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New York continued to uphold Thanksgiving as a day to remember, and in 1817, New York Governor DeWitt Clinton officially claimed Thanksgiving as a day to celebrate as well. Before you walk in, scope out on the median two of the city’s public art projects from the “Flying Objects” series: an unusual “Stargazer” by Dennis Smith and the overlapping rings of Brook Robertson’s “On Broadway.Although following presidents did not celebrate Thanksgiving as an annual tradition (Thomas Jefferson was skeptical of the idea of divine intervention and therefore did not declare Thanksgiving days), other states did.
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The gigantic Squatters Pub Brewery, opened in 1989, serves lunch, dinner and drinks, including a full selection of IPAs, citrusy ales and a formidable Russian imperial stout with 10.5% ABV. What I drank: Johnny’s American IPA by Moab Brewery, made with four hops that give it a slightly bitter taste. Gracie’s has a large selection of beer, liquor, and cocktails - and if you’re alive the next morning, return for brunch - hearty eggs neptune, chimichurri steak and eggs, and machaca tacos - every Saturday and Sunday until 3 p.m. This multistoried hot spot offers views of downtown and the Wasatch Mountains from ground-floor and second-story patios, which are heated during winter. The place is basically a bar, although the bar itself is tiny, crammed into one corner and looking like something you might set up at home with a tabletop and two cupboards.įollow the street art to Gracie’s Bar, where there are varied entertainment offerings, including shuffleboard, pool, trivia contests and live DJs nearly every night. Info: Whiskey Street, 323 Main St., Salt Lake City (801) 433-1371ĭon’t let the name fool you: Bodega isn’t a grocery store. What I drank: A spicy and fruity blended American Prairie Bourbon, made by High West Distillery out of Park City, Utah, the first distillery in the state since the end of Prohibition. Liquor must be special-ordered through state-run stores, often six to 12 bottles at a time.ĭo them a favor and step inside, pull up a stool along the 74-foot bar, and help them polish off some spirits. It’s not an easy collection to build in a state where liquor laws are so tough that Jason LeCates, managing partner of Bourbon Group (which owns the bar), can’t just go online to an auction site and purchase specific bottles. (It became Main Street in 1906.) Whiskey Street Cocktails & Dining keeps that legacy going strong with a 2,200-plus collection of spirits, 400 of which are whiskeys. 05, and every bar is required to use an alcohol-dispensing spigot that helps control every pour.īrigham Young nicknamed this stretch “Whiskey Street” for the numerous bars and a liquor store in the area. It’s an understatement to say that liquor laws here are strict Utah was the first state in the U.S. Utah has a complicated relationship with alcohol. Thanks to a street numbering system established by the city’s founders in the 1870s, all roads in Salt Lake City lead to Temple Square (the historical heart of the Mormon Church) but luckily, so do the watering holes, arranged in a convenient loop just two blocks south. Here’s a guide to good places pouring great drinks near the Great Salt Lake. The downtown, home to the headquarters of the Mormon Church, has become something of a gathering place, thanks to more than a dozen celebrated bars, brewpubs and speakeasies that have popped up alongside homegrown Utah breweries. Salt Lake City may not come to mind as a destination for high-quality beers and cocktails, but it should.