• Fratelli Ristorante celebrates its first anniversary with its second annual Fratelli Fights Hunger dinner on Nov. 1 from 5-10 p.m. Your $30 buys you a five-course meal, with half of all proceeds donated to the Utah Food Bank to help kick off their holiday food drive. Optional wine pairings will also be available. For reservations, phone 495-4550. Fratelli Ristorante is in the Quarry Bend Shopping Center in Sandy. (FratelliUtah.com)
n n• The Fall Downtown Dine O’ Round in September was a big success. And it’s not over yet at Bambara restaurant. “We are continuing these wildly popular specials to give people a little break at less than our Dine O’ Round price,” says Art Cazares, Bambara general manager. All year round at Bambara, chef Dave Jones will offer a three-course Blue Plate Special lunch for $11 and his Chef’s Pantry three-course dinner for $28. The menu changes daily, featuring seasonal local organic and farm products when available. 202 S. Main St., 363-5454, Bambara-SLC.com.
n nQuote of the week: I didn’t claw my way to the top of the food chain to eat vegetables. —Bumper sticker at Kitty Pappas’ Steak House
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