SLC - Downtown / Cooking Classes/ 2011 Farmers' market opens



Downtown - courtesy of Wikipedia

Flavors of the SLC Neighborhoods - Downtown



 SLC is divided into neighborhoods, with distinctive characteristics and family-owned dining and/or local eateries.
“Have a hands-on experience exploring the neighborhoods of SLC.”

First neighborhood is Downtown - The downtown area, centered on Temple Square, is a business district, and first on the list to explore:

 Caputos’ Market and Deli – 314 W. 300 S., SLC, UT. is owned by a father and son. They have two locations on 15th and 15th and the U of U.

Prepare for a wait during the lunch hour. I walked through the door, and
my eyes feasted on thousands of meats, gourmet cheeses, honeys, chocolates, fresh local pasta, oils, on and on from Italy and southern Europe.
My only problem was deciding which ingredients to order for my sandwich or salad. Caputo sandwich? Greek Salad? “Decisions – decisions.” I sampled varied selections of cheeses, meats, and oils which are available. “The employees were eager to help me make a decision and answer my questions.”
 The other half of this business is a specialty foods market - "Outstanding Retailer of the Year." 300 kinds of chocolate bars, in house salami maker..
 Have you seen a cheese cave? I was drooling as I looked through the hugh glass wall into the cave. In front of me were 200 kinds of cheese, and the cave is only one of a select group in the country.

Cooking classes are available http://caputosdeli.com/:
E.G. - Intro to Fine Chocolate - My Red Hatters and I learned about chocolate in this class... A popular class! As we did, learn about chocolate. Is it fine or standard? Matt will guide you through tastings - flavor identification, great chocolate makers - one of which is here in UT; Chocolate know how.

Tony Caputo's Market and Deli, 314 West 300 South,SLC, UT 801-531-TONY

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The 2011 Downtown Farmers Market is closed in Oct. but is across the street. It will return next summer.