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Viet Pham and Bowman Brown, the chefs from Salt Lake City's Forage restaurant, are among 10 winners of Food & Wine magazine's "Best New Chefs" award. The prestigious, career-making honor recognizes the country's up-and-coming chefs who have a distinctive culinary style and exceptional vision. The award was announced Tuesday during a celebration at Bohemian National Hall in New York City. During the event editor Dana Cowin said the Utah pair were "creating ingenious modernist food in Salt Lake City."
The chefs were chosen after a months-long selection process. The magazine works with restaurant critics, food writers and other experts around the country to identify outstanding chefs who have been in charge of a kitchen for five years or fewer. Then the editors travel incognito to taste the food themselves. The 2011 winners will be featured in the July issue of the magazine and also will attend the 29th annual Food & Wine Classic in Aspen on June 17 to 19.
In the past, the Best New Chef title has been given to luminaries-in-the-making such as Thomas Keller ('88), Nobu Matsuhisa ('89) and Rick Bayless ('88). For more information about the award, visit foodandwine.com/bestnewchefs.
Food on Film
The Whole Foods Market "Do Something Reel" traveling Film Festival comes to Salt Lake City on April 11-20. Six films about food and the environment will be screened at the Salt Lake Film Society Tower Theatre, 876 E. 900 South. All showings begin at 7 p.m. Tickets are $8.50. A portion of the tickets sales will help fund development grants for filmmakers. Here are the movies that will be screened. For film descriptions or more information, visit http://www.DoSomethingReel.com.
April 11 • "The Vanishing of the Bees"
April 12 • "Bag It"
April 13 • "Lunch Line"
April 18 • "On Coal River"
April 19 • "Planeat"
April 20 • "Urban Roots"
Cocktail contest
The Park City Restaurant Association will hold its spring cocktail contest Wednesday at Edgar's Beers and Spirits Lounge inside Deer Valley Resort's Snow Park Lodge, 2250 Deer Valley Drive. It runs from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Admission is $10 and will include snacks. Proceeds benefit the People's Health Clinic. For details, visit http://www.parkcityrestaurants.com.
Wine dinner at Silver Fork Lodge
Tickets are still available for the April 7 wine dinner at Silver Fork Lodge, 11332 E. Big Cottonwood Canyon, near Brighton. Guests will be served a five-course dinner hosted by Mitchell Preston, of Rodney Strong Vineyards. Each guest will receive a complimentary Riedel wine glass and chance to win other prizes. Dinner begins at 7 p.m. and costs $25; wine pairings are an additional $35 per person. To reserve a seat, call 801-533-9977
Food drive in Bountiful
A roadside party and food drive to benefit the Bountiful Community Food Pantry will be held Saturday, April 9, at Liberty Tax Service, 325 S. 500 West, in Bountiful. From noon to 2 p.m. there will be food, music and entertainment for those who donated canned food items.
Viva! Vegetables class
Utah State University Extension services kicks off its "Viva Vegetables" lecture series Thursday, April 14 with a free class on salad greens. Go beyond iceburg lettuce and learn how to select, prepare and store different kinds of salad greens. The hour-long class begins at 6:30 p.m. at West Jordan Library, 1970 W. 7800 South. The series continues on the second Wednesday of every month and will cover asparagus, cucumbers and jicama, green beans and zucchini. For more information, call 801-468-3179 or visit http://extension.usu.edu/saltlake.
Award-winning chocolate
Amano Artisan Chocolate in Orem and Chocolat in Ogden both earned The Grand Master Award from the International Chocolate Salon. Only eight chocolate companies in the country qualified for the honor. The awards are based on the number of gold and silver medals a company received during the 2010 competition season. TasteTV sponsors contests in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Napa, Calif., Seattle, Boston, Las Vegas and Chicago.
Good eats in the mountains
Three of the best ski resort cafes in North America are in Utah, according to the editors at Ski magazine The Snow Park Restaurant at Deer Valley was first on the list of its "10 Best Ski Resort Cafeterias." Earl's Lodge at Snowbasin in Ogden was third and Red Lodge at the Canyons was seventh. Writers sampled cafeteria fare at resorts in the U.S. and Canada to compile the list.