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O.C. Tanner Baccarat glassware elevates any wetbar to fine dining status. Photo by Natalie Simpson/Beehive Photography.
5 Do’s and Don’ts for Popping Bottles This Holiday SeasonAfter Dark

5 Do’s and Don’ts for Popping Bottles This Holiday Season

Avrey EvansAvrey EvansNovember 5, 2025
The soundtrack of the 'Ber months is popping corks and clinking glasses, here's our top tips to buying, serving and…
The Best Halloween Bars in Salt Lake City This YearAfter Dark

The Best Halloween Bars in Salt Lake City This Year

Avrey EvansAvrey EvansOctober 16, 2025
Despite the snowcapped Wasatch Range and garish Christmas merchandise infesting retail shops and grocery stores—there’s still plenty of time to…
Salt Lake Cocktail Contest Final Leaderboard ResultsAfter DarkFarm-to-Glass Cocktail Contest

Salt Lake Cocktail Contest Final Leaderboard Results

Salt Lake MagazineSalt Lake MagazineOctober 2, 2025
And just like that...our 2025 Farm-to-Glass Cocktail Contest comes to a close. This year, the public has been casting their…
Making sense of Utah’s Alcohol Laws with the Liquor LawyerAfter Dark

Making sense of Utah’s Alcohol Laws with the Liquor Lawyer

Avrey EvansAvrey EvansSeptember 25, 2025
"Every state has a weird liquor law or two. Utah just happens to have all of them." Tanner Lenart, better…
Sugar House Station Brings Some of SLC’s Best Food, Drinks, and Distilleries Under One RoofAfter Dark

Sugar House Station Brings Some of SLC’s Best Food, Drinks, and Distilleries Under One Roof

Avrey EvansAvrey EvansSeptember 9, 2025
The historic Post Office building off 2100 South in Sugar House has been a drug store, an ice cream shop,…
Mar | Muntanya 2025 Farm-to-Glass Cocktail Contest EntryAfter DarkFarm-to-Glass Cocktail Contest

Mar | Muntanya 2025 Farm-to-Glass Cocktail Contest Entry

Salt Lake MagazineSalt Lake MagazineSeptember 1, 2025
Establishment: Mar | Muntanya — 170 S. West Temple St., SLCBartender: Keslee SmithCocktail Name: Raspberry Days Gimlet Keslee Smith has…
Copper Common 2025 Farm-to-Glass Cocktail Contest EntryAfter DarkFarm-to-Glass Cocktail Contest

Copper Common 2025 Farm-to-Glass Cocktail Contest Entry

Salt Lake MagazineSalt Lake MagazineSeptember 1, 2025
Establishment: Copper Common — 111 E. Broadway, SLCBartender: Spencer JensenCocktail Name: Tomato Boiii Spencer Jensen wins the award for the most…
Flanker 2025 Farm-to-Glass Cocktail Contest EntryAfter DarkFarm-to-Glass Cocktail Contest

Flanker 2025 Farm-to-Glass Cocktail Contest Entry

Salt Lake MagazineSalt Lake MagazineSeptember 1, 2025
Establishment: Flanker — 6 N. Rio Grande St., SLCBartender: Leo Rosas Cocktail Name: Garden Bliss Leo stumbled into bartending in 2015…