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

• 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 >>

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  Mission Accomplished in the Loop: Mission Taco Joint, Review + Slideshow

  published May 08, 2013

  The traditional Mexican street fare of Mission Taco Joint (6235 Delmar Boulevard; 314-932-5430) is already drawing crowds to its Delmar Loop address. With good reason. My review of Mission Taco Joint ... More >>

• St. Louis Deli & Grill Already Closed

  published May 08, 2013

  St. Louis Deli & Grill (8544 Watson Road) opened last December in an old Taco Bell in an unincorporated area of St. Louis County between Crestwood and Marlborough. In the comments to yesterday's "Tid... More >>

• Is It Mission Accomplished at Mission Taco Jointr: Review Preview

  published May 07, 2013

  Have you been to Mission Taco Joint (6235 Delmar Boulevard; 314-932-5430) yetr Nor Reallyr Because every time I've been there it's seemed like half of St. Louis had packed into the latest restaurant ... More >>

• It's Not Delivery, It's Plastic Fragments: DiGiorno, California Pizza Kitchen Pizzas Recalled

  published May 07, 2013

  Gut Check was just talking to ourselves the other day: "Self," we said, "it's been a while since we reported on any foods being recalled because of plastic contamination." So we ambled on over (virtu... More >>

• Tidbits: Sultan Palace, Hong An Open; Chopstix Asian Kitchen Closed

  published May 07, 2013

  - Last month Gut Check heard from readers -- and saw for ourselves -- that the relatively new Middle Eastern restaurant Sultan Palace Bakery and Cafe (4144 South Grand Boulevard; 314-875-9653) had clo... More >>

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  Fellow Missouri Chef Colby Garrelts Takes the James Beard Foundation's "Best Chef: Midwest" Award over Gerard Craft of Niche

  published May 06, 2013

  Colby Garrelts of Bluestem in Kansas City won the James Beard Foundation's "Best Chef: Midwest" award for 2013 at a gala ceremony in New York City this evening. Garrelts edged out Gerard Craft of Nich... More >>

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  Mission Accomplished: Mission Taco Joint spices things up in the Loop

  published May 9, 2013

  Next time someone tells you St. Louis is hopelessly behind the latest national food and restaurant trends — this someone will almost... More >>

• Is Tonight the Night for Gerard Craft at the James Beard Awardsr

  published May 06, 2013

  This evening the James Beard Foundation will announce the winners of its annual Restaurant and Chef Awards at a gala event in New York City. For the fourth time in the past five years, Gerard Craft of... More >>

• Taste's "Barbacoa": One of the 100 St. Louis Dishes You Must Eat Right Now

  published May 06, 2013

  The Gut Check One Hundred is our accounting of the 100 dishes in St. Louis that you must eat right now. These are the best dishes at the newest restaurants and the newest dishes at the best restaurant... More >>