The Sundance Kid’s Restaurant

It was until after we sat down that I began looking around at the large, poster-sized photos hanging on the wall, all depicting famous actors and Hollywood types engaged in interviews and paparazzo. Interesting, I thought out loud.

Then someone explained. “We’re in Robert Redford’s restaurant.” Woah, I thought out loud again.

Last night, as part of our Kellogg Leadership for Community Change (KLCC) gathering, we had dinner in downtown Park City, UT, a beautiful little mountain town just outside of Salt Lake City that also just happens to be home of the Sundance Film Festival and Mr. Redford himself. Along with founding the cinematic festival, Redford also owns the restaurant Zoom, which is where we were seated. My eyes opened up at the magical possibilities this now presented.

“Is Robert Redford here?” I quickly asked the waiter.

“He’s in the back,” he told me calmly.

“Can we meet him?” I asked in a voice that probably had way too much desperation in it. To this question, the waiter only smiled.

Unfortunately, we never did meet Robert Redford, but I couldn’t help but feel like there was a sort-of star-studded magic in the air as we dined on fancy steaks and drank expensive beer. I even looked around several back-door corners to see if I’d be able to catch some glimpse of the Sundance Kid himself. No go.

Still, it was pretty awesome to be there.