(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Jadim Lahpai, owner of Shwe Letyar Sushi at Woodbine Food Hall in Salt Lake, prepares food on Wednesday, April 3, 2024. Lahpai might be one of the few if not only people making and selling Burmese food options on her menu in Utah.
Kolbie Peterson reports on food, drink and small business for The Salt Lake Tribune and also writes the Utah Eats newsletter. She previously covered breaking news, crime and public safety as part of The Tribune's enterprise team. She received her bachelor's degree at Westminster University, back when it was Westminster College. She has five cats.