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

• Mad Tomato's True Chitarra Pasta with Artichokes: What to Eat This Weekend and Where to Eat It

  published Mar 22, 2013

  Gut Check tells you what's new and tasty at our favorite restaurants. You wouldn't know it from this week's weather -- not to mention the forecast for Sunday -- but spring has officially arrived, a... More >>

• Tidbits: New Vietnamese Restaurant for Rock Hill; Barrister's Moving

  published Mar 22, 2013

  - A regular reader tipped me off to a new Vietnamese restaurant. Permanent signage is up at the former China Inn at 9737 Manchester Road in Rock Hill announcing Mi Linh. You can't see it very well in ... More >>

• Seoul Taco's Burrito: One of 100 St. Louis Dishes You Must Eat Right Now

  published Mar 22, 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 >>

• Cleveland-Heath's Sharp Cheddar-Jalapeno Bread Pudding: A Recipe from Eric Heath

  published Mar 22, 2013

  This is part three of Gut Check's Chef's Choice profile of Eric Heath of Cleveland-Heath. Read part one, a profile of Heath, here. Read part two, a Q&A with Heath, here. The best of the many great ... More >>

• Want to Win Iron Fork Ticketsr Write a Restaurant Review!

  published Mar 21, 2013

  Iron Fork, the Riverfront Times' annual tasting event, is only a week away. It features samples from 39 area restaurants, a mixology competition among twelve local drink-slingers and the centerpiece... More >>

• St. Louis Doesn't Have Food & Wine Magazine's "People's Best New Chef"

  published Mar 21, 2013

  For the third consecutive year Food & Wine asked readers to vote for the "People's Best New Chef". Last year, Josh Galliano -- formerly of Monarch, now of the soon-to-open Libertine -- won for the Mid... More >>

• Eric Heath Destroys a Giant Vase and Bans Death Metal in His Kitchen: A Q&A with the Cleveland-Heath Chef

  published Mar 21, 2013

  This is part two of Gut Check's Chef's Choice profile of Eric Heath of Cleveland-Heath. Read part one, a profile of Heath, here. Part three, a recipe from Heath, will be available on Friday. For ye... More >>

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  Chef Eric Heath of Cleveland-Heath Calls Edwardsville "An Awesome Place"

  published Mar 20, 2013

  This is part one of Gut Check's Chef's Choice profile of Eric Heath of Cleveland-Heath. Part two, a Q & A with Heath, will appear Thursday. Part three, a recipe from Heath, will be available on Friday... More >>

• Five Star Burgers' Green Chile Cheeseburger: One of 100 St. Louis Dishes You Must Eat Right Now

  published Mar 20, 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 >>

• The Restaurant at the Cheshire: Review + Slideshow

  published Mar 20, 2013

  You might not receive as much free food as I did at the Restaurant at the Cheshire (7036 Clayton Avenue; 314-932-7818), but the staff will do their damnedest to make you very, very happy with your v... More >>

• Russell's on Macklind Now Open in Former Murdoch Perk Space

  published Mar 19, 2013

  A little over seven months after Murdoch Perk closed its doors at 5400 Murdoch Avenue, Southampton has its neighborhood coffee shop back. Russell's on Macklind opened for business this morning. The ne... More >>

• Review Preview: The Restaurant at the Cheshire

  published Mar 19, 2013

  The Restaurant at the Cheshire (7036 Clayton Avenue; 314-932-7818) is one the highest profile new ventures of the past six months, the upscale centerpiece of the renovated Cheshire hotel. Following my... More >>

• Mike Marquard Discusses Blueprint Coffee, Opening This Summer in the Delmar Loop

  published Mar 19, 2013

  Three weeks ago Gut Check learned that Blueprint Coffee is planning to open at 6225 Delmar Boulevard, along the same block of the Delmar Loop where two other restaurants have already opened this year:... More >>

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  The Restaurant at the Cheshire: A Tudor Coup?

  published March 21, 2013

  I didn't order the tuna at the Restaurant at the... More >>

• Gerard Craft of Niche a James Beard Foundation Award Finalist for "Best Chef: Midwest"

  published Mar 18, 2013

  The James Beard Foundation announced the finalists for its annual Restaurant and Chef Awards this morning, and for the fourth time in the past five years, Gerard Craft of Niche (7734 Forsyth Boulevard... More >>

• Olio's Octopus Salad: One of 100 St. Louis Dishes You Must Eat Right Now

  published Mar 18, 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 >>

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  What Is St. Louis' Most Underrated Barbecuer

  published Mar 18, 2013

  Here is a category ripe for nominations. We know the big names: Pappy's Smokehouse (3106 Olive Street; 314-535-4340) and rBogart's Smokehouse (1627 South Ninth Street; 314-621-3107) , which between t... More >>

• Sidney Street Café's Grilled Octopus Appetizer: What to Eat This Weekend and Where to Eat It

  published Mar 15, 2013

  Gut Check tells you what's new and tasty at our favorite restaurants. Yesterday Sidney Street Cafe (2000 Sidney Street; 314-771-5777) owner and chef Kevin Nashan tweeted a a striking photo of a whole... More >>

• House of India in University City Suffers Kitchen Fire

  published Mar 15, 2013

  A fire struck House of India (8501 Delmar Boulevard, University City; 314-567-6850) overnight. According to KTVI (Channel 2) (via University City Patch), firefighters responded shortly after midnight ... More >>

• Dressel's Porchetta "Louie": One of 100 St. Louis Dishes You Must Eat Right Now

  published Mar 15, 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 >>

• Katie's Pizza & Pasta Reaches Kickstarter Goal

  published Mar 15, 2013

  Katie Lee of Katie's Pizzeria Cafe (6611 Clayton Road, Clayton; 314-727-8585) told us in January about her plans for a new venture, Katie's Pizza & Pasta. The new restaurant, she said, will be "an art... More >>

• Cleveland-Heath's Seared Beef Tongue: One of 100 St. Louis Dishes You Must Eat Right Now

  published Mar 14, 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 >>

• Natasha Kwan of Frida's Deli: Recipes for Vegetable-Stuffed Zucchini Boats and Baby Spinach Salad with Champagne-Mango Dressing

  published Mar 14, 2013

  This is part three of Gut Check's Chef's Choice profile of Natasha Kwan of Frida's Deli. Read part one, a profile of Kwan, here. Read part two, a Q & A of Kwan, here. Natasha Kwan, owner of Frida's D... More >>

• Cleveland-Heath's Cauliflower Soup: One of 100 St. Louis Dishes You Must Eat Right Now

  published Mar 13, 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 >>

• Entre's John Perkins on Pop-Up Restaurant #2, A Good Man Is Hard to Find

  published Mar 13, 2013

  A Good Man Is Hard to Find, the new pop-up restaurant from the catering firm-mobile kitchen-underground restaurant Entre (360 North Boyle Avenue; 314-632-6754), opens tomorrow, March 14, at 5:30 p.m. ... More >>