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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2009 Stories by Ian Froeb

• Poll Results: Brick House Tavern + Tap Has "The Loveliest Meat"

  published Dec 01, 2009

  And so this exercise in shameless, soul-selling pandering concludes with a decisive result: The servers from Chesterfield's Brick House Tavern + Tap won 57% of the vote for which of the new boob-tasti... More >>

• FoodWire: New Tasting, Lunch Menus at Araka

  published Nov 30, 2009

  Clayton restaurant Araka (131 Carondelet Plaza; website) has announced a revised lunch menu and a new seven-course tasting menu. The lunch menu (link PDF) includes several new dishes, including spinac... More >>

• FoodWire: St. Louis Originals Restaurant Week

  published Nov 30, 2009

  St. Louis Originals, the partnership of locally owned restaurants, is hosting a "Dine Original" restaurant week through Saturday, December 5. Participating restaurants are offering a three-course meal... More >>

• Review Preview: Mango Peruvian Cuisine

  published Nov 30, 2009

  This week I visit Mango Peruvian Cuisine, the popular Shrewsbury restaurant which has opened a second location in the former Mosaic space downtown.The menu is broad and will give you some idea of the ... More >>

• Happy Thanksgiving from Gut Check

  published Nov 26, 2009

  Happy Thanksgiving from all of us here at Gut Check International Headquarters to you and yours. We'll return to our regularly scheduled programming Monday morning.Remember -- especially those of you ... More >>

• Don't Forget: Vote in the Loveliest Meat Poll and Submit Your Favorite Underrated St. Louis Restaurants

  published Nov 25, 2009

  Looking for something to do once the turkey's all gone and the football games are overr The polls remain open in the contest to determine which boob-tastic restaurant serves the loveliest meat: Brick ... More >>

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  Review + Slideshow: Young's Restaurant & Ice Creamery

  published Nov 25, 2009

  My review of Young's Restaurant & Ice Creamery is now available online. Young's is located at 206 Meramec Station Road in Valley Park. You can see the menu and more at Young's website. In this wee... More >>

• Video: Happy Thanksgiving from PETA

  published Nov 24, 2009

  rVia Huffington Post, which reports that NBC won't air a Thanksgiving-themed ad from PETA. Frankly, I think that's outrageous. Who the hell is offended by rainbowsr ... More >>

• FoodWire: Soulard Gyro and Deli Now Open

  published Nov 24, 2009

  I believe I'm a couple of weeks behind on this one, but Soulard Gyro and Deli is now open 2202 South 12th Street in Soulard, offering gyros, doner kebabs and sandwiches. According to the sign on the d... More >>

• Gut Check: Going Tapas

  published November 25, 2009

  Several openings to tell you about this week: Sanctuaria is now open at 4198 Manchester Avenue in Forest Park Southeast's Grove... More >>

• Fry Me to the Moon: Go to Young's in Valley Park for the fried chicken. Stay for the burgers and the ice cream.

  published November 25, 2009

  Thanksgiving isn't the ideal time to review a restaurant. For most of us, this week is a time to gather around the hearth — or, you know,... More >>

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  Fight Club Sandwich, with Poll! The Tilted Kilt vs. The Brick House Tavern + Tap in a Meat Smackdown

  published Nov 23, 2009

  Fellow St. Louis metro-area residents, we've been blessed this year with not one, but two new restaurants where the food is secondary to the scantily clad waitresses who bring that food to your table:... More >>

• Video: Paula Deen Hit in the Face with a Ham

  published Nov 23, 2009

  When I first heard about this, I assumed some crazed animal-rights protestor had chucked a ham at Paula Deen on account of her ties with Smithfield. Nope. Just this. Ouch.Update @ 3 p.m.: Ah, the copy... More >>

• Review Preview: Young's Restaurant & Ice Creamery

  published Nov 23, 2009

  This week, for a change of pace, I visit Young's Restaurant & Ice Creamery, which has been open (in one form or another) in Valley Park since 1954.Fried chicken might not inspire as much debate ar... More >>

• This Week in Gut Check, Regurgitated

  published Nov 20, 2009

  Believe it or not, congealed pork blood at the fantastic Vietnamese restaurant Phuc Loi wasn't the most challenging thing I ate this week. That would be Doritos Late Night "Last Call Jalapeno Popper" ... More >>

• Gut Check's Week in Tweets

  published Nov 20, 2009

  Don't you knowr Gut Check has a Twitter account. You can follow me @gutcheckstl.Here's some of what you missed on my Twitter feed this week:Delmar Loop Xmas decorations up. #didisleepthroughthanksgivi... More >>

• FoodWire: Balaban's Wine Cellar & Tapas Bar Opens Today, 11.20

  published Nov 20, 2009

  The year of Balaban's resurrection is complete. Balaban's Wine Cellar & Tapas Bar opens today at 1772 Clarkson Road in Chesterfield. Owners Steve McIntyre and Brian Underwood are offering tapas di... More >>

• This Week's Tip of the Tongue Newsletter

  published Nov 19, 2009

  Gut Check not providing enough dining tidbits for your Consider subscribing to Tip of the Tongue, the Riverfront Times' weekly e-mail dining newsletter.In this week's edition, learn about the cannoli... More >>

• FoodWire: Maplewood Winter Farmers' Market This Saturday, 11.21

  published Nov 18, 2009

  November is already more than halfway over, which means the area's seasonal farmers' markets have long since closed up shop until spring...with a couple of exceptions. One such exception is the Maplew... More >>

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  Review + Slideshow: Phuc Loi

  published Nov 18, 2009

  My review of the Vietnamese restaurant Phuc Loi is now available online. Phuc Loi is located at 3723 Gravois Avenue (the intersection of Gravois and Spring). In this week's Back of the House slideshow... More >>

• FoodWire: New Sunday Supper at Fond Begins 11.22

  published Nov 17, 2009

  Edwardsville restaurant Fond (106 North Main Street; website) will introduce a new Sunday menu format this Sunday, November 22. From 11 a.m. till 2 p.m. will be Sunday brunch. From 2 until 5 p.m., the... More >>

• FoodWire: The U Introducing Breakfast Soon

  published Nov 17, 2009

  Popular Midtown eatery The U (3108 Olive Street; website) will soon add breakfast to its menu of sandwiches, burgers, wings and more. Owner Adam Kustra emailed to inform me that the new breakfast menu... More >>

• FoodWire: Brasserie by Niche Opens Tonight, Tuesday, 11.17

  published Nov 17, 2009

  Brasserie by Niche, the latest restaurant from Gerard Craft of Niche and its still shiny-and-new sibling Taste by Niche, opens for service this evening at 5 p.m. at 4580 Laclede Avenue in the Central ... More >>

• Gut Check: Let Us Praise the Unsung Restaurant

  published November 18, 2009

  Niche. Monarch. Pi. Certain St. Louis restaurants are discussed frequently around these parts. Too frequently, some might... More >>

• Whole Hog: Looking for authentic Vietnamese cuisine without the Americanized trimmings? Phuc Loi is the real deal.

  published November 18, 2009

  When the guy behind the counter at Phuc Loi asks if you're sure you want pork blood in your bun bo Hue — and if, like me,... More >>