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Blogs
April 12, 2013
Tidbits: Dierdorf & Hart's at Westport Plaza to Close, Alpha Brewing Company Now Open
- Dierdorf & Hart's Steak House (323 Westport Plaza, Maryland Heights; 314-878-1801) will close after 30 years. George Mahe of St. Louis Magazine broke the news with confirmation from owner Lou Garesche. Garesche was unavailable when Gut Check reached the restaurant yesterday. According to Mahe's r ... More >>
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April 12, 2013
The Ten Best Food Events in St. Louis This Weekend: April 12 to 14
Friday (Apr. 12): Tagine: Vessel and Dish @ Kitchen Conservatory In this hands-on class, learn all about the tagine, a vessel and dish, while preparing honey potato orange salad, mussel and clam tagine with Isaraeli couscous, spicy potato tagine with olives, beef short rib tagine with raisins and ... More >>
Dining
April 11, 2013
One of St. Louis' most talented chefs works in the Cheshire's basement. Time to let Basso's big dog bark.
Slideshow: Inside Basso at the Cheshire Inn
Blogs
April 11, 2013
Happy Hour at the Crow's Nest in Maplewood: Cruise for Boozing
The Crow's Nest (7336 Manchester Road, Maplewood; 314-781-0989) The Hours: Monday through Friday from 4 to 7 p.m., with late-night specials Monday through Thursday from 10 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. and Sunday from 9 p.m. to Midnight. The Deal: Drink specials include $3.00 rail drinks, $2.00 PBR and Miller ... More >>
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April 11, 2013
Webster Groves' Old Orchard Business District: An Updated Guide
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. View Webster Groves "Old Orchard" Ne ... More >>
Blogs
April 11, 2013
St. Louis Pho to Become Kim Ngan, from Former Owner of Phuc Loi
So here is a classic bad news-good news scenario. First, the bad: We told you last week that St. Louis Pho (3863 South Grand Boulevard; 314-664-4041) had closed temporarily and would reopen under new management. Today, I can confirm that the restaurant will not reopen as St. Louis Pho. This is a s ... More >>
Blogs
April 10, 2013
Loving Pig's Face and Learning to Leave His Roast Chicken Alone: A Q&A with Vino Nadoz's Chris DiMercurio
This is part two of Gut Check's Chef's Choice profile of Chris DiMercurio of Vino Nadoz. Read part one, a profile of DiMercurio, here. Part three, a recipe from DiMercurio, will be published on Friday. Chris DiMercurio worked alongside -- and learned from -- some of St. Louis' talented young chefs ... More >>
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April 10, 2013
Eric Brenner Opens Alumni, a Culinary Ode to St. Louis
Local chef Eric Brenner has made his triumphant return to the St. Louis food scene with the new restaurant Alumni (200 North 13th Street; 314-241-5888), which opened Monday. Alumni is a joint effort between Brenner and the Lawrence Group, a local planning and design firm. Together, they have create ... More >>
Blogs
April 10, 2013
Pi Pizzeria's Pi Squared: 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 Sug ... More >>
Blogs
April 9, 2013
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 >>
Blogs
April 9, 2013
Chop Shop's "El Camino" Roll: One of 100 St. Louis Dishes You Must Eat Right Now
The Gut Check One Hundred is our accounting of the 100 dishes in St. Louis that you must eat right now. These are the best dishes at the newest restaurants and the newest dishes at the best restaurants. These are the 100 dishes that define St. Louis dining in 2013. Our list culminates this fall when ... More >>
Blogs
April 9, 2013
The Upside Downstairs: A Preview of This Week's Review of Basso
Basso (7036 Clayton Avenue; 314-932-7818) should not be an afterthought. Yes, it is in the basement of its glitzier older (by a matter of weeks) sibling, the Restaurant at the Cheshire. But what a basement it is! The cavernous space features both throwback elements (a fireplace, gas lamps and a wood ... More >>
Blogs
April 8, 2013
Fresh, Bright Vegetarian Fare Shines at Sunset 44 Bistro in Kirkwood
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 proselytize ab ... More >>
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April 8, 2013
Quincy Street Bistro's BLT: One of 100 St. Louis Dishes You Must Eat Right Now
The Gut Check One Hundred is our accounting of the 100 dishes in St. Louis that you must eat right now. These are the best dishes at the newest restaurants and the newest dishes at the best restaurants. These are the 100 dishes that define St. Louis dining in 2013. Our list culminates this fall when ... More >>
Blogs
April 5, 2013
Home Wine Kitchen's Fried Chicken: One of 100 St. Louis Dishes You Must Eat Right Now
The Gut Check One Hundred is our accounting of the 100 dishes in St. Louis that you must eat right now. These are the best dishes at the newest restaurants and the newest dishes at the best restaurants. These are the 100 dishes that define St. Louis dining in 2013. Our list culminates this fall when ... More >>
Blogs
April 5, 2013
The Ten Best Food Events in St. Louis This Weekend: April 5 to 7
Warm weather means more excuses to leave the house in search of eats. Plenty of options await, depending on what food you're in the mood for. Participate in a pot luck, get a head start on that garden or check out some monthly menu specials. Click ahead for edible adventure ideas this weekend.
