Afterword’s Winter House Reopens Following a brief closure to winterize the restaurant, Afterword by Tupelo in Heber has reopened its Winter House dining area for the winter season. Tempting dishes from Chef Matt Harris’s inspired current menu include Roasted Spanish Octopus; Butternut Squash “Cacio e Pepe” Pasta; Roasted Duck Breast with rosemary polenta; Fried Green Tomatoes … [Read more...]
Salt Lake’s New Restaurants, Chefs, Menus and Truffle Season
Laurel Restaurant Opening at Grand America Laurel Brasserie & Bar is scheduled to open at The Grand America on December 1, 2021, in the space that was previously home to the Garden Cafe. I was given a couple of recent sneak previews of the new space and, well, it’s quite a change! The new restaurant and bar are beautifully designed - gone are the gaudy furnishings and … [Read more...]
Chocolate Festival, Girls Night Out and More
Log Haven Introduces 2019 Cygnet Wine For the past year or so, Log Haven restaurant in Millcreek Canyon has had houseguests: a bevy of White Tundra Swans who have made the large pond on the Log Haven property their temporary - or maybe permanent? - home. This week, Log Haven introduced a new wine called Cygnet - the term for young swans. Created by winemaker Rick Longoria, … [Read more...]
Ogden Restaurant Week, Miracle on 4th, and Alton Brown Live in SLC
Title: Food & Drink 411 Ogden Restaurant Week Wraps Just a reminder that Ogden Restaurant Week continues through November 13th, then it’s a wrap for 2021. For this year’s restaurant week, 20 of Ogden’s independently owned downtown restaurants come together to produce the event, which is the ultimate opportunity to sample a wide variety of cuisine at some of the best … [Read more...]
Thanksgiving, Full Moon and a Dinner for a Good Cause
Thanksgiving Side & Pies from Deer Valley It’s time to order your Thanksgiving side and pies and Deer Valley Resort invites you to let them “lend a hand in the kitchen this Thanksgiving so you have more time to make holiday memories.” Deer Valley Grocery~Café is offering delicious side dishes, cookies, pies and more for your Thanksgiving dinner needs. It's easy; just … [Read more...]
Pumpkin Festival, Thanksgiving To-Go, and More Foodie News
Gateway Pumpkin Festival The Gateway is hosting their first ever community-wide Pumpkin Festival just in time for Halloween! From 6-9 PM on Friday, October 29th on the Olympic Plaza, you can admire and vote for your favorite hand-carved and painted pumpkins decorated by local artists. The Gateway will have spooky tunes, pumpkin painting stations, scary good photo-ops, games, … [Read more...]
Hallowine, Ladies Night and Trick or Treat Tastings
Hallowine at Hoof & Vine Midvale’s Hoof & Vine Modern American Steakhouse will host a “Hallowine” pairing event Tuesday through Thursday, October 26-28, 2021 featuring a four-course dinner with Dark Horse wines. The menu with wine pairings includes Sausage/Spinach stuffed mushroom with red bell pepper caramel and Rosé followed by Roasted Beets, Arugula and Candied … [Read more...]
35 Years of Wasatch Beers, Haunted Haven, Hearth & Hill Expanding to SLC
Wasatch Brewery Celebrates 35th Anniversary It’s hard to believe that it has been 35 years since founder Greg Schirf opened Wasatch Brewery in Park City. Yep, in 1986 Greg opened the doors to Wasatch Brewery, the first post-prohibition brewery to open in Utah, with the promise to “drink our share and sell the rest.” Promise kept. In addition to irreverent marketing and … [Read more...]
This Fall Mountain Dining, Beer, and Thanksgiving Dinners
Deer Valley Resort Restaurants Return The folks at Deer Valley Resort are looking forward to another wonderful winter and say they’re expecting another busy ski season. So, you’re going to want to make dining reservations for Deer Valley restaurants for evening dining ASAP. Deer Valley will be accepting online reservations for restaurant dining beginning on October 11, 2021 … [Read more...]
Utah Cheese Awards and More Utah Foodie News
Tupelo Returns to Park City! For years, one of my very favorite Utah restaurants was Tupelo in Park City, the creation of Chef Matt Harris and his wife and business partner Maggie Alvarez. Unfortunately, the rent for the Tupelo building on Main Street was hiked sky high and Maggie and Matt were forced to close Tupelo, at least temporarily. Well, I have great news: The … [Read more...]