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 >>
Dining
November 17, 2011
Side Ways: Jim Fiala's latest is a great concept, but the execution's a little shaky
Dining
June 23, 2011
The Mud House in Benton Park is a coffee shop that serves killer food
Blogs
April 27, 2011
Morel Majority: Terrace View's Jonathan Olson Forages for Mushrooms
Robin WheelerWhen 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
January 4, 2011
Exclusive: Craft Reversing Course, Niche to Remain Niche
Jennifer SilverbergGerard Craft at Brasserie by NicheGerard 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
November 4, 2009
Review Slideshow: The Terrace View
Jennifer SilverbergMy 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
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 >>