Utah Restaurants
2for1 Mobile App Purchases $100k in Food to Support Local Restaurants – Restaurants on the 2for1 app will give away the food for free
As local restaurant owners watch profitability plummet due to stay-at-home orders and dine-in suspensions, Provo-based mobile app 2for1 is facilitating a way to support local businesses. 2for1 is partnering with the Gregory…
5 Rockin’ Restaurant Dishes + 5 Bodacious Brews
Over the past few years, I’ve been noticing that beer pairing dinners in breweries and restaurants have replaced some of the ubiquitous wine dinners that previously ruled the roost. And,…
Overcoming Obstacles: Foods that Went From Loathed to Loved
just as avocado toast has become a “thing” in the past couple years or so, there are a number of foods that, in the past decade, have gone from unloved…
Striving to Elevate Escalante Cuisine: Devil’s Garden Grill
Named after the monument’s mini-wonderland of colorful hoodoos, the Devil’s Garden Grill opened in Escalante in June 2018, serving Southwestern dishes with a local twist.
Restaurant Econ 101 – Why you paid $22 for a $12 steak
The simple truth is that almost every restaurateur I know charges as little as they can and still make a profit. Profit margins in restaurants are tiny. To gouge customers…
Kid-Friendly Dining for Youngsters & Their Adults
It’s unfortunate, but in America, “kid-friendly restaurant” tends to mean places like Chuck E. Cheese, fast-food franchises, and all-you-can-eat joints like Chuck-A-Rama. I say “unfortunate,” because I believe that kids,…
From McDonalds Manager to Local Restaurant Visionary
Amy, who owns Pig & A Jelly Jar, has seen her business grow from one restaurant with five employees to three restaurants and 75 employees in a seven year span.…
Gone, But Not Forgotten – The Many Meals I Miss
In the quarter-century that I’ve been writing about Utah’s food and drink scene, I’ve seen far too many restaurants come and go. And there are plenty I miss. A jaunt…
Chef Highlights―Tikka, tacos and La Tula
Lavanya Mahate, the owner and mastermind behind the Saffron Valley group of restaurants, opened the group’s newest establishment in Riverton in August. Saffron Circle delivers Mahate’s modern take on Indian…
Triple Your Pleasure – Three New Utah Restaurants
Say hello to Alabama-style “chicken fingers.” I put it in parentheses because these are unlike any chicken finger you have had. These are farm fresh chicken tenders grilled or fried…
Dynamic Duos—Utah Chefs
More often than not, it’s a solitary name on a restaurant’s menu that draws the crowds. It’s easy to see why, in this industry, a singularly executed vision goes a…
Cooking Their Way to Success – Two Utah Female Chefs Share Expertise
Peggi Ince-Whiting and Amy Wanderly-Britt are just two of the army of talented, soulful women with successful businesses working in an industry that is less and less defined by men…
3 Restaurants, 6 Salt Lake City Chefs, Twice the Enjoyment
The abusive behavior that used to be a trademark of the temperamental restaurant chef wouldn’t be tolerated in most of today’s workplaces. And in more and more restaurant kitchens, it’s…
Best Chefs of Utah: Part of Our Local Community
In the Utah Stories September issue, we sought to find the top chefs in Utah who are doing something consistently special with food by harnessing the forces of nature and…
Off the eaten path—seven of the best hidden culinary stops in Utah
There are so many Utah eateries to choose from, but in a state as large as Utah, you sometimes have to put in some serious mileage to find the restaurant…
Best farm to table restaurants—separating the pretenders from the contenders
The phrase “farm to table” gets thrown around a lot in the restaurant world these days, and it can mean different things to different people. At its purest, a farm…