Email Author Ian Froeb

Awards

• 2011 - Association of Food Journalists Awards, published November 11, 2010

  "Near Beer"

• 2011 - Association of Food Journalists Awards, published November 4, 2010

  "Jeffrey Plaza Jewel"

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2013 Stories by Ian Froeb

• St. Louis Scores Three Winners on Daily Meal's "America's Best Ribs" List

  published May 23, 2013

  The Daily Meal has ranked "America's Best Ribs" in a slideshow, and three St. Louis restaurants are among the top twenty barbecue joints. Bogart's Smokehouse (1627 South Ninth Street; 314-621-3107) ra... More >>

• New York Magazine Features Two St. Louis Creations in "Hyper-Regional Sandwiches" Slideshow

  published May 23, 2013

  Grub Street, the food blog of New York magazine, posted a slideshow yesterday highlighting 41 of what it calls "hyper-regional sandwiches": ...individual creations that, for one reason or another, se... More >>

• King Louie's Empire Deli & Pizza: Review + Slideshow

  published May 22, 2013

  St. Louis should have a dozen by-the-slice joints battling for your downtown dollar. Can King Louie's Empire Deli & Pizza (1131 Washington Avenue; 314-553-9999) get the ball rollingr My review of King... More >>

• New Restaurant Tidbits: Premierz, the Purple Martin, Annie Moons

  published May 22, 2013

  Some quick-hit opening news from around town. - Driving South Grand Boulevard the other day, I spotted activity at the former Mikey Moes location at 5535 South Grand, near the intersection with Bates... More >>

• Can King Louie's Empire Score a Pizza the Action Downtownr Review Preview

  published May 21, 2013

  Another by-the-slice joint gives it a go downtown. Will this one gain a footholdr That's what this week's review of King Louie's Empire Deli & Pizza (1131 Washington Avenue; 314-553-9999) seeks to ans... More >>

• Freddy's Frozen Custard & Steakburgers Coming to St. Peters

  published May 21, 2013

  Time to cross another chain off the don't-have-yet list. Freddy's Frozen Custard & Steakburgers, a Wichita, Kansas-based chain, will open its first area location at 1365 Jungerman Road in in St. Pete... More >>

• New Locations for Fozzie's Sandwich Emporium, Jet's Pizza

  published May 20, 2013

  -Fozzie's Sandwich Emporium (1170 South Big Bend Boulevard, Richmond Heights; 314-932-5414) will open a second location in Des Peres. Hat tip to George Mahe of St. Louis Magazine, who broke the news.... More >>

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  Gooey Louie's: King Louie's Empire aims to convert St. Louisans to pizza by the slice

  published May 23, 2013

  You cut a pizza into wedges (everywhere outside of St. Louis, that is) and you call the result "slices of pizza," but this is not the same... More >>

• Robust's Pan-Seared Scallops with Ham in Tomato-Truffle Sauce: A Recipe from Joseph Hemp V

  published May 20, 2013

  This is part three of Gut Check's Chef's Choice profile of Joseph Hemp V of Robust. Read part one, a profile of Hemp, here. Read part two, a Q & A with Hemp, here. Joseph Hemp V, the chef of the popu... More >>

• Anis Hyderabad Cafe Opens in University City

  published May 17, 2013

  Gut Check learned back in February that an Indian restaurant would open at 8613 Olive Boulevard, the Jeffrey Plaza strip-mall address that previously housed the very-short lived Ethiopian spot Red Se... More >>

• Dierdorf & Hart's at Westport Plaza Closes This Weekend

  published May 17, 2013

  Dierdorf & Hart's Steak House (323 Westport Plaza, Maryland Heights; 314-878-1801) will close following service tomorrow, May 18. The closure ends a 30-year run at Westport Plaza for the restaurant or... More >>

• Being Happy While You Cook and Learning to Love Bourbon: A Q&A with Joseph Hemp V of Robust

  published May 17, 2013

  This is part two. of Gut Check's Chef's Choice profile of Joseph Hemp V of Robust. Read part one, a profile of Hemp, here. Part three, a recipe from Hemp, will be available Monday. As a kid, Joseph H... More >>

