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Ahh, SLC: One of the only places in Utah where you can experience "normal" liquor laws.

Places worth eating / getting a decent meal

Slim pickings. Best bet is likely the Squatters in terminal C. They brew great beer (Squatters was the first micro-brew in SLC), and the food is at least a decent representation of the very good food served in the Squatters downtown.

Where to find a wifi connection

Tips for getting through security quickly

Security in Delta's joint Term C & D can be a bear. If the line is really long, walk down to Term E. It's often shorter there.
There is a little-known and little-used sky cap stand in the parking lot for the Delta terminal. It's on level two; when you go up the escalator to take the skybridge to the terminal, go left into the parking garage instead. If the line for the curb-side sky caps has 30 people in it, the parking lot sky cap station will have five.
During the Olympics they amped up the magnometers at SLC, and near as I can tell, they've never turned them back down. If you manage to not "beep" at every other airport, plan on beeping at SLC. Take it all off -- watch, belt -- everything.

Tips for parking at this airport

Where to find a good drink and atmosphere

SLC has liquor laws unique Utah, meaning you can get a hard drink without having to purchase a membership to a private club (yes, you read that correctly). The microbrews in Term C and D are quite good.

Tips about frequent flyer clubs at this airport

The Crown Room in SLC serves free drinks, and often has out extra fixins for getting your bloody mary just right.

Ideas for how to spend a few hours of delay or layover

It's only a 10 minute cab ride to downtown Salt Lake (if you can find a cab).
There's also a decent golf course at the airport ... if you had hours to kill, it would be easy to go down there, grab a demo club, and hit balls on the range.