It is hard to get an accurate count because things are still so much in flux. However, it is estimated that more than 500 Utah restaurants have closed during the Covid-19 pandemic. That’s close to 10 percent of all restaurants, and many more are just barely hanging on. The closures range from independents like Cannella’s, Mazza, Coachman’s and Fireside on Regent, to Dunkin’ … [Read more...]
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Alpenglobes Prove Huge Hit with Utah Restaurants
When Covid struck Insight Exhibits, they were faced with either laying off the majority of their employees or finding a way to keep workers on their payroll. They found the opportunity in helping restaurants by making Covid-friendly outdoor igloos. The igloos allow diners to feel safe, and also enjoy the outdoors. They construct the igloos of wood and plexiglass, which they … [Read more...]
Don’t Curb Your Enthusiasm: Delicious Delivery & Curbside Utah Restaurants Dishes
With restaurants closed for in-house dining all over our state in an attempt to help curb COVID-19, I’ve been impressed … no, AMAZED at how rapidly so many restaurants have re-engineered their operations to provide meals for delivery and/or curbside pickup. That’s no easy task, but especially difficult for fine dining establishments. For restaurants such as … [Read more...]
The Kitchen is Closed: Trying Times for Utah Restaurants and Bars
In 2003 I wrote an article called The Kitchen is Closed. I called it that because my father had suddenly passed away and I wasn’t up to writing a restaurant review that week. The kitchen, in my mind and in my heart - as they say on Broadway - was dark. Closed. Shuttered. That was the only week, in more than a quarter-century of food writing, that I didn’t write a restaurant … [Read more...]
Triple Your Pleasure – Three New Utah Restaurants
Chef Oscar Aguilar of Cotton Kitchen. Photos by Bryan Butterfield - imageandfilm.com/ Cotton Kitchen, Holladay Recently opened, this spot quickly jumped to “must” status for me. On your first visit, you have to dive into the Lox Benedict—an explosion of flavor and a great twist on Eggs Benedict. They change the normal Benedict with a chipotle hollandaise and dijon aioli. This … [Read more...]
Park City Chefs Headed to NYC: Utah Restaurants Showcased at Historic James Beard House
The Dean of American Cookery For those who might not know of James Beard, he was a larger-than-life force of nature. Named the “Dean of American Cookery” by the New York Times in 1954, he was a chef and gourmand who laid the groundwork for much of the cuisine American chefs create today, as well as for the way that we eat. In 1955, Beard established the James Beard Cooking … [Read more...]
Chef Justin Shifflett of Stoneground Kitchen
For Chef Justin Shifflett of Stoneground Kitchen, cooking has been his life since birth. Growing up, he always wanted to be in the kitchen with his father, and cooking is infused in his blood. With the aspiration to one day cook for food lovers like himself, Chef Shifflett kept his goals hot and his pathway ready. After enrolling in all of the home economics classes in high … [Read more...]
Porcupine Pub renovates Historic Utah Fire Station No. 8
For thirty years, Fire Station No. 8 was the home of Market Street Broiler, situated near the University of Utah in the renovated fire house. Utah’s culinary evolution began here in addition to countless business deals, budding relationships and memorable moments. It’s a building steeped in historic memories—for individuals and for the community at large. Listed as a Utah … [Read more...]
Utah Restaurants: Gone But Not Forgotten
As Utah Stories planned September's food issue we asked our readers to share their memories of a favorite restaurant that has since closed. Some of our fond memories include Der Ratskeller Pizza, Della Fontana, Beau Brummel, The Paprika, La Parisienne, Bratten's Seafood Grotto, The Hawaiian, and The Print Shop. Actually we could go on and on. It is not just the great food that … [Read more...]
Some of the Best Restaurants on Utah’s Main Streets
Finding Fabulous Flavors on Utah's Main Streets For me, thinking about America’s Main Streets conjures up nostalgic visions of Andy, Barney, Aunt Bee and Opie having a heart-to-heart on the porch of a serene and bucolic spot like Mayberry. But here in the real world, not every Main Street is quite so rustic or pastoral. That said, there are a lot of marvelous meals to be had … [Read more...]