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Jim Fiala

  • Blogs

    May 3, 2012

    The Five Best (Not Cheap) Italian Restaurants in St. Louis

    Selecting Riverfront Times' Best of St. Louis 2011 was no picnic. Choosing the winner meant several worthy candidates would go unmentioned -- until now. In this Gut Check series, we are chewing our way through notable runners up in a number of categories. To see hundreds more winners and finalists a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 26, 2012

    First Look: Joe's Chili Bowl

    Unlike Jim Fiala's Terrace View, which previously occupied the restaurant space in Citygarden, Joe's Chili Bowl (808 Chestnut Street; 314-241-7070) is a complete departure from upscale dining. The surroundings remain exquisite, featuring views of Market Street and Busch Stadium, but the vibe is much ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 18, 2012

    The Crossing Introduces New Wine Bar

    Last year, Jim Fiala transformed the back dining room of his Central West End spot Liluma (236 North Euclid Avenue; 314-361-7771) into Liluma Side Door, a more casual, small plates-focused restaurant-within-a-restaurant. Now, Fiala is introducing something similar at The Crossing (7823 Forsyth Boule ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 20, 2012

    The Five Most Promising Menus From Clayton Restaurant Week

    As we told you yesterday, Clayton Restaurant Week runs from Monday, January 23, through Sunday, January 29. Participating restaurants have three-course prix-fixe menus for $25, tax and tip excluded. You can see the full list of those restaurants and their menus on the official Clayton Restaurant Wee ... More >>

  • Dining

    November 17, 2011

    Side Ways: Jim Fiala's latest is a great concept, but the execution's a little shaky

    As we told you yesterday, Clayton Restaurant Week runs from Monday, January 23, through Sunday, January 29. Participating restaurants have three-course prix-fixe menus for $25, tax and tip excluded. You can see the full list of those restaurants and their menus on the official Clayton Restaurant Wee ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 15, 2011

    Review Preview: Liluma's Side Door

    Ian Froeb​This week, I visit Liluma's Side Door (236 North Euclid Avenue; 314-361-7771), the restaurant-inside-a-restaurant concept from Jim Fiala. A sneak preview of my review is after the jump.

  • Blogs

    September 20, 2011

    The Terrace View to Close at End of Year [Updated]

    Jennifer SilverbergTime is almost up for the Terrace View in Citygarden​The Terrace View (808 Chestnut Street; 314-436-8855) will close at the end of the year, Feast reports this afternoon. Beginning October 1, the restaurant in downtown's Citygarden sculpture park will open only for lunch Monday ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 20, 2011

    Lunch and People-Watching at Liluma

    Robin WheelerSalmon BLT and frites at Liluma​ The Place: Liluma (236 North Euclid Avenue; 314-361-7771), Jim Fiala's Central West End outpost featuring one of the best patios for people-watching in the St. Louis area. The Lunch: A salmon BLT with frites, $12 The Verdict: After the brutality ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 9, 2011

    Jim Fiala to Open Liluma Side Door

    Ian Froeb​Jim Fiala has announced plans to transform the back room of his Central West End restaurant Liluma (238 North Euclid Avenue; 314-361-7771) into a new, casual space called Liluma Side Door. The restaurant will debut on Thursday, August 18.Fiala traces the inspiration for Liluma Side Door ... More >>

  • Dining

    June 30, 2011

    Family Food: A brother and sister team up to open Water Street Café in Maplewood

    Ian Froeb​Jim Fiala has announced plans to transform the back room of his Central West End restaurant Liluma (238 North Euclid Avenue; 314-361-7771) into a new, casual space called Liluma Side Door. The restaurant will debut on Thursday, August 18.Fiala traces the inspiration for Liluma Side Door ... More >>

  • Dining

    June 23, 2011

    The Mud House in Benton Park is a coffee shop that serves killer food

    Ian Froeb​Jim Fiala has announced plans to transform the back room of his Central West End restaurant Liluma (238 North Euclid Avenue; 314-361-7771) into a new, casual space called Liluma Side Door. The restaurant will debut on Thursday, August 18.Fiala traces the inspiration for Liluma Side Door ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 17, 2011

    Jim Fiala Goes Smaller to Reap Bigger Rewards

    Jennifer SilverbergThe Terrace View, one of Jim Fiala's four restaurants in St. Louis​Jim Fiala recently came to a conclusion about his four restaurants: "Life's too short to worry about feeding so many people."Fret not, Fiala fans. The chef isn't closing the Crossing (7823 Forsyth Boulevard, Clay ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 16, 2011

    The Terrace View, Jonathan Olson Part Ways

    Robin WheelerChef Jonathan Olson​Jonathan Olson is no longer running the kitchen at The Terrace View (808 Chestnut Street; 314-436-8855), the Jim Fiala restaurant inside the grounds of Citygarden.Neither Olson nor Fiala, in separate phone interviews, wished to delve into the details of the split." ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 27, 2011

