Gut Check loves us some wine. We want a bottle with bang and a bang for our buck, so every week we will visit a local wine shop, where an expert will recommend a good-value wine priced under $15. We'll drink some and tell you whether we want to continue -- because the only time Gut Check has our nos ... More >>
Gut Check loves us some wine. We want a bottle with bang and a bang for our buck, so every week we will visit a local wine shop, where an expert will recommend a good-value wine priced under $15. We'll drink some and tell you whether we want to continue -- because the only time Gut Check has our nos ... More >>
Welcome to Girl Walks into a Bar, a weekly Gut Check feature that spotlights local bars and bartenders. This week Katie Moulton profiles Lumière Place Casino's Devin Knau. Below is a Q&A with Knau followed by the recipe for Devin's VIP Special. Katie MoultonDevin Knau of Lumière Place Casino pours ... More >>
Welcome to Girl Walks into a Bar, a weekly Gut Check feature that spotlights local bars and bartenders. This week Katie Moulton profiles Mai Lee's Jay Nguyen. Below is a Q&A with Nguyen followed by the recipes for both the Lychee Martini and the Mai Lee Songbird. Katie MoultonJay Nguyen whips up a M ... More >>
Welcome to Girl Walks into a Bar, a weekly Gut Check feature that spotlights local bars and bartenders. This week Katie Moulton profiles DeMun Oyster Bar's TJ Vytlacil. Below is a Q&A with Vytlacil followed by the recipe for the award-winning Love Burns. Katie MoultonTJ Vytlacil pours an award-winn ... More >>
Katie Moulton For a homegrown and humble neighborhood joint, Ruma's Deli (1395 Quantock Drive; 314-892-9990) sure cooks up its share of controversy. Love or hate its signature ingredient, the South County deli - and local family-owned institution - proudly serves the platter-sized sandwiches ... More >>
Katie Moulton We're giving away a $25 gift certificate to Tee's Golf Grill, and all you have to do is reveal to the world where we're eating this tasty sandwich. Rules: To be eligible, you must leave a valid e-mail address in the comment-entry field. One guess per e-mail address. Employees o ... More >>
Welcome to Girl Walks into a Bar, a weekly Gut Check feature that spotlights local bars and bartenders. This week Katie Moulton profiles Water Street Cafe & Cocktail Bar's co-owner Gabe Kveton. Below is a Q&A with Kveton, followed by the recipe for the Rye Half-Flip. Katie MoultonThis is Gab ... More >>
Gut Check loves us some wine. We want a bottle with bang and a bang for our buck, so every week we will visit a local wine shop, where an expert will recommend a good-value wine priced under $15. We'll drink some and tell you wether we want to continue -- because the only time Gut Check has our nose ... More >>
Welcome to Girl Walks into a Bar, a weekly Gut Check feature that spotlights local bars and bartenders. This week Katie Moulton profiles Venice Cafe's Misty Rose Martin. Below is a Q&A with Martin, followed by the recipe for the Brite-O Bucket. Katie MoultonMisty Rose Martin brightens up happy hour ... More >>
This is part three of Katie Moulton's Chef's Choice profile of Nate Hereford of Niche. Part one can be found here. Part two, a Q&A with Hereford, is published here. Katie MoultonEnglish pea soup: a bowlful of springtime. Watching chef de cuisine Nate Hereford in the kitchen at Niche, the obs ... More >>
This is part two of Katie Moulton's Chef's Choice profile of Nate Hereford of Niche (1831 Sidney Street, 314-773-7755). To read part one, click here. Stay tuned for part three, a recipe from Hereford, which we'll publish tomorrow. Katie MoultonThis man "loves offal." Thankfully, he opted to make En ... More >>
This is part one of Katie Moulton's Chef's Choice profile of chef Nate Hereford of Niche in Benton Park. Katie MoultonNate Hereford of Niche "balances efficiency and beautiful food." Whatchu wanna say about it? "One cool thing about cooking," Nate Hereford, chef de cuisine of Niche, says, "is ... More >>
Gut Check loves us some wine. We want a bottle with bang and a bang for our buck, so every week we will visit a local wine shop, where an expert will recommend a good-value wine priced under $15. We'll drink some and tell you wether we want to continue -- because the only time Gut Check has our nose ... More >>
Welcome to Girl Walks into a Bar, a weekly Gut Check feature that spotlights local bars and bartenders. This week Katie Moulton profiles the 34 Club's Sean Brennan. Below is a Q&A with Brennan, followed by his recipe for the ManSquirt. Katie MoultonSean Brennan of the 34 Club: service with a (wry) ... More >>
Katie MoultonLies! Buyouts! Blackmail! Jelly beans! This week, Gut Check embarked on a falafel challenge, and we talked to John Caton from Benton Park Cafe for this week's Chef's Choice. Also, we announced that we're actively seeking new freelance food writers. What else did we do this week ... More >>
