African and Middle Eastern Food and Cooking

First Look: Orkeed Restaurant

Orkeed Restaurant (3191 South Grand; 314-664-3940) opened its doors in south city in the space formerly filled by Al Waha Restaurant & Hookah Lounge this past spring. After a facelift to both Al Waha's menu and interior, owner Taif Jassim along with chef Wael Khudair pick up where Al Waha left off a ... More >>

Somebody Sumac Me!

Welcome to Spice World, in which Gut Check looks at overlooked spices from around the globe, introducing those you probably don't own -- and probably should. History: As summer begins its nosedive into fall, with it go certain plants we won't think of again till springtime, like the itchy trio of p ... More >>

Guess Where I'm Eating this Falafel Sandwich and Win Baseball Tickets!

Holly Fann​ Guess where I'm eating this falafel sandwich and win two tickets to the River City Rascals' game of your choice. Rules: To be eligible, you must leave a valid e-mail address in the comment-entry field. One guess per e-mail address. Employees of the restaurant in question and River ... More >>

The Veggielante Puts The Royale to the Test

​The Veggielante has had it up to here with people bitching that St. Louis restaurants are vegetarian unfriendly. Sure, we'd like to see more restaurants offering more meatless dishes, but there are excellent choices out there if you take the trouble to look for them. We're not here to prosely ... More >>

Guess Where I'm Eating this Hummus and Win Baseball Tickets!

Chrissy Wilmes​ You can win five tickets to the River City Rascals' game of your choice, and all you have to do is guess where we ate this hummus and pita. Rules: To be eligible, you must leave a valid e-mail address in the comment-entry field. One guess per e-mail address. Employees of the ... More >>

Bleeding Deacon in Stable Condition

Kristen KlempertThis bar doesn't actually require a happy hour in order to make you happy. But it'll give you one anyway.​The Joint: The Bleeding Deacon 4123 Chippewa Street; 314-772-1813 The Hours: Mon.-Fri. 4-7 p.m. The Deal: $3 wells, $3 local drafts (and we're not just talking A-B produc ... More >>

The World Comes to St. Louis

Titli Nihaan Explains How to Be a TV Mega Chef

America may have Paula Deen, Rachel Ray and Sandra Lee, but it takes a Brit to tell us how to gain such a level of celebrity chef fame. Titli Nihaan found her fame by posting cooking videos on YouTube and her blog, Titli's Busy Kitchen. This weekend she veered beyond her Asian and halal favorites ... More >>

Grit Expectations: Ian finds his Mojo on South Grand

The Unreal Fall Film Preview

While dining on goat and fufu at a Nigerian restaurant this weekend, Unreal spotted a preview for a film called Hitler. Immediately, we fell in love and abandoned all plans of downloading an advance copy of New Moon. This is the film to see this year. We dare you to tell us any different.

A Table for How Many? at Café Lazeez

Café Lazeez 14248 Manchester Rd (Suite H), Manchester636-527-5900 Pizza, Burgers, Biryani, and KabobsThe sign outside of Café Lazeez reads, "Pizza, Burgers, Biryani, and Kabobs." This sounded like a place that would please everyone in our large group. My only hesitation in bringing the gang? ... More >>

Restaurant Tidbit: Flaco's Cocina

Mindless Self Indulgence

7 p.m. Friday, September 7. Pop's, 1403 Mississippi Avenue, Sauget, Illinois.

Supersize Me

Aya Sofia is a most delicious way to blow your diet

The Back Burner

Restaurant August is a super-fancy bummer

Best Greek Restaurant

Olympia Kebob House & Taverna

Dinarosa Liaisons

The hits just keep on coming for Philippe Habassi

Best Takeout Counter (Grocery Division)

Whole Foods Market

TOP HAYAT AND TALES

A new Somali restaurant shines against its industrial-wasteland backdrop