Recently Park City’s restaurants and chefs were honored with some elite recognition from Salt Lake Magazine, the Forbes Travel Guide 2015 Star Awards and The Best Chefs America. It is an exciting thing when your work has paid off, so congratulations to all of the winners! We feel lucky to get to experience your wonderful dining and services.
Salt Lake Magazine’s Top 25 Restaurants in Utah
Salt Lake Magazine has been covering the food scene in Utah for the past 25 years, and they annually present their Dining Awards to the best of the best in many different categories. This year, they switched things up and narrowed it down to simply Best Restaurants in Utah. The standards that each restaurant were tested on included service, the best quality of food, comfort, beauty, hospitality and above all, uniqueness.
And the awards go to…
Handle
“Why: Briar Handly made his name at Talisker on Main where he had to represent the brand of a luxury real estate company and a ski resort. But his eponymous restaurant is unabashedly heart-and-soul Handly. The young chef’s signature style is daringly pure and unembellished, like an edible haiku. Small plates feature a star ingredient, simply and expertly prepared with just enough accent flavors to bring a food to its full potential.” – Salt Lake Magazine
The Farm
“Why: Idealism is outside the norm for resort restaurants, but The Farm was founded on locavore principles and chef Steven Musolf is true to its roots. The unpretentious but elegant menu relies on local cheeses like Gold Creek and Beehive, Utah trout and vegetables from Zoe’s Garden, and is defined by flavor—meaning tenderloin of beef and broccoli casserole are comfortable side by side.” – Salt Lake Magazine
Congratulations to The Farm and Handle!
The 2015 Forbes Travel Guide
Forbes Travel Guide unveils its 57th list of Star Rating winners worldwide, including 18 new five-star hotels, 10 new five-star restaurants and seven new five-star spas. The 2015 list heralds Forbes Travel Guide’s first star-rated properties in Mexico, the Caribbean, Latin America, Japan and Thailand.
Hotels
Five Star Hotel: Stein Eriksen Lodge Deer Valley
Four Star Hotels: Montage Deer Valley, The Chateaux Deer Valley, The St. Regis Deer Valley, Waldorf Astoria Park City
Recommended Hotel: Sundance Mountain Resort, Sundance
Restaurants
Four Star Restaurants: Apex – Montage Deer Valley, Glitretind Restaurant – Stein Eriksen Lodge Deer Valley, J&G Grill – The St. Regis Deer Valley, Riverhorse On Main, Powder – Waldorf Astoria Park City, The Tree Room – Sundance Resort
Recommended Restaurant: Edge Steakhouse – Westage Park City Resort & Spa
Spas
Five Star Spa – The Spa at Stein Eriksen Lodge Deer Valley
Four Star Spas – Remede Spa – St. Regis Deer Valley, Spa Montage Deer Valley, Waldorf Astoria Spa
Congratulations all! Such amazing recognition!
Best Chefs America
Best Chefs America features premier chefs that have been nominated and recommended by their peers in the culinary field. To find out who the best chefs are, they ask the chefs themselves. “To date, Best Chefs America has conducted more than 5,000 one-on-one chef interviews nationwide to gather data for our guides. The chefs we interview tell us those whom they consider to be the best. Best chefs are those who lead and inspire their kitchens to consistently create excellent food, strive to innovate with their dishes and ingredients, and are respected by their peers. No chef can pay to be included in our guides. The only names you will find inside are chefs who are considered by their peers to be the most talented cooking today.” – BCA (The guide covers a restaurant range from 2013-2015; some chef information may not be completely current)
Seth Adams – Riverhorse On Main
Shawn Armstrong – Montage Deer Valley
Shane Baird – J&G Grill, St. Regis Deer Valley
Ryan Burnham –Goldener Hirsch Inn
James Dumas – High West Distillery & Saloon
Jerry Garcia – Chez Betty (former restaurant) / Boneyard Saloon & Kitchen (current)
Briar Handly – Talisker On Main (former restaurant) / Handle (current)
Zane Holmquist – Stein Eriksen Lodge
Bill Hufferd – The Mustang
Chip McMullin – The St. Regis Deer Valley
Clark Norris – Mariposa, Deer Valley Resort
Robert Valaika – Shabu
Click here to order the special Best Chefs America publication and bravo everyone!
We in Park City are so fortunate to be home so such talent! Give yourselves a pat on the back and for the rest of us, we better get out there to experience what they have to offer!
