- Monte in South Salt Lake is Utah’s first Michelin-starred restaurant.
- The Michelin Guide Southwest awarded stars to eateries with Southwest.
- Eight other Utah restaurants received recognition, including Bib Gourmand for value dining.
SALT LAKE CITY — Martin Babio said he remembers promising five years ago that he would bring a Michelin-starred restaurant to Utah.
Nervously standing on a stage in Las Vegas, he delivered on that promise.
The chef of the fine dining restaurant that debuted in South Salt Lake last year is now the first Utah eatery to receive an iconic Michelin star, while several others across the Wasatch Front and Wasatch Back also received honors from the famed guide…