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Kolbie Peterson

Reporter

Kolbie Peterson reports on food, drink and small business for The Salt Lake Tribune and also writes the Utah Eats newsletter. She previously covered breaking news, crime and public safety as part of The Tribune's enterprise team. She received her bachelor's degree at Westminster University, back when it was Westminster College. She has five cats.

(Bethany Baker | The Salt Lake Tribune) Owner Veronica Bojorquez sits for a portrait at Luna Coffee & Crystals in Salt Lake City on Friday, April 25, 2025.

A new SLC coffee shop offers something different: a spiritual journey

By Kolbie Peterson | May 1, 2025, 11:03 p.m.

(Bethany Baker | The Salt Lake Tribune) Owner Dax Williamson cuts a piece of leather in Lucky Sole Shoe Repair in Lehi on Thursday, April 17, 2025.

A cobbler wants to open Utah’s first bar in a shoe repair shop

By Kolbie Peterson | April 30, 2025, 12:00 p.m.

(Grand America Hotel) The exterior of the Grand America Hotel in Salt Lake City is shown. Laurel Brasserie and Bar, inside the hotel, is hosting a Mother's Day brunch buffet on Mother's Day weekend.

Take Mom out to these Utah restaurants for Mother’s Day

By Kolbie Peterson | April 30, 2025, 9:51 p.m.

(Bethany Baker | The Salt Lake Tribune) A sign hangs beside the door to Apparition, a new bar, in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, April 23, 2025.

Owner of new Ballpark bar says Utah’s liquor commission is targeting his business

By Kolbie Peterson | April 26, 2025, 12:00 p.m.

(Chris Samuels | The Salt Lake Tribune) Porter’s whiskey on display at a Utah state liquor store. A report from the Office of the State Auditor found that an employee at one of the state's Salt Lake County liquor stores stole $112,809 over a span of 3-1/2 years.

State auditor: Employee stole more than $100,000 from a Salt Lake County liquor store over more than three years

By Kolbie Peterson | April 26, 2025, 12:00 p.m.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) The El Mariachi Burrito at Goat Head in Salt Lake City on Thursday, April 17, 2025.

New Salt Lake City breakfast spot opens in long-closed Koko Kitchen space, after a year of work and recent setbacks

By Kolbie Peterson | April 24, 2025, 12:02 p.m.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Penne Rustica at Siragusa's in Taylorsville on Tuesday, March 25, 2025.

One of Redwood Road’s only Italian restaurants is serving ‘old school’ Chicago-style fare

By Kolbie Peterson | April 21, 2025, 12:00 p.m.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Shades Brewpub in Salt Lake City on Friday, April 11, 2025.

Take a look inside Shades Brewing’s long-delayed new location on 300 West in Salt Lake City

By Kolbie Peterson | April 17, 2025, 12:00 p.m.

(Repeal) The sign for the new jazz and cocktail bar Repeal, located in the basement of the Walker Center, at 19 W. 200 South in downtown Salt Lake City.

New bar set to open in downtown SLC, in space once occupied by Bourbon House

By Kolbie Peterson | April 21, 2025, 4:11 p.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Bartender Fernando Leon prepares a margarita flight at Sol Agave in Salt Lake City on Thursday, March 27, 2025.

What will be trending in Utah’s food scene? Five food influencers make predictions.

By Kolbie Peterson | April 14, 2025, 12:00 p.m.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Food items from Rancho Markets and Caputo's Market & Deli in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, April 8, 2025.

Utah grocers say these imported items may cost more as Trump’s tariffs go into effect

By Kolbie Peterson | April 12, 2025, 2:12 p.m.

(Sean P. Means | The Salt Lake Tribune) The brewery and tap room for Squatters craft beers and Wasatch Brewing, on Friday, April 11, 2025. The brewery will be closed in May 2025, the labels' parent company announced.

Brewery that makes Wasatch and Squatters beers is closing, its owners say

By Kolbie Peterson | April 12, 2025, 12:00 p.m.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) The former Brownies! Brownies! Brownies! building in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, April 9, 2025. Hruska's Kolaches, a bakery with five locations along the Wasatch Front, is planning to move its Sugar House location into the building sometime this year.

At this Sugar House spot, selling cupcakes then sandwiches then brownies have all failed. Here’s what’s next.

By Kolbie Peterson | April 11, 2025, 10:18 p.m.

(Bethany Baker | The Salt Lake Tribune) Paramjit Kaur in her restaurant, Star of India, in its recently opened Ballpark location in Salt Lake City on Thursday, April 3, 2025.

How a Salt Lake City Indian restaurant, shut down by thieves, is rebuilding in Ballpark

By Kolbie Peterson | April 10, 2025, 12:00 p.m.

(Bethany Baker | The Salt Lake Tribune) Tables are set during a tour of Hearth and Hill in Salt Lake City on Thursday, March 20, 2025.

These Salt Lake City and Park City restaurants are serving special meals for Easter

By Kolbie Peterson | April 7, 2025, 12:00 p.m.

(Bethany Baker | The Salt Lake Tribune) Todd Bradley, the owner of Leavity Bread and Coffee, leans on his counter at his coffee shop in Salt Lake City on Friday, March 28, 2025.

Ballpark bakery and coffee shop Leavity is building ‘community’ over bread

By Kolbie Peterson | April 3, 2025, 12:01 p.m.

(Eliesa Johnson and Melissa Hesse | The Restaurant Project) The James Beard Award, considered the most prestigious honor for American restaurants and chefs.

James Beard Awards: One of the country’s 5 best bars is in Salt Lake City

By Kolbie Peterson | April 4, 2025, 6:17 p.m.

(Kolbie Peterson | The Salt Lake Tribune) The front of Mazza, pictured Monday, Aug. 19, 2024.

Acclaimed Salt Lake City restaurant is in ‘dire straits,’ owner says

By Kolbie Peterson | April 1, 2025, 6:41 p.m.

(Chris Samuels | The Salt Lake Tribune) The entrance to a state liquor store on Foothill Drive in Salt Lake City, Monday, March 31, 2025.

Look inside the new state liquor store on Foothill Drive in Salt Lake City

By Kolbie Peterson | March 31, 2025, 7:13 p.m.

(Sean P. Means | The Salt Lake Tribune) A new state liquor store is scheduled to open at 1615 Foothill Drive in Salt Lake City on Monday, March 31, 2025.

A new Salt Lake City liquor store, with extended hours and refrigerated beer, is opening on Foothill

By Kolbie Peterson | March 29, 2025, 2:37 p.m.

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