Nelson Cottage Reopens Park City’s Nelson Cottage by High West has reopened for summer. The Nelson Cottage by High West offers their specially prepared Summer Prix Fixe dinner menus on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays all season long. According to the Nelson Cottage team, “Seasonal selections will be carefully crafted by High West’s culinary team with optional whiskey pairings … [Read more...]
Free $25 Gift Card for Park City Restaurants
Brunch @ HallPass HallPass at The Gateway now offers brunch on Saturdays and Sundays from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Utah’s first food hall, HallPass is a unique, upscale dining and drinking destination that is too unique to be simply called a food court. HallPass bars and eateries include SkinnyFATS, Blaze of Thunder (Nashville hot chicken), Beer Zombies Draft Room & Beef … [Read more...]
Utah Stories Night Returns, Two Old Guys Live in April, Curated Restaurant Meals at Home
Two Old Guys Live in April Owner Michael “Deliman” Feldman of Feldman’s Deli fame - who is half of the Two Old Guys music duo along with partner Tally Evans - will be performing out and about in the coming weeks at various breweries and eateries. Yes, there IS live local music even during the pandemic. Catch Two Old Guys this Saturday, April 10th starting at 6:30 p.m. at … [Read more...]
Back for Brunch
Veneto To Go I love dining at Veneto Ristorante Italiano, which is one of Utah’s most authentic Italian restaurants. However, if you prefer not to eat in restaurants these days, did you know that you can enjoy Veneto cuisine in your own home? Yep. Veneto offers full take-home dinners to go as well as antipasti, pasta, pizza, sides, salads, main courses, desserts and beverages … [Read more...]
New Patios, Live Music, and Rosh Hashanah To-Go
New SLC Eatery Patio Seating Restaurateurs have had to make adjustments, to say the least, during the COVID-19 pandemic. At a time when many eateries are hemorrhaging money, many have been forced due to indoor dining restrictions to come up with creative ways of serving customers. One such restaurant is SLC Eatery, where owners Paul Chamberlain and Logen Crew created - … [Read more...]
Laissez Les Bons Temps : A Taste of Mardi Gras at Stanza
Stanza restaurant is normally known for its fine Italian fare. After all, the complete name of the eatery is Stanza Italian Bistro & Wine Bar. But this week, Stanza was transformed - at least in spirit - into a New Orleans eatery. The occasion was Mardi Gras, and Stanza Executive Chef Jonathan LeBlanc has Southern roots and a deep knowledge of Creole and Cajun … [Read more...]
Too Good To Eat: Getting a Handle on HSL Restaurant
In the beginning, there was Handle restaurant in Park City. And it was good. So good, in fact, that Handle begat HSL restaurant - HSL stands for Handle Salt Lake. And it, too, is good … really, really good. Some of the food, in fact, looks nearly too good to eat. Handle and HSL were created by the talented and creative trio of Briar Handly (Executive Chef/Partner), Melissa … [Read more...]
Fireside: On Fire at Regent Street
Michael Richey’s Fireside on Regent is Hot In the past couples months, Viet Pham’s new Pretty Bird eatery has been garnering most of the foodie press in town, and deservedly so. However, there’s another excellent dining spot on Regent Street in downtown SLC - the one that owner/chef Michael Richey opened in winter of 2017, called Fireside on Regent. This downtown bistro … [Read more...]
Chinese Taste: Authentic Chinese BBQ & More
A Hidden Gem Tucked away in the rear of Salt Lake’s Chinatown shopping center on State Street is a hidden gem of a restaurant called Chinese Taste. This is one of those charming places where certain things - although not bold flavors - can get lost in translation. Just reading the menu is as entertaining as it is informative, with dishes listed in English such as “Spicy … [Read more...]
SLC’s Best Restaurant? Takashi Continues to Hit the Highest Notes
When I first reviewed Takashi restaurant back upon its opening in May of 2004, I was very enthusiastic about Takashi Gibo’s namesake restaurant. In fact, I recall arguing that the food there was every bit as worthy of the accolades that Nobu in Las Vegas - which I’d also recently visited - tended to receive. I had first met Takashi when he was a sushi chef at Shogun restaurant … [Read more...]