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Stuart Melling

Utah

Editor-in-Chief at Gastronomic SLC

Founder and Writer at Utah Now

No longer active here. Because, seriously. Find me on that other app... the one about that azure thing above your head...

Articles

  • 1 week ago | gastronomicslc.com | Stuart Melling

    If you’re one of those constantly refreshing social media types (or you happen to read this humble tome) you may have been one of the lucky few to catch the super-soft opening of Mensho (550 S. 300 W.) last week – one of my ones to watch from earlier in the year. The boutique ramen chain out of Japan have launched several international offshoots, with their San Fran outpost notably scooping star after Michelin star.

  • 1 week ago | gastronomicslc.com | Stuart Melling

    June 4th, 6.00 p.m.Chef Nick Zocco (pictured top) continues his series of collaboration dinners, this time around with Mar | Muntanya’s chef Tyson Peterson. The duo has crafted a seven-course extravaganza priced at $220 per person ($165 for food, $55 for pairings).

  • 1 week ago | gastronomicslc.com | Stuart Melling

    Looking for somewhere new to add to your dining rotation this month? Let me offer you some inspiration then, courtesy of our monthly review roundup – a rundown of what local food writers have been furiously tapping away about. First up, Greg Brinkman in the Salt Lake Magazine, who gets all hot soupy under the collar at Zhu Ting Ji (Taylorsville) – specifically over their xiao long bao. The restaurant has caused quite the stir since opening, attracting thronging crowds from almost week one.

  • 1 week ago | gastronomicslc.com | Stuart Melling

    As the month ends, here’s a random grab bag of news that didn’t otherwise make in our articles this month. Some of the following items were provided directly by restaurants, and PR teams:After the sad loss of SLC Eatery last year, there’s been little news on what the future might hold for toques Paul Chamberlain and Logen Crew. Until now that is, with news that Crew is set for a return to Current Fish & Oyster.

  • 2 weeks ago | gastronomicslc.com | Stuart Melling

    This past week, I had the pleasure of stopping by Rouser, the destination dining option on the ground floor of the fancy new Asher Adams hotel. As luck would have it, the visit answered a long-running clarion call of mine. Given Utah’s intrinsic relationship with trout, my eyebrows always raise an extra degree when I see fish flown in from far away, sometimes 1000s of mile. Where’s the Utah trout chef?

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