The Second Annual Around the World in Seven DaysRefugee Awareness Campaign and Fundraiser is scheduled to run from June 10th to June 17th at Salt Lake City and Park City restaurants. Each restaurant's chef and a refugee community leader will team up to create a dish that fuses traditiional flavors of the refugee's homeland with the chef’s creative style. Diners can order the special, with the proceeds benefiting the Utah Refugee Coalition.
Around the World in Seven Days is part of a month long refugee celebration and awareness campaign. Please visit www.utahrefugee.org for a list of events in the community.
Utah is home to approximately 30,000 refugees with nearly 1,200 arriving each year directly from camps and many more as secondary migrants from original resettlement locations. Each brings with them rich cultures and traditions from regions around the world. To celebrate their diverse gifts to the Utah community, the following restaurants are participating in Around the World in Seven Days:
§ Café Trio – 680 South 900 East
§ Les Madeleines - 216 East 500 South
§ Liberty Heights Fresh –1290 South 1100 East
§ Oasis Cafe – 151 South 500 East
§ Pago - 878 South 900 East
§ Saffron Valley - 1098 W South Jordan Parkway
§ Sage’s Café –473 E 300 S
§ Squatters - 147 West Broadway
§ Tony Caputo’s Market and Deli - 314 west 300 south
§ Vuz Restaurant, Lounge and Winery - 12234 S Draper Gate Dr.
Park City Restaurants and Cafés:
§ Good Karma – 1782 Prospector Ave www.goodkarmarestaurants.com
§ Park City Coffee Roaster at the Kimball Art Center - 638 Park Avenue
§ Silver – 508 Main Street
§ Squatters - 1900 Park Ave
Those wanting to support refugees through a fusion dining experience will find it easy. When dining at any of the participating restaurants, the entrée will be offered as a nightly special and a write-up will be offered in the menu. Once ordered, the restaurant will donate a portion of the proceeds back to the Utah Refugee Coalition.
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