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Hello, Eaters! Once the sun starts to peek out, it will be time to start thinking about patios, and I have a great one for you Eaters.

Cozy Coffee Lounge, which opened in October 2023, has two locations: a sit-down coffee shop at 2580 S. Main St. in South Salt Lake, and a drive-thru spot called Cozy Coffee 2 Go at 435 S. 400 West, near Pioneer Park.

The South Salt Lake location has a spacious patio that connects two buildings, each with a lounge area inside. (You order in the north building.)

Owner Dzenef Beganovic was born in Berlin to Bosnian parents, and moved to Salt Lake City with his family when he was 3. He said he has dreamed of opening his own coffee shop since he was 12.

At Cozy Coffee, Beganovic said, “our main focus is to showcase a lot of diversity and different culture.”

That diversity can be seen on the drink menu, where traditional Turkish coffee brewed with Balkan beans on hot sand can be found alongside matcha and espresso.

You can also see it on the food menu, which features items you probably wouldn’t find anywhere else, like Euro cream toast, Balkan toast with beef prosciutto imported from Croatia, a beef-filled pastry called borek, shown below, and more. (To read more about my Cozy Coffee order, scroll down to the “Treat of the Week” section of this newsletter.)

Cozy Coffee holds a lot of cultural events on its patio, ranging from belly dancer performances to yoga sessions. Since the fall, Cozy Coffee has been holding “coffee parties” every Saturday from noon to 2 p.m. that feature different artists and musical performances on the patio. Beganovic said everyone is welcome to “come and vibe, connect with people, and make friends.”

Live deliciously,

Kolbie

Food News

Openings:

• Thai Taylorsville is a new Thai restaurant in the Carriage Square shopping center, at the corner of Redwood Road and 4100 South in Taylorsville — the exact address is 4121 S. Carriage Square. Its menu features a wide variety of appetizers, soups, rice bowls, noodles, curries and stir-fries.

• Raising Cane’s opened a new location last week in Saratoga Springs at 1267 N. Redwood Road. Raising Cane’s is known for its chicken fingers and crinkle-cut fries.

• Ramblin’ Roads diner has opened two locations in Salt Lake City: one at 169 S. Main St., and another at 206 S. West Temple, according to the Downtown Alliance.

Closings:

• Beard Papa’s has closed its Utah locations, according to an Instagram post. It had locations in Sugar House and Daybreak. They were part of a chain, originally from Japan, that makes cream puffs.

Booze (and Drink!) News

• Tea Zaanti, the tea and wine cafe at 1944 S. 1100 East in Sugar House, is now open at 9 a.m. Tuesday through Sunday, according to their newsletter. Stop in early to get some tea and a piece of specialty toast.

• On Thursday, Switchpoint Coffee Co. was scheduled to hold a grand opening from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. for its new location at 2080 W. North Temple in Salt Lake City, where Sabor Latino used to be. At Switchpoint Coffee Co., all the proceeds go toward ending homelessness. The grand opening is scheduled to feature coffee tastings, light refreshments, and information about Switchpoint’s mission, a news release said.

• Canyons Village’s 2025 Winter Cocktail Contest is open to the public for voting until March 31. Park City bartenders are encouraged to submit cocktails and mocktails that “reflect the Canyons Village winter experience,” the website says. To see a full list of the creations in the context, visit CVMA.com/cheers.

Treat of the Week

This cute little pastry is something you would be hard-pressed to find on a typical cafe menu. It’s a ruska capa, which means “Russian hat” in Bosnian/Croatian. Inside, you’ll find two layers of hazelnut-flavored cake separated by a layer of coconut cream, and on the outside are two kinds of European chocolate with squiggles of white icing on top. The tall sides are coated with coconut flakes. The hazelnut flavor was really delicious, and the confection was chocolatey and moist but wasn’t too sweet.

(By the way, Beganovic told me that this individual cake would be considered four servings in Europe. Pastries are a lot bigger in America!)