the summer and winter seasons.

The family-friendly eatery is also easy on the dining budget and during family dinners up to two children under 12 eat free with the purchase of two adult meals at The Brass Tag.

At The Brass Tag guests can enjoy a selection of fine Italian cuisine either at your table or to-go, including creative small plates, fresh salads, brick-oven pizza, house-made pasta and specialty entrées, featuring the best locally sourced ingredients and accompaniments. The Brass Tag offers both indoor and outdoor patio seating in summer.

Pretty Bird Expands to Los Angeles

Utah’s Pretty Bird Hot Chicken is spreading its wings and heading west. Chef Viet Pham and his wife, Alexis, are preparing to open Pretty Bird’s first location outside of Utah in Los Angeles’ Westwood Village, near UCLA, in late September.

Pham opened the original Pretty Bird on Regent Street in downtown Salt Lake City in 2018, serving his take on Nashville-style hot chicken. Since then, Pretty Bird has grown to four Utah locations – downtown Salt Lake City, Sugar House, Midvale and Park City. The Los Angeles restaurant will be Pretty Bird’s fifth location and its first venture outside the Beehive State.

The California expansion is also something of a homecoming for Pham and his wife, who both grew up in California. Pham told SFGATE that bringing the restaurant concept they built in Utah back to California feels like coming “full circle.”

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