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March 15, 2010

Salt Lake magazine announces winners of the 11th annual Salt Lake Magazine Dining Awards

Fresco Italian Café won in the Best Italian Restaurant and Best Restaurant categories at the 11th Annual Salt Lake magazine Dining Awards on Tuesday night. Glitretind at Stein Eriksen

Check out the gallery of award winners here.

Lodge also won two awards, for Best American Fine Dining and Best Wine List. Café Trio won the Readers’ Choice Award.

The awards ceremony was held at the Utah Museum of Fine Arts in the Marcia and John Price Museum Building at the University of Utah. It was preceded by a champagne reception catered by Cuisine Unlimited and supported by Nicholas & Co. and Young’s Market Co. In all, 35 Utah restaurants from all over the state took home awards.

Two restaurants were inducted in to the Utah Dining Hall of Fame, instituted at last year’s awards. Joining Red Iguana and Mazza, Log Haven and Cucina Toscana received the magazine’s highest accolade.

This year’s Community Award goes to Wasatch Community Gardens, now in its 20th year as a supporter of community agriculture.

See photos from the event here!

Since 1997, Salt Lake magazine has honored the best restaurants in the state and the signature award plates are proudly displayed on the walls of winning restaurants.

Salt Lake magazine Dining Editor Mary Brown Malouf, along with food writer Virginia Rainey, certified wine specialist Joe Padilla and Nicholas & Co. marketing specialist Wendy Caron determined the winners last fall, after a period of intense discussion and heavy eating.

The awards ceremony featured films by the magazine’s web editor, Greg Thilmont, and Park City TV. Executive editor Jeremy Pugh and assistant editor Erin Bean served as hosts of the event.

Pugh said, “Now more than ever, we need to remind people that value and food doesn’t have to mean the Dollar Menu at Mickey Ds. The pleasures chef and restaurateurs provide at their tables are of great value, and it is our job at Salt Lake magazine to emphatically remind our readers that the food we consume should be judged on its quality rather than its price point.“

The March-April edition of Salt Lake magazine featuring the Dining Awards will hit newsstands March 1.
 

2009 Hall of Fame

Log Haven

Cucina Toscana

Food & Wine Education Award
Matt Caputo
Caputo’s Market & Deli

Best Coffeehouse
Salt Lake Roasting Co.

Community Award
Wasatch Community Gardens

Lifetime Achievement Award
Will Pliler
The New Yorker

Best Green Effort
Squatters Pub & Brewery

Best Ambience
The Paris

Best American Fine Dining and Best Wine List
Glitretind

Best Bakery
Carlucci’s

Best Breakfast
Left Fork Grill

Best Brunch
Oasis

Best Brewpub
Bohemian

Best Comfort Food
Sego Lily

Best Chinese
Hong Kong Tea House

Best Design
Road Island Diner

Best Indian
Himalayan Kitchen

Best Italian
Fresco

Best Japanese
Takashi

Best Lunch (PC)
Café Terigo

Best Lunch (SLC)
Faustina

Best Mexican
Café Rico

Best Quick Eats
Moochie’s

Best Southeast Asian
Mi La-Cai Noodle House

Best Neighborhood
Em’s

Best Service
Chez Betty

Best Chef
The chefs’ co-op at Metropolitan

Best New Discovery
The Wild Grape

Best Restaurant (SLC)
Fresco

Best Restaurant (PC and Wasatch Back)
350 Main

Best Restaurant (Provo and Central Utah)
Pizzeria 712

Best Restaurant (Northern Utah)
Zucca Tratorria

Best Restaurant (Moab & Southeast Utah)
Hell’s Backbone Grill

Best Restaurant (St. George & Southwest Utah)
Spotted Dog

Readers’ Choice
Café Trio
 

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