Andy Ayers

Chris DiMercurio of Vino Nadoz Wants You to Trust Him

This is part one of Gut Check's Chef's Choice profile of Chris DiMercurio of Vino Nadoz. Part two, a Q & A with DiMercurio, will be available Wednesday. Part three, a recipe, will be published Friday. You could easily miss Vino Nadoz (16 The Boulevard, Richmond Heights; 314-726-0400), dwarfed as it ... More >>

Colleen Clawson of Big Sky Cafe

This is part one of Emily Wasserman's Chef's Choice profile of chef Colleen Clawson of Big Sky Cafe. Part two, a Q&A, will be posted tomorrow, and part three, a recipe from Clawson, on Thursday. Emily Wasserman​Trying to find the Big Sky Cafe (47 South Old Orchard, Webster Groves; 314-962-575 ... More >>

Imperial Barroom: Three Kings Public House deals the Delmar Loop a solid hand

Christopher Lee of Cafe Ventana, Sanctuaria and Chuy Arzola's, Part 2

This is part two of Robin Wheeler's Chef's Choice interview with Christopher Lee of Cafe Ventana, Sanctuaria, and Chuy Arzola's. To read part one, click here. Part three, a recipe from Chef Lee, will be available soon. Robin Wheeler​Did your family cook when you were a child? If so, what mea ... More >>

Belly Up to the Wine List: Riddle's Penultimate Cafe & Wine Bar

Tom CarlsonSee this guy? His name's Derek Flieg. When you're at Riddle's, seek him out and ask him about wine.​Loop landmark Riddle's Penultimate Cafe & Wine Bar (6307 Delmar Boulevard, University City; 314-725-6985) has long been a beacon of fine wine and eclectic cuisine that spotlights the ... More >>

Chef's Choice: Anthony Devoti, Five and Newstead Tower Public House

Robin WheelerAnthony Devoti of Five and Newstead Tower Public House​"I think that every food writer should be forced to put their credentials on their write-ups every single week. I don't understand how you can write about what goes on in a kitchen if you haven't worked in a kitchen," Chef Anthon ... More >>

St. Louis Food Blog Digest: 2.21-2.27

Gut Check dishes on our favorite St. Louis food blogs.STL Bites: Earlier this week Gut Check's Brooke Foster bemoaned a new policy asking solo coffeeshop patrons to sit only at two-top tables. Bill argues the other side.Sauce: Sauce posts a picture of a mama and baby pig to illustrate a story on K ... More >>

The Pope of Pork: In tiny towns across Missouri, old-school hog farming stages a comeback — and at tables across the nation, diners rejoice

American Apparel: Tell Dov Charney How to Come and Where to Go!

Loop Chained

The arrival of Noodles & Company and Chipotle has some Delmar business owners wondering where it will end.

The Wine Master

A St. Louis sommelier strives to be among the best in the world.

Streetside Out, Restaurants In on Delmar

Talk Pretty

David Sedaris' publicist asks Unreal to bend the space-time continuum. Plus: the blog of a former Cards hurler, and an obituary for Jim Igoe, the Delmar Poet.

Best Wine List in a Restaurant

Riddle's Penultimate Café and Wine Bar

Berger Bit

Unreal bids fond farewell to Jerry Berger, witnesses a presidential Opening Day and a six-foot-tall termite and gives out a very, very special award

Bush Strikes Out

Our commander in chief takes to the mound, Missouri gets its very own dinosaur, an Old Kid on the Block remembers when he was New, and Unreal learns a little something about love and basketball

Best Restaurant Character

Andy Ayers, Riddle's Penultimate Café & Wine Bar

Wines

Riddle's Penultimate Cafe & Wine Bar

Side Dish

Even working chefs aren't immune to the lure of those celebrity-chef cookbooks

A Summer Riddle

Andy Ayers presents inquisitive diners with new culinary experiences at Riddle's Penultimate Cafe & Wine Bar

Fertile Imagination

In the era of modern agribusiness, organic farmer Paul Krautmann faces a tough row to hoe, but his innovative natural solutions yield delicious results