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January 9, 2012
Another Look at the Central Library's Makeover-in-Progress
One hundred years ago last Friday, the Central Library downtown opened its doors for the first time. They closed them again a year and a half ago for a massive $70 million renovation project that would bring the library into the twenty-first century. The project is still only two-thirds done, but s ... More >>
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October 27, 2011
Sleep-deprived readers discuss Paul Shaw, Groupon
One hundred years ago last Friday, the Central Library downtown opened its doors for the first time. They closed them again a year and a half ago for a massive $70 million renovation project that would bring the library into the twenty-first century. The project is still only two-thirds done, but s ... More >>
Blogs
October 26, 2011
Eat the Cardinals' Rally Squirrel!
Screenshot viaDuring Game 4 of the division series between the Cardinals and the Phillies, what is quite possibly the greatest instant replay of all time was filmed on local soil. That's right -- the priceless footage of our hometown Rally Squirrel bopping across home plate and fleeing into t ... More >>
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August 10, 2011
RFT Wins Big in Journalism Contests
Tom Carlson was honored for his work on "Gay Divorcees," along with two other RFT covers.Art Director Tom Carlson and staff writer Aimee Levitt are big winners in two recent journalism contests.Carlson won first place for cover design in the large newspaper category at the contest sponsored by th ... More >>
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May 4, 2011
The Cinnamon Roll at Square One Brewery
Aimee LevittThe idea of going to a microbrewery for Sunday brunch brings to mind the Replacements song "Beer for Breakfast." It begins, "All I wanna do is drink beer for breakfast/All I wanna eat is them barbecue chips" and ends, "Halle-fucking-lujah, I'm a bum!" It really is a wonderful song ... More >>
Blogs
April 29, 2011
Comment of the Day: Jeff Smith Is No Gandhi
Today's comment of the day comes in response to Aimee Levitt's post about disgraced former pol Jeff Smith writing a book about what he learned in jail. Since Smith wasn't exactly innocent in the scandal that sent him packing, reader "Never Know" had this question:Hey Kids! Which of the following doe ... More >>
Blogs
April 22, 2011
First Prairie Chickens, Now Elk: A Look at the Dept. of Conservation's Latest Project
courtesy the Missouri Department of ConservationThe majestic elk...sort of like the ones that will be arriving in MIssouri next week.Elk have not lived in Missouri since Abraham Lincoln was president. (Since 1865, for those of you keeping score at home.) For mere humans, that's a really, re ... More >>
Blogs
April 22, 2011
This Week in Gut Check, Regurgitated
Aimee LevittThis week was that of the Great Gut Check Matzo Tasting. Aimee Levitt ran a series of tests on various matzot to determine a champion based on criterion such as flavor, texture and swallowability. What else did we do this week? We prepared for Easter with a Battle Gourmet Jell ... More >>
News
March 31, 2011
Readers fight back against Amazon and question whether liberalism reigns at Left Bank Books
Aimee LevittThis week was that of the Great Gut Check Matzo Tasting. Aimee Levitt ran a series of tests on various matzot to determine a champion based on criterion such as flavor, texture and swallowability. What else did we do this week? We prepared for Easter with a Battle Gourmet Jell ... More >>
Blogs
February 23, 2011
Preview: The New Taste
Aimee LevittThe official opening for the new Taste at 4584 Laclede Avenue is next Monday, February 28, but the recently relocated-from-Benton-Park spot staged an impromptu soft opening this past Thursday, February 17, in order to accommodate a visiting editor from Food & Wine who was coming i ... More >>
Blogs
February 4, 2011
Kakao Maplewood Open for Business
Aimee LevittBrian Pelletier behind the counter of Kakao Chocolate's new location on Manchester Avenue in Maplewood.Nobody thought it would actually happen, least of all owner Brian Pelletier, but on Thursday, February 3, just two months after signing the lease and two days after an ice storm ... More >>
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January 28, 2011
This Week in Gut Check, Regurgitated
Askinosie Chocolate Sean Askinosie with a farmer in Tanzania.This week, Missouri's two bean-to-bar chocolate makers each made news with some fantastic recognition: Patric Chocolate won a Good Food Award from Slow Food Nation, while Askinosie Chocolate traveled to Tanzania and put itself o ... More >>
Blogs
January 19, 2011
Kosher Soul Food: The Recipes
Aimee LevittOn a recent morning, Andria Simckes and her mother Evelyn Lard invited Gut Check to Simckes' Creve Coeur kitchen to give us a crash course in their specialty: kosher soul food. The results were delicious. They were kind enough to provide recipes, but Gut Check declines to take res ... More >>
Blogs
January 18, 2011
Kosher Soul Food: Uncommonly Delicious!
