Food & Drink Events to Mark Your Calendar for September – Gastronomic Salt Lake City

10 September, 6 p.m.

Lorenza wines are the focus of this five-course meal. Price is $150 ($95 food, $55 wine). For reservations, call the restaurant at (385) 295-4200. The menu is as follows:

• Welcome to Park City Creamery, Silver Queen Goat Cheese, Braised Local Heirloom Tomatoes, Basil, Oyster Emulsion, Baguette
  • Rosé Sparkling Wine, Lodi AVA, California
• Grilled Monterey squid, olive, rosemary, Calabrian chili, yuzu vinaigrette
  • Picpoul Blanc, Terra Alta Vineyard, Clement Hills, Lodi AVA, California 2023
• Duck, pumpkin marinated in Nước Chấm, Carolina Gold rice, plum BBQ sauce, bene seeds
  • Old Vine Carignan, Mokelumne River, Lodi AVA, California 2022
• Braised leg of lamb, yellow corn semolina, slow cooked farm vegetables, morita chilli, blackberry chutney, fermented sage blossom honey
  • Cinsault, Mokelumne River, Lodi AVA, California 2022
• Ueah peach crumble, crumbles, brown butter ice cream

9 September, 6 p.m.

French wines will be served along with small bites as Casot welcomes special guest and wine importer Kelsey Laderriere. The menu is as follows:

• Ensalada-Camarones, chilled shrimp salad, avocado, piquillo peppers, tomato, olive oil, lime
  • Flores ’23, Picpoul, Languedoc, France
• Pan con tomate, homemade crystal bread, tomatoes, garlic, olive oil
  • Nicolas Millet ‘2, Rose of Pinot Noir, Loire, France
• Datiles, skewer with bacon-wrapped dates (3 dates), blue cheese, almonds, spiced honey
  • Domaine Gueguen ‘Chablis’ ’23, Chardonnay, Burgundy, France
• Pinchos morunos, Moroccan lamb skewer, yoghurt, cucumber cubes, fresh herbs
  • Chateau Gigongnan ‘Clos du Roi’ ’16, Grenache/Syrah/Mourvedre, Châteauneuf du Pape, Rhône, France

Tickets cost $27 for pintxos and $65 for wine pairing and are available online through Tock.

9 September, 6 p.m.

Rutherford Ranch Winery is served with the following five-course menu:

• Chestnut carrot tartare, smoked egg yolk mayonnaise, sourdough shatter, spices, gherkins, herbs, served with Montasio brioche
  • Rutherford Ranch Sauvignon Blane
• Salt and apple cider crusted saithe, melted leek, sour apple butter, Chardonnay emulsion, crispy leek leaves, green apple
  • Rutherford Ranch Chardonnay
• Tourtière, Duroc pork shoulder, mashed potatoes with 70% butter, Frog Bench pepper relish, Cabernet, pepper sauce, purslane
  • Rutherford Ranch Cabernet Sauvignon
• Wagyu beef cheek and melon, watermelon tikk, fermented kajari melon, fried chickpeas, yoghurt, basmati
• Last bite, fig gelato, double candied pecan

Tickets are $130, and food alone is $110. Reservations can be made online through OpenTable.

10 September, 7 p.m.

Daniel Moreland (aka Cactus Eater) returns to Scion Cider next month. Moreland was a guest in March, preparing a Mexican-inspired dinner based around the concept of “smoke” (pictured above). This time, the meal is called “sour.” Five courses will be served with select fine ciders. Price is $150 or $120 for the meal only. Tickets are available online here.

• Kanpachu, carrot habanero aguachile, buttermilk, manzanilla oil, smoked citrus fruits, radish
• Nixtamalized watermelon, tomato oil salsa macha, tomato gel, epazote chips, puffed amaranth, cilantro
• Flank steak, fresh corn grits, pickled watermelon rind, zucchini and Fresno escabeche, plantain chips
• Pork chop, corn leaf glaze, pistachio pipian, sour cherry tamale
• Cinnamon * Pecan matachon, passion fruit curd, raspberry semifreddo, fenugreek milk jam

21 September, 3:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.

This Sugar House venue will be hosting its afternoon wine party again in 2024, featuring over 40 natural and organic wines, plus music and food. Tickets are $40-$60 and can be purchased online here.

The way home

25 September

At the end of the month, The Road Home hosts this fundraiser. The family-friendly event features a variety of activities as well as snacks from Gourmandise, Harmons, Intermountain Healthcare, LUX Events, Nomad Eatery, Ruby Snap, Salt Lake Culinary Education and Vosen’s Bakery.

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Hi, I’m Stuart, nice to meet you! I’m the founder, writer, and organizer of Gastronomic SLC. I’m a multi-award-winning journalist and have been writing about the Salt Lake City dining scene in myopic detail for nearly seventeen years.

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