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Utah's first bar to make the James Beard finals raises the game for fine drinking in Salt Lake City.
Utah's bar ecosystem has seen plenty of growth over the past decade.
“We will never be anything we're not, and we have to be the Witch 100% of the time—full stop.” —Scott Gardner “We always had a vision of sparking some real drink programming in Utah.” —Sean Neves (not pictured) Water Witch co-founders Scott Gardner (left) and Sean Neves (right).
Utah's bar ecosystem has seen plenty of growth over the past decade. This exciting period of evolution is thanks to several different factors—new talent looking to prove itself, passionate locals who believe in the community, and plenty of thirsty patrons who see Utah's potential on the national field.
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