The Salt Lake Tribune
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
New in the Neighborhood
They won't be open for several weeks, but I'm excited about two new neighborhood restaurants taking shape in Salt Lake City.

Forage
will be an upscale, 34-seat restaurant located in a renovated home one block west of Liberty Park. It will have a fixed-price menu that changes depending on the season and what's available locally. Chef/owners Viet Pham and Bowman Brown have built a greenhouse in the back so they can grow their own herbs and vegetables. They also plan to use non-traditional cooking methods and ingredients that have been overlooked. A sample menu faxed to The Tribune included hibiscus glazed pork belly, duck and foie gras sausage and roasted rabbit loin.

Pago, a casual restaurant and wine bar, will be opening toward the end of May in Salt Lake City's 900 South 900 East neighborhood. Owner Scott Evans, formerly of Squatters, already hired his co-chefs: Adam Findlay, formerly of Metropolitan and Viking Yurt, and Michael Richey, native of Northern California. The restaurant will seat about 50 people and rely heavily on ingredients that are seasonal and local.

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At April 28, 2009 11:28 AM , Blogger Cristie said...

These sound wonderful- I love that they are both unique and fresh. Do you know anything about the 1300 South 1700 East corner in terms of a new eatery?

 

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   Kathy Stephenson has been the food writer at The Tribune since 2000. Prior to that she covered education and was a general assignment reporter for Utah's largest daily newspaper. A Utah native, Stephenson's first job was picking zucchini on her grandparent's Kaysville farm. Every Christmas, Stephenson's neighbors and colleagues look forward to getting a plate of her baklava. Last year, she gave away nearly 300 pieces.