• New York Times: Kale Salad Is Hot Right Now; St. Louis: Like, Duh, We Know

  published May 16, 2013

  We're five months into 2013, and now that all the beginning-of-the-year trend pieces are but a distant memory, we can identify what foods and dishes are hot at area restaurants. Some off-the-cuff obs... More >>

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  Adrenaline Junkie Joseph Hemp V Finds a Home in the Kitchen

  published May 16, 2013

  This is part one of Gut Check's Chef's Choice profile of Joseph Hemp V of Robust. Part two, a Q & A with Hemp, and part three, a recipe from Hemp, will be available on Friday. Growing up, Joseph Hemp... More >>

• Ale Invasion: The Flying Saucer Draught Emporium Lands Downtown, Review + Slideshow

  published May 15, 2013

  You don't need to possess an advanced extraterrestrial intelligence to know that the beer-crazy Flying Saucer Draught Emporium (900 Spruce Street; 314-932-1456) will be a big hit. But how's the grubr ... More >>

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  Ale Invasion: Flying Saucer lands near Busch III. Beer Ensues.

  published May 16, 2013

  Whether you're a card-carrying beer geek or a craft newbie still weaning yourself off lawnmower lagers, Flying Saucer casts a spell on... More >>

• Flying Saucer Draught Emporium: Review Preview

  published May 14, 2013

  By now you are no doubt aware that Flying Saucer Draught Emporium (900 Spruce Street; 314-932-1456) opened in St. Louis earlier this year. You know that the restaurant serves beer -- a lot of beer. An... More >>

• The Libertine Opens in Clayton Today

  published May 14, 2013

  After a soft opening this past weekend -- accounts of which Gut Check espied with much envy -- today is go time for the Libertine (7927 Forsyth Boulevard, Clayton; 314-862-2999). The new restaurant fr... More >>

• Supreme Court Rules 9-0 for Monsanto in Seed-Patent Case

  published May 13, 2013

  The U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously this morning that an Indiana farmer violated Monsanto's patents on genetically modified "Roundup Ready" soybean seeds. The case, Bowman v. Monsanto, hinged on ... More >>

• Vietnamese Restaurant Mi Linh Opens in Rock Hill

  published May 13, 2013

  Gut Check first learned in March that a Vietnamese restaurant called Mi Linh would open at 9737 Manchester Road in Rock Hill. After a soft opening over this past weekend, Mi Linh is now officially ope... More >>

• Pastaria Adds Brunch Menu

  published May 13, 2013

  The alternate headline for this postr "Yes, Please, Mr. Craft, Take More of Our Money." Pastaria (7734 Forsyth Boulevard, Clayton; 314-862-6603), the wildly (and deservedly) successful Italian additi... More >>

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  Dave Bailey Announces New Vegetarian Restaurant, Small Batch

  published May 10, 2013

  Prolific St. Louis restaurateur Dave Bailey (Baileys' Chocolate Bar, Rooster, Bridge Tap House & Wine Bar and Baileys' Range) announced via email last night that he will open yet another restaurant, S... More >>

• Tidbits: Sage Now Open for Lunch Only; Bici Cafe Closing Next Month

  published May 10, 2013

  - A reader tipped Gut Check off that the Soulard restaurant Sage Urban American Grill (1031 Lynch Street; 314-256-1203) was no longer open for dinner -- or perhaps no longer open, period. At any rate,... More >>

• Various Openings You Should Know About: Gringo, Central Table Food Hall, Cini #2

  published May 09, 2013

  - Gringo (398 North Euclid Avenue; 314-449-1212), the new Mexican joint from the Pi Pizzeria team, opened softly in the final days of last month -- so softly, in fact, that we just plain forgot to men... More >>

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  Bar Les Freres' Lobster Bisque: One of 100 St. Louis Dishes You Must Eat Right Now

  published May 08, 2013

  You could easily spend your entire time at Bar Les Freres (7637 Wydown Boulevard, Clayton; 314-725-8880), the new venture from restaurateur Zoe Robinson Pidgeon and her go-to chef Ny Vongsaly, discuss... More >>