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

• 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 >>

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  Fork & Stix's Khao Soi: One of 100 St. Louis Dishes You Must Eat Right Now

  published Feb 28, 2013

  Today Gut Check launches our most ambitious project yet: an 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 di... More >>

• King Arthur Has Blue Balls (Flour Recalled)

  published Feb 27, 2013

  Let the record show that we made it till Wednesday of this week before receiving word of yet another recall occasioned by the possible presence of foreign objects in your food. King Arthur Flour has ... More >>

• Brazikat Brazilian Steak + Seafood House: Review + Slideshow

  published Feb 27, 2013

  It was bitterly cold when I left Brazikat Brazilian Steak & Seafood House (172 Carondelet Plaza, Clayton; 314-727-1007), and I wanted nothing more than to retire to the warmth of my living room, a gla... More >>

• New Coffee Shop for the Delmar Loopr

  published Feb 27, 2013

  It's been a busy couple of months for the block Delmar Boulevard immediately east of Eastgate Avenue in the Delmar Loop. Chubbies (6227 Delmar Boulevard; 314-725-5000) opened at the beginning of this ... More >>

• Report: Pappy's Smokehouse Partners Embroiled in Lawsuit

  published Feb 26, 2013

  A lawsuit has divided the partners behind one of St. Louis' best known and most successful restaurants, the Midtown barbecue joint Pappy's Smokehouse (3106 Olive Street; 314-535-4340). Joe Holleman of... More >>

• Openings: La Patisserie Chouquette, Tucanos Brazilian Grill, the Market at the Cheshire [Update]

  published Feb 26, 2013

  After reporting multiple restaurant closings to begin this week, Gut Check is happy to provide news of openings immediate and imminent: - La Patisserie Chouquette (1626 Tower Grove Avenue; 314-932-79... More >>

• Review Preview: Brazikat Brazilian Steak & Seafood House

  published Feb 26, 2013

  Dear Mr. Froeb, Pursuant to your recent inquiry about the events of the evening of Wednesday, February 20, I can confirm that there are numerous records of a gaucho matching your description -- your ... More >>

• Hampton Bakery in St. Louis Hills Closes

  published Feb 26, 2013

  Hampton Bakery (5815 Hampton Avenue) has closed. The St. Louis Hills bakery opened in September 2010. Gut Check is always hungry for more restaurant news. Feed us your tips.The owners posted an expla... More >>

• Amici's Italian Restaurant Closed "For Renovations"

  published Feb 26, 2013

  A regular reader told me last week that Amici's Italian Restaurant (210 North Kirkwood Road, Kirkwood; 314-821-2222) had closed as of the previous weekend. Calls to the restaurant have gone unanswered... More >>

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  The Gaucho's Lament: A churrascaria aficionado gets wind of Brazikat — and weeps

  published February 28, 2013

  It was bitterly cold when I left More >>

• Local Harvest Cafe Chef Hillary Birtley Is Missing [Updated: Found and OK]

  published Feb 25, 2013

  Update: (Monday, February 25, 10:15 a.m.) Just heard back from Clara Moore that Birtley has been located and is "safe and sound". Hillary Birtley, the head chef at the original Tower Grove South loca... More >>

• Red Sea Cafe & Bar Already Closed

  published Feb 25, 2013

  Red Sea Cafe & Bar (8613 Olive Boulevard, University City), an Ethiopian restaurant that opened only this past October in the Jeffrey Plaza strip mall at Olive Boulevard and Interstate 170, has alread... More >>

• What Is St. Louis' Most Underrated Fried Chickenr

  published Feb 25, 2013

  OK, so our attempt to identify the most underrated restaurant for "sealing the deal" was a dud. No matter. We pick ourselves up, dust ourselves off and move on to a matter of more universal importance... More >>

• What to Eat This Weekend and Where to Eat It: The Tavern Kitchen & Bar

  published Feb 22, 2013

  Gut Check tells you what's new and tasty at our favorite restaurants. When the Tavern Kitchen & Bar (2961 Dougherty Ferry Road, Valley Park; 636-825-0600) opened in the fall of 2010, more than a few ... More >>

• New Owner for 33 Wine Shop & Tasting Bar

  published Feb 22, 2013

  I shouldn't be the one to report this. I've spent way too much of my own money at 33 Wine Shop & Tasting Bar (1913 Park Avenue; 314-231-9463). I've had more great conversations about food, drink and r... More >>

• Metal Mesh in the Biscuits, Plastic in the Sausage

  published Feb 22, 2013

  What's that, you sayr Not one, but two new recalls involving foreign objects in foodr Gut Check is shocked -- shocked! -- that there's gambling in this establishment, First up we have Mondelez Globa... More >>

• More on 801 Chophouse, Opening in Clayton This Fall

  published Feb 22, 2013

  When Araka (131 Carondelet Plaza, Clayton; 314-725-6777) closes next month, its location will not sit empty for long. Des Moines, Iowa-based 801 Chophouse plans to open its fifth location in the expan... More >>

• Owner Brad Beracha Discusses Closing Araka

  published Feb 21, 2013

  As we learned yesterday, Araka (131 Carondelet Plaza, Clayton; 314-725-6777) will close after service on Saturday, March 9, ending a five-and-a-half year run for the upscale Clayton restaurant. Gut Ch... More >>