Eat Drink SLC raises awareness about Salt Lake’s finest culinary and cultural opportunities. Our vision is to engage patrons with the marriage of food and drink, and share stories about how it evolves, adapts, and innovates.  Filled with tastes, art, people, and joy, Eat Drink is a welcoming, inclusive event for all the senses.

Eat Drink is hosted by nonprofit partnership between Tracy Aviary and SB Dance. These two organizations represent, respectively, a place and an arts-maker that contribute to the unique character of our community. 50% of net proceeds is split to support these two organizations. 50% of proceeds is contributed to a third local nonprofit that works with underserved communities. This community beneficiary has included Women of the World, Neighborhood House, and Race Swami.

The 2024 beneficiary is New Roots SLC.  An important program of the International Rescue Committee in Salt Lake City, which enables refugees and New Americans in Salt Lake County to celebrate their heritage and nourish themselves and their neighbors by planting strong roots in their new communities. Providing a community garden program to grow their own produce, a youth agriculture leadership program, a farm business program to learn the tools needed to run a farm business successfully, and program-facilitated farmers’ markets and other market opportunities for farmers to more easily access local sales opportunities.

By supporting place, arts-making, and community service, Eat Drink SLC’s mission is to honor the entire industry, from customers, business owners, managers, and servers to purveyors and agricultural workers. Since inception, Eat Drink has contributed over $100,000 to Salt Lake County nonprofits.

Eat Drink SLC began as a SB Dance fundraiser called Wine Theater Food (WTF, get it?) at the Rose Wagner Center. After moving to Tracy Aviary in 2014 and acquiring a new name, it grew into one of the region’s premier food and libation celebrations. Eat Drink’s success reflects the achievements of many local restauranteurs, distillers, breweries, and producers who collectively transformed Salt Lake into a regional culinary destination. Another key piece of our success are the dozens of family-owned wineries from around the world that provide an international context to the tastes forged here in Utah.

During the pandemic, net proceeds were directed to our restaurant partners. As the crisis diminished, Eat Drink returned as a two-day event in September and proceeds were again donated to local nonprofits. We are grateful for the hundreds of partners, sponsors, volunteers, and patrons that make this event possible. Cheers to the entire Eat Drink community!