I wanted to let you know about Chef Tom Call, who is on his way to Salt Lake and has been priming the pump this summer by hosting a few pop up dinners. Didn't catch any great images this time but our menu included:
-Tomato and watermelon tartare
-Carrots three ways: puree, fire roasted and pickled
-Summer squash trifolate on cipollini onions and topped with parsley
-Coffee-roasted beets with home made goat cheese and jicama
-Smoked pork bellies over a bed of creamed barley, grapes and fresh granola
-Natural aged Idaho beef on braised greens and asparagus
-Preserved stone fruit, creme fraiche and charred scallions
Everything was served family style and we ate until we thought we were going to pass out. The kicker was that Tom just headed over to the farmer's market the morning of this dinner and looked for what seemed fresh - then created the above based on what he found. I think Tom will likely don the mantel of Utah's best new chef in 2012, so keep an eye out for him once he arrives full time.
Follow what Tom is up to here: Made by Tom
