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

• Whole Foods Market Signs Lease for Central West End Store

  published Feb 14, 2013

  We learned last fall that the St. Louis area was almost certain to receive a third location of Whole Foods Market -- and the first within the city limits. Specifically, we learned that Mills Propertie... More >>

• Papa Tom's Fancy Franks Food Truck For Sale

  published Feb 13, 2013

  A reader tipped Gut Check off that the food truck Papa Tom's Fancy Franks (@papatomsff; 314-713-4431) is listed for sale on Craigslist. In fact, there are two listings for the truck: one for just the ... More >>

• Schoemehl's South Side Grill, SOHA Bar & Grill and Quincy Street Bistro: Review + Slideshow

  published Feb 13, 2013

  This week, I take a trip through south city, visiting three neighborhood restaurants -- two new, one recently transformed: Schoemehl's South Side Grill (7529 Michigan Avenue, 314-932-7774), SOHA Bar &... More >>

• Tidbits: Piccolino's, The Choice Open

  published Feb 13, 2013

  Catching up on a couple of openings around town... - Piccolino's Italian Grocer, Wine Merchant and Deli is now open at 10 Church Street in Ferguson. Actually, Piccolino's opened in December of last y... More >>

• Hate Valentine's Dayr Enjoy an Offal (Late) Dinner at Five Bistro

  published Feb 13, 2013

  "We've been wanting to do an offal dinner," says Anthony Devoti, owner and chef at Five Bistro (5100 Daggett Avenue; 314-773-5553), "so we were sitting around drinking beers one night, kicking around ... More >>

• Review Preview: Schoemehl's South Side Grill, SOHA Bar & Grill and Quincy Street Bistro

  published Feb 12, 2013

  One of my favorite categories in our annual Best of St. Louis issue is "Best Neighborhood Restaurant". It's a chance to highlight spots that maybe escape mention in discussions of the best or hippest ... More >>

• Pita Pit Opening in the Delmar Loop

  published Feb 12, 2013

  The fast-casual chain Pita Pit will open a second St. Louis location at 6120 Delmar Boulevard, which is in the same east Delmar Loop strip as Tavolo V (6118 Delmar Boulevard; 314-721-4333). No word o... More >>

• Gut Check's Valentine's Day Reservation Guide: Two Days Out Edition

  published Feb 12, 2013

  Have you still not made your dinner plans for Valentine's Day yetr Are you worried that there are no tables for two available at any of your favorite romantic spots in St. Louisr Did you ignore the on... More >>

• Small Glass Fragments in Lean Cuisine Ravioli, Plastic in Fast Classics Country-Fried Steaks

  published Feb 12, 2013

  We have a When Food Attacks two-fer this morning. First, Nestle Prepared Foods Company on Friday announced (via the FDA) a voluntary recall of its Lean Cuisine Culinary Collection Mushroom Mezzaluna R... More >>

• Poll: What Is St. Louis' Most Underrated Restaurant for Sealing the Deal (Wink, Wink)

  published Feb 12, 2013

  It doesn't take a genius to pick a sure-thing restaurant for that special night, the one you've been waiting for since you first Facebook-stalked that friend of a friend spotted that special someone a... More >>

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  Bar (& Grill) Hopping: The south side of St. Louis is a pub lover's paradise

  published February 14, 2013

  I wasn't in the mood for a burger the first time I visited More >>

• St. Louis Supermodel Karlie Kloss and Momofuku Milk Bar Have Collaborated on Cookies and a 1980's-Style Exercise Video

  published Feb 11, 2013

  St. Louis native Karlie Kloss is many things. A supermodel, of course. A style icon whose haircut can launch a thousand words. And, apparently, a huge fan of Momofuku Milk Bar, Christina Tosi's acclai... More >>

• Reports: Rue Lafayette Closes

  published Feb 11, 2013

  The Lafayette Square cafe Rue Lafayette (2026 Lafayette Avenue; 314-772-2233) has closed, according to multiple reports. We first heard the news from the Twitter account of David Craig's Food Talk STL... More >>

• Your Pick for St. Louis' Most Overrated Pizza Is...

  published Feb 11, 2013

  Our quest to identify the most overrated pizza in St. Louis resulted in the most votes by far of our Underrated/Overrated polls. It also resulted in a definitive winner (or should that be "winner"r), ... More >>

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  At Basso, Nationally Acclaimed Chef Patrick Connolly Pays Homage to St. Louis' Divisive Provel Cheese

  published Feb 11, 2013

  Not everyone gets the joke at first, admits Patrick Connolly, the executive chef of Basso (7036 Clayton Avenue; 314-932-7820), the new gastropub inside the renovated Cheshire hotel. The "Emo Cover Ban... More >>

• Chubbies Now Serving Burgers, Wings and Frozen Custard in the Delmar Loop

  published Feb 07, 2013

  Chubbies opened today at 6227 Delmar Boulevard in the Delmar Loop. As the lettering on the front window makes clear, the specialties of the house are burgers, wings and frozen custard. The staff had y... More >>

• J. Gumbo's to Rise from the Ashes

  published Feb 07, 2013

  J. Gumbo's had been open for only three weeks when a five-alarm fire swept through its building at 3949 Lindell Boulevard in the Central West End. No one was killed or seriously injured in the fire on... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Gut Check's Valentine's Day Reservation Guide: One Week Out Edition

  published Feb 06, 2013

  Have you made your dinner plans for Valentine's Day yetr Are you worried that there are no tables for two available at any of your favorite romantic spots in St. Louisr Never fear! With one week rema... More >>

• Elaia and Olio: Review + Slideshow

  published Feb 06, 2013

  Ben Poremba's twinned restaurant concept of Elaia and Olio (1634 Tower Grove Avenue; 314-932-1088) is as bold an addition to the dining scene as St. Louis has seen in years. It is also one of the best... More >>

• Tidbits: Eric Brenner Names Restaurant; Lampert's BBQ Opens; Prasino Sets Opening

  published Feb 06, 2013

  - We told you just last week that Eric Brenner, the chef and owner of the late, lamented Moxy Bistro, had returned to St. Louis from Manhattan to open a new restaurant. St. Louis Magazine scores the n... More >>

• Review Preview: Elaia and Olio

  published Feb 05, 2013

  Before our tasting menu at Elaia (1634 Tower Grove Avenue; 314-932-1088) officially begins, before the first of twelve courses (or was it fourteenr my post-meal notes, chicken-scratch under ideal circ... More >>

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  Best in Shaw: Botanical Heights hits the jackpot with chef Ben Poremba's far-from-identical twins Elaia and Olio

  published February 7, 2013

  Before our tasting menu at Elaia officially begins, before the first... More >>

• Tidbits: El Paisano Opens, Mama Gusto's 314 Closes and Imo's Makes National Pizza List

  published Feb 05, 2013

  - We told you last month that the local chain of Mexican restaurants El Paisano Mexican Bar & Grill was opening a new location at 5916 Delmar Boulevard, where Delmar intersects with Hamilton Avenue, a... More >>

• Bombay Food Junkies Truck to Bring Vegetarian Indian Street Fare to St. Louis

  published Feb 05, 2013

  Since moving to the United States from their native Bombay, (or Mumbai, as it is now known), India, Krupa and Sid Panchal haven't found anything like the street food they enjoyed in their home city. S... More >>

• Will Ferrell's Guerrilla Old Milwaukee Ad Campaign Strikes Again

  published Feb 04, 2013

  For the second consecutive Super Bowl, residents of a very, very, very select number of far-flung towns across America saw a surreal, low-budget commercial for Old Milwaukee beer starring Will Ferrell... More >>