Email Author Chrissy Wilmes

2011 Stories by Chrissy Wilmes

• St. Louis Food Blog Digest, 2.7-2.13

  published Feb 14, 2011

  Gut Check dishes on our favorite St. Louis food blogs. Cupcake Project: Stef shared a recipe for Chocolate Coconut Rum Cupcakes. Off the Menu: Judith shares her recipe for Mini Chocolate-Pecan Tarts... More >>

• This Week in Gut Check, Regurgitated

  published Feb 11, 2011

  This week we found out that St. Louis is more of a slow food city than one might expect, especially considering our penchant for food trucks. In other matters of national ranking, St. Louis was named... More >>

• Gut Check's Week in Tweets

  published Feb 11, 2011

  rDon't you knowr Gut Check has a Twitter account. You can follow us @gutcheckstl.Here's some of what you missed on the Twitter feed this week: Eater reports on a NYC restaurant selling bags made ... More >>

• Molly's in Soulard Reopens For Dinner Service

  published Feb 11, 2011

  For the last month, Molly's in Soulard has been operating on shortened hours, preparing to reopen fully with an expanded bar and brand-new cocktail and food menus. Jim Crandall, the bistro bar manag... More >>

• Artgasm: This Weekend's Art Openings, Feb. 11 - 13, 2011

  published Feb 11, 2011

  Offset the commercialism and blind consumption of Valentine's Day weekend with some educational art appreciation. One good option is Dreamscapes, an exhibit of works concerned with dreams and their me... More >>

• This Week's Tip of the Tongue Newsletter

  published Feb 10, 2011

  rGut Check not providing enough dining tidbits for your Consider subscribing to Tip of the Tongue, the Riverfront Times' weekly e-mail dining newsletter. This week, we visit Filomena's Itali... More >>

• New Album Releases: Motorhead's Back With The World Is Yours

  published Feb 08, 2011

  (New albums are typically released on Tuesdays, i.e., today. What can you spend your hard-earned pennies on this weekr Find out below.) *And You Will Know Us By The Trail of Dead, Tao of the Dead Spi... More >>

• St. Louis Food Blog Digest, 1.31-2.6

  published Feb 07, 2011

  Gut Check dishes on our favorite St. Louis food blogs. A Veggie Venture: Alanna compiled a list of her favorite Winter Squash Recipes. Beer Wine and Whisky: Dave considered whittling down his wine ... More >>

• New Album Releases: David Lowery, The Go! Team, the Civil Wars and MEN Lead the Way

  published Feb 01, 2011

  (New albums are typically released on Tuesdays, i.e., today. What can you spend your hard-earned pennies on this weekr Find out below.) *The Civil Wars, Barton Hollow Paste gave the album an 8.0 rati... More >>

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  New Release Highlights for January 25, 2011: Gang of Four, The Get Up Kids and Wanda Jackson Are Back With New Records

  published Jan 25, 2011

  (New albums are typically released on Tuesdays, i.e., today. What can you spend your hard-earned pennies on this weekr Find out below.) *Chikita Violenta, Tre3s Spin says of Tre3s, "This Mexican quar... More >>

• Interview: Ruckus Roboticus Closes Out stylus at the Pulitzer Saturday

  published Jan 21, 2011

  Dan Haug (a.k.a Ruckus Roboticus) suspended a performing hiatus to make his first ever stop in St. Louis, playing the final night of the Stylus exhibit at the Pulitzer. He took a break from working on... More >>

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  Review: Girl Talk at the Pageant, Tuesday, January 18

  published Jan 19, 2011

  Alternate title: "What do you get when you put a couple thousand white people in a venue and play every pop song ever all at oncer" When Gregg Gillis (a.k.a. Girl Talk) made his 2009 stop in St. Loui... More >>

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  Ten Girl Talk Mashups That Should Exist

  published Jan 18, 2011

  Tonight, Girl Talk returns to the Pageant for what will inevitably be a sweaty, calorie-burnin' good time for those who possess an affinity for pop culture and a lack of attention span. In light of th... More >>

• New Release Highlights for January 18: Braids, Lady Lazarus, Shilpa Ray, Tennis, Young Prisms and other noise.

  published Jan 18, 2011

  (New albums are typically released on Tuesdays, i.e., today. What can you spend your hard-earned pennies on this weekr Find out below.) *Gregg Allman, Low Country Blues NPR said of Allman's new recor... More >>

• Oberhofer/Flaming Death Trap/Dubb Nubb

  published January 20, 2011

  Oberhofer (which is named after frontman Brad Oberhofer) is a very new band with a youthful sound. The band's music combines the wailing... More >>

• New Release Highlights for January 11, 2011: Cake is back with a Showroom of Compassion

  published Jan 12, 2011

  (New albums are typically released on Tuesdays, i.e., today. What can you spend your hard-earned pennies on this weekr Find out below.) *British Sea Power, Valhalla Dancehall Prefix said of Dancehall... More >>