Fruits and Vegetables

Adobe Reds brings a taste of New Mexico to Midtown

Chef's Choice Recipe: Jennifer Pensoneau's Cochon de Lait and Cherry Cobbler

This is part two of Robin Wheeler's Chef's Choice profile of Jennifer Pensoneau of JFires' Market Bistro. Part one can be accessed here. Part three, a Q&A with Pensoneau, is here. Robin WheelerThis little piggy looks delicious!​The cochon de lait at J.Fires' Market Bistro reflects the Louisia ... More >>

Jennifer Pensoneau of JFires' Market Bistro, a Q&A

This the Q&A portion of Robin Wheeler's profile of Jennifer Pensoneau of JFires' Market Bistro. Part one can be accessed here. Pensoneau's recipes for sucking pig and cherry cobbler are available here. Robin Wheeler​Did your family cook when you were a child? If so, what meals stand out? Oh y ... More >>

Chef's Choice Recipe: Clara Moore's Curried Squash and Sweet Potato Soup

This is part three of Robin Wheeler's Chef's Choice interview with chef Clara Moore of Local Harvest Cafe and Catering; part one is available here; part two is here. Robin Wheeler​While overseeing the kitchen at Local Harvest Cafe and Catering, Clara Moore has also ventured into teaching. She ... More >>

The Morning Brew: 3.30

The morning brew's a little sluggish this morning -- but hey, it's still morning! Why's everyone hatin' on canned and frozen vegetables? Slate's Daniel Engber takes foodies to the woodshed. "I know it sounds weird," Engber writes. "A crisp salad of watercress and red onions must be more wholesome t ... More >>

Farmers' Market Share: Community-Sponsored Agriculture Might Be Your Kind of Crop Circle

Unless you're a gardener, you might not be aware that many people who grow stuff have already started seedlings or, at the very least, put in their seed orders for this year's backyard crop. If you never even got around to yanking last fall's desiccated tomato plants from the frozen tundra, raise ... More >>

Farmers' Market Share Visits a Mercado in Peru

I spent the first half of January -- the crappy half, as you all know -- south of the equator, in Peru. About half of our stay was in the smallish city of Cusco, which sits about 3,000 meters above sea level. A significant portion of the city still uses streets first constructed by the Incas in the ... More >>

Tenticular Fortitude: Ian counts down the top 10 dishes of '09 (hint: he loves him some octopus!)

I spent the first half of January -- the crappy half, as you all know -- south of the equator, in Peru. About half of our stay was in the smallish city of Cusco, which sits about 3,000 meters above sea level. A significant portion of the city still uses streets first constructed by the Incas in the ... More >>

Farmers' Market Share: Brussels Sprouts, Battle Axes and Baby Sloths

Alissa Nelson​In previous posts, I've talked a lot about how I like cute things: dogs eating green beans, dogs falling asleep in weird positions, dogs in general.Oh, and food. There's plenty of cute food, like cupcakes and other various expressions of twee craft-show fare. Brussels sprouts fit in ... More >>

Farmers' Market Share: Autumn Latkes

Alissa Nelson​Last week, while browsing the wares at Local Harvest Grocery, I encountered the biggest beets I'd ever seen. They were like cow hearts. I considered staging the Harrison Ford sacrifice scene from Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, just for dramatic effect. Then I saw a sweet pota ... More >>

The Novice Foodie: Bacon, Shakin' and Bikin'

Kelli Best-Oliver​When I signed up for my friend's annual bike ride/pub crawl around St. Louis, the infamous Tour de Moose, I was worried more about how my body would hold up than what I would be drinking and eating along the route. After my retirement from collegiate sports, my only regular exer ... More >>

Sneak with a Thousand Faces

I was raised a Christian sneak, which may have repercussions in my evangelical fervor for spreading the gospel of eating what you want, when you want. One thing that always disappointed me about the Bible as child, though, was that Moses and David and Jesus were hard to understand. I liked Jesus be ... More >>

Chef's Choice Recipes: Vito Racanelli's Calabrese Chicken and Rice

Robin WheelerVito Racanelli of Onesto Pizza and Trattoria​As I wrote in my profile of Vito Racanelli, the chef's food passion lies in the home cooking of his 71-year-old mother, who still cans her own tomatoes every summer. Don't skimp on the fresh flat-leaf parsley. The herb's the predominant sea ... More >>

Farmers' Market Share: Haricots Verts Salad

Alissa Nelson​I'm such a superficial produce buyer. If something is even remotely colorful or eye-catching or cute, I go nuts. (No, seriously, don't even get me started on cute.) So when I walked up to the Deep Mud Farm stand at the Maplewood Farmers' Market this past week, I was a goner. I mean, ... More >>