Aimee LevittAndria Simckes (right) and her mother, Evelyn Lard, might be the only two kosher soul-food cooks in St. Louis.Few cuisines would appear to be as incompatible -- nay, irreconcilable -- as kosher food and soul food. It's not that Jews don't have soul -- it's just that they're strong ... More >>
Blogs
December 22, 2010
Comment of the Day: Marriage Is Stupid
Today's comment comes in response to a months-old blog post by Aimee Levitt: "Never-Married Women in Their 30s Are Total Losers, Mizzou Study Finds."Surprisingly, our commenter is not defending those shriveled-up spinsters that our headline seems to be insulting (but really isn't, if you actually re ... More >>
Blogs
November 9, 2010
Meatless Mondays Boost Restaurant Sales
Meatless Mondays have become a boon to restaurants. New York Magazine looks at how the slowest night of the restaurant week is becoming one of the hottest, thanks to the increasing trendiness of veggies and high-end restaurants doing interesting things with them for Monday dinner.Grocery stores are ... More >>
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October 29, 2010
Mills Apple Farm vs. Blue Springs Cafe: The Great Illinois Pie Fight
You'd think this fight would be a slam-dunk KO, given that Riverfront Times just declared that Mills Apple Farm produces the Best Pie in St. Louis. But, well, we at Gut Check really love to eat pie. Plus we were inspired by this article in the New York Times Magazine about PieLab, a community ... More >>
Blogs
August 23, 2010
Top Ten 90s Fashion WTFs
What in the name of Ian Ziering's mullet were we smoking?When a wise man concluded that there's nothing new under the sun, he had to have been mulling American fashion. We've been recycling the same trends, give or take an accessory or two, for nearly 70 years. Hence the all-too-predictable 1980s ... More >>
News
July 14, 2010
Readers clang on about the Loop's new trolley and new bike laws
What in the name of Ian Ziering's mullet were we smoking?When a wise man concluded that there's nothing new under the sun, he had to have been mulling American fashion. We've been recycling the same trends, give or take an accessory or two, for nearly 70 years. Hence the all-too-predictable 1980s ... More >>
Blogs
July 9, 2010
SLU Challenges Wash. U. Rabbit With Topiary Billiken
Aimee LevittThe topiary billiken stands proud before the Busch Student Center.Impressive, yes. But probably requires far more maintenance (except in cases of bunny vandalism).
News
June 30, 2010
Something stinks: Cops take aim at dogs (again) and complaints persist over E. coli in waterways
Aimee LevittThe topiary billiken stands proud before the Busch Student Center.Impressive, yes. But probably requires far more maintenance (except in cases of bunny vandalism).
Blogs
June 18, 2010
The Morning Brew: 6.18
CNN reports that 15 million pounds of Spaghetti-O's with Meatballs have been recalled. Campbell's Soup Co. issued the recall because the product might have been "under-processed". Thanks to Aimee Levitt for picking this story. Slashfood reports/warns that The Ice Cream Store in Rehoboth Beach, De ... More >>
News
May 5, 2010
RFT readers debate Teabonics and speculate on splinters at the City Museum
CNN reports that 15 million pounds of Spaghetti-O's with Meatballs have been recalled. Campbell's Soup Co. issued the recall because the product might have been "under-processed". Thanks to Aimee Levitt for picking this story. Slashfood reports/warns that The Ice Cream Store in Rehoboth Beach, De ... More >>
News
January 27, 2010
Radioactive Waste: Some readers think Larry Burgan's lawsuit is frivolous
CNN reports that 15 million pounds of Spaghetti-O's with Meatballs have been recalled. Campbell's Soup Co. issued the recall because the product might have been "under-processed". Thanks to Aimee Levitt for picking this story. Slashfood reports/warns that The Ice Cream Store in Rehoboth Beach, De ... More >>
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January 20, 2010
RFT readers have nostalgia for Northwest Plaza, hope for Larry Burgan and Doug Lindsay
CNN reports that 15 million pounds of Spaghetti-O's with Meatballs have been recalled. Campbell's Soup Co. issued the recall because the product might have been "under-processed". Thanks to Aimee Levitt for picking this story. Slashfood reports/warns that The Ice Cream Store in Rehoboth Beach, De ... More >>
News
December 16, 2009
Animated Characters: Con-goers insist that yaoi ain't yucky
CNN reports that 15 million pounds of Spaghetti-O's with Meatballs have been recalled. Campbell's Soup Co. issued the recall because the product might have been "under-processed". Thanks to Aimee Levitt for picking this story. Slashfood reports/warns that The Ice Cream Store in Rehoboth Beach, De ... More >>
Blogs
December 10, 2009
Who's Up for a Game of "Spin the Gun"?