    Morel Majority: Terrace View's Jonathan Olson Forages for Mushrooms

    Robin Wheeler​When Gut Check featured Jonathan Olson back in January 2010, he had just taken over the executive chef position at Erato. Much has changed since then: Olson left Erato, did a lot of traveling and restaurant exploration and recently took the helm at Jim Fiala's Terrace View. Wha ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 21, 2011

    Restaurant Tidbits from Jim Fiala, Pi

    Jennifer SilverbergThe Terrace View, a Jim Fiala restaurant, at Citygarden downtown​I'm nursing a high ankle sprain -- imagine me making a puppy-dog sad face, asking for your pity -- which means I'm currently housebound and just a skosh behind the curve. At any rate, lots of chef shuffling over th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 3, 2011

    Adam Gnau of Acero Restaurant, Part 2

    This is part two of Holly Fann's Chef's Choice profile of Adam Gnau of Acero restaurant in Maplewood. Part one can be found here. Look for part three, a recipe from Gnau, tomorrow. Holly FannAdam Gnau of Acero​Did your family cook when you were a child? Yes, but not well. I'm not doggin' my m ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 2, 2011

    Adam Gnau of Acero Restaurant

    This is part one of Holly Fann's Chef's Choice profile of Adam Gnau of Acero restaurant in Maplewood. Part two, a Q&A with Gnau, will be posted tomorrow. Look for part three, a recipe, on Friday. Holly FannAcero chef Adam Gnau says love makes the restaurant go 'round.​Adam Gnau is in love. Wi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 4, 2011

    Exclusive: Craft Reversing Course, Niche to Remain Niche

    Jennifer SilverbergGerard Craft at Brasserie by Niche​Gerard Craft will not relocate his flagship restaurant Niche to the adjacent Taste by Niche space, made available by the relocation of Taste to the Central West End, nor will he open an Italian restaurant in its place, the James Beard Award-nom ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 12, 2010

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    April 8, 2010

    Enjoy Four Courses for $25 This Month at Jim Fiala's Restaurants

    Nick LucchesiJim Fiala at work during the construction of The Terrace View last year​OK, the bad news is that Gut Check is a week late with this news. (Our inbox is overstuffed. Mea culpa.)The good news is that you still have just over three weeks to enjoy one of the best dining deals in town, a f ... More >>

  • Dining

    March 17, 2010

    Justin and Danielle Leszcz chucked the 9-to-5 in favor of a 3,700-square-foot farm in Affton

    Nick LucchesiJim Fiala at work during the construction of The Terrace View last year​OK, the bad news is that Gut Check is a week late with this news. (Our inbox is overstuffed. Mea culpa.)The good news is that you still have just over three weeks to enjoy one of the best dining deals in town, a f ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 21, 2010

    Chef's Choice: Cary McDowell, Winslow's Home

    Cary McDowell has been doing some reminiscing. "Maybe it's a function of turning 40," he says. "I feel very circular. I started my love of professional cooking at a very young age with a group in Little Rock, Arkansas, and they encouraged me to go off and do great things and work with the best peop ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 8, 2010

    FoodWire: The Terrace View Adds Brunch

    The Terrace View (808 Chestnut Street; website) will offer brunch beginning this Sunday, January 10. Brunch will run from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and feature both breakfast and lunch items. The Terrace View opened this summer in the new Citygarden sculpture park. Jim Fiala of the Crossing, Liluma and Acer ... More >>

  • Dining

    November 4, 2009

    (City)Garden Spot: Downtown's new cultural gem gets a restaurant to match

    The Terrace View (808 Chestnut Street; website) will offer brunch beginning this Sunday, January 10. Brunch will run from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and feature both breakfast and lunch items. The Terrace View opened this summer in the new Citygarden sculpture park. Jim Fiala of the Crossing, Liluma and Acer ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 4, 2009

    Review Slideshow: The Terrace View

    Jennifer Silverberg​My review of the Terrace View is now available online. The Terrace View is the restaurant in downtown's new sculpture park, Citygarden, headed by Jim Fiala (the Crossing, Liluma, Acero). In this week's Back of the House slideshow, Jennifer Silverberg gives you a look at the Ter ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 2, 2009

    Review Preview: The Terrace View

    This week I visit the Terrace View, Jim Fiala's new restaurant within the Citygarden sculpture park. After the jump, check out a preview of my review.Jennifer Silverberg​

  • Dining

    August 19, 2009

    Gut Check: Citygarden sprouts an eatery

    This week I visit the Terrace View, Jim Fiala's new restaurant within the Citygarden sculpture park. After the jump, check out a preview of my review.Jennifer Silverberg​

  • Blogs

    August 17, 2009

    FoodWire: Terrace View Café Update

    Quick update to Friday's post about the opening of Terrace View Café at Citygarden: Jim Fiala sent me a Tweet to clarify that the restaurant is opening for lunch today, dinner on Wednesday.