Blogs
April 5, 2013
Hwy 61 Roadhouse Owner Talks Diners, Drive-ins and Dives Episode, Meeting Guy Fieri
In December 2012 Hwy 61 Roadhouse & Kitchen (34 South Old Orchard Avenue, Webster Groves; 314-968-0061) appeared on Guy Fieri's Diners, Drive-ins and Dives. Since its initial airing, the episode has replayed a handful of times each month, with four airings slated for April, including tonight at 8:30 ... More >>
Dining
April 4, 2013
Fuel Up: A happy belly trumps an empty tank at BBQ ASAP
Slideshow: Inside BBQ ASAP on Manchester
Blogs
April 4, 2013
No, He Meant the Champagne of Beers and Not-Poisoning a Prince of Saudi Arabia: A Q & A with Andrew Jennrich of Farmhaus
This is part two of Gut Check's Chef's Choice profile of Andrew Jennrich of Farmhaus. Read part one, a profile of Jennrich, here. Part three, a recipe from Jennrich, will be available on Friday. Is it unseemly to be thankful for the financial stresses that others have faced? Of course. So put it ... More >>
Blogs
April 4, 2013
Happy Hour at Three Monkeys: See No, Hear No, Speak No Sobriety
Three Monkeys (3153 Morganford Road; 314-772-9800) The Hours: Monday through Friday 3 to 6 p.m., and late-night happy hour from 10 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. The Deal: $2 domestic bottles, $2 well drinks, $3 house wines, $1 off drafts, $5 appetizers and $8 one-topping pizzas. See also: -Happy Hour at the ... More >>
Blogs
April 4, 2013
Riverbend Restaurant & Bar's Red Beans and Rice: One of 100 St. Louis Dishes You Must Eat Right Now
The Gut Check One Hundred is our accounting of the 100 dishes in St. Louis that you must eat right now. These are the best dishes at the newest restaurants and the newest dishes at the best restaurants. These are the 100 dishes that define St. Louis dining in 2013. Our list culminates this fall when ... More >>
Blogs
April 3, 2013
Andrew Jennrich of Farmhaus Sees St. Louis on the Precipice of National Recognition
This is part one of Gut Check's Chef's Choice profile of Andrew Jennrich of Farmhaus. Part two, a Q&A, will be available Thursday. Part three, a recipe from Jennrich, will be published on Friday. For many years, the migration went like this: Talented young St. Louis cooks, eager to make their bones ... More >>
Blogs
April 3, 2013
Modesto Tapas Bar Unveils a New Spring Menu
It may be cold and rainy in Madrid right now, but at Modesto Tapas Bar & Restaurant (5257 Shaw Avenue; 314-772-8272), Spring is officially here. Last Wednesday, the Spanish restaurant introduced its new Spring/Summer menu, which includes tapas dishes as well as "small bites," which will be availab ... More >>
Blogs
April 2, 2013
South Grand Tidbits: St. Louis Pho Temporarily Closed, Hong An Coming Soon
St. Louis Pho (3863 South Grand Boulevard; 314-664-4041) is closed temporarily, according to a sign on its front door. The sign indicates that the Vietnamese restaurant will reopen on Monday, April 15, under new management. St. Louis Pho's phone number remains connected but went unanswered when I ca ... More >>
Blogs
April 2, 2013
Dishcrawl Invites Guests to Chow Down on Wash. Ave.
Progressive dinners might seem oh so 2010, but Dishcrawl is hoping to elevate the concept to bring it into 2013. According to their press release, "Dishcrawl is a national startup that started in California and is based on the premise that communities can be brought together through good food and g ... More >>
Blogs
April 2, 2013
New Favorites, Old Friends: An Updated Guide to Restaurants in Lindenwood Park
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.
