The owners of a successful restaurant chain never planned to stay in Utah
The Zanatta family, originally from Brazil, has grown Aubergine Kitchen to seven locations, with two more opening soon.
(Chris Samuels | The Salt Lake Tribune) Elcio and Mirian Zanatta, owners of Aubergine Kitchen restaurant in Draper, Monday, Oct. 3, 2022.
Stefene is the Utah Eats reporter at the Tribune. For 13 years, she was the culture editor at St. Louis Magazine and is the former managing editor for stltoday, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch's website. She is glad to be back in her hometown.