Stefene Russell

Utah Eats reporter

Stefene is the Utah Eats reporter at the Tribune. For 13 years, she was the culture editor at St. Louis Magazine and is the former managing editor for stltoday, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch's website. She is glad to be back in her hometown.

(Beans & Brews) The Utah-based coffee shop chain Beans & Brews announced in June 2022 that it is looking to expand, with potential franchises in Colorado and Texas, among other places.

Utah-based Beans & Brews has ambitious plans to go regional

By Stefene Russell | July 3, 2022, 1:00 p.m.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Jon Humes cooks a Dank Burger at Feed Me, a new late-night ghost kitchen in Salt Lake City. Thursday, June 23, 2022.

Here’s where to find good food in Salt Lake City after midnight

By Stefene Russell | July 3, 2022, 1:00 p.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) A state liquor store opens in West Valley City at 5432 West High Market Drive, Suite F, on Monday, Feb. 28, 2022, offering wine, liquor and refrigerated beer. The commission overseeing the Utah Department of Alcoholic Beverage Services met on Tuesday, June 28, 2022, to look over a slew of bar license applications.

‘Bar-a-palooza’: Utah’s liquor board hands out eight bar licenses

By Stefene Russell | July 1, 2022, 4:16 p.m.

(Trent Nelson | Salt Lake Tribune file photo) Beekeeper Amber Lawvor inspects bees in Salt Lake City on Saturday, Oct. 30, 2021. A recent survey by a national lawn-care company ranked Utah as the second-worst state for keeping bees — though a local beekeeping expert said the survey is using "a very skewed set of data."

Is the Beehive State really the second-worst state to keep bees?

By Stefene Russell | June 26, 2022, 2:04 p.m.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Griffen Nebeker and McKenzie Wallace, who stage picnics as founder of Salt Lake Picnic Society, in Salt Lake City on Thursday, June 9, 2022.

How a Utah group aims to make picnics cool again — with a blanket, food and friends

By Stefene Russell | June 19, 2022, 1:00 p.m.

(Chris Detrick | Salt Lake Tribune file photo) The Utah Arts Festival returns to full strength in Library Square and Washington Square in downtown Salt Lake City, June 23-26, 2022.

Music, food, and lots of art: How to navigate the Utah Arts Festival

By Palak Jayswal | Stefene Russell | June 19, 2022, 1:00 p.m.

(Leah Hogsten | Salt Lake Tribune file photo) Chicken and waffles, with a fried egg on top, is a brunch menu item at the Hub & Spoke Diner in Salt Lake City.

Five Utah brunch spots to add to your weekend plans

By Stefene Russell | June 16, 2022, 1:00 p.m.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Caitlin Willard leads a Hops Hunters Hike in Empire Canyon, Park City, on Wednesday, June 8, 2022.

Stalking Park City’s wild hops, and brewing beer from them

By Stefene Russell | June 16, 2022, 4:59 p.m.

(courtesy Block Party 2700) Cannolis from Granato's are served at the opening for Block Party 2700, a food hall in Holladay, on June 2, 2022.

Granato’s opens a neighborhood ‘food hall’ in Holladay

By Stefene Russell | June 12, 2022, 1:00 p.m.

(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) Abram Kimball stirs a vat of charred cedar and currant bitters, made with cedar bark shavings, in the kitchen at Bitters Lab, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. One batch of flavored bitters takes 30 days to make.

These Utah-made bitters add flavor to cocktail culture, and beyond

By Stefene Russell | June 13, 2022, 3:51 p.m.