Farmer's Market Share: Chilled and Grilled Okra

Alissa Nelson​Okra is one of the most beautiful plants in a summer garden. Its flowers make it look like an exotic plant imported from a gorgeous tropical isle where the summers are mild and the humidity is bearable -- kind of like St. Louis this summer. Red okra is so pretty that I've even seen i ... More >>

Introducing Farmers' Market Share: Be Thankful for Tomatoes

Alissa Nelson​Alissa Nelson is a graduate student and compulsive buyer of cookbooks. She enjoys scouring seed catalogs and thrift stores alike. Beginning this week, she will seek the bounty of local farmers' markets for Gut Check -- and then cook it.St. Louis, I have a message for you: Be gratefu ... More >>

FoodWire: Farmers Dinner at Monarch

Got a Tweet from executive chef Josh Galliano about a "Farmers Dinner" at Monarch (7401 Manchester Road; Web site) on Wednesday, June 10. The dinner will feature five-courses from Galliano highlighting produce from Claverach Farm and Root Cellar. The cost is $65 per person, which includes wine pairi ... More >>

Gut Check's Schwag Bag: Greg's Hemp Oil Salad Dressing

This product comes from Greg Perez, the ex-chef and owner at the now-shuttered Grateful Inn, formerly located on Manchester Road in Maplewood. Since the restaurant, which featured several hemp-based dishes on the menu, closed in March of last year, Perez has focused on expanding his salad dressing ... More >>

FoodWire: New Year's Eve at Moxy

As many special New Year's Eve menus as Gut Check can find.Eric Brenner's Moxy (4584 Laclede Avenue) is hosting a New Year's Eve prix-fixe dinner: three courses plus an amuse bouche and a dessert bar.The cost is $75 per person. Reservations are available during three periods: 6-6:30 p.m., 8-8:30 p ... More >>

Young agrarians at Wash. U. hope to bring us back to the garden

As many special New Year's Eve menus as Gut Check can find.Eric Brenner's Moxy (4584 Laclede Avenue) is hosting a New Year's Eve prix-fixe dinner: three courses plus an amuse bouche and a dessert bar.The cost is $75 per person. Reservations are available during three periods: 6-6:30 p.m., 8-8:30 p ... More >>

Fig-get Me Not

Love of food improves the world

Magnum Pi: Can Ian make peace with Provel? Solve for Π.

Love of food improves the world

Can they package a Whopper into a potato chip? Yes, they can! But something's missing...

Love of food improves the world

Agave gives Mexican cuisine the white-tablecloth treatment.

It just might be able to find its niche in the Grove.

Study in Scarlet

Decadence colors the Washington Avenue loft district Red.

Schnitzel and Other Random Musings

Decadence colors the Washington Avenue loft district Red.

Hyderabad to the Bone

Ruchi will delight fans of northern and southern Indian cuisine alike.

Fare St. Louis

Bistro Alexander aims to break the mold (and the Review Generator 3000).

A Tale of Two Curries

Bistro Alexander aims to break the mold (and the Review Generator 3000).

Liluma

Bistro Alexander aims to break the mold (and the Review Generator 3000).

Cherokee Pastoral

Ian hastens to tasty Cherokee Street but can only waddle back home.

Feast on St. Louis Farmers' Markets

You'll find everything there for a fantastic gourmet dinner party.

KoKo's pan-Latin menu is at its best when it's all over the map.

This south-city spot tackles big flavors head-on.

Ba Le and Cheeburger Cheeburger break the chain mentality.

Fast food ain't necessarily bad food.

Chesterfield's Got Seoul

KoBa offers a Korean idyll in the heart of west county.

Off the Rack

If The Tuxedo Room's food and service don't improve, it'll be curtains.

Red and White Blues

Are you brave enough to stare down the barrel of the culinary assault rifle that is "St. Louis Italian"?

Number Crunch

Give us Five!

Twice Is Nice

Two restaurants in one storefront means double the food fun

Under the Hampton Sun

Find a foodie paradise in south St. Louis

Lemon Soul

We're plenty happy to try out new Lifestyles

Afghan Revel

Sameem is a dream fulfilled -- for the owner and for us

Parlor Game

The St. Louis Pizza Haus proves that even when pizza's kinda bad, it's still pretty good

Stir It Up

It's hard not to be happy at Caribbean Sun

There Goes the Eruv

You'll dig the delightfully unorthodox (yet totally Orthodox) food at Shmeers

Bewitched, Bewildered

The food at Café Ivanhoe is a treat, even if the concept is confusing

Live a Little

Feel rich and happy at Sofia Bistro

A Hard Act to Follow

Finale's amazing food deserves a standing ovation -- and the digs ain't bad, either

Viva Honduras

Los Catrachos is a happy, happy mess

Cheap Eats

A guide to grub for the skinflint gourmand