Katie MoultonEd: Last weekend, the Beale Street Music Festival welcomed one of the stranger lineups of the season to Memphis: Cee-Lo Green, Ke$ha, Mumford & Sons, Jon Mellencamp, Lucinda Williams, Wilco, Gregg Allman and more. We sent Katie Moulton on a last minute road-trip and she brought ... More >>
Gut Check is constantly working to bring the latest food news to our readers. As a result, we do a lot of blogging. In an effort to draw attention to great posts that may have otherwise been lost in the blogosphere (and to recognize our hard-working writers), we present Post of the Month. Katie M ... More >>
Welcome to Girl Walks into a Bar, a weekly Gut Check feature that spotlights local bars and bartenders. This week Katie Moulton profiles Oceano's Mary Stowell. Below is a Q&A with Stowell, followed by the recipe for her Deconstructed Espresso Martini. Katie MoultonMary Stowell has worked at ... More >>
Gut Check loves us some wine. We want a bottle with bang and a bang for our buck, so every week we will visit a local wine shop, where an expert will recommend a good-value wine priced under $15. We'll drink some and tell you wether we want to continue -- because the only time Gut Check has our nose ... More >>
Katie MoultonThe 2009 Bodegas Obergo Lágrimas de Obergo Rosado Gut Check loves us some wine. We want a bottle with bang and a bang for our buck, so every week we will visit a local wine shop, where the experts will recommend a good-value wine priced under $15. We'll drink some and tell ... More >>
Welcome to Girl Walks into a Bar, a weekly Gut Check feature that spotlights local bars and bartenders. This week Katie Moulton profiles Frank Papa's Ristorante's Tim Krampe. Below is a Q&A with Krampe, followed by the recipe for his Chocolate Martini. Katie MoultonTim Krampe of Frank Papa's: His Ch ... More >>
Gut Check loves us some wine. We want a bottle with bang and a bang for our buck, so every week we will visit a local wine shop, where the experts will recommend a good-value wine priced under $15. We'll drink some and tell you wether we want to continue -- because the only time Gut Check has our no ... More >>
This is part two of Katie Moulton's Chef's Choice profile of Anthony Scarato of Anthonino's Taverna. To read part one, click here. Stay tuned for part three, a recipe from Scarato, that we'll publish tomorrow. Katie MoultonDid your family cook when you were a child? Yes, we come from a fami ... More >>
Fast-food chains became America's sixth food group by mass-producing cheap, gut-filling, handheld eats with indulgent, uncomplicated flavors the public could depend on. It's dietary crack, and it works every time. Occasionally, though, fast-food and fast-casual chains mix it up by introduci ... More >>
This is part one of Katie Moulton's Chef's Choice profile of chef Anthony Scarato of Anthonino's Taverna on the Hill. Katie MoultonAnthony Scarato, of Anthonino's Taverna."On the Hill we couldn't be just Italian," says Anthony Scarato of Anthonino's Taverna, where he and brother Rosario comb ... More >>
Katie MoultonIt's "peanut butter honey time" for this banana.Not a PB&J: Call it a PBB&H. Call it simple and delicious. We're giving away a gift certificate to Taqueria La Pasadita, and all you have to do is reveal to the world where we're eating this sweet little number. Rules: To be eligib ... More >>
Gut Check can think of countless perks of living in a so-called flyover state: no hurricanes, smaller egos and virtually no pressure when confronting the unanswerable question -- 2Pac or Biggie? Here at the crossroads of America, where our most famous rapper was best-known for a singsong cade ... More >>
Welcome to Girl Walks into a Bar, a weekly Gut Check feature that spotlights local bars and bartenders. This week Katie Moulton profiles Helen Fitzgerald's bar manager Steve Buncher. Below is a Q&A with Buncher, followed by the recipe for his "Triple S" shot. Katie Moulton When Girl Walks In ... More >>
Gut Check loves us some wine. We want a bottle with bang and a bang for our buck, so every week we will visit a local wine shop, where the experts will recommend a good-value wine priced under $15. We'll drink some and tell you wether we want to continue -- because the only time Gut Check has our no ... More >>
Welcome to Girl Walks into a Bar, a weekly Gut Check feature that spotlights local bars and bartenders. This week Katie Moulton profiles Helen Fitzgerald's bar manager Steve Buncher. Below is a Q&A with Buncher, followed by the recipe for his "Triple S" shot. Katie MoultonWhen Girl Walks int ... More >>
Katie Moulton Target is going "P Fresh": sounds like a personal problem to us here at Gut Check, but the retailer isn't being shy - just a little coy - about its new store concept. Next Sunday, March 27, three local Target stores will relaunch with the P Fresh concept, which features an exp ... More >>
Katie MoultonDid Eli "Paperboy" Reed strike a deal with the devil? How else could this 27-year-old Massachusetts native sing like a soulman's screamin' dream, with all the sexy swagger of Wilson Pickett? Last night's performance at Off Broadway demolished all doubt: If you want music of the h ... More >>
