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

• Pi Pizzeria's "Grove" Pizza: One of 100 St. Louis Dishes You Must Eat Right Now

  published Mar 11, 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 >>

• Bombay Food Junkies Truck Nears Launch, Turns to Kickstarter for Decoration Help

  published Mar 11, 2013

  Gut Check told you last month about Bombay Food Junkies, a new food truck featuring vegetarian and vegan Indian cuisine. The wife-and-husband team of Krupa and Sid Panchal plan to serve pav, a sandwic... More >>

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  Your Pick for St. Louis' Most Underrated Fried Chicken Is...

  published Mar 11, 2013

  King Edwards Fried Chicken & Fish (multiple locations) won your votes for St. Louis' most underrated fried chicken -- by a landslide. King Edwards walloped the field, beating the runner-up by almost 5... More >>

• Pint Size Bakery & Coffee's Man-tastic Dessert: What to Eat This Weekend and Where to Eat It

  published Mar 08, 2013

  Gut Check tells you what's new and tasty at our favorite restaurants. Listen up, dudes. This weekend Pint Size Bakery & Coffee (3825 Watson Road; 314-645-7142) has a dessert for you. "We have our 'M... More >>

• Famous Szechuan Pavilion's Spicy Wonton Soup (Novice) or Yu Shan Pork (Advanced): One of 100 St. Louis Dishes You Must Eat Right Now

  published Mar 08, 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 >>

• Tidbits: Araka's Final Weekend; La Gra to Become Tamm Avenue Grill

  published Mar 08, 2013

  If you've been waiting to say goodbye to Araka (131 Carondelet Plaza, Clayton; 314-725-6777), you're almost out of time. The Clayton restaurant will close after service this Saturday, March 9. Owner B... More >>

• Bumble Bee Recalls Canned Tuna for Loose Seals [Updated]

  published Mar 07, 2013

  No, Buster. The problem with Bumble Bee canned tuna is not Lucille, Nos. 1 or 2. Bumble Bee today announced a voluntary recall of certain five-ounce cans of its Chunk White Albacore and its Chunk Li... More >>

• La Tejana Taqueria's Goat Soup: One of 100 St. Louis Dishes You Must Eat Right Now

  published Mar 07, 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 >>

• Rick Lewis of Quincy Street Bistro: Recipe for "Chicken 'n Biscuits"

  published Mar 07, 2013

  This is part three of Gut Check's Chef's Choice profile of Rick Lewis of Quincy Street Bistro. Read part one, a profile of Lewis, here. Read part two, a Q&A with Lewis, here. "Seeing as how we are a ... More >>

• Flying Saucer Draught Emporium Opens Downtown Today at 5 P.M.

  published Mar 06, 2013

  Does St. Louis need another spot to drink beerr Is the pope Catholicr Trick question. There is no pope at the moment! Where were wer Oh, yes... Not quite one year after we first learned of its arri... More >>

• Hendricks BBQ's Ribs: One of 100 St. Louis Dishes You Must Eat Right Now

  published Mar 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 >>

• Pan D'Olive: Review + Slideshow

  published Mar 06, 2013

  Pan D'Olive (1603 McCausland Avenue; 314-647-8000) has a swank spot, a big parking lot and packed tables. What it doesn't have -- not always, at least -- is the bread that gives the restaurant its nam... More >>

• Chef's Choice: Rick Lewis of Quincy Street Bistro, Part 2

  published Mar 06, 2013

  This is part two of Gut Check's Chef's Choice profile of Rick Lewis of Quincy Street Bistro. Read part one, a profile of Lewis, here. Part three, a recipe from Lewis, will be available on Thursday. I... More >>

• Review Preview: Pan D'Olive

  published Mar 05, 2013

  Here's a question I don't ask as often as I should: "What's the deal with your restaurant's namer" Or maybe I should I put it like this: If, after several meals at your restaurant, after talking with... More >>

• Applegate Organics Chicken and Apple Sausage Recalled

  published Mar 05, 2013

  Sadly, this week we made it only till Tuesday morning before coming across news of another food recalled because of foreign material. Schmalz's European Provisions has recalled its Applegates Organic... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Chef's Choice: Rick Lewis of Quincy Street Bistro

  published Mar 05, 2013

  This is part one of Gut Check's Chef's Choice profile of Rick Lewis of Quincy Street Bistro. Part two, a Q&A with Lewis, will be published Wednesday, and part three, a recipe from Lewis, will be avail... More >>

• Gut Check Readers: Save $10 on Iron Fork Tickets!

  published Mar 05, 2013

  Iron Fork, Riverfront Times' annual tasting extravaganza, is Thursday, March 28 -- only three weeks away! This year's event will feature samples from more than 40 restaurants and food trucks, four loc... More >>

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  Pan D'Olive Bustles, But It's Not Worth the Bread

  published March 7, 2013

  Pan D'Olive takes its name from the restaurant's olive bread. I... More >>

• Sauce on the Side's "Costanza" Calzone: One of 100 St. Louis Dishes You Must Eat Right Now

  published Mar 04, 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 Fried Chicken

  published Mar 04, 2013

  We asked you to nominate St. Louis' most underrated fried chicken, and you delivered some really interesting selections. A special shout-out to our Metro East readers (or, at least, readers who spend ... More >>

• The Fatted Calf in Clayton Has Closed

  published Mar 02, 2013

  Yesterday, March 1, was the final day for the Fatted Calf (12 South Bemiston Avenue, Clayton; 314-726-1141). Kathleen Portman, who owns the Clayton burger institution with her husband, Jason, confirme... More >>

• Salume Beddu's Cold-Weather Sausage Fest: What to Eat This Weekend and Where to Eat It

  published Mar 01, 2013

  Gut Check tells you what's new and tasty at our favorite restaurants. "It's a sausage-heavy weekend," says Cary Exler, co-owner of the acclaimed south city salumeria and lunch spot Salume Beddu (3467... More >>

• St. Louis Restaurant Openings & Closings: February 2013 [Updated]

  published Mar 01, 2013

  February saw much activity in the Delmar Loop, with the opening of Chubbies and Mission Taco Joint as well as the news that a coffee shop called BluePrint Coffee might be joining those two restaurants... More >>

• Mission Taco Joint Now Open in the Delmar Loop

  published Mar 01, 2013

  Mission Taco Joint, the new venture from the team behind Tortillaria (8 1/2 South Euclid Avenue; 314-361-4443) and Milagro Modern Mexican (20 Allen Avenue, Webster Groves; 314-962-4300), opened for bu... More >>

• Siete Luminarias' Guanajuato-Style Carnitas: One of 100 St. Louis Dishes You Must Eat Right Now

  published Mar 01, 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 >>