Queer Food Feastival to celebrate Utah LGBTQ businesses [Video]

The first Queer Food Feastival, back when it was known as the Queer Food Festival, happened in 2019. The second festival was scheduled for March 28, 2020, which ended up being the day after Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall issued a mandatory shelter-at-home order for city residents because of COVID-19.

Needless to say, that event was postponed.

When the local-centric festival was able to return, it was an opportunity to “break bread together and not worry, just celebrate and think about abundance,” said organizer Liz Pitts, president and CEO of the Utah LGBTQ+ Chamber of Commerce.

This year’s Queer Food Feastival, as the event is now known, will feature 20 LGBTQ- and ally-owned Utah food vendors. It will be held Friday, May 10, from 5:30 to 9 p.m. at Mountain West Cider, at 425 N. 400 West in Salt Lake City’s Marmalade neighborhood.

Festival attendees will get what Pitts calls a “mini taste of Salt Lake,” or samples of food …