Today, I’d like to share an AMAZING event we held recently at The Tasting Room – our SMASHING new venue/downtown SL offices, if you hadn’t heard.    This event was chock full with gourmet food, learned chefs, foodies, and good conversation, not to mention it was a beautiful event!  Here’s a little bit about the event from Kaleb Crafts, “[The Chef's Table] was a 7 course educational chef’s dinner.  The chefs were right there, table side, discussing the food, showing techniques and plating, and serving the meal for the guests.  Guests were enthralled as they learned about everything from the importance of local products to how to extract your own vanilla – we even took them on the back patio for a grilling class for the fish course!  Each course had its own bread pairing made fresh from our in house bakery and also had its own wine pairing!  We had our sommelier on site to educate and talk about the pairings he had made – nothing like an $80 bottle of Silver Oak Cabernet to make the bison tenderloin go down smooth!  Whether you are looking to wine and dine your guests, or just looking for fabulous dinner in the most intimate of settings, this is by far my new favorite way to dine!”

Check it out!

Yum!  I love being able to go and enjoy fantastic food, and then go home and replicate the techniques in my own kitchen!  Well worth it, in my opinion.  We loved this event and hope to host another Chef’s Table in the future because it was so much fun!  Happy cooking everyone!

Check out our website at www.culinarycrafts.com!

Photos by Kelli Bramble, a Pepper Nix Photographer

Editor’s Note: When we previously posted this event, the designer credit for Kim Albers Events was left off in error.  We sincerely apologize to Kim and have added it now.  We are so proud to show off another astounding event by Kim Albers and are always excited to be able to do such FABULOUS events with such a wonderful vendor partner!

Today I want to share a recent Bar Mitzvah we did at one of our favorite venues, The Leonardo in downtown Salt Lake City – and what a show stopping event it was!  The theme, David’s World Tour, was a fantastic over-the-top experience for the guests and was chock full of fabulous florals, extraordinary decor, and, of course, delectable food!  I think this event definitely shows that The Leonardo is a one of a kind venue for a beautiful wedding or an extravagant affair fit for a rock concert!  Take a look!

Congrats to David!  Culinary Crafts loved being a part of your Bar Mitzvah and being a key component to such a AMAZING event!  Happy planning everyone!

Check out our website for more at www.culinarycrafts.com!

Photos by Kelli Bramble of Pepper Nix Photography

Designed by Kim Albers Events

Today, we have exciting news to share with you!  Mara Marian-Harwood of Events by LMG (who we love!) has taken over private event sales of the historic (and GORGEOUS) Salt Lake Hardware building in downtown Salt Lake City!  This space is an unsung hero of venues in the downtown area and we are so excited to see Mara take it and get the word out!  We love this venue and you can see past blogs of the events we’ve done there here and here.  We even have a new wedding to show you that was held here and catered by yours truly!  This wedding was chock full of delicious food, custom details, and a bright and poppy color palette!  Take a look!

The Salt Lake Hardware building is SERIOUSLY a gem of a venue. Exposed brick, rough hewn beams, heavens scraping high ceilings with giant skylights, vintage tile work, and gorgeous architectural details throughout, it is a one of a kind building for all out of this world events!

The pizza was tailored specifically for the couple!  Pear and gorgonzola,  finnochiona salame and black olive, and traditional margherita – all were stellar!

These desserts were AMAZING and had something for everyone!  Culinary Crafts’s housemade gelato was butler passed to the guests who had the choice of lemon sorbetto or pistachio (or both!)  As if that wasn’t delicious enough, they also had their pick of the chipotle chocolate cupcakes, red velvet cupcakes, strawberry shortcakes, and fresh fruit tarts – plus guests were given custom labelled favors of rich and delicious caramel corn from the Nutty Kernal!  Yum!

If you are looking for a venue that is like no other and is centrally located in downtown Salt Lake, look no further!  The Salt Lake Hardware building is diverse, beautiful, and amazing – plus Mara is great to work with!  We are so excited to see this space take of under her management!  (Also stay tuned for news of another downtown venue that will be opening soon involving yours truly!)  Happy planning everyone!

Check out our website at www.culinarycrafts.com!

Photography by Heidi Ann, Logan Walker of Pepper Nix Photography, and Kelli Bramble of Pepper Nix Photography