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Kolbie Peterson

Reporter

Kolbie Peterson reports on food, drink and small business for The Salt Lake Tribune and also writes the Utah Eats newsletter. She previously covered breaking news, crime and public safety as part of The Tribune's enterprise team. She received her bachelor's degree at Westminster University, back when it was Westminster College. She has five cats.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Via Veneto Pizzarium on Friday, April 24, 2026.

Salt Lake City pizzeria can now serve alcohol across the street from Liberty Park

By Kolbie Peterson | October 6, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Mindy and Forest Seaman, owners of Bodega and The Rest at 331 S. Main in Salt Lake City, Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2026.

This speakeasy in Salt Lake City isn’t a secret anymore — and that’s OK

By Kolbie Peterson | October 3, 2026, 11:00 a.m.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) The Corned Beef Reuben at Feldman's Deli in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2026.

Delayed pastrami delivery closes sold-out Feldman’s Deli for the weekend

By Kolbie Peterson | October 2, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

(Alex Stein) Bagels from PopUp Bagels are shown.

Two new national bagel shops are coming to Utah

By Kolbie Peterson | September 29, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) The Trader Joe's in Sugar House, on Oct. 10, 2024. The company is set to open a location in Herriman next month.

Herriman’s Trader Joe’s has an opening date

By Kolbie Peterson | September 28, 2026, 8:57 p.m.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Co-owner Lex Jardine at Trolley Coffee Company in Trolley Square on Sept. 17.

‘Grandma-core’ coffee comes to Trolley Square

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

(Kayla Bertagnolli Photography) The patio at North Creek Grill.

Their restaurant sits near two national parks and has ‘the most beautiful patio’ in Utah. War and wildfires are causing it to close.

By Kolbie Peterson | September 22, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Executive chef Zach Wojdula at Silverside Deli in Sugar House, on Thursday, Sept. 10, 2026.

This popular Sugar House sandwich shop is doubling in size and looking to expand its menu

By Kolbie Peterson | September 19, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) John Feldman at Feldman's Deli in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2026.

He thought a Michelin email was a scam. Now, everyone knows this Utah deli’s food is for real.

By Kolbie Peterson | September 17, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Junah is shown on Friday, May 9, 2025.

A Utah restaurant is one of The New York Times’ 50 favorites in America

By Kolbie Peterson | September 15, 2026, 10:59 p.m.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) SalsaQueen Zapata at her Salt Lake City office on Friday, May 14, 2021.

Utah’s Salsa Queen is closing her business, but she says she’s not going away

By Kolbie Peterson | September 15, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

(Bethany Baker | The Salt Lake Tribune) Primary owner Holly Cloyd, right, sits with three of her chefs who she has granted partial ownership of her restaurant, from left, Vance Lott, Diego Najarro and Jonah Foutz at Nomad Eatery in South Jordan on Monday, July 20, 2026.

Nomad Eatery finds a permanent home in a new west-side ‘downtown’

By Kolbie Peterson | September 13, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) The Wall Cafe in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Aug. 20, 2026.

A bike-thru window offers coffee to go on a popular Salt Lake City trail

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

(Carlos Arevalo | Monte) Monte, in South Salt Lake, is the first Utah restaurant to be awarded a Michelin star.

What is it like to eat at Utah’s only Michelin-starred restaurant? Here’s our food reporter’s review.

By Kolbie Peterson | September 6, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Mario Harper, owner of Blacksmith Ice Cream, begins a batch of milk and cookies ice cream, in Midvale on Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026. Blacksmith is currently partnering with Auntie Rae’s for the chocolate chip cookies folded into their creamy vanilla.

Indulge in ice cream flights at a new shop in Midvale

By Kolbie Peterson | September 5, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

(The Salt Lake Tribune) Culinary Dropout is now open in Salt Lake City's Granary District.

New restaurant opens in rebuilt Utah Pickle Co. building in the Granary District

By Kolbie Peterson | September 2, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

(Carlos Arevalo | Monte) Monte, in South Salt Lake, is the first Utah restaurant to be awarded a Michelin star.

Want to eat at Utah’s first Michelin-starred restaurant? It might be a while.

By Kolbie Peterson | September 1, 2026, 9:32 p.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Angelena Fuller, owner and manager of Oquirrh, a new fine-dining restaurant in downtown Salt Lake City, attends to customers on Thursday, July 18, 2019.

Utah Eaters shared their favorite restaurants with us. Here’s where they’re dining.

By Kolbie Peterson | August 29, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

(Andrew Kooyman | Brighton Resort) Brighton Resort in Big Cottonwood Canyon is holding Not Oktoberfest every Saturday and Sunday through Oct. 11.

Here are 5 Utah beer festivals happening this fall — with one Oktoberfest already underway

By Kolbie Peterson | August 28, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

(Monte) Chef Martin Babio's South Salt Lake restaurant, Monte, has been awarded Utah's first Michelin star.

Utah has its first Michelin-starred restaurant. Here’s who the prestigious guide honored from the state.

By Aaron Falk | Kolbie Peterson | August 27, 2026, 7:59 p.m.