  • Blogs

    August 14, 2009

    FoodWire: Terrace View Café Opening Next Week

    Nick LucchesiJim Fiala working on Terrace View​My Post-Dispatch counterpart Joe Bonwich reports that Terrace View Café, the restaurant in Citygarden from Jim Fiala (the Crossing, Liluma and Acero) will open next week. According to Citygarden's website, Terrace View will be open for breakfast, lun ... More >>

  • Dining

    July 8, 2009

    Around the Horn: Ian covers all the bases to find you the best All-Star Game chow

    Nick LucchesiJim Fiala working on Terrace View​My Post-Dispatch counterpart Joe Bonwich reports that Terrace View Café, the restaurant in Citygarden from Jim Fiala (the Crossing, Liluma and Acero) will open next week. According to Citygarden's website, Terrace View will be open for breakfast, lun ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 26, 2009

    Citygarden To Open July 1; Downtown Park Will Provide City a Permanent Facelift

    Aerial rendering of Citygarden. The much anticipated Citygarden, which hopes to further propel downtown St. Louis' revitalization efforts, opens to the public at 6 a.m. on July 1. Situated on a two-block stretch between 8th and 10th streets -- bounded by Chestnut Street on the north and M ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 26, 2009

    Lots More Info on Citygarden

    Only tangentially food-related, but worth your time: My colleague Annie Zaleski has written an extensive look behind the scenes of the new Citygarden sculpture park downtown, which will include the Terrace View, a new restaurant from Jim Fiala (Acero, the Crossing, Liluma).

  • Blogs

    June 18, 2009

    This Week's Tip of the Tongue Newsletter

    Sign up for Tip of the Tongue here.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 edition: a celebration of the blue-cheese souflée at Jim Fiala's the Crossing; details on the Hea ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 12, 2009

    FoodWire: Jim Fiala Opening Citygarden Restaurant

    From the Press Releases We Apparently Weren't Sent Dep't.: George Mahe of St. Louis Magazine and Joe Bonwich of the Post-Dispatch both report that restaurateur Jim Fiala (The Crossing, Liluma and Acero) will be running the Terrace View, the indoor/outdoor restaurant opening in Citygarden, the new sc ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 20, 2009

    Yes We Can...Eat Beets

    Received a fantastic press release from Jim Fiala's Clayton restaurant the Crossing (7823 Forsyth Boulevard). I can't capture the brilliance, so I'll just reproduce it here:Chef Jim Fiala of The Crossing Declares Today "Stand Up for Beets!" Day(The Beet Goes On as St. Louis Beet Lovers Proclaim "Ha ... More >>

  • Dining

    August 13, 2008

    Gut Check:
    Acero in Bon Appétit; Sassafras goes green at MoBot

    Received a fantastic press release from Jim Fiala's Clayton restaurant the Crossing (7823 Forsyth Boulevard). I can't capture the brilliance, so I'll just reproduce it here:Chef Jim Fiala of The Crossing Declares Today "Stand Up for Beets!" Day(The Beet Goes On as St. Louis Beet Lovers Proclaim "Ha ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 7, 2008

    Acero in Bon Appetit Magazine

    Received a fantastic press release from Jim Fiala's Clayton restaurant the Crossing (7823 Forsyth Boulevard). I can't capture the brilliance, so I'll just reproduce it here:Chef Jim Fiala of The Crossing Declares Today "Stand Up for Beets!" Day(The Beet Goes On as St. Louis Beet Lovers Proclaim "Ha ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 11, 2008

    Your Weekly St. Louis Food Blog Digest

    Received a fantastic press release from Jim Fiala's Clayton restaurant the Crossing (7823 Forsyth Boulevard). I can't capture the brilliance, so I'll just reproduce it here:Chef Jim Fiala of The Crossing Declares Today "Stand Up for Beets!" Day(The Beet Goes On as St. Louis Beet Lovers Proclaim "Ha ... More >>

  • Dining

    December 26, 2007

    Dinner Is Served

    Ian takes one for the team and counts down the ten best restaurant dishes of 2007.

  • Blogs

    December 19, 2007

    The Top Ten Dishes of 2007: #4

    Ian takes one for the team and counts down the ten best restaurant dishes of 2007.

  • Blogs

    August 16, 2007

    Liluma

    Ian takes one for the team and counts down the ten best restaurant dishes of 2007.

  • Dining

    May 30, 2007

    Paradise Lust

    Ian takes little bites of Heaven in Maplewood.

  • Blogs

    March 8, 2007

    Small Plates: Thursday, 3/8

    Ian takes little bites of Heaven in Maplewood.

  • Calendar

    September 4, 2002

    To Serve Man

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

  • Dining

    July 25, 2001

    Crossing to Safety

    You're in no danger of getting a bad meal at The Crossing, one of the Midwest's finest restaurants

  • Dining

    May 16, 2001

    Side Dish

    These are salad days for local chefs

  • Dining

    February 7, 2001

    Side Dish

    Local chefs share memories of childhood comfort foods

  • Best of St. Louis

    September 27, 2000

    Best Signature Dish

    Soufflés, Fio's La Fourchette

  • Best of St. Louis

    September 27, 2000

    Best Chef Tandem

    Jim Fiala and Cary McDowell, The Crossing

  • Dining

    January 6, 1999

    1998: The Year in Dining

    Jim Fiala and Cary McDowell, The Crossing

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