Every Big City Has A Restaurant Week How Julie Janke Built Sip And Savor Millcreek Into A Five Week Salt Lake Dine Around

Episode Summary

On this episode of The Business Spotlight, host Peter Anthony sits down at Fuel with Julie Janke, publisher and owner of Millcreek City Lifestyle, to talk about Sip and Savor Millcreek, the Salt Lake dine around she created because every big city has a restaurant week and Salt Lake City did not.

Sip and Savor Millcreek runs five weeks, September 1 through October 11, with roughly 35 restaurants on board. It originates out of Millcreek but Julie Janke is clear that it is a Salt Lake dine around. Diners find the participating list at sipandsavormillcreek.com or on a two page spread in the front of the publication, then move through the city on their own schedule. Most restaurants offer a prix fixe menu and open access during normal hours, brunch, lunch, or dinner, with Log Haven participating through Sunday brunch.

The five weeks culminate in a food and drink festival at Log Haven on Sunday, October 11 from noon to four. Most participating restaurants bring a sample item, local vineyards and breweries including TF Brewing pour, and Julie Janke's team hands out awards like best patio, best spot for kids, and best date night, built so each restaurant walks away with a marketing asset. Tickets are $130 with early bird pricing live, it is a 21 and over afternoon event, and there is free transportation from parking at Skyline High School because there is no cell service up Millcreek Canyon.

Julie Janke and Peter Anthony spend a stretch of the episode simply arguing for Salt Lake as a culinary destination. Julie Janke is from New York City, a city with between fifty and sixty thousand restaurants, and her point is that Salt Lake has changed dramatically in the last several years. Her shout outs include STK, Rouser at Asher Adams, Maraya, Solgave, Acre on Main Street, Table X in Millcreek celebrating ten years of seasonal farm to table, and Copper Onion. Peter Anthony adds Buenavita in Sugar House, Rock Taco in an alley downtown, Antica Sicilia, and Vento near Liberty Park.

The event has a nonprofit partner, Wasteless Solutions, a local food rescue organization that works with many of the same restaurants, and the goal is to raise $20,000 to buy them a refrigerator. Restaurants and sponsors can get involved through Instagram at millcreekcitylifestyle. The Business Spotlight is produced by INCubator AI Marketing Agency.

Key Moments

00:00 Every Big City Has A Restaurant Week · 00:32 Welcome To The Business Spotlight At Fuel · 00:56 Meet Julie Janke Of Millcreek City Lifestyle · 01:26 Celebrating Businesses, Entrepreneurs, And Families · 01:57 Building Community Through Experiences · 02:20 Why Salt Lake Needed A Dine Around · 02:44 Launching Sip And Savor Out Of Millcreek · 02:52 Thirty Five Restaurants On Board · 02:55 How It Works Starting September 1 · 03:12 Where To Find The Participating List · 03:31 Brunch, Lunch, Dinner, And Log Haven · 04:07 Prix Fixe Menus And Open Access

Notable Quotes

"Every big city has a restaurant week and Salt Lake doesn't. So I decided we need to change this." - Julie Janke, Millcreek City Lifestyle

"It is our time to shine as a culinary destination." - Julie Janke, Millcreek City Lifestyle

"I love building community and creating really unique cool experiences to gather people." - Julie Janke, Millcreek City Lifestyle

"She's a brand builder and she celebrates businesses and people." - Peter Anthony

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Sip and Savor Millcreek?

Sip and Savor Millcreek is a Salt Lake dine around created by Julie Janke, publisher of Millcreek City Lifestyle, because Salt Lake City had no restaurant week of its own. It originates out of Millcreek but covers restaurants across Salt Lake.

When does Sip and Savor Millcreek run?

It runs five weeks, from September 1 through October 11, ending with a food and drink festival at Log Haven on October 11 from noon to four.

How many restaurants are participating?

Julie Janke says roughly 35 restaurants are on board, with most offering a prix fixe menu and open access during their normal hours. Log Haven is participating through Sunday brunch.

How much are tickets to the Log Haven food and drink festival?

Tickets are $130 per person with early bird pricing available, sold at sipandsavormillcreek.com. It is a 21 and over daytime event, and free transportation runs from parking at Skyline High School.

Which nonprofit does Sip and Savor Millcreek support?

Wasteless Solutions, a local food rescue nonprofit that works with many Salt Lake restaurants. Julie Janke's goal is to raise $20,000 to buy them a refrigerator.

How can a restaurant or sponsor get involved?

Julie Janke says the best way is to reach out through Instagram at millcreekcitylifestyle, whether you are a restaurant, a sponsor of a restaurant, or a business that wants to back the event.

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