FORBES: Why You Should Visit This Utah Mountain Town This Fall

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You have several dining options at The St. Regis Deer Valley. La Stellina debuted in the Snow Park Building in January, serving authentic Italian comfort food like pasta, pizzas and mains like pork chop saltimbocca and eggplant Parmesan. The chef trained with cesarines, Italian home cooks who teach from their own kitchens.

Back at the main resort, RIME Seafood & Steak’s elegant dining room serves breakfast (order the avocado toast on grilled sourdough for something light and the piled-high double bacon sandwich with eggs and habanero glaze for a hearty start) and dinner (the roasted Idaho trout with pea hummus and morels and the Niman Ranch filet are great choices). The more casual Brasserie 7452 provides lunch and dinner (try the tuna niçoise salad with neat rows of vegetables and fish). Both restaurants carry two popular, must-have dishes: a pizza laden with black truffles, fontina cheese and some frisée, and Maine mussels swimming in a flavorful white wine and garlic herb broth.

Be sure to order a selection from the impressive 10,000-bottle wine collection or, if you prefer a cocktail, the unique 7452 Bloody Mary (made with local Alpine Distilling vodka, a wasabi-celery espuma and a black lava salt rim) or the tangy ginger margarita.

The St. Regis opens each evening with two year-round food-and-drink rituals. Hotel guests gather on a terrace to watch a staff member pop a bottle of champagne in grand fashion with a saber, a tradition that goes back to Napoleon’s time. The flowing bubbly gets poured into flutes and handed out to attendees. Or go to the large outdoor fire pit to roast marshmallows and make s’mores, a cozy way to cap off your Park City visit.