Cinco de Mayo

St. Louis Food Blog Digest, 04.29-05.05

Gut Check dishes on our favorite St. Louis food blogs. Rhubarb and Honey: Kimberly made roasted crimini mushrooms, marinated with olive oil, Worcestershire, soy sauce and butter. Eat Write: Judith made Mexican chocolate angel food cupcakes right in time for Cinco de Mayo. A Veggie Venture: Alann ... More >>

Cinco De Mayo: Top Twenty Craziest Sights of St. Louis Parade on Cherokee Street

The rain and cold weather did not stop St. Louis Cinco de Mayo over the weekend -- and the parade was filled with reliably colorful and crazy outfits and sites on Cherokee Street. RFT was on scene to document the food and fun, and for your viewing pleasure this Monday morning, we've collected the ... More >>

Photos: Apop Marks 9 Years, The Full Hookup, Cinco de Mayo, Space Cats on Mushrooms 2

It was a busy weekend for RFT photographers, who were out late (Space Cats on Mushrooms 2, The Full Hookup at Handlebar), marking the ninth anniversary of Apop Records (Apop Records 9th Anniversary at Plush) and documenting the sights of Cherokee Street during Saturday's Cinco de Mayo celebration (C ... More >>

The Ten Best Shows in St. Louis this Weekend: May 3 to 5

The RFT Music Showcase is only a month away! Have you voted yet? And to the nominees, have you submitted your info to play? As far as we're considered, every weekend is a showcase. In addition to Eric Brace and Peter Cooper, Grace Basement's record release, Apop's 9th Birthday Party, Cinco de Mayo o ... More >>

The Ten Best Food Events in St. Louis This Weekend: May 4 to 6

Cinco de Mayo, Derby Day and First Friday are only a few of the excuses to get out and get your drink on this weekend. Besides that, rejoice over the bounty of a new farmers' market season in Tower Grove Park, celebrate Big Sky Cafe's 21st anniversary or take a tour or class this weekend. Details on ... More >>

Milagro Modern Mexican's Craig Bielke: Featured Bartender of the Week

The agave has been juiced, the limes have been purchased and the tequila has been stocked. Milagro Modern Mexican (20 Allen Avenue, Webster Groves; 314-962-4300) is ready to make hundreds of margaritas in celebration of Cinco de Mayo. Milagro isn't hosting a garish Cinco party, but as the winner of ... More >>

Best Tequila Selections in St. Louis

Cinco de Mayo is a celebration of the successful clobbering of the French military by a group of rag-tag Mexicans defending the town of Puebla de los Angeles. France had been trying to carve out an empire in Mexican territory, and when the country sent 6,000 troops to the small town in east-central ... More >>

Gut Check's Guide to Drinko Cinco de Mayo in St. Louis: 26 Food and Drink Specials

Whether you observe Drinko de Mayo, or its less quippy counterpart Cinco de Drinko, we all unite this Sunday, May 5, to drink fishbowl margaritas in the streets of St. Louis. It might not be a real national holiday in Mexico or America, but that doesn't halt our revelry, and in the spirit of al past ... More >>

Viva Cherokee

Sanctuaria's Mint Julep: Gut Check's Hump-Day Cocktail Suggestion

Wednesday. Hump Day. Congrats, you've made it halfway through the work week! Unfortunately, you still have two days to go. Dunno about you, but in order to survive the midweek blues, we're going to need a drink. Which brings us to our Wednesday Gut Check feature: "Gut Check's Hump-Day Cocktail S ... More >>

Guess Where I'm Eating This Pork and Pineapple Burrito and Win $10 to De Palm Tree! [Updated]

Right in time for Cinco de Mayo, guess where we ate this burrito filled with seasoned pork, pineapple and other veggies and win $10 to De Palm Tree (8631 Olive Boulevard, University City; 314-432-5171)! Rules: To be eligible, you must leave a valid e-mail address (or Twitter handle or Facebook prof ... More >>

Cinco de Cherokee: An Updated Guide to Restaurants on Cherokee Street

St. Louis' neighborhoods are gems in their own right: full of history, great people and, as far as Gut Check is concerned, fantastic food. Each week we'll take you into a specific neighborhood and point you in the direction of the best places to grab some bites. Cherokee Street is the epicenter of ... More >>

Out Every Night: The Best Shows in St. Louis from April 29 to May 5

Serenity now, serenity now!! What better way to start the week than with a series of nearby ground-shaking, Earth shattering construction noises to accompany a morning cup of joe? Luckily, headphones exist and a series of bookmarked live performances take me back to my quiet place. Music soothes all ... More >>

