Benefits Gala/Girl's Night Out

Last Thursday I met my bff for lunch at one of my fav's-  Zupas. That place is always crazy busy btw, and oh so delicious. The Nuts about berries salad is yummy & I always get the ultimate grilled cheese. This time I tried the Milano, which is basically the ultimate grilled cheese but with ham added. 

Tif invited me to a benefits gala thing downtown for that night. Harmon's is a proud supporter of Local First Utah’s fall benefit, Celebrate the Bounty! More than 20 local restaurants served delicious food with fancy presentations. 

It was so much fun to attend, and try appetizers, desserts, etc from so many local restaurants.  Many of whom I'd heard of but had never been to.

• Amour Spreads • Avenues Bistro on Third • Beehive Cheese • Black Sheep Cafe • Cafe Trio • Cafe Supernatural • Caffe Molise • Caffe Niche • Castle Creek Winery • Communal • Dolcetti Gelato • Finca • Fresco • Frida Bistro • Hell's Backbone Grill • Harmons • Kiler Grove Vineyards • Liberty Heights Fresh • Market Street Grill • Mazza • Meditrina•  Pig & A Jelly Jar • Pizzeria 712• Red Iguana • Salt Lake Roasting Company • Slide Ridge Winery • Station 22 Cafe • Squatters •Tin Angel Cafe •The Chocolate Conspiracy• Vida Tequila

I've now added Avenues Bistro on Third, and Pig & A Jelly Jar to my list of places to try for breakfast.. since I'm on this new mission to find the best breakfast place in SLC. 

So far lately we've been to: Ruth's Diner, Silverfork Lodge, Blue Plate Diner, Eggs In The City, The Original Pancake House, The Park Cafe, Midvale Mining Cafe, The Grand America Hotel's Sunday Brunch, Market Street Grill, Citris Grill, Tin Roof Grill.. I think that's it so far.. I told you, I'm on a mission! So if you have any suggestions leave me a comment. 

Pictures from yesterday's breakfast place:

cinnamon roll french toast and eggs benedict from Tin Roof Grill

Pig & A jelly Jar has a cute name (and like my books, I tend to pick out my restaurants based off of the name) and we met the owner who was super nice & personable. And her food was delicious. So I definitely need to take Mic there next time. 

I tried to take pictures to add to this but it was dark at the gala & I was trying to be discrete, which meant no flash. But seriously this gala was fancy. I hope to go next year too. So write that down Tif ;) 

I wish I knew the names of these fancy dishes

I wish I knew the names of these fancy dishes

 Oh and a Harmon's bakery chef made the best mini cupcakes (a yummy cheesecake one, and a black velvet cake cupcake.. along with some fancy pastry dessert thing that is so fancy that I don't know the name of it.)

the cute cupcakes.. and whatever this yummy pastry was (the green one..)

PS In my next life I want to be a food critic/food photographer.