Culinary Arts

Jamey Trochtop of Stellina, Part 2

This is part two of Emily Wasserman's Chef's Choice profile of Jamey Trochtop of Stellina. Part one can be found here. Part three, a recipe from Trochtop, is published here.Did your family cook together when you were a child? No, my mom cooked, but we didn't cook together. How old were you when you ... More >>

Cassy Vires of Home Wine Kitchen

This is part one of Stephen Fairbanks' Chef's Choice profile of Cassy Vires of Home Wine Kitchen. Part two, a Q&A, will be posted tomorrow, and part three, a recipe from Vires, will be posted on Thursday. Jennifer SilverbergHusband-and-wife owners of Home Wine Kitchen, Josh Renbarger and Chef Cassy ... More >>

Casey Shiller of Jilly's Cupcake Bar

This is part one of Emily Wasserman's Chef's Choice profile of Casey Shiller of Jilly's Cupcake Bar. Part two, a Q&A, will be posted tomorrow, and part three, a recipe from Shiller, will be posted on Friday. Emily Wasserman​On a sweltering afternoon during Labor Day weekend, Gut Check stopped ... 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 >>

Cook's Illustrated's New iPhone App: A Gut Check Test Drive

A free Cook's Illustrated app? Free? America's Test KitchenChristopher Kimball: bow-tied culinary mogul​Cook's Illustrated, the flagship magazine of Christopher Kimball's food-media hydra, isn't known for giving it away. Kimball refuses to sell advertising in any of his magazines and cooki ... More >>

Mark Bittman Appearing in St. Louis Thursday, October 7

​Food writer Mark Bittman will appear at St. Louis County Library Headquarters (1640 South Lindbergh Boulevard) on Thursday, October 7, at 7 p.m. Bittman is the author of "The Minimalist" column for the New York Times and such acclaimed cookbooks as How to Cook Everything, How to Cook Everything V ... More >>

Sidney Street Café Hosts "Operation Charcuterie!" Dinner to Benefit Operation Food Search

​Sidney Street Café (2000 Sidney Street, 314-771-5777) will host "Operation Charcuterie!", a six-course dinner to benefit Operation Food Search, on Tuesday, September 28. This dinner is the culmination of an event organized by Kevin Nashan, owner and executive chef of Sidney Street Café, to incr ... More >>

Chef's Choice: Clara Moore of Local Harvest Cafe and Catering

This is part one of Robin Wheeler's Chef's Choice interview with Chef Clara Moore of Local Harvest Cafe and Catering; parts two and three will be published tomorrow. Robin Wheeler​Chef Clara Moore is hard to catch. Her duties at Local Harvest Cafe and Catering keep her moving, and the kitchen ... More >>

Chef's Choice: Lisa Slay, Remy's Kitchen & Wine Bar

Robin WheelerLisa Slay, Executive Chef of Remy's Kitchen & Wine Bar​Unless you moved to St. Louis three hours ago, you know the Slay name, whether from the mayor or from the family of chefs and restaurateurs who have worked in the city for a century. Humble and down-to-earth, chef Lisa Slay of ... More >>

FoodWire: Wash. U. Boycotts Tomatoes

​In solidarity with underpaid tomato-pickers, Bon Appétit, Washington University's dining service, will no longer be serving tomato slices or wedges on campus. Bon Appétit recently signed an agreement with the Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW), a Florida tomato-pickers' union, that it would o ... More >>

Review Slideshow: Taste by Niche

Photo: Jennifer SilverbergThe crew, starting in front, going clockwise, owner/chef Gerard Craft, chef de cuisine Adam Altnether, mixologist Ted Kilgore, cook Nick Blue, pastry chef Mathew Rice and sous chef James Peisker. See a slideshow of photos from Taste by Niche.​My review of Taste by Niche ( ... 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 >>

Marc Baltes Storms the "Dorm Room" at 33 Wine Shop & Tasting Bar

Hedwig von Ebbel, Wikimedia Commons​As I waddled back to my car last night after the latest Dorm Room dinner at Lafayette Square's 33 Wine Shop & Tasting Bar, the evening air thick with woodsmoke from the grill where Marc Baltes was braising pork shoulder for the next seating, I wondered which ... More >>

