Exciting September Food Events

It's finally September, and I'm posting about those food events as promised. Definitely things to participate in.

The first is the Greek Festival that happens every year on the weekend following Labor Day. This year it starts on September 4 and ends on the 7th. The food is really great and the atmosphere is fun. But, I'd recommend trying to go at a time most people won't. The lines will be shorter that way. It takes place at the Greek Orthodox Cathedral at 279 South 300 West in Salt Lake. They've even got a section of the block set apart for the kiddies.

And my favorite September food event is Dine-O-Round. Actually, it happens twice a year, spring and fall. Here's how it works: many restaurants in downtown Salt Lake offer a Dine-O-Round menu consisting of 3 courses. Sometimes you get to pick, and sometimes not. Most of the time I've found that they'll have it set up so that you can pick between 2 different choices for each course. Sometimes you're really lucky and have more choices. The prices are either $15 or $30, and a few locations offer a 2-course lunch for $10. Some of my favorites from the past have been Bambara, Martine, and Baxter's American. Acme has really good food, but I don't know what their Dine-O-Round menu is like. Here's the website for more info, a list of restaurants, and some restaurants post a menu: http://www.downtownslc.com/events/dine-o-round.htm. Going to some of these places during Dine-O-Round can be completely worth it. For example, at Bambara you definitely save money because 2 people, 3 courses is definitely more than $30 each. But at places like Biaggi's, you get good food, but maybe don't save quite so much. So check it out and try out a new and cool place in downtown SL.

And of course, for those less discriminating palates, but also out for a good time, the Utah Fair starts on September 4 and ends on the 14. I hear there will be deep-fat frying of twinkies and those weirdo frozen peanut butter and jelly sandwiches... I know I'll be there!