Dining & Nightlife

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May looks like it's going to be a great month in Salt Lake City, with garden tours, festivals, sporting events, and a rock concert SLC has been anticipating for two years. Yay May!

Moms take care of us all year, so shouldn't we pamper them a bit on Mother's Day? Taking Mom out for Mother's Day brunch lets her enjoy a lovely meal that she doesn't have to shop for, cook or clean up after. Here's a list of some of the best brunches in Salt Lake City for Mother's Day weekend.

Show some love for Mother Earth by attending one of these great SLC Earth Day and green activities taking place throughout April and May.

Music adds magic to a cool summer evening. Browse the list for more than 100 outdoor concerts at 15 great venues in the Salt Lake City area.

Here's a complete A-Z list of restaurant reviews from Marsha Maxwell, About.com's guide to Salt Lake City, with new reviews being added regularly.

Romance for less: Take your date out for a memorable dinner with inspiration from this list of inexpensive romantic dining ideas.

Readers share their opinions on the best and worst places in Utah to go on a date.

Utah restaurants featured on the Food Network TV show "Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives" with Guy Fieri

Sometimes you just gotta have a big, juicy steak. Here are some of the Salt Lake area's best restaurants for steak lovers.

It's game on at Salt Lake City's sports bars, where great friends, great food, great drinks and great TV go great together.

You'll find tons of baked goods at every grocery store and 7-11 in Utah, but it takes a little bit of looking to find a bakery that truly stands out. Here's a guide to some of the best bakeries in the Salt Lake area.

Funeral potatoes are cheesy au gratin potatoes that LDS Relief Societies frequently serve as part of a dinner prepared for the grieving family to eat after a loved one's funeral. People of all religious persuasions enjoy creamy, cheesy funeral potatoes, not just at funerals but for any occasion that calls for for an easy, crowd-pleasing recipe.

To a lot of Utahns, "scones" aren't the biscuit-like, fruit-studded creations served with English tea but instead fried pieces of bread dough served with jam or honey butter. Here's a recipe.

Here's a history and some background on Utah's favorite condiment, fry sauce.

Who serves Utah's best fry sauce? Add your comments here.

The guide's picks for some of the best restaurants in Salt Lake's Sugar House neighborhood

Best bets for dining at The Gateway shopping center

Top dining picks for Salt Lake City and Park City by About.com's culinary travel guide, Alison Wellner. Includes a Chef's Guide to Salt Lake City and Park City by Zane Holmquist, a chef at Deer Valley's Stein Eriksen Lodge.