Subject: Josh Galliano

• Gerard Craft on Being Named Food & Wine Best New Chef 2008

  April 3, 2008

• Gerard Craft of Niche Named "Best New Chef 2008" by Food & Wine Magazine

  April 3, 2008

• Your Weekly St. Louis Food Blog Digest

  June 20, 2008

• The Chef Merry-Go-Round Continues: Monarch and Franco

  September 2, 2008

• Three for Three: 9.12-9.14

  September 12, 2008

• 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 pairings but doesn't include tax or tip. Call 314-644-3995 for reservations or more info. For more on Galliano's cooking, check out my review of Monarch from January. After the jump, the complete menu.

  May 20, 2009

• Review Preview: Monarch

  A sneak peek at this week's review of Monarch in Maplewood.

  January 19, 2009

• Review & Slideshow: Monarch

  My review of Monarch, now featuring the cooking of executive chef Josh Galliano, is available online.This week also marks the debut of Back of the House, a Web-exclusive slideshow accompanying my reviews.This week photographer Jennifer Silverberg goes into Monarch's kitchen to capture Galliano breaking down an entire pig. The squeamish among you have been warned.

  January 20, 2009

• Breaking: Three St. Louis Chefs Are James Beard Award Semifinalists

  The James Beard Foundation today announced the semifinalists (link PDF) for its restaurant and chef awards. Three St. Louis chefs made the cut in the "Best Chef: Midwest" category: Gerard Craft of Niche, Josh Galliano of Monarch and Kevin Nashan of Sidney Street Cafe. In addition, Mike Odette of the excellent Sycamore in Columbia, Mo., made the list. Five finalists in each category will be announced on March 23.

  February 13, 2009

• St. Louis Food Blog Digest: 2.21-2.27

  Gut Check dishes on our favorite St. Louis food blogs.STL Bites: Earlier this week Gut Check's Brooke Foster bemoaned a new policy asking solo coffeeshop patrons to sit only at two-top tables. Bill argues the other side.Sauce: Sauce posts a picture of a mama and baby pig to illustrate a story on Kevin Willmann of Erato on Main and Josh Galliano of Monarch butchering a red-wattle hog. Chaos ensues.Off the Menu: Joe Bonwich has news of an open letter from chefs Andy Ayers and Bill Cardwell to Pr

  February 27, 2009

• Gerard Craft of Niche a 2009 James Beard Award Finalist

  Jennifer SilverbergGerard Craft of Niche (1831 Sidney Street; Web site) is one of five finalists in the "Best Chef - Midwest" category of the 2009 James Beard Foundation Awards. The finalists were announced today. The awards ceremony will be held Monday, May 4, in New York City.Craft, who last year was named a "Best New Chef" by Food & Wine magazine, was one of three area chefs who were semifinalists in the Midwest category, along with Josh Galliano of Monarch and Kevin Nashan of Sidney Stre

  March 23, 2009

• Josh Almighty: New chef Josh Galliano takes Monarch to regal heights

  January 21, 2009

• Gut Check: Café Balaban's successor is a contemporary bistro

  October 22, 2008

• Gut Check: The Restaurant Shuffle

  October 1, 2008

• Gut Check: Monarch migration

  September 10, 2008

• Grill Marks: Ian turns to the West End Grill to pull us all out of the restaurant-scene doldrums

  August 6, 2008

• Food & Wine finds our Niche!

  April 9, 2008

• Reflections on the Debut of the "Dorm Room" at 33 Wine Shop & Tasting Bar

  Hedwig von Ebbel, Wikimedia CommonsA who's who of St. Louis food types descended upon 33 Wine Shop & Tasting Bar (1913 Park Avenue) last night for the inaugural "Dorm Room" dinner.Among those spotted in the crowd -- writing that makes me feel just like Deb Peterson! -- were Gerard Craft and Mathew Rice of Niche, Kevin Nashan of Sidney Street Café, Stephen Gontram of Harvest, Chris Sommers of Pi, Bill Burge of STL Bites and at least one off-the-clock restaurant critic trying to keep his head

  June 23, 2009

• FoodWire: Slow Food St. Louis Wine Dinner at the Crossing

  The Crossing (7823 Forsyth Boulevard; Web site) is hosting a wine dinner on Tuesday, July 7, to benefit Slow Food St. Louis. The six-course meal -- the menu is available on Slow Food St. Louis' Web site -- will be paired with wines from Ransom, SNAFU and Murphy's law.The cost is $75 per person. For reservations, call the Crossing at 314-721-7375.Also, another reminder that Slow Food St. Louis' annual Art of Food fundraiser is Saturday, July 25. The event features food from Gerard Craft, Josh Gal

  June 26, 2009

• Josh Galliano on Cooking in the Dorm Room

  Last week, I posted my thoughts on the first Dorm Room dinner at 33 Wine Shop & Tasting Bar. Now, Monarch chef Josh Galliano has written an awesome behind-the-scenes look at his dinner, including lessons learned the hard way and commentary on each of the dishes. Galliano has posted this on a thread on the STL Bites forum (scroll down to the ninth comment).

