I visited today for the grand opening, so even though I'm sure the shop will change some in the coming weeks and months, I do know that I'm a fan.
The concept is simple: take the farmers market, find the best of the best, and move it to a permanent, indoor location so that the amazing food producers in Utah have a place to sell their stuff year-round.
And that's exactly what I saw today. Slide Ridge Honey. Salsitas Mendoza. Tagge's Famous Fruit. Yee-Haw Pickles. Crumb Bros bread. Pop Art Popcorn. All available there in the transformed shop space--home of an old dry cleaner, completely cleaned out and cute-i-fied. There's also a small selection of seasonal produce. Today it was beet greens, carrots, and radishes in the center fresh section. We'll see how that part shakes out.
I'm told that there's a small kitchen going in, in the back. Not so much for serving food, but more so if any of the vendors need a space, they have it.
Besides the non-food items, there were lots of great gifts and pretties. Bird houses, earrings, cheese making kits. But a few of the highlights.
As with all new businesses, there will be kinks to work out. They'll fine-tune the flow of the store--you enter up front but park in the rear. That's just how it will work, but inside as they explore the layout and displays you'll want to spend more and more time there looking over the overwhelmingly Utah-grown and Utah-produced goods.
It's local stuff, so don't go expecting bargain basement. That said, I think the prices were extremely reasonable for what you're getting. So I've no qualms about recommending this as a unique shop for gifts, specialty food, and all around Utah awesomeness. read more