Why this EATING TREND is Taking Over Utah

First there was JELL-O, then at Brigham's funeral they made a casserole that had the whole town talking, then they went in with the fry sauce, and next was the scones with taco meat on them.

Utah cuisine just keeps evolving, it's like those birds in the Galapagos that learned to do Turbo Tax.

You never know what these kooks are gonna come up with next.

That's why I keep my ear to the grindstone.

And apparently, the next big thing is going to be "experience dining."

Experience dining is when you eat a meal that you can count on your résumé.

The Salt Lake Tribune recently interviewed food influencer SLC Foodie, he's the one with the cool haircut, and here's what he said about experience dining:

“A lot of focus beyond the food, really about the atmosphere, the ambience and creating an experience, versus what we’re all used to — just showing up at a restaurant, eating, and hopefully you have great food, great service, great drinks. ...”

Alright this sounds fun.

And it goes beyond a Chuck E. Cheese type reformed perverts in costume show.

He goes on saying:

“They’re going to come to your table and do something, some type of show, whether it be bringing out a cocktail on fire, having the cocktail being pushed with liquid nitrogen, so you get a nice smoke effect, sizzling rosemary at the table, so you get a lot of [the] aromatic side of the eating experience — pretty much short of them singing to you at the table.”

I'm done just going to restaurants to eat and leave bloated and depressed.

What about you?