St. Louis Record Store Day 2013: A Comprehensive Guide

Mark your calendar and prepare your wallet: This Saturday, April 20, marks the sixth annual Record Store Day. Originally begun in 2008 as a way to pull music fans away from their computers and back into the already-dwindling brick-and-mortar shops, Record Store Day has grown larger with each passing ... More >>

Ask a Mexican: Special Best Of Best Of Edition

Pujol is Coming to Off Broadway

Pujol, whose debut full length United States of Being came out this week on Saddle Creek Records, is coming to Off Broadway. The show's on Sunday, July 8 and Carriage House, Bruiser Queen and Warm Jets USA are on the bill as well. Tickets are $5 and on sale now, and I cannot possibly recommend this ... More >>

Built to Suit: BrickTop's is based in Nashville, but it hits home at Plaza Frontenac

Review Preview: BrickTop's Restaurant

This week, I visit BrickTop's Restaurant (1701 South Lindbergh Boulevard; Frontenac; 314-567-6300), the small, upscale chain that opened its first area location at Plaza Frontenac late last year. Page through for a sneak preview of my review.

I Went to a Show's Co-Founder Jess Luther Talks Blogging, Two Years In

Ed. Musicians may get all the groupies, but there is more to a city's music world than people wielding instruments. To name a few: venue and studio owners, show promoters, assorted enthusiasts and -- the subject of this series -- bloggers. In Music Blogs of St. Louis, we'll talk to the humans behi ... More >>

The Ten Best Shows In St. Louis This Weekend: May 4 to 6

This weekend is Cinco de Mayo, which for all of you non Spanish-speaking types translates literally to "The Five of Mayo". What this cryptic phrase actually means is unclear, as is the origin of the association between Mexico and mayonnaise, but for some reason it seems to happen every year on the f ... More >>

Gut Check's Guide to Cinco de Mayo

Tomorrow, Saturday, May 5, is Cinco de Drinko Mayo. Though at best a regional holiday in Mexico, we here in the U.S. of A. can't get enough reveling on Sabado 5 de Mayo. Don't get us wrong, we at Gut Check also enjoy indulging in margaritas on the rocks and Mexican food, and thus have compiled a lis ... More >>

Ten Best Food Events This Weekend: May 4-6

Friday (May 4): St. Louis Microfest @ Forest Park Select from more than 75 breweries including 100 international and craft brews. Demos, tastings and food pairings round out the weekend's festivities. Tickets range from $30 to $54 and can be purchased online via the St. Louis Microfest Web site. F ... More >>

St. Louis Food Blog Digest, 4.22-4.28

Gut Check dishes on our favorite St. Louis food blogs. Rhubarb and Honey: Kimberly made lime and cayenne aioli.

Syna So Pro's Incredible A Capella Smashups of St. Louis Bands

Syna So Pro has been bending St. Louis' collective mind for a while now, taking the concept of the solo act to new heights. Syrhea Conaway - the brainchild behind Syna So Pro - uses an array of foot pedals, instruments and looping technology to create a hypnotic stream of very rad experimental music ... More >>

Yesterday was National Tequila Day. Did You Paint it Green?

Feeling bleary today? Perhaps a bit vomitous? Verging on death? Wondering when and why you painted something green? Then you must have celebrated National Tequila Day yesterday! We thought that was celebrated on May 5, too. But apparently it's sort of a big deal. ABC News even did a feature on G ... More >>

Marnie Stern at the Firebird, 7/6/11: Review, Photos, Setlist

Marnie Stern. Photo by Kiernan Maletsky​Marnie Stern | Gnarwhal | Yowie | Britches The Firebird July 6, 2011 There were more notes played last night at the Firebird than in every other venue in St. Louis in the past week combined. It was a lot to take over the course of four bands (really th ... More >>

We All Scream For I Scream

Tucked into the row of antique stores and Mexican restaurants on Cherokee Street is the newly opened I Scream Cakes (2641 Cherokee Street, 314-932-5758), where owner Kerry Soraci's artistic vision has influenced everything from a kaleidoscope mural painted on the ceiling to the wacky designs of her ... More >>

Ten Best Food Events this Weekend: May 13-15

Image viaBring your pooch to Yappy Hour at the Bleeding Deacon this Sunday!​ Friday, May 13: Grand opening week @ I Scream Cakes During Cherokee Street's Cinco de Mayo celebration last Saturday, a new kid on the block opened its doors for the first time. I Scream Cakes debuted its custard sty ... More >>

Guess Where I'm Eating this Pizza Pie and Win a $10 Gift Certificate to Taqueria La Pasadita!

