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

• Is Justin Haifley of the Tavern Kitchen & Bar One of Food & Wine Magazine's Best New Chefs for 2013r [Update: Nope]

  published Apr 01, 2013

  Update: (Monday, April 1, 7:50 p.m.) And Dana Cowin pops the bubble. It ain't the Tavern. To someone else who'd guessed it: @paulhting ah. You're right that you're wrong:)— dana cowin (@fwsco... More >>

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  Fuel Up: A happy belly trumps an empty tank at BBQ ASAP

  published April 4, 2013

  Jim Randall is walking toward the front door of BBQ ASAP, the... More >>

• Sidney Street Café's Robert Zugmaier Up for Food & Wine Magazine's "People's Best New Pastry Chef"

  published Apr 01, 2013

  St. Louis fell short in this year's vote for Food & Wine magazine's "People's Best New Chef" award, but now we have another chance. Food & Wine announced this morning the "People's Best New Pastry Che... More >>

• Food Talk STL Ends Run on KFNS 590 AM

  published Apr 01, 2013

  David Craig announced this weekend that he is putting his radio show Food Talk STL "on hiatus." Food Talk STL has aired on Saturday morning on KFNS (590 AM) since February 2012. The station recently a... More >>

• Bombay Food Junkies Hits Kickstarter Goal for Food Truck

  published Apr 01, 2013

  So, yeah, maybe there's something to this whole using-Kickstarter-for-your-new-restaurant plan, after all. Bombay Food Junkies, a vegetarian Indian food truck start-up, reached its Kickstarter goal o... More >>

• Your Pick for St. Louis' Most Underrated Barbecue Is...

  published Apr 01, 2013

  As a commenter astutely pointed out, The Shaved Duck (2900 Virginia Avenue; 314-776-1407) is hardly an unknown restaurant. Still, it isn't simply a barbecue joint -- heck, in its original incarnation,... More >>

• Smoked Veal Sweetbreads Barigoule and Rabbit-Prosciutto Terrine at Franco: What to Eat This Weekend and Where to Eat It

  published Mar 29, 2013

  Gut Check tells you what's new and tasty at our favorite restaurants. I called Tom Schmidt, owner of Franco (1535 South Eighth Street; 314-436-2500) and its younger sibling Nico (6525 Delmar Boulev... More >>

• Strange Donuts Hits Kickstarter Goal Early, Announces Opening Date

  published Mar 29, 2013

  Strange Donuts, the independent doughnut shop slated to open at 2709 Sutton Boulevard in Maplewood this spring, turned to crowdfunding site Kickstarter to raise $10,000 toward the purchase of its kitc... More >>

• Riverfront Times' Iron Fork 2013: The Slideshow (and the Hangover)

  published Mar 29, 2013

  First, a heartfelt thank you to everyone -- restaurants, bars, sponsors, ticket-buyers -- who attended last night's Iron Fork event. It was the biggest Iron Fork yet: 2,000 people trying food from s... More >>

• Travel + Leisure Magazine Lauds Bixby's and O'Connell's Pub

  published Mar 29, 2013

  Travel + Leisure, which cancelled Gut Check's subscription and banned us for life after we requested to receive only the Leisure half of the magazine, has honored two St. Louis restaurants in recent f... More >>

• Last-Minute Iron Fork Ticket Giveaway! [UPDATE: TICKETS CLAIMED; CONTEST OVER]

  published Mar 28, 2013

  THE TICKETS HAVE ALL BEEN CLAIMED. Thanks for playing. --- This evening's Iron Fork event is sold out. No general admission tickets are available at the door. HOWEVER. We have a select number of ti... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Fork & Stix's Sai Oua with Naam Prik Nuum: One of 100 St. Louis Dishes You Must Eat Right Now

  published Mar 28, 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 >>

• Momentary Panic: Buffalo Trace Recalls... Flavored Sauces

  published Mar 28, 2013

  I ask so very little of the universe. Two things, really. Don't serve me desiccated calamari. And don't screw with my bourbon. This week already shattered one of my illusions. And then, for a moment t... More >>