This image was shot during Bishie Con, the subject of this week's RFT feature story by Aimee Levitt, who informs us that the gun was a prop from someone's costume.Consider this your open-caption contest:Photo: Jennifer SilverbergSee more photos from Bishie Con here.
News
August 19, 2009
For some readers, stuffed dead squirrels were a little too real, and a tea-party protester was a little too fake
This image was shot during Bishie Con, the subject of this week's RFT feature story by Aimee Levitt, who informs us that the gun was a prop from someone's costume.Consider this your open-caption contest:Photo: Jennifer SilverbergSee more photos from Bishie Con here.
News
August 5, 2009
Gold digging, meat Match-ing and Obama's pants
This image was shot during Bishie Con, the subject of this week's RFT feature story by Aimee Levitt, who informs us that the gun was a prop from someone's costume.Consider this your open-caption contest:Photo: Jennifer SilverbergSee more photos from Bishie Con here.
News
July 15, 2009
Match Points: Readers chew on Match meat and tea parties
This image was shot during Bishie Con, the subject of this week's RFT feature story by Aimee Levitt, who informs us that the gun was a prop from someone's costume.Consider this your open-caption contest:Photo: Jennifer SilverbergSee more photos from Bishie Con here.
News
July 8, 2009
Readers turn a critical eye toward the city and its ass clowns, then praise Citygarden
This image was shot during Bishie Con, the subject of this week's RFT feature story by Aimee Levitt, who informs us that the gun was a prop from someone's costume.Consider this your open-caption contest:Photo: Jennifer SilverbergSee more photos from Bishie Con here.
Blogs
June 26, 2009
This Week in Gut Check, Regurgitated
Don't forget: You have until the end of the day Monday to vote in our first Fight Club Sandwich contest, the Battle of the Burgers. As I write this, the match-up of O'Connell's Pub and Seamus McDaniel's is winning rather handily. Also: The documentary Food, Inc. opens at the Tivoli today. Aimee Levi ... More >>
News
April 15, 2009
Viva la Vida: Readers question our ethics and our stance on El Borracho
Don't forget: You have until the end of the day Monday to vote in our first Fight Club Sandwich contest, the Battle of the Burgers. As I write this, the match-up of O'Connell's Pub and Seamus McDaniel's is winning rather handily. Also: The documentary Food, Inc. opens at the Tivoli today. Aimee Levi ... More >>
Blogs
April 8, 2009
This Week in RFT, April 8 - April 14
Our feature story this week, "Death Watch," is a must-read for anyone who has wondered about assisted suicide, the changing ways in which it is practiced, and the ethical and moral questions it raises. This engrossing story by RFT writer Aimee Levitt focuses on the Final Exit Network, a ra ... More >>
Blogs
March 13, 2009
The Week in Gut Check
We can't wait for movies in the courtyard this summer, either!Well, a few hours have passed, and the Map Room Fan Club has yet to take issue with my post teasing their excitement about the new Benton Park spot. Stay tuned, though: I don't think we've heard the last of them!What else found its way in ... More >>
Blogs
February 18, 2009
Video: A Night at Culver's with Balloon Performer Thad James
St. Louis balloon artist Thad James is one of the balloonatics profiled by the RFT's Aimee Levitt in this week's issue (which hit many news boxes this afternoon.) To accompany the feature story, James, who goes by "Sammy J" during his balloon-twisting gigs around the Metro area, allowed us to d ... More >>
News
February 11, 2009
Bad Dog: A reader sends the RFT to obedience school over our story on puppy mills
St. Louis balloon artist Thad James is one of the balloonatics profiled by the RFT's Aimee Levitt in this week's issue (which hit many news boxes this afternoon.) To accompany the feature story, James, who goes by "Sammy J" during his balloon-twisting gigs around the Metro area, allowed us to d ... More >>
Blogs
December 8, 2008
Bear Market Sandwich Extravaganza: Stouffer's Corner Bistro Southwest-Style Chicken Panini
This week the Bear Market embarks on a great adventure: the sandwich. Last weekend we bought a stack of frozen grocery store panini and flatbread and stockpiled them in the RFT freezer. Barring theft, we will try out a new one every day this week.Our earliest memory of the workplace lunch was the s ... More >>
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November 25, 2008
Cooking for Your Cat: Thanksgiving Feast
RFT staff writer Aimee Levitt and her cat, Bess, continue their culinary adventure. Were there cats on the Mayflower? There must have been, if only to chase mice, but I can't ever recall hearing about them, even back in elementary school when my teachers did their best to sweeten up the Thanksgivi ... More >>