Holly FannWant free stuff? Tell me where I'm eating this!​ Continue the Cinco de Mayo celebration at Taqueria La Pasadita, for free! All you have to do is guess where I'm eating this delicious pizza. Rules: To be eligible, you must leave a valid e-mail address in the comment-entry field. One ... More >>

Cinco de Mayo on Cherokee Street Turns Five: Parade Route, Set Times, and More

​The largest Cinco de Mayo celebration in St. Louis celebrates its fifth year on Saturday. As in years past, Cherokee street will have a parade, live music on two stages and art. And partly thanks to a partnership with Dos Lunas tequila, who provided the billboard you may have seen on Interst ... More >>

Ten Best Things to Do in St. Louis This Weekend: May 6-8

​St. Louis is nonstop this weekend, with a handful of intriguing touring shows (Tobacco and Ted Leo spring to mind) sharing time with some great local events (Cinco De Mayo and a pair of cool open houses). Tef Poe and Rockwell Knuckles are duking it out at the Gramophone, Charlie Wilson's sere ... More >>

Ten Best Food Events this Weekend: May 6 - 8

Nick SchnelleThe scene at Cinco de Mayo on Cherokee street last year​It's a hoppin' holiday weekend ripe with colorful festivities and food in the Lou. If May flowers aren't enough of a reason to celebrate the return of sunny skies this spring, look ahead to this weekend for excuses to enjoy t ... More >>

This Week's Tip of the Tongue Newsletter

​Gut Check not providing enough dining tidbits for you? Consider subscribing to Tip of the Tongue, the Riverfront Times' weekly e-mail dining newsletter. In this week's newsletter, we say goodbye to one countdown of St. Louis dishes and hello to a new one. We also prepare for Cinco de Mayo a ... More >>

Cinco de Mayo: Drive to Bar on Your Own, Let Someone Else Drive You Home

​Today is May 5, which means, of course, that Cinco de Mayo festivities are upon us. Which means that many a Corona and Dos Equis will be swilled into the wee hours of the night. Hooray! We thought this might be a good time to inform you about a new, national designated-driver service that la ... More >>

Cheap Trick, Mariachis, and Hornitos Tequila Rock Out Cinco de Mayo

For your Cinco de Mayo drinking and rocking pleasure, Midwestern classic rock heroes Cheap Trick have mashed up their ode to parental perversion, "Surrender" with a mariachi band. You can thank the fine folks at Hornitos Tequila for thinking this was an awesome way to promote their Make a Mashup c ... More >>

Guess Where I'm Eating this Hot Dog and Win Cardinals Tickets!

Holly FannBeefy​This contest is for the hot dog aficionados. After all, hot dogs and baseball go hand in hand. You can win tickets to a Cards game, and all you have to do is guess where I'm eating this tasty hot dog (no, it wasn't at the ballpark). The winner will receive a pair tickets to s ... More >>

Where To Go For Cinco

Nick SchnelleA photo from last year's Cherokee Street Cinco de Mayo parade​St. Louisans definitely love to drink, and this week, we'll trade in our cans of PBR for pitchers of margaritas! That's right, it's time for Cinco de Mayo in St. Louis. While arguably the city's biggest party, Cherokee ... More >>

Cherokeenko de Mayo

Forget Cinco de Mayo -- Celebrate El Dia de los Muertos With Jose Cuervo

Deborah HylandCuervo Girls at the Day of the Subterraneo Dead event.​Americans have an uncanny knack for commercializing holidays, either by co-opting them (ask any Irishman what he thinks of green beer), or by stretching them out (Christmas decorations in September). Still, when Gut Check re ... More >>

Milagro Modern Mexican Readies Remodel, Rolls Out Brunch

Jennifer SilverbergAdam Tilford (seated) with his brother, Jason, Milagro's chef​As Adam Tilford prepared to open Milagro Modern Mexican (20 Allen Avenue, Webster Groves; 314-962-4300) last year, he invested not only money, but a great deal of sweat equity. With the help of a friend, he built the ... More >>

Photos: The Flavor of Mexican Independence Day on Cherokee Street

photos by Keegan HamiltonJuan, --the owner of the RFT's Best Taco Cart of 2009 -- dishes up carne asada.​St. Louis' Hispanic community celebrated Mexican Independence Day this past weekend (no, gringo, that didn't happen on Cinco de Mayo) with a two-day festival on Cherokee Street. In addition to ... More >>

The Silver Ballroom's Justin Deming: Featured Bartender of the Week

Welcome to Girl Walks into a Bar, a weekly Gut Check feature that spotlights local bars and bartenders. This week Alissa Nelson profiles Silver Ballroom bartender Justin Deming. Below is a Q&A with Deming, followed by a video of him mixing his Slutbucket cocktail. Alissa Nelson​If you're goin ... More >>

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Gimme Five

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