“May I ask, do you have any dishes that play with time? The concept of time?” -Keanu Reeves, Always Be My Maybe [2019] We talk about a lot of food here at Salt Plate City, but nothing truly gets us…
“You want to find an outlaw, hire an outlaw. You want to find a Dunkin’ Donuts, call a cop.” -Leonard Smalls, Raising Arizona [1987] This Best Donuts in Salt Lake City list is dedicated to the legend that convinced us…
“You’re too sweet for rock and roll.” -Penny Lane, Almost Famous [2000] Live music, cold local beer, warm weather, and stunning views. It’s finally summer, which means it’s finally time for outdoor concerts in Utah. Utah’s outdoor concert venues, passion…
“In a tiny way, I almost feel responsible. I’m the one who sent him to Thailand in search of low-cost whistles, filled his head with pseudoerotic tales of my own Opium excursions… plus, I gave him some phone numbers of…
Make Room for June April showers give way to… May showers? If May was a little damper than you expected, don’t worry – there is so much going in Salt Lake City in June that after reading this you will…
“How much you wanna make a bet I can throw a football over them mountains?” -Uncle Rico, Napoleon Dynamite [2004] For a real neighborhood feel, nowhere in Utah beats the best Millcreek restaurants. Situated right up next to the Wasatch…
“You can’t say your favorite kind of cake is birthday cake. That’s like saying your favorite kind of cereal is breakfast cereal.” -Tom Haverford, Parks & Recreation [2009] Let’s get this bread. At Salt Plate City, we don’t have a…
“Oh no, you’ve got to go downtown, George. It’s all downtown. Just like the song says.” -Mr. Wilhelm, Seinfeld [1996] Just saying you are going downtown for dinner immediately conjures up images of fine dining, valet parking, and stuffy maître…
Yay! It’s May! We had a great winter filled with powder, breakfast burritos, and après-ski beers. We had a great start to the spring season with a bunch of new restaurant openings around the city as the rain poured. And…
“Cheers for the beers!” -Alex Brumley, Everybody Wants Some! [2016] Full throttle to the bottle boys. Ferda. It’s been an amazing few years for craft breweries in Salt Lake City. An increase in population and an increase in demand happened…