Table talk: Utah food news and events

The 6th Annual Feast of Five Senses takes place Aug. 15, 5 p.m., at Kimball Distributing Viking Showroom, 2223 S. 300 East.

Local chefs will create a meal using local foods and artisan products, with the proceeds going to Slow Food Utah's programs, such as the Food Artisan Micro Grants Fund. Participating chefs are David Hammel of Liberty Heights Fresh, Greg Neville of Lügano, Viet Pham of Forage, Nathan Powers of Bambara, Michael Richey of Pago, and Amber Billingsly of Vinto.

Tickets are $85 per person, with a $35 optional wine pairing. Tickets for the Chefs' Kitchen Table, where guests can watch the chefs in action, are $115 per person, with a $35 optional wine pairing. Tickets are available at www.slowfoodutah.org or 801-278-4317.

Slow Food Utah is a nonprofit organization dedicated, in part, to promoting the "buy local" movement, small independent farms, local producers and retailers

The Painted Pony in St. George is offering dinner with jazz and classical music on Aug. 12. Musician Elise West will be at the piano 6-9 p.m. (435-634-1700).

Harmons stores are hosting Johan Volbeda from Reypenaer, an award-winning Dutch gouda cheese company, Aug. 12-15. Volbeda will offer cheese samples at the Bangerter Crossing store Aug. 12, 4-6 p.m., and Aug. 13, 4-7 p.m.; at the at Orem store Aug. 13, 11 a.m.-1 p.m.; at the Brickyard Plaza store Aug. 14, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., and 4-7 p.m.; and at the 7th Street store Aug. 15, noon-4 p.m.

Reypenaer cheese owes its flavor to all-natural milk from grass-fed cows and a long ripening process in its historic warehouse in Woerden, The Netherlands.

Sweet Tomatoes has a passport promotion with international recipes from a new country every two weeks through August and September. Italian dishes are offered through Aug. 15. Kids' activity sheets for each country and coupons are available at www.sweettomatoes.com.

Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Inc. has chosen two Utah children's recipes to include in its "Kids' Cook-Off Cookbook." Tristen Adams, 10, of Syracuse, came up with a Spicy Apple Bacon Burger, and Raigan Simar, 7, of Herriman, did a Gar-Ranch-ula Burger. The book, which contains 50 recipes from kids around the country, can be downloaded free at www.redrobin.com.

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