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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2010 Stories by Ian Froeb

• FoodWire: Opera Theatre of St. Louis Hosts Wine & Beer Tasting Friday, 2.5

  published Jan 15, 2010

  The Opera Theatre of St. Louis will host its annual Wine & Beer Tasting on Friday, February 5, from 6-8 p.m. at the Sally S. Levy Opera Center at Webster University. The tasting will feature wine ... More >>

• Gut Check's Week in Tweets

  published Jan 15, 2010

  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:It's the Caveman Diet! Tomatoes optional. http://bit.ly/4Sai... More >>

• FoodWire: Haiti Earthquake Relief at The Good Pie

  published Jan 15, 2010

  The Good Pie (3137 Olive Street; website) will donate all proceeds on the evening of Tuesday, January 19, to earthquake relief for Haiti through Mercy Corps, according to the Midtown restaurant's Twit... More >>

• FoodWire: 222 Artisan Bakery Haiti Relief on Saturday, 1.16

  published Jan 14, 2010

  Edwardsville's 222 Artisan Bakery (222 North Main Street; website) will donate 10% of proceeds on Saturday, January 16, to earthquake-relief efforts in Haiti. 222 is the home of incredible bread and b... More >>

• This Week's Tip of the Tongue Newsletter

  published Jan 14, 2010

  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 latest ... More >>

• Best. Recipe Typo. Ever.

  published Jan 13, 2010

  This morning, Gut Check received a press release containing a recipe for Buffalo wings.Then, a few hours later, Gut Check received a correction to this recipe, which I repost here:Correction to "Spice... More >>

• FoodWire: Pi Donating Portion of Proceeds to Haiti Relief Efforts Today

  published Jan 13, 2010

  All three locations of Pi (6144 Delmar Boulevard, 10935 Manchester Road and 400 North Euclid Avenue; website) will donate 10% of sales today, January 13, to Red Cross efforts in earthquake-devastated ... More >>

• FoodWire: Clayton Restaurant Week Monday, 1.25-Sunday, 1.31

  published Jan 13, 2010

  Clayton will host its first annual Restaurant Week from Monday, January 25, through Sunday, January 31. As is customary during these weeks, participating restaurants will offer three-course meals for ... More >>

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  Review + Slideshow: Table Three

  published Jan 13, 2010

  My review of Table Three is now available online. Table Three is located at 16765 Main Street in Wildwood. You can view the menu and more at the restaurant's website. In this week's Back of the House ... More >>

• FoodWire: Velocity Cafe and Cyclery Closedr

  published Jan 12, 2010

  Lots of buzz today that Velocity Cafe and Cyclery (286 DeBaliviere Avenue; website) has closed. The phone number remains active, and I've left a message asking for confirmation, but the restaurant and... More >>

• Confirmed: 10th Street Italian Closed

  published Jan 12, 2010

  This morning, I spoke with 10th Street Italian owner Todd Sanders, who confirmed yesterday's report that the five-year-old restaurant at 504 North 10th Street has closed."I could sit here and complain... More >>

• Table Three: Where the Wildwood elite eat meat?

  published January 13, 2010

  The Main Street address of Wildwood's Table Three might conjure images of a quaint small town, a Norman Rockwell fantasy of families... More >>

• FoodWire: Operation Food Search "Operation Heartfelt" Fundraiser, Saturday, 2.13

  published Jan 12, 2010

  Look: You don't want to get anywhere near a restaurant on the Friday and Saturday before Valentine's Day. Operation Food Search has a solution -- and, as a bonus, you can help provide food to the need... More >>

• Review Preview: Table Three

  published Jan 11, 2010

  This week, I visit Table Three, which opened in the middle of last year in the new Wildwood Town Center development. Follow after the jump for a sneak preview of what I have to say.rThe Main Street ad... More >>

• FoodWire: Learn Barbecue from the Master, Mike Mills, Saturday, 1.16

  published Jan 11, 2010

  Barbecue legend Mike Mills, Memphis in May champion and owner of 17th Street Bar & Grill, is teaching a class on barbecue from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, January 16. The class will be held at the Ole... More >>

• FoodWire: 10th Street Italian Closedr

  published Jan 11, 2010

  Downtown casual joint 10th Street Italian (504 North 10th Street; website) appears to have closed -- temporarily, at the very least, and possibly for good. Word began to circulate on the Post-Dispatch... More >>

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  Restaurant's MLK Day Promotion Possibly Overreaches

  published Jan 11, 2010

  Because he dreamed of the day when his children would be judged not by the color of their skin, but by the content of their quesadillas.r... More >>

• FoodWire: "Crazy Grapes" Wine Dinner at Five, Thursday, 1.14

  published Jan 11, 2010

  Five (5100 Daggett Avenue; website) is hosting a five-course "Crazy Grapes" wine dinner with Kyle Harsha from wine consultants Sip of Knowledge this Thursday, January 14, at 7 p.m. The dinner will fea... More >>

• This Week in Gut Check, Regurgitated

  published Jan 08, 2010

  We wrote some haiku,also drank Dark Honey booze,failing to stay warm.What else happened this weekrThrowback of the House resolved to try macrobiotic cuisine.The Noble Writ made resolutions for himself... More >>

• Gut Check's Week in Tweets

  published Jan 08, 2010

  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:Few expressions as judgmental as a server's when s/he realiz... More >>

• FoodWire: The Terrace View Adds Brunch

  published Jan 08, 2010

  The Terrace View (808 Chestnut Street; website) will offer brunch beginning this Sunday, January 10. Brunch will run from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and feature both breakfast and lunch items. The Terrace View... More >>

• Food News Reduced to Haiku: Hamburger Rage (With Video!)

  published Jan 08, 2010

  Hamburger mistakeleads to violent outburst.Next timer Happy meal.... More >>

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  Restaurant Roll Call for 2009 [Updated]

  published Jan 07, 2010

  RFT editorial coordinator Courtney Schilling and I did our best to compile as thorough a list of openings and closings as possible. Inevitably, though, some places will slip through the cracks. Please... More >>

• FoodWire: Restaurant Tidibts from Niche, Sugo's [Updated]

  published Jan 07, 2010

  A few news items for this overhyped snow day: First, Bill Burge reports at STL Bites that Brasserie by Niche (4580 Laclede Avenue; website) is now open for lunch Tuesday through Friday 11 a.m.-2 p.m. ... More >>

• This Week's Tip of the Tongue Newsletter

  published Jan 07, 2010

  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 new dow... More >>