Salt Lake magazine

15/08/2025

On the eve of another summer weekend, many of us are wracking our brains for new date night ideas. Sure, there’s nothing wrong with dinner and a movie. But the Beehive State is brimming with ways to impress your hinge date, surprise your SO, or tickle the fancy of your platonic Saturday-night companion. 😏

Here to offer their own date night itineraries, Salt Lake magazine staff dishes on new restaurants, hidden gems, live music venues and more! ⬇

Here to offer their own date night itineraries, Salt Lake magazine staff dishes on new restaurants, hidden gems, live music venues and more.

13/08/2025

It's not too late to liven up your week with one of these hand-picked events taking place across the valley. 👏

Escape to the mountains for a hands-on cooking class led by celebrated chefs, or immerse yourself in the vibrant cultural tapestry of our great city at a weekend festival. Whatever your flavor, there’s plenty to choose from in your week ahead! ⬇

https://www.saltlakemagazine.com/august-events-in-salt-lake-city/

13/08/2025

Located in a 150 year old building in the Post District, Melancholy is a wine bar with both heart and history. 🖤🍷To pay homage to the bar’s past, owners Fallan Keyser and Shaleen Bishop hand-selected every single piece of decor from vintage mirrors to repurposed furniture and old paintings—it’s like a gothic library had a love child with an eccentric botanist lab. ⁠
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Rounding out the woman-owned leadership team, Sommelier Natalie Hamilton and Bar Manager Morgan Michel have worked together to create a curated, rotating wine experience. The cocktail menu also nods to seasonal changed, incorporating unique wines and sakes. And to accommodate those non-drinkers, a specialty 0% ABV beverage menu is as curated as the wine list. ⁠
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Read more on how Melancholy is building a community with monthly book clubs, pop-ups and industry nights at the link in our bio! ⁠
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📸 by Adam Finkle

13/08/2025

My Morning Jacket took the stage at Red Butte on Monday, and instead of leaving fans wanting more as some bands might—they gave the crowd a lot more than they paid for with two-and-a-half hours of hair blowing in the wind, heart-shaped sunglasses and guitar solos. 🤘🔥

Read our full show review! ⬇
https://www.saltlakemagazine.com/my-morning-jacket-red-butte-garden/

12/08/2025

Salt Lake lost a piece of history last night, as a devastating fire swept through much of Main Street’s restaurant row. 💔 Four beloved businesses—Los Tapatios Taco Grill, Whiskey Street, London Belle Supper Club, and White Horse Spirits and Kitchen—are gone. At the site of the fire this morning, Mayor Mendenhall said that the city will offer emergency support to help these businesses while they sorted out insurance. “We want these restaurants coming back.”⁠
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Business owners are already talking of rebuilding, but now is the time to support the employees who have been displaced, and the adjacent businesses impacted by smoke and water damage. We’ve seen the loss to the community that comes with a fire or other disaster. Main Street, we’re with you. 🫶⁠
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🔗 More on the story at the link in our bio

12/08/2025

Langhorne Slim and Rayland Baxter co-headlined an unusually intimate concert at The Commonwealth Room on Friday. While it wasn’t a sold-out crowd, it proved to be an immediately devoted one. 🫶⁠
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Slim opened the night and immediately fell into his role as a poetic troubadour, offering stories and songs about the crumbling state of the world, politics, and even the afterlife. Baxter offered an incredible 13-song set of originals before inviting Slim back for one more. The two joined forces on Slim’s “The Way We Move”—one and done, leaving the audience wanting infinitely more—but nobody left unhappy. ⁠
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Read the full show review at the link in our bio! ⁠
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11/08/2025

Midcentury modern homes have an undeniable swagger about them. But finding one that still has its original charm? That’s another story. 🫠

Designer and self-described "Zillow hound" Maggie Glendenning scoured every St. George midcentury modern home listing, hoping to find one that hadn’t been stripped of its character. When her search turned fruitless, she made the bold decision to build her dream instead. 👏

Tour the home at the link below!

With its terrazzo floors, color-drenched rooms and savvy design solutions, Maggie Glendenning’s St. George midcentury modern home is an ode to '70s cool.

11/08/2025

If your budget is more of the Fiat than Ferrari bracket, make a note to add Strada as a solid spot to work into your downtown rotation. From restaurateur Matteo Sogne comes Strada Cucina Italiana—a bright eatery serving up casual pasta, sandos and salads.

Read on for more lunch inspiration! ⬇🍝
https://www.saltlakemagazine.com/strada-cucina-italiana-by-matteo/

07/08/2025

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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06/08/2025

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

06/08/2025

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