Salt Lake magazine

08/07/2025

The Natural History Museum of Utah wants to change your mind about bugs. 🪲🦋🐛⁠
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To help make that happen, the museum presents—BugFest! From Aug. 8-10 NHMU is hosting workshops, displays, activities and a film screening to help educate the public about the vital role every critter “from pollinators to predators” serve.⁠
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While all types of bugs will be discussed and/or presented, the star of the sixth year of the event is the praying mantis. 👀 Learn more about the family-friendly event at the link in our bio! ⁠
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08/06/2025

A traditional Croque Madame is objectively better than the Croque Monsieur, which skips the egg, this open-faced sandwich is a knife-and-fork kind of meal and can be eaten for breakfast, lunch, dinner, or a late-night snack. 😋

Café Niche is serving up a crush-worthy Croque Madame dish right now. Find out why it's our current food crush! ⬇🍳

Café Niche serves up a crush-worthy Croque Madame-esque breakfast sandwich with local ham, over easy eggs and spicy aioli

08/06/2025

Lifelong Ogden Valley residents Lisa Pack and her daughter Marne Grange say they wanted to create a fun community hub not just for lifers like themselves, but for new residents and even visitors eager to make new friends. “There really wasn’t a place to hang out and see your girlfriends, to meet new people, to buy a little gift for a shower, to grab a little treat and say hello,” says Lisa. 🤔⁠
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Teaming up with her daughter, Marne Grange, the two, (who consider themselves “besties”), answered the call, opening a charming little home decor, gift and treat shop in Eden called Emie James.⁠
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Learn more about this small town store with a big time online following! ⁠
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📸 courtesy of Emie James

08/06/2025

Waxahatchee has been on a real tear since 2024’s Tigers Blood release. Cities are clambering after them to play there. Singers are pairing up for duets. All for good reason, of course. 👏

The band’s visited our state since the album dropped, and they'll be back at the Gallivan Center tonight!

Find more shows this month that are worth checking out ⬇🎶

My Morning Jacket may end up being the loudest band to play the Gardens this season when they come to town on August 11th.

08/04/2025

Looking for a way to liven up your week ahead? Luckily, Utah has no shortage of exciting events to fill out your calendar. 🥳 Get your week started with a food truck gathering, classic car show and chef dinner series, then end your week with mountainside live music and a craft festival!

Find more events this week ➡ https://www.saltlakemagazine.com/august-events-in-salt-lake-city/

08/04/2025

With a cherubic devil as the mascot and a bomb in the logo, Dangerous Pretzel’s tagline is ‘ruin dinner.’ And fair warning, it is entirely possible to ruin dinner with these substantial pretzels. 🥨🔥⁠
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You will find some classics on the menu: a good salty pretzel and a sweet cinnamon sugar version. But you will also find pretzels that are a meal unto themselves. The Spicy Bee Pretzel has hot peppers buried in white cheddar, topped with hot honey. The BBK, aka “Brush Before Kissing” pretzel, is a blend of Parmesan herbs and garlic butter for a true date night disaster that is truly delicious. 😉⁠
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Are you hungry yet?? Read on at the link in our bio! ⁠
📸 Dangerous Pretzel owners Linsday and Drew Sparks, by Adam Finkle

08/01/2025

The Polloa a la Brasa at Viva Chicken is food writer Lydia's perpetual St. George food crush. 🍗💕

Peruvian Pollo a la Brasa, or chicken over coals, is a spit-roasted rotisserie chicken. The skin is salty and crispy, the meat is particularly juicy, and the herbs and chile used in the marinade give it an unctuous flavor with a tiny hint of heat. The marinade also typically contains soy sauce, a culinary nod to the Chinese immigrants and the Peruvian-Chinese fusion food.

More food inspo awaits you! ⬇

Viva Chicken in St George Utah turns our hundreds of Peruvian-style rotisserie chickens per day, in a win for family-friendly meals.

07/31/2025

Last week, 3rd District Court Judge Thaddeus May dismissed the lawsuit from the Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance, siding with the state in a case that stems from Utah’s 2024 petition to wrest control of 18.5 million acres of Bureau of Land Management, or BLM, land. 🧐

But since the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear Utah’s case, May said the environmental group’s argument is now moot. The Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance, or SUWA, disagreed with the ruling — since Utah leaders, including Gov. Spencer Cox, have suggested they will try to re-file the lawsuit in a lower court, they still have a case, the group said.

A judge has dismissed a lawsuit from environmentalists that argued Utah’s now-failed petition to the U.S. Supreme Court to gain control of millions of acres of federal land was unconstitutional.

07/31/2025

This summer, exclusive chef-led dinners across Utah are giving adventurous diners a front-row seat to the creativity unfolding in local kitchens. From rooftop suppers in the mountains to omakase artistry and BYOB wine-paired feasts, these events are more than meals—they’re culinary experiences. 🍴✨

Read on! ⬇

Exclusive chef-led dinners across Utah are giving adventurous diners a front-row seat to the creativity unfolding in local kitchens.

07/30/2025

Who says roasting sticks are just for marshmallows? 🤔 Try spearing a round of Brie, mozzarella or cheddar instead. For a healthier alternative, roast fruits like watermelon or apples and let the fire's heat caramelize their natural sugars.

Turn your campfire into a five-star feast with even more elevated outdoor dining ideas from Culinary Crafts ! ⬇

Turn your campfire meals into a five-star feast with elevated outdoor dining ideas from Culinary Crafts.