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(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) David Vasquez at Fellowship Hall in Salt Lake City on Friday, July 31, 2026.

New SLC liquor store could be a ‘blessing’ or a ‘death sentence,’ members of nearby sober club say

By Kolbie Peterson | August 2, 2026, 12:12 a.m.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Josh Poticha owner of Bricks Corner in West Valley, on Thursday, July 23, 2026.

Detroit meets Chicago at this Utah pizza place

By Kolbie Peterson | August 1, 2026, 3:27 p.m.

He became Utah’s ‘Mexican food guy.’ But first he was dropped off homeless in Pioneer Park.

By Kolbie Peterson | July 27, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

(Bethany Baker | The Salt Lake Tribune) Store manager Kendra Tanner holds an ice cream cone with the flavor called ÒThe Fox,Ó a marshmallow fluff and graham cracker swirl combination with a vanilla base, at Rockwell Ice Cream in South Jordan on Monday, July 20, 2026.

A new Utah ice cream shop offers an extra-rich scoop of nostalgia

By Kolbie Peterson | July 25, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

(Steve Griffin | The Salt Lake Tribune) Fisher Brewing Company is one of the many places offering Pie and Beer Day specials on Friday.

Looking for a Pie and Beer Day party? Here’s where you can go.

By Kolbie Peterson | July 24, 2026, 7:30 p.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Cafe Rio’s new CEO, Mike Burns, poses for a portrait on Tuesday, July 21, 2026. The chain that started in Utah is bringing back items that they had taken off the menu, and bringing back the old recipe for the sweet barbacoa pork.

Cafe Rio’s new boss has read your complaints. Here’s what he’s doing about them.

By Kolbie Peterson | July 23, 2026, 5:57 p.m.

(Bethany Baker | The Salt Lake Tribune) Crews work to remove the Coachman's sign in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, July 21, 2026.

A popular piece of Salt Lake history has been saved. Now what comes next?

By Kolbie Peterson | July 22, 2026, 3:39 p.m.

(Chris Samuels | The Salt Lake Tribune) Bottles of High West liquor on display at a state liquor store on Foothill Drive in Salt Lake City. The Utah Department of Alcoholic Beverage Services plans to build a new liquor store in Sugar House.

Coming to 2100 South in Sugar House: a new liquor store

By Kolbie Peterson | July 22, 2026, 3:27 p.m.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Eric Davey cuts a slice of pizza at Via Veneto Pizzarium on Friday, April 24, 2026.

A new SLC pizza spot wants a liquor license — even though it’s across the street from Liberty Park

By Kolbie Peterson | July 21, 2026, 11:55 a.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Azzurra Cuchel serves a strawberry zeppola at Sapori Italian Bakery & Cafe in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, July 8, 2026.

An Italian bakery in Millcreek will appeal to your sweet and savory sides

By Kolbie Peterson | July 18, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

(Chris Samuels | The Salt Lake Tribune) Xiao Xian ge prepares dumplings at Noodle & Dumpling in Salt Lake City, Monday, July 6, 2026.

No ‘fake chinese’ food at this Salt Lake City dumpling shop, owner says

By Kolbie Peterson | July 11, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Families dine at Drunken Kitchen, inside Grid City Beer Works, on Thursday, July 2, 2026.

A Salt Lake City restaurant shifts to serving only 21+, while two bars go family-friendly

By Kolbie Peterson | July 8, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

(Chris Samuels | The Salt Lake Tribune) Mira Mira coffee shop in Salt Lake City, Monday, June 29, 2026.

‘Look, look,’ a Marmalade coffee shop gets a Caribbean makeover

By Kolbie Peterson | July 9, 2026, 6:40 p.m.

(Chris Samuels | The Salt Lake Tribune) Gaetano's on State Street in Salt Lake City, Thursday, July 2, 2026.

A long-standing State Street sandwich shop faces an uncertain future

By Kolbie Peterson | July 3, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Hannah Hoffman takes a customer's order at JJ Coffee Co. in downtown Salt Lake City on Tuesday, June 23, 2026.

A downtown Salt Lake City coffee shop aims to serve ‘affordable luxuries’

By Kolbie Peterson | June 27, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) The sign for Coachman's Dinner & Pancake House, an iconic 1960s-era diner on State Street that closed in 2021, is pictured on Thursday, June 4, 2026.

The fate of Salt Lake City’s famous Coachman’s sign depends on a community fundraiser

By Kolbie Peterson | June 26, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

(Bethany Baker | The Salt Lake Tribune) A beef döner with fries and a passionfruit schorle drink sit on a table at Döner & Company, a new restaurant in the Central Ninth neighborhood in Salt Lake City.

German street food comes to Salt Lake’s Central Ninth neighborhood

By Kolbie Peterson | June 20, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

(Mark Eddington | The Salt Lake Tribune) A banner that says "Brunch all day everyday" hangs on a fence at the future site of the St. George location of Sunday's Best on Tuesday, June 16, 2026.

‘Coming soon’?: Construction on Sunday’s Best location in St. George ‘paused’ — for now

By Kolbie Peterson | June 19, 2026, 12:55 p.m.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Cucina Toscana in Salt Lake City is closing after almost 30 years.

An Italian mainstay in downtown Salt Lake City is closing after almost 30 years

By Kolbie Peterson | June 17, 2026, 4:48 p.m.

(Aaron Falk | The Salt Lake Tribune) Craft by Proper in Sugar House on Monday, June 15, 2026.

A Sugar House beer bar is closing this weekend

By Kolbie Peterson | June 15, 2026, 4:55 p.m.