Stuart Melling

Time to talk turkey again folks. Specifically, who, where, and what is popping up for the big day at local restaurants this year. The following list comprises all the specials I know about for Thanksgiving 2015 in Utah. This is the most comprehensive list you will find in the state. I guarantee it or your...

Full-service restaurant licenses (beer, wine, liquor) Christopher's Prime and Sonoma Wine Bar, Salt Lake City Sol Agave, Salt Lake City Applebee's Hurricane, Hurricane El Cappuccino, Hildale Harvest Midway, Midway Galeano's, Heber City Wolfe's Hotel, Moab Steiny's Family Sports Grill, South Ogden Bar licenses The Cave Saloon, Heber City Peppers Cantina, St. George Black Rock Mountain...

I'm embarrassed to say it's taken me as long as it has to visit Shwe Letyar Sushi; the restaurant debuted inside the Woodbine Food Hall back in February. It was only this week that I finally stopped by, under the auspices of checking out a significantly revamped culinary lineup at Woodbine. The business is the...

I guess these sorts of things do come in threes, after all. No sooner had I written about these two closures, here comes another, and a big one at that. Current Fish & Oyster in downtown Salt Lake City has sadly announced their closure. The final service is just two weeks away on November 8th....

Loco Burger - SLC As I write, the vivid yellow facade of this burger biz in SLC (1702 S Main St) has now been replaced by a more sedate grey. While I'm not aware of any formal announcement from Loco on the closure of its Salt Lake location, the aforementioned respray comes courtesy of the...

Laziz Kitchen Downtown SLC Today sees the downtown Salt Lake City location of Laziz Kitchen announce its upcoming closure. Writing on social media the restaurant stated: "It is with a heavy heart that we announce the closure of our 2nd south location along with the BackDoor. @backdoorslc Living bill to bill is tiresome, food costs...

Flanker Kitchen + Sporting Club Two updates have hit this downtown spot, he biggest of which sees the business adding lunch hours for the first time since its opening in SLC. Flanker is now open for lunch Monday through Friday, 11.00 a.m. to 2.00 p.m. The lunch menu features several handhelds, salads & daily house-made...

Full-service restaurant license (beer, wine, liquor) Eight full-service licenses were doled out this month. Given the relatively healthy balance of overall licenses now available (due to recent years' tweaking of population/license ratios), no information was given on the precise number. As of July, though, it hovered a little over the 70 mark. The following businesses...

Via press release . . . Members of the Park City Area Restaurant Association (PCARA) shift into autumn and prepare for a bustling winter ahead. With so much to experience throughout the shoulder season – stunning fall colors, live entertainment, or a weekend getaway or staycation – many restaurants will maintain normal business hours to...

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