Last week I experienced my first ‘tweet-up’ at The Wild Grape Bistro with a bunch of fellow food blogger friends in the area. All of whom I knew online but never met in person. It was fun to get to know each other and share a meal together.
If you’ve been reading my blog for a little while you may have found out that much of my love for food stems from my love of sharing a meal and enjoying the company and conversation of others. My ideal dinner might extend over several hours with a couple glasses of wine and long, authentic conversation. I believe we all have an inner need for community and relationships and my outlet is shared meals. So obviously a dinner with a bunch of Salt Lake Foodies was a joy for me!
Not only did we try a place I hadn’t been to before but we connected with each other about our life and our different spheres of the foodie world. Everyone who came was so interesting and unique yet we all share a love for food.
Here are short bios to help you get to know some of the Salt Lake City foodies:
@slclunches: Marketer for a local engineering company and freelance food writer for several local and national companies. She also loves dogs especially her Great Dane. Blogging for The Examiner.
@TwoPeasandPod A vegetarian who loves eating healthy and exercise plus the occasional sweet treat. She works in the health industry and blogs about her an her husband’s kitchen creations. Blogging at Two Peas and Their Pod.
@BarbaraBakes A joyful mother of four who loves feeding her family with delicious foods and baked goods. She is also part of the Daring Baker’s Challenge. Blogs at Barbara Bakes.
@foodfinery Mother of and wife first and foremost and foodie secondly. Not only does she have a taste for good food but for good shoes as well. Blogging at the Food Finery.
@thetablerunner: Mother of @littletweet who also joined us, cooking instructor and event planner. Born into a line of good cooks, she loves cooking inspirational foods and planning extravagant events. Blogging at The Table Runner.
@Phemom Mother and baker with a bun in the oven. She is also a part of the Tuesdays with Dorie food bloggers. You can find her blog at PheMomenon.
The Wild Grape
The Wild Grape….a fun find among Salt Lake City restaurants. We had nothing negative to say. We all ordered different items off of the menu and enjoyed each of them. Here are a few shots of what we tried.
Braised Pork Cheeks: Sweet Paprika Sauce, Blue Cheese Polenta, Fennel
Morgan Valley Lamb “Sugo”: Forrest Mushrooms, Fresh Papardelle, Grana Padano
Tempura Butternut Squash: Cinnamon Scented, Butternut Risotto, Wilted Greens, Pomegranate Molasses
This is what I ordered and enjoyed it but I could have used more of that delicious Pomegranate sauce for sure.
I think the Wild Grape has a great modern atmosphere with an excellent menu. Lots of fall flavors right now including Butternut Squash Risotto Saffron Vegetable Stew and Butternut Squash Soup. The wait staff were attentive and knowledgeable about their offerings.
The Wild Grape
481 E South Temple
Lunch: Mon-Fri 11am-3pm
In Between Menu: 3pm-5pm
Brunch: Sat-Sun 9am-3pm
Dinner: Sun-Thur 5pm-10pm, Fri & Sat 5pm-10:30pm
Late: Wed-Sat 10:00pm-Till Close (11:00 – Midnight)
For more photos and additional thought on the lunch and dinner menu at Wild Grape check out The Salt Lake Lunch Examiner and Gastronomic SLC.
Great post! Thanks for the kind words:) It really was a fun night. We have to do it again and soon!
oh i love that you posted this! thanks
looking forward to our next time out together… with a little more conversation, indeed!
It really was a wonderful evening with wonderful, talented women and wonderful food! Hopefully the first of many. Thanks for the sweet bio!
Wonderful review of restaurant and comrades. We did have a great time being together and the food was excellent- as was the company. My dinner was the steel head trout and it was out of this world fantastic! Thanks so much for the post.
Sounds like so much fun!!!
How fun for all of you! I've never been to this restaurant and love all the food pics and review.
Apparently you should never include 'wild' in the title of a blog post because you'll get several people posting inappropriate comments. I've had to delete a few from this post. Live and learn I guess.
your food photography is beautiful!! Looks like real food as well!
too bad they let the wine lady slip through their fingers. she was awesome. the list is getting increasingly more "utah" Good luck to them theough
The information here is great. I will invite my friends here.Thanks
The Wild Grape is one of my very most favorite places to eat. Their bison burger is to die for. Seriously.