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November 24, 2008
The Bear Market: Costco Take-N-Bake Pizza
We could pretend that going to the supermarket is a new kind of adventure now that times are tight. Shopping trips become infinitely more exciting when you add the element of mental calculation. It's almost like going on The Price is Right, except without Bob Barker. How much food can you get for 2 ... More >>
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October 15, 2008
Cooking for Your Cat: Batter Blaster
We could pretend that going to the supermarket is a new kind of adventure now that times are tight. Shopping trips become infinitely more exciting when you add the element of mental calculation. It's almost like going on The Price is Right, except without Bob Barker. How much food can you get for 2 ... More >>
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September 29, 2008
Cooking for Your Cat: Starbucks Perfect Oatmeal
We could pretend that going to the supermarket is a new kind of adventure now that times are tight. Shopping trips become infinitely more exciting when you add the element of mental calculation. It's almost like going on The Price is Right, except without Bob Barker. How much food can you get for 2 ... More >>
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September 10, 2008
Cooking for Your Cat: Trident Alaskan Salmon Burger Revisited
We could pretend that going to the supermarket is a new kind of adventure now that times are tight. Shopping trips become infinitely more exciting when you add the element of mental calculation. It's almost like going on The Price is Right, except without Bob Barker. How much food can you get for 2 ... More >>
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April 30, 2008
The RFT gets some sage advice from a Los Angeles-based pickup artist coach
We could pretend that going to the supermarket is a new kind of adventure now that times are tight. Shopping trips become infinitely more exciting when you add the element of mental calculation. It's almost like going on The Price is Right, except without Bob Barker. How much food can you get for 2 ... More >>
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April 14, 2008
A Recipe for Trout Cooked in Horse Manure
We could pretend that going to the supermarket is a new kind of adventure now that times are tight. Shopping trips become infinitely more exciting when you add the element of mental calculation. It's almost like going on The Price is Right, except without Bob Barker. How much food can you get for 2 ... More >>
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November 21, 2007
This Week's Issue
We could pretend that going to the supermarket is a new kind of adventure now that times are tight. Shopping trips become infinitely more exciting when you add the element of mental calculation. It's almost like going on The Price is Right, except without Bob Barker. How much food can you get for 2 ... More >>
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October 17, 2007
E-mail Thread of the Day
We could pretend that going to the supermarket is a new kind of adventure now that times are tight. Shopping trips become infinitely more exciting when you add the element of mental calculation. It's almost like going on The Price is Right, except without Bob Barker. How much food can you get for 2 ... More >>
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October 3, 2007
This Week's Issue
We could pretend that going to the supermarket is a new kind of adventure now that times are tight. Shopping trips become infinitely more exciting when you add the element of mental calculation. It's almost like going on The Price is Right, except without Bob Barker. How much food can you get for 2 ... More >>
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September 12, 2007
This Week's Issue
We could pretend that going to the supermarket is a new kind of adventure now that times are tight. Shopping trips become infinitely more exciting when you add the element of mental calculation. It's almost like going on The Price is Right, except without Bob Barker. How much food can you get for 2 ... More >>
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September 12, 2007
This Week's Issue
We could pretend that going to the supermarket is a new kind of adventure now that times are tight. Shopping trips become infinitely more exciting when you add the element of mental calculation. It's almost like going on The Price is Right, except without Bob Barker. How much food can you get for 2 ... More >>
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