• Sassy JAC's Collard Greens with Applewood-Smoked Bacon: A Recipe from Andrew Ladlie

  published Mar 28, 2013

  This is part three of Gut Check's Chef's Choice profile of Andrew Ladlie of Sassy JAC's. Read part one, a profile of Ladlie, here. Read part two, a Q&A with Ladlie, here. "I knew I wanted to cook h... More >>

• New Orleans Panache and the Dishwasher Who Imitated the Incredible Hulk: A Q&A with Sassy JAC's Andrew Ladlie

  published Mar 27, 2013

  This is part two of Gut Check's Chef's Choice profile of Andrew Ladlie of Sassy JAC's. Read part one, a profile of Ladlie, here. Part three, a recipe from Ladlie, will be available on Thursday. I w... More >>

• The Gumbo Shop in Rock Hill Closes to Make Way for a CVS, Promises New Location

  published Mar 27, 2013

  The Gumbo Shop (9501 Manchester Road, Rock Hill; 314-918-8747) has served the final po' boys and bowls of gumbo within its cozy confines at the corner of Manchester and McKnight roads. The restauran... More >>

• The Calamari That Snapped in Half and Other Misadventures at Takaya New Asian: Review + Slideshow

  published Mar 27, 2013

  I'm trying to find a pithy way to summarize what happened at Takaya New Asian (634 Washington Avenue; 314-241-5721) but you really need to read my review of the new downtown restaurant to get the fu... More >>

• Restaurant Critic Evan Benn to Depart Post-Dispatch in April

  published Mar 27, 2013

  Post-Dispatch restaurant critic Evan Benn has submitted his resignation to the paper. Benn will move to Miami, where his wife, Teri, a physician, has taken a new position. Benn will return to the Miam... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Andrew Ladlie Finds the Beating Heart of the Tiny Kitchen at Sassy JAC's

  published Mar 26, 2013

  This is part one of Gut Check's Chef's Choice profile of Andrew Ladlie of Sassy JAC's. Part two, a Q & A with Ladlie, will appear Wednesday. Part three, a recipe from Ladlie, will be available Thursda... More >>

• Everything New Is Old Again: A Review Preview of Takaya New Asian

  published Mar 26, 2013

  I have a lot to say this week about Takaya New Asian (634 Washington Avenue; 314-241-5721), the upscale Asian-fusion spot that is one of the cornerstone restaurants of the new Mercantile Exchange de... More >>

• Iron Fork Is This Thursday, March 28 -- Buy Your Tickets Now!

  published Mar 26, 2013

  Iron Fork, the Riverfront Times' annual tasting event, is this Thursday, March 28, and I still have nothing to wear. That's my problem. Your problem is that you still haven't purchased tickets to I... More >>

• Of Course You Don't Want to Find a Mouse in Your Salad -- But You Shouldn't Want Bagged Greens in It, Either

  published Mar 25, 2013

  Is there any specimen of contemporary consumer convenience more beautiful than the bagged saladr The shiny plastic clamors for our attention from the supermarket shelves. You want a specific leafr Bag... More >>

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  Takaya or Leave Ya: Didn't New Asian get old, like, ten years ago?

  published March 28, 2013

  The calamari looked innocuous enough when our server brought the appetizer: familiarly curled squid rings breaded and fried to a light golden... More >>

• Gobble Stop Smokehouse's Turkey Tips: One of 100 St. Louis Dishes You Must Eat Right Now

  published Mar 25, 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 >>

• Vote for St. Louis' Most Underrated Barbecue

  published Mar 25, 2013

  Our call for nominations for St. Louis' most underrated barbecue yielded both traditional barbecue joints as well as restaurants that happen to serve excellent 'cue (or so you say). We waived our arbi... More >>