Julia Child Haunts the Sneak

Fernando de Sousa, Wikimedia Commons Julia Child is haunting me.In full disclosure, I invited her in. I just didn't realize that beloved, deceased TV chefs followed roughly the same rules as vampires. Man, that is going to be no good for Mario Batali. That gentleman has stringent minimum garlic req ... More >>

New Michael Pollan Article in Times Magazine

Michael Pollan (The Omnivore's Dilemma, In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto) has an epic new article in this weekend's edition of the New York Times magazine in which he tackles the decline of cooking in America and the rise of food-related television programming. Well worth your time. Here's t ... More >>

Behind the Story: "Where's the Beef?"

My feature story "Where's the Beef?", just out today, tells the story of St. Louis' very own Allison Burgess, a vegetarian who was tired of the limited meatless options in restaurants and decided to create her own meat substitute. The result, Match, mimics the flavor and texture of meat and allows c ... More >>

FoodWire: St. Louis Cellars Food & Wine Now Open

Maplewood wine shop St. Louis Cellars (2640 South Big Bend Boulevard) has opened its new takeout cafe, wine bar and party space, St. Louis Cellars Food & Wine. The cafe is open 9 a.m.-7 p.m. Mon.-Sat. and features cooking from chef Greg Maggi, most recently of Robust.St. Louis Cellars Food & ... More >>

The Morning Brew: Tuesday, 5.5

New York restaurants dominate the major categories at last night's James Beard Awards, the food world's Oscars. (New York Times)Check out the complete list of James Beard Award winners from the foundation's official site (link PDF).A new study finds that the French really do spend more time eating t ... More >>

Review Preview: Bobo Noodle House

A sneak peek at the first review of 2009, Bobo Noodle House.

FoodWire: New Year's Eve at Harvest

As many special New Year's Eve menus as Gut Check can find.Local favorite Harvest (1059 South Big Bend Boulevard) is hosting a four-course dinner on New Year's Eve. The cost is $60 per person, not including tax, tip or drinks. Call 314-645-3522 for reservations or more information.The full menu ... More >>

Guess Who's Not Coming to Dinner?

No turkeys allowed

Indian Food Expert Raghavan Iyer in Town Next Week

Objective Accomplished: Snow Cone Week Can Continue as Planned

The Morning Brew: Wednesday, 7.23

Christina Machamer, Winner of Hell's Kitchen, Interview

Gerard Craft, Best New Chef, Now Online

Gordon Ramsay's Not-so-Fast Food

Mark Bittman Is Blogging

Good Cause for Dessert -- Dessert for a Good Cause

Study in Scarlet

Decadence colors the Washington Avenue loft district Red.

Kitchen Nightmares: Finn McCool's

A Few Other Tidbits from Michael Ruhlman's Class

Portland and Dreaming of What Could Be

More on Balaban's Changes

Light Dining

No Reservations is sweet and savory fare. Without the foam.

The Wine Master

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

Garden Like an Egyptian

Frozen Food Section

Saturday, December 31; Blueberry Hill's Duck Room (6504 Delmar Boulevard, University City)

Dine Out for Relief

Area businesses give aid

Brownsville

Celeb chef Alton Brown is just here for more food (and he'd like to see you, too)

Best Farmer's Market

Clayton Farmer's Market

Let's Go, Terriers

Nip the Whales!

Iron Chef

Stainless-steel Viking

What No Man Has Eaten Before

Martha Stewart meets Indiana Jones

Best Chain Restaurant

Yia Yia's Euro Café

Best Restaurant trend

Dreams fulfilled

Best Local Chef

Steve Gontram

To Serve Man

"St. Louis Cooks and Entertains" -- and you get to sample the results

A Taste of Luxury

How St. Louis restaurants are handling the explosion in popularity of ultra-luxe foodstuffs

Letters to the Editor

Published the week of February 9