Dendric Estate Celebrates Dry Cut Anniversary With New Magnum

Located in Kamas, Utah, Dendric Estate is celebrating the first anniversary of its flagship cider, Dry Cut, with the release of a new 1.5-liter Magnum bottle. Since launching in July 2025, Dry Cut has grown from a limited-allocation release into one of Utah’s fastest-growing premium cider brands, expanding into restaurants, hotels, resorts and Utah state liquor stores while introducing a new style of dry, sparkling cider to the state.

“From the beginning, we’ve wanted people to think about cider the same way they think about great wine,” said Dendric Estate founder Brendan Coyle. “Large-format bottles have always been part of that culture of sharing with an eye-catching centerpiece. Releasing our Magnum as we celebrate Dry Cut’s first anniversary feels like the perfect way to thank everyone who has supported us this past year.”

There has been quite a bit of growth at Dendric Estate during that first year as well. The cidery completed its inaugural estate harvest in 2025, harvesting fruit from eight cider-specific varietals with support from the Kamas Valley Gardening Club. More than 3,300 additional cider apple trees were planted in 2026, expanding the estate orchard to more than six acres.

Dry Cut is now available in Magnum (1.5L), standard (750ml) and half-bottle (375ml) formats at Dendric Estate’s on-site bottle shop, which is open Fridays and Saturdays from noon to 5 p.m. The Magnum retails for $44.95 and is available in limited quantities, with additional bottlings planned throughout the year.

British Chocolate Café Knoops Coming to 9th & 9th

If you haven’t heard of Knoops, you’re probably not alone. The British chocolate café has developed quite a following across the pond, but until now you would have had to travel to the U.K. to visit one. That is about to change, as Knoops prepares to open its first U.S. location right here in Salt Lake City.

Founder Jens Knoop opened the first Knoops in the seaside town of Rye, England, in 2013. The idea behind Knoops is a little different from your typical coffee or chocolate shop. Chocolate is really the star of the show, with customers choosing from chocolates of varying cocoa percentages to create hot chocolates, iced chocolates and milkshakes, which can then be customized with different milks and other additions.

Knoops has since expanded to locations throughout the U.K., and Salt Lake City will be the company’s first venture into the U.S. market.

The new Knoops will open on August 21 at 907 E. 900 South in the 9th & 9th neighborhood, in the former Spilt Milk space next to Vessel Kitchen. For its opening weekend, the café will be open from 6 p.m. until midnight on August 21 and 22. Regular hours have yet to be announced.

For chocolate lovers who have wondered what happens when chocolate gets the same sort of attention that specialty coffee has enjoyed for years, Knoops should be an interesting addition to Salt Lake City’s food and drink scene.

Drunken Kitchen Is Now Open to the Whole Family

When Utah Stories’ Heather L. King wrote about Drunken Kitchen taking over the kitchen at Grid City Beer Works last fall, there was a lot to like about the pairing. Brothers Tim and Joe Rammell brought their Taiwanese- and Chinese-inspired cooking to the South Salt Lake brewery, with dishes like handmade potstickers, dan dan noodles, Taiwanese beef noodle soup and Taiwanese fried chicken alongside Grid City’s craft beers.

There was just one problem for some diners: You had to be 21 or older to eat there.

That changed recently when Drunken Kitchen converted to a full-service restaurant license, meaning kids and families can now dine there as well.

For those unfamiliar with Drunken Kitchen, there is an interesting story behind the restaurant. Tim and Joe were born in China and Tim spent his early childhood in Taiwan before the brothers were adopted and moved to Jackson, Wyoming. Tim told the Deseret News that some of his earliest food memories involved making potstickers at his aunt and uncle’s shop in Taiwan. Later, growing up in Wyoming with a father who was a third-generation butcher, he began working in restaurant kitchens as a teenager and eventually continued his culinary career in Seattle.

Those different influences found their way into Drunken Kitchen, which today operates the food side of Grid City Beer Works at 333 W. 2100 South in South Salt Lake.

The new restaurant license doesn’t mean Grid City beer and Drunken Kitchen cocktails are going anywhere. Adults can still enjoy both, while the upstairs patio bar remains restricted to guests 21 and older. The big difference is that families can now come in and eat together downstairs.

And apparently they were ready to do just that. Tim Rammell told the Deseret News that on Drunken Kitchen’s first day as an all-ages restaurant, almost every table had a child at it.

So, if you’ve wanted to try Drunken Kitchen’s potstickers or dan dan noodles but had younger family members in tow, the 21-and-over restriction is no longer standing in your way.