Katie MoultonGalati's Pizza Pasta Grill on Main Street, Foristell Mauro Galati is bringing the Hill to Foristell. Where or what precisely, you inquire, is Foristell? Well, Gut Check trekked out to Galati's Pizza Pasta Grill (100 South Main Street, Foristell; 636-463-1020), perched on the lin ... More >>
Katie MoultonNot over easy or over hard, we like our eggs over bulgogi. We're giving away $20 in Gokul gift certificates, and all you have to do is tell us where we're eating this bowl of wonder. Rules: To be eligible, you must leave a valid e-mail address in the comment-entry field. One gue ... More >>
Gut Check loves us some wine. We want a bottle with bang and a bang for our buck, so every week we will visit a local wine shop, where the experts will recommend a good-value wine priced under $15. We'll drink some and tell you wether we want to continue -- because the only time Gut Check has our no ... More >>
Welcome to Girl Walks into a Bar, a weekly Gut Check feature that spotlights local bars and bartenders. This week Katie Moulton profiles Cafe Eau bartender JR Gosnell. Below is a Q&A with Gosnell, followed by the recipe for his own shot, the White Nasty. Katie MoultonWould you try a drink called th ... More >>
Gut Check loves us some wine. We want a bottle with bang and a bang for our buck, so every week we will visit a local wine shop, where the experts will recommend a good-value wine priced under $15. We'll drink some and tell you wether we want to continue -- because the only time Gut Check has our no ... More >>
www.bk.comThose little nuggets that look like corn kernels? Them's cheddar!Burger King dubbed its newest limited-time burger, set loose in January, the Jalapeno & Cheddar BK Stuffed Steakhouse, conjuring visions of sitting in a dim back booth across from The Most Interesting Man in the World. ... More >>
Katie MoultonLocal Harvest v2.0: Now with more room for fresh produce -- and shopping carts!Back in September Gut Check mentioned that Local Harvest Grocery in south St. Louis would move to a larger location at 3108 Morgan Ford -- just 450 feet from its current home. This Sunday, March 6, is ... More >>
Katie MoultonErika Hebron, Miss Missouri 2010, makes it snappy with the griddle cakes at IHOP bright and early this a.m.Shrove Tuesday isn't for another week, but today's National Pancake Day! Until 10 p.m., IHOP is giving away free short stacks of buttermilk pancakes to help raise awareness ... More >>
Katie Moulton"Limited Edition Spinach Artichoke Mac & Cheese": Not for chips or children. Could this be the year that Oscar gets a Woody Woody gets an Oscar? Though three animated films -- Beauty and the Beast, Up and this year's Toy Story 3 -- have been nominated for the Academy Award for ... More >>
In this week's paper, Katie Moulton spoke with Grace Potter, the leader of the currently sizzling Grace Potter & the Nocturnals. Moulton spelled out some of the band's accomplishments in recent times - including opening for the Avett Brothers and smoking on VH1's Divas Salute the Troops special - an ... More >>
Katie MoultonTaking up an acoustic guitar for "Save Some Time to Dream," John Mellencamp stood alone onstage and told a story about his father, who regularly asks him if he's "having any fun." The roots-rock veteran did look like he was having fun last night at the Fox Theatre, punching all h ... More >>
Tonight, the Avett Brothers is playing a super-sold-out show at the Pageant. Tickets are being sold for way above face value on Craigslist (if any still exist out there for sale). Katie Moulton spoke with bassist Bob Crawford in this week's paper -- and in this outtake, he hinted that the band is th ... More >>
Katie MoultonThe scene last night at Busch Stadium before the Eagles/Dixie Chicks showThe Eagles played it straight last night at Busch Stadium and managed to please everyone: the younger set relatively new to their catalog of country-rock classics as well as fans who have waited more than 35 ... More >>
In our review of last night's show, Katie Moulton noted that Julian Casablancas and band covered Bruce Springsteen's "Dancing in the Dark." Video of the version has already popped up on YouTube. While the clip is dark -- mirroring the lighting of the show, so it's no fault of the camera-person -- th ... More >>
At the Pageant tonight, Strokes vocalist Julian Casablancas will be headlining as a solo artist, in support of his electro-tinged album Phrazes for the Young. In this week's paper, Katie Moulton interviewed Casablancas; the two discussed fatherhood, his musical direction and what to expect fr ... More >>
REVIEW AND PHOTOS BY KATIE MOULTON "You're telling me you're not nostalgic," Joan Baez sings on "Diamonds and Rust," "Then give me another word for it." The 1975 piece is Baez at her most personal, a look back on her relationship with Bob Dylan, and was the appropriate close to her set last night a ... More >>
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