Food: Interviews & Features
What the Salt Lake Area Restaurant Association Is Doing For...
In Utah, SLARA has been lobbying to help educate and create a mutual understanding of both liquor and restaurant laws to better the local community and economy while raising the level of tourism happiness. … read more
Beltex Meats: From Nose to Tail to Your Kitchen
Beltex Meats owner and head butcher Philip Grubisa takes a whole-animal approach to butchery, and presents a unique meat shop offering to our community. … read more
Argentina’s Best Empanadas: CLC Craft Food
Based off of a little bit of encouragement, Valdemoros founded Argentina’s Best Empanadas, a cozy little spot just off 200 East in downtown Salt Lake—which just so happens to be celebrating its first anniversary this year. … read more
Ashikat Kitchen: CLC Craft Food
Middle Eastern pastries and desserts are of a different breed than the beloved sugar bombs that Western diners have come to enjoy—texture often takes precedent over sweetness. Hassan’s menu is based on bringing both worlds together to create something original. … read more
Doughnut Worry: The Big O’s Serving Up Vegan Treats
Three months ago, a brand-new, family-run hotspot popped up on Broadway called The Big O Doughnuts. If you haven’t already heard, they’re deep-frying a creative spin on a classic favorite. In a short amount of time, this completely plant-based, locally sourced shop is making a big name for itself among vegans and non-vegans alike for its uniquely delicious vegan doughnuts, and owner Jess Curzon is eager to see where this shop takes her. … read more
No Gas for Green Goods: Try Walking to Urban Greens...
With the support of a USDA grant, SLCgreen has teamed up with The Green Urban Lunch Box, Utahns Against Hunger and Salt Lake Community Action Program’s Real Food Rising to establish Urban Greens Market, five pop-up markets that provide fresh and local produce within walking distance to community members. … read more
Festa Italiana: Authentic Flavors & Culture
To pair with Italian beer and wine available at the festival, there will be an array of favorites from popular local Italian restaurants at Festa Italiana. Expect pasta as well as lesser-known dishes that Italians have grown up eating. … read more
Farm to Glass
Now in its sixth year, Salt Lake Magazine’s Farm to Glass Cocktail Contest will bring together 24 of the city’s most visionary mixologists to handcraft an original cocktail that uses local liquors and at least two ingredients sourced from Utah farms. Voting runs throughout the month of September, the height of Utah’s harvest season. … read more
City Grounds: Craft Lake City Craft Food
Patrolling Liberty Park, festivals, food truck rallies and late nights after the bars close, City Grounds pedal their brew from a custom-made tricycle fitted with a nitrogen tank and refrigerated cooler. … read more
Aimee’s Home Cookin’: Craft Lake City Craft Food
Growing up in a Vermont country inn, Aimee Toner spent a lot of time in the kitchen. After stepping up to help when her mother got sick when she was 15, Toner developed skills and a passion for cooking. … read more