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Adrenaline Junkie Joseph Hemp V Finds a Home in the Kitchen

This is part one of Gut Check's Chef's Choice profile of Joseph Hemp V of Robust. Part two, a Q & A with Hemp, and part three, a recipe from Hemp, will be available on Friday. Growing up, Joseph Hemp V always looked forward to Sunday breakfast. "We were all together as a family," the chef of Robust ... More >>

The Stan Musial Tour of St. Louis

By all accounts, Stan Musial was a deeply humble man and may have been embarrassed by the outpouring of tributes following his death this past Saturday at the age of 92. But, as a devout Catholic, he may have also understood the urge to go on pilgrimage and visit the places where he played baseball, ... More >>

First Look: Basso, the Lower-Level Gastropub at the Cheshire

Last month we featured a first look of the Restaurant at the Cheshire (7036 Clayton Avenue; 314-647-7300) on the heels of its November 5 opening. Its sister restaurant, the lower-level gastropub Basso (7036 Clayton Avenue; 314-932-7820), opens today. Basso's robust Italian menu features sharable pl ... More >>

Cock-a-Doodle 'Cue: At the Gobble Stop Smokehouse, it's all poultry, all the time

Slideshow: The Dishes of Gobble Stop Smokehouse

Chef's Choice: Matthew Daughaday of Taste, Part 2

This is part two of Holly Fann's Chef's Choice profile of Matthew Daughaday of Taste. Part one can be found here. Part three, a recipe from Daughaday, will be published tomorrow. Chef Matthew Daughaday of Taste (4584 Laclede Avenue; 314-361-1200) talks to Gut Check about food, family, Gerard Craft ... More >>

Chef's Choice: Matthew Daughaday of Taste

This is part one of Holly Fann's Chef's Choice profile of Matthew Daughaday of Taste. Part two, a Q&A, will be published tomorrow, and part three, a recipe from Daughaday, will be available on Thursday. Family dinner was an experience that happened at home, every night, at 6 p.m. when Taste (4584 L ... More >>

Sip and Spit Passes in Illinois Senate, Would Allow Underage Culinary Students to Taste Wine

On March 29, the Illinois Senate voted 48-6 in favor of proposed "sip and spit" legislation, which would allow culinary students under age 21 to legally taste alcoholic beverages in a classroom setting, provided they spit out the drink after tasting. The legislation still has to make its way through ... More >>

Sabu's Coffee Closed

Sabu's Coffee (5708 Oakland Avenue; 314-781-9500) has closed. The café opened in June 2010. According to the tipster who passed along the news, its final day was in the middle of last month. Hadn't heard of Sabu's till now? Its location might be the reason: a retail storefronts in one of the offic ... More >>

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 >>

Jamey Trochtop of Stellina

This is part one of Emily Wasserman's Chef's Choice profile of Jamey Trochtop of Stellina. Part two, a Q&A, will be published tomorrow, and part three, a recipe from Trochtop, will be available on Thursday.On a cold, rainy Saturday afternoon, Gut Check set out in search of Stellina (3342 Watson Road ... More >>

Mathew Unger got a job at a brokerage, then realized he was selling the wrong kind of stocks

During Historic World Series, Henry Bollinger Shines Many Lights

​Henry Bollinger woke up at 5:30 a.m. last Friday and tried not to disturb his wife and two young boys. He stepped out into the early-morning chill of Oakville, Missouri, and drove north, stopping only for a cup of coffee on his way to Busch Stadium. Once there, he took the elevator two flight ... More >>

Mathew's Kitchen Opens in South City

​Mathew Unger took his first cooking class at the age of eight, a schoolkid with the sisters of Notre Dame. He studied international business at the University of London. He has been both a stockbroker at Paine Webber and the executive chef of the Missouri Athletic Club-West."I have a weird backgr ... More >>

James Clark and Norm White want their Neighborhood Alliance to save St. Louis' worst neighborhoods. Then they want it to save America.

St. Louis Chefs Are an Educated Lot

Chrissy WilmesChris Williams of Franco studied at the Culinary Institute of America in New York.​Last week Eater asked chefs if they thought culinary school was worth the time and expense for aspiring chefs. The answer was a resounding "probably not." The discussion made us wonder how well-e ... More >>

Interview: Joy Christensen Talks About The Fountain On Locust's New Menu

Mabel SuenJoy Christensen, owner of The Fountain On Locust​July is National Ice Cream Month, and the Fountain on Locust (3037 Locust Street, Midtown; 314-535-7800) delivers just in time to celebrate with an updated menu featuring plenty more drinks and frozen treats, plus a couple of brand new ... More >>

Mike Ryan of Lola, Part 2

This is part two of Chrissy Wilmes' Chef's Choice profile of Mike Ryan of Lola. To read part one, click here. Stay tuned for part three, a recipe from Ryan, which we'll publish tomorrow. Chrissy Wilmes​Did your family cook when you were a child? I was raised by a single mother, and yes, she a ... More >>

Mike Ryan of Lola

This is part one of Chrissy Wilmes' Chef's Choice profile of chef Mike Ryan of Lola. Chrissy Wilmes​Some chefs fall in love with cooking early. Mike Ryan's infatuation came later - the aftershock of what began as an arranged marriage rather than an organic romance. Ryan's father oversaw resta ... More >>

Russ Carnahan, Ed Martin Debate Tonight!

Yep that's right. Tonight is the real debate (not the fake ones) between Congressman Russ Carnahan and Republican challenger Ed Martin. The debate gets underway at 7 p.m. at the auditorium at Forest Park Community College. (Map here.) Another debate takes place Sunday at 7 p.m. at the community rec ... More >>

Martin and Carnahan Agree to Real Debates

​Unlike Ed Martin's faux debates last month (that he scheduled before giving Russ Carnahan time to respond), the Republican and Democratic congressional candidates have agreed to a pair of face-offs for later this month. The debates hosted by the League of Women Voters will also include the candid ... 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 >>

Meet our first MasterMinds: The RFT rewards four outstanding young St. Louis-based artists in the categories of film/video, visual arts, literary arts and performing arts

Shooting Stars: St. Louis and homegrown hoopsters shine in Streetballers

Beat Happenings

Music news you can use

Capsule Reviews

Dennis Brown and Deanna Jent suss out local theater

The Corner Man

Your boy wonder lost his title and won't take your calls. What's a trainer to do? Find another prodigy.

All the Young Punks

The Lemp Neighborhood Arts Center relieves social constipation, one ear-splitting roar at a time

Deep Rugs

Navajo weavings tell stories

The Kings of Kingshighway

The Roberts brothers fight to bring back life to north St. Louis

S.L.A.V.E.? Spike?

Relax, it's just volleyball

Best Local Boy Made Good

Sylvester Brown, Jr.

Meet the Anarchists

The brouhaha surrounding this year's World Agricultural Forum said a lot about St. Louis. And a lot of what it said wasn't very good.