Blogs
April 1, 2013
Truffle Frites and Other Vegetarian Delights at Maplewood's The Crow's Nest
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 proselytize ab ... More >>
Blogs
March 29, 2013
The Ten Best Food Events in St. Louis This Weekend: March 29 to 31
At Iron Fork, we hope you ate all of the foods. Keep up the chowin' momentum this weekend. Get a French lunch prepared for you at the Kitchen Conservatory on Friday, pair wine with bocce thanks to Randall's on Saturday and choose from a wide variety of Easter brunch options on Sunday. Follow the bun ... More >>
Blogs
March 29, 2013
Travel Leisure Magazine Lauds Bixby's and O'Connell's Pub
Travel Leisure, which cancelled Gut Check's subscription and banned us for life after we requested to receive only the Leisure half of the magazine, has honored two St. Louis restaurants in recent features. First up is Bixby's (Lindell Boulevard & DeBaliviere Avenue; 314-361-7313), the restaurant ... More >>
Blogs
March 29, 2013
Smoked Veal Sweetbreads Barigoule and Rabbit-Prosciutto Terrine at Franco: What to Eat This Weekend and Where to Eat It
Gut Check tells you what's new and tasty at our favorite restaurants. I called Tom Schmidt, owner of Franco (1535 South Eighth Street; 314-436-2500) and its younger sibling Nico (6525 Delmar Boulevard, University City; 314-727-0200), expecting that he would want to talk about the latter restauran ... More >>
Dining
March 28, 2013
Takaya or Leave Ya: Didn't New Asian get old, like, ten years ago?
Slideshow: Inside Takaya New Asian
Blogs
March 28, 2013
Happy Hour at the Wood: Hard On Cash?
The Wood (2733 Sutton Boulevard, Maplewood; 314-781-4146) The Hours: Monday and Wednesday and through Saturdays 9 p.m. to 1 a.m., Tuesdays 8 p.m. to 1 a.m. and Monday through Friday 3 to 6 p.m. The Deal:Half-off appetizers and select domestic beers.
Blogs
March 28, 2013
Fork & Stix's Sai Oua with Naam Prik Nuum: One of 100 St. Louis Dishes You Must Eat Right Now
The Gut Check One Hundred is our accounting of the 100 dishes in St. Louis that you must eat right now. These are the best dishes at the newest restaurants and the newest dishes at the best restaurants. These are the 100 dishes that define St. Louis dining in 2013. Our list culminates this fall when ... More >>
Blogs
March 27, 2013
Saint Louis Bread Co. Introduces New "Meal of Shared Responsibility" With No Set Price in St. Louis Bakery Cafes Today
Today Panera Bread -- known locally as Saint Louis Bread Co. -- introduces a new menu item, the "Meal of Shared Responsibility," with no set price in all 48 of its bakery cafes in the St. Louis metropolitan area. The meal offers turkey chili in a sourdough bread bowl with choice of sides. Panera is ... More >>
Blogs
March 27, 2013
New Orleans Panache and the Dishwasher Who Imitated the Incredible Hulk: A Q&A with Sassy JAC's Andrew Ladlie
This is part two of Gut Check's Chef's Choice profile of Andrew Ladlie of Sassy JAC's. Read part one, a profile of Ladlie, here. Part three, a recipe from Ladlie, will be available on Thursday. I wanted to profile Andrew Ladlie of Sassy JAC's (1730 South Eighth Street; 314-932-1280) because I'd e ... More >>
Blogs
March 27, 2013
Old Webster, From White Tablecloths to Informal Faves: An Updated Guide to Restaurants in Webster Groves' Old Webster Neighborhood
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. View Webster Groves "Old Webster" Ne ... More >>
Blogs
March 26, 2013
Everything New Is Old Again: A Review Preview of Takaya New Asian
I have a lot to say this week about Takaya New Asian (634 Washington Avenue; 314-241-5721), the upscale Asian-fusion spot that is one of the cornerstone restaurants of the new Mercantile Exchange development downtown. I have a lot to say even though one dish at Takaya left me momentarily speechless ... More >>
Blogs
March 26, 2013
Andrew Ladlie Finds the Beating Heart of the Tiny Kitchen at Sassy JAC's
This is part one of Gut Check's Chef's Choice profile of Andrew Ladlie of Sassy JAC's. Part two, a Q & A with Ladlie, will appear Wednesday. Part three, a recipe from Ladlie, will be available Thursday. When I reviewed the southern-fried Soulard joint Sassy JAC's (1730 South Eighth Street; 314-93 ... More >>
Blogs
March 25, 2013
Restaurant Barrister's in Clayton Finds New Home on Forsyth