  June 29, 2009

• Gut Check: Ian dines with kings, but keeps the common touch

  July 1, 2009

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

  July 8, 2009

• Photos: Slow Food St. Louis Art of Food Fundraiser at Mad Art Gallery, 7.25.09

  Chefs and artists gathered Friday night at Mad Art Gallery in Soulard for the Art of Food fundraiser, benefiting both Slow Food St. Louis and Fair Shares Combined Community Supported Agriculture. Photographer Stew Smith was there and has these photos.Photo: Stew SmithStephen Kovac of Winslow's Home shows off garlic-rubbed Benne's Best smoked chicken with Winslow's Home and Farm red onion-jalapeño jam on toasted 222 Artisan Bakery baguette.​ Photo: Stew SmithGerard Craft of Niche featured spi

  July 27, 2009

• FoodWire: Josh Galliano in Southern Living

  ​Congrats to Josh Galliano, executive chef at Monarch (7401 Manchester Road; website). Galliano is featured in the September issue of Southern Living magazine, which is currently available on newsstands. The one-page profile includes some friendly trash-talking between Galliano, a LSU grad, and author Carolanne Griffith Roberts, an Alabama fan, as well as kind words about his cooking and some tips from the chef himself.

  August 25, 2009

• Marc Baltes Storms the "Dorm Room" at 33 Wine Shop & Tasting Bar

  Hedwig von Ebbel, Wikimedia Commons​As I waddled back to my car last night after the latest Dorm Room dinner at Lafayette Square's 33 Wine Shop & Tasting Bar, the evening air thick with woodsmoke from the grill where Marc Baltes was braising pork shoulder for the next seating, I wondered which St. Louis restaurateur will be smart enough to give Baltes a kitchen of his own.

  August 25, 2009

• Introducing the Novice Foodie: Crashing the Cook's Night Out

  ​Kelli Best-Oliver is on a quest to become a full-fledged foodie. Beginning this week, she will chronicle her adventures for Gut Check. She writes about any damn thing she pleases at South City Confidential.I have no formal culinary training. It's been ten years since I worked in a restaurant, waiting tables at a bar and grill in my hometown during college. I can't always afford to eat at the best restaurants in town -- unless it's lunch or a special occasion. But I love food. I love cooking f

  August 27, 2009

• St. Louis Food Blog Digest: 8.22-8.28

  Gut Check dishes on our favorite St. Louis food blogs.St. Louis Eats and Drinks: Joe and Ann review Five Bistro and discuss Texas wines.Adventures in Eating Locally: Kimberly peeks at EarthDance FARMS. Becky and the Beanstock: Becky continues her mystery project with no-knead dough. STL Hops: Mike shares photos from International Tap House's Pro-Am American Amber launch party on his redesigned blog.

  August 28, 2009

• This Week in Gut Check, Regurgitated

  ​Quite a week here, highlighted by the debut of two new columns, the Novice Foodie and Farmer's Market Share. We also celebrated a magazine appearance by Josh Galliano of Monarch, the cooking of Marc Baltes at 33 Wine Shop & Tasting Bar and things that even bacon can't improve. What else happened this week?The Sneak snuck solid-state cocktails.Throwback of the House moved to Monday and brought jellied chicken with her.The Noble Writ taught you how to decant wine.Java Enabled discussed the

  August 28, 2009

• Gut Check: Dorm Room dinnertime!

  September 2, 2009

• The Novice Foodie: Monarch, Fit for a Queen (and Her Hungover Husband)

  The first time my husband and I ate at Monarch was for my 29th birthday. This was not so long ago, when our visits to nicer restaurants were reserved for a birthday or our anniversary. I'd chosen Monarch because we'd never been there and also because I'd loved chef Josh Galliano's food when he was at An American Place. To say I was looking forward to our Saturday reservations would be an understatement.The night before, my husband and I had thrown our annual backyard trivia party. It was a rough

  October 6, 2009

• FoodWire: James Beard Foundation Opens 2010 Awards Nominations

  Doesn't seem that long ago that I was reporting on Gerard Craft of Niche, Taste by Niche and the soon-to-open Brasserie by Niche being a finalist for the 2009 James Beard Foundation Restaurant and Chef Awards. Now the foundation has opened the nominations for the 2010 awards. Anyone can nominate a chef or restaurant in the appropriate categories -- you simply have to register (for free) on the James Beard foundation website. You have until the end of the day on December 31 to submit your nominat

  October 15, 2009

• Chef's Choice: Josh Galliano, Monarch

  Robin WheelerJosh Galliano, executive chef at Monarch​In the summer of 2005, Monarch executive chef Josh Galliano was working at New York's Restaurant Daniel when his girlfriend, Audra, paid him a visit. She wasn't happy with what she saw."She said, 'Okay, A, you look anorexic. You're working too much and not eating anything. B, you're broke. I can't believe you're paying for this apartment. C, your subletter just bailed on you.' August 17th, she said to pack my bags, we were going back. Got b

  October 22, 2009

• Chef's Choice Recipes: Josh Galliano's Butternut Squash Ravioli with Chinese Bacon

  Robin WheelerMonarch executive chef Josh Galliano​While I interviewed Monarch executive chef Josh Galliano, he prepared butternut squash ravioli in a lemon-sage beurre blanc with Chinese bacon. After the jump, the recipe for this dish -- and for the fresh pasta you need to make it.

  October 22, 2009

• Ruth Reichl Pays (Delayed) Visit to St. Louis

  Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing CompanyReichl​Last month, Ruth Reichl, food writer and editor of Gourmet, was scheduled to visit St. Louis at the behest of Left Bank Books and give a talk at COCA to promote the new cookbook Gourmet Today. That was the week her magazine shut down.Last night, Reichl (whose last name is, for the record, pronounced RYE-shul) finally made it here. She pimped out the new cookbook admirably and praised St. Louis' chefs. But the overall mood was subdued, more lik

  November 4, 2009