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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2008 Stories by Ian Froeb

• FoodWire: Boxing Day Brunch at Local Harvest Café & Catering

  published Dec 22, 2008

  Local Harvest Cafe & Catering (3137 Morganford Road) is celebrating Boxing Day, when Canadians honor their strange northern gods by recycling Christmas packages -- or something like that -- with ... More >>

• The Morning Brew: Monday, 12.22

  published Dec 22, 2008

  The bleak state of food and survival in political strife- and cholera-ravaged Zimbabwe. (New York Times)National chain Ruby Tuesday is closing down ten percent of its restaurants. (Mobile Press-Regi... More >>

• FoodWire: New Year's Eve at La Dolce Via

  published Dec 19, 2008

  As many special New Year's Eve menus as Gut Check can find.RFT favorite La Dolce Via (4470 Arco Avenue) is hosting a New Year's Eve buffet featuring the cooking of chef Ramon Cuffie. The price is $4... More >>

• FoodWire: New Year's Eve at Moxy

  published Dec 19, 2008

  As many special New Year's Eve menus as Gut Check can find.Eric Brenner's Moxy (4584 Laclede Avenue) is hosting a New Year's Eve prix-fixe dinner: three courses plus an amuse bouche and a dessert ba... More >>

• Your Weekly St. Louis Food Blog Digest

  published Dec 19, 2008

  A look at what's happening at our favorite St. Louis food blogs...Let Them Eat Cake: Max checks in from Greece with a visit to a winery.The Cupcake Project: Stef offers a recipe for fudge brownie cu... More >>

• FoodWire: New Year's Eve at the Melting Pot

  published Dec 19, 2008

  As many special New Year's Eve menus as Gut Check can find. The Town & Country location of fondue restaurant the Melting Pot (294 Lamp and Lantern Village) will offer a special menu from 1-11:30 ... More >>

• The Morning Brew: Friday, 12.19

  published Dec 19, 2008

  A new U.N. reports identifies 33 countries that require food aid. (AP)Mexico joins Canada in protesting the United States' new country-of-origin labeling requirement for meat. (San Diego Union-Tribu... More >>

• FoodWire: New Year's Eve at ~scape

  published Dec 18, 2008

  Many restaurants offer special prix-fixe dinners on New Year's Eve. Over the next couple of weeks, I'll try to pass along any information I receive/uncover. (Restaurateurs: Hint, hint.)First up is ~s... More >>

• Gut Check Christmas* Gift Ideas: The Alinea Cookbook

  published Dec 18, 2008

  As part of the Year-End Bonanza, here are some Christmas* gift ideas for the foodie in your life. These are personal favorites, and these posts in no way imply an official RFT endorsement. The maker... More >>

• The Morning Brew: Thursday, 12.18

  published Dec 18, 2008

  Michael Pollan, author of The Omnivore's Dilemma and In Defense of Food, offers his thoughts on the appointment of Tom Vilsack as Secretary of Agriculture. (NPR)The FDA approves the new sweetener Tr... More >>

• The Dish: Vanilla Frozen Yogurt from Fro-Yo

  published Dec 17, 2008

  This afternoon was overcast and cold, the temperature stuck south of freezing. And that's the best weather we've seen this week. So of course today I decided to make the arduous trek from RFT world ... More >>

• FoodWire: Winter Farmers' Market at Schlafly Bottleworks This Saturday

  published Dec 17, 2008

  Looking for that perfect almost-last-minute Christmas giftr Well, who doesn't love a gourdr This Saturday, December 20, from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Schlafly Bottleworks (7260 Southwest Avenue) is hosting the... More >>

• In This Week's Issue: The Top Ten Dishes of 2008 and Bacardi Raz Silver

  published Dec 17, 2008

  This week's issue is now available online.If you still haven't checked out my Top Ten Dishes of 2008 -- what's wrong with your -- now you can read 'em in one place. The list takes the place of my us... More >>

• Gut Check Christmas* Gift Ideas: Foodie Fight Trivia Game

  published Dec 17, 2008

  As part of the Year-End Bonanza, here are some Christmas* gift ideas for the foodie in your life. These are personal favorites, and these posts in no way imply an official RFT endorsement. The maker... More >>

• The Morning Brew: Wednesday, 12.17

  published Dec 17, 2008

  President-elect Obama will name former Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack to be his secretary of agriculture. Vilsack is seen as a strong proponent of biofuels. (New York Times)The new tactics food banks are... More >>

• Two Thousand and Ate: Ian chowed his way across St. Louis in 2008. Here's the best of what he found.

  published December 17, 2008

  As I prepare to count down my ten favorite dishes of the past year, unemployment is skyrocketing, the Big Three automakers are begging Congress... More >>

• The Top Ten Dishes of 2008 - #1: The Barbecue at Pappy's Smokehouse

  published Dec 16, 2008

  Mike Emerson does barbecue the proper way: dry. Or, as the takeout menu puts it: "Sauce is on the side 'cause there's nothing to hide." The meats are smoked up to fourteen hours over apple and cherr... More >>

• The Top Ten Dishes of 2008: Honorable Mentions...and the Worst Dish of the Year

  published Dec 16, 2008

  There is no "Review Preview" today because the Top Ten Dishes of 2008 will take the place of the regular review in this week's issue. Instead, as a reward to you loyal Gut Check readers -- and to dr... More >>

• The Top Ten Dishes of 2008 - #2: Pretty Much Everything at the Firefly Grill

  published Dec 16, 2008

  There was so much, all of it so good, that my memory is hazy. I remember luscious foie gras paired, I think, with peaches and the verdant snap of fried green tomatoes. I remember meaty portobello mu... More >>

• FoodWire: Market at Busch's Grove Now Open

  published Dec 16, 2008

  The transformation from iconic St. Louis restaurant to upscale grocery store is complete: The Market at Busch's Grove opened Saturday at 9160 Clayton Road. The market is open 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Mon.-Sat.... More >>

• The Top Ten Dishes of 2008 - #3: Foie Gras at Araka

  published Dec 16, 2008

  The foie gras' buttery richness and silky texture, here given a mild crunch by a pistachio crust, are paramount. Black-pepper honey provides both the sweet note you often want with foie gras as well... More >>

• The Morning Brew: Tuesday, 12.16

  published Dec 16, 2008

  Several key U.S. senators back Whole Foods in its complaint against the FTC. (Reuters)China releases a list of substances banned from foods. No more flame retardants in your dumplings! (AFP)AB InBev ... More >>

• The Top Ten Dishes of 2008 - #4: Duck-Fat Frites at the Shaved Duck

  published Dec 15, 2008

  There is no elegant way to eat these babies. Pluck a single fry from the tangle of very thinly spiral-cut spuds with fork or fingers and you'll end up with a handful. Share an order with someone els... More >>

• FoodWire: Yoshi's Sushi Restaurant Reopens Tonight as Momoyama's

  published Dec 15, 2008

  Chesterfield sushi restaurant Yoshi's, the RFT editors' choice for Best Sushi 2008, reopens this evening under new ownership as Momoyama's (1637 Clarkson Road). As of tomorrow, the restaurants' regul... More >>

• The Top Ten Dishes of 2008 - #5: Deep-Dish Pizza at Pi

  published Dec 15, 2008

  The deep-dish crust is something else entirely. It's medium-thick and made, in part, with cornmeal, which imbues the texture with a faint granular quality. The exterior is crisp and a lovely, summer... More >>