Clayton bar and grill Barrister's is relocating from its current site at 15 North Meramec Avenue and moving to a new location around the corner at 7923 Forsyth Boulevard. The restaurant will close its doors March 31, and reopen at its new location within the next week. Adam Tilford, who owns the re ... More >>
Blogs
March 25, 2013
Gobble Stop Smokehouse's Turkey Tips: One of 100 St. Louis Dishes You Must Eat Right Now
The Gut Check One Hundred is our accounting of the 100 dishes in St. Louis that you must eat right now. These are the best dishes at the newest restaurants and the newest dishes at the best restaurants. These are the 100 dishes that define St. Louis dining in 2013. Our list culminates this fall when ... More >>
Blogs
March 25, 2013
Of Course You Don't Want to Find a Mouse in Your Salad -- But You Shouldn't Want Bagged Greens in It, Either
Is there any specimen of contemporary consumer convenience more beautiful than the bagged salad? The shiny plastic clamors for our attention from the supermarket shelves. You want a specific leaf? Bags trumpet the virtues of arugula or iceberg, baby spinach or hearts of romaine. Can't decide? Grab a ... More >>
Blogs
March 25, 2013
Niche Makes Opinionated About Dining's List of 100 Best Restaurants in America
Steve Plotnicki and Opinionated About Dining (OAD) have announced the Top 100 Restaurants in America for 2013, and a St. Louis favorite has made the list. Gerard Craft's Niche (7734 Forsyth Boulevard, Clayton; 314-773-7755) came in at number 71 (down from 66 in 2012). The list is determined by read ... More >>
Blogs
March 25, 2013
Hearty Vegetarian Italian Fare at Tavolo V in the Delmar Loop
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 proselytize ab ... More >>
Blogs
March 22, 2013
The Ten Best Food Events in St. Louis This Weekend: March 22 to 24
Plenty of dining options abound this weekend from barbecue and Baconfest to classes on fruit trees and baked sweets. Eat to support a special cause or to support art. Take your pick -- just click through the jump for Gut Check's full list of recommendations. Friday (Mar. 22): Lenten Fish Fries @ ... More >>
Blogs
March 22, 2013
The 6 Best St. Louis Sports Bars for Food
St. Louis has scads of places to belly up and watch the Final Four. But what of that belly? Treat it to some good grub while you cheer on your favorite team during the Final Four at these six places where "bar food" is synonymous with "good food." See Also: The 5 Best Bars for Ma ... More >>
Blogs
March 22, 2013
Mad Tomato's True Chitarra Pasta with Artichokes: What to Eat This Weekend and Where to Eat It
Gut Check tells you what's new and tasty at our favorite restaurants. You wouldn't know it from this week's weather -- not to mention the forecast for Sunday -- but spring has officially arrived, and Vito Racanelli Jr. of Mad Tomato (8000 Carondelet Avenue, Clayton; 314-932-5733) has a spring in ... More >>
Blogs
March 22, 2013
Hungry Nerd's Restaurant Guide to Wizard World Comic Con St. Louis
Visiting Wizard World's St. Louis Comic Con at America's Center this weekend? Here are some choice places to which to adjourn for victuals and libations -- all within easy walking distance of the con! See also: - Non-Nerd's Guide to Wizard World Comic Con
Blogs
March 21, 2013
The Cakes at Brand-New Russell's on Macklind Are Almost Too Pretty to Eat. Almost.
Residents of south city might have been sad to see Murdoch Perk go, but a new restaurant and coffee shop opened in Murdoch Perk's old spot this week, and neighbors seem thrilled. Russell's on Macklind (5400 Murdoch Avenue; 314-553-9994) opened on Tuesday, March 19, to a steady flow of customers co ... More >>
Blogs
March 21, 2013
Don't Pass Over Five Bistro's Upcoming Wine Dinners (Alternate Pun: Hop to It!)
Whether you're Jewish or Christian or a devil-worshipper who just appreciates good food and wine, Five Bistro (5100 Daggett Avenue; 314-773-5553) has you covered. Chef Anthony Devoti is hosting a gourmet Passover seder on Tuesday, March 26, and a Piemonte wine dinner on Thrusday, March 28. (Bonus: ... More >>
Blogs
March 21, 2013
Excuse Me, Waiter, There's A Mouse In My Salad
Though stuffed dormouse was once a Roman delicacy and some rural Koreans still enjoy a glass or two of baby mice wine as a health tonic, here in 'Merica, we're not so fond of eating rodents. Which is probably why a patron at Katie's Pizzeria Café (6611 Clayton Road, Clayton; 314-727-8585) was non ... More >>
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