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Yeast or Famine? St. Louis' bakery count is...(wait for it)...rising!

Strange Donuts Delays Opening, Still Plans National Doughnut Day Party

Strange Donuts, the eagerly anticipated and social-media-savvy doughnut shop, had hoped to open its doors at 2709 Sutton Boulevard in Maplewood on Friday, June 7 -- not coincidentally, National Doughnut Day. Alas, the best laid plans... See Also: - Strange Donuts Hits Kickstarter Goal Early, Anno ... More >>

Happy Hour at the Crow's Nest in Maplewood: Cruise for Boozing

The Crow's Nest (7336 Manchester Road, Maplewood; 314-781-0989) The Hours: Monday through Friday from 4 to 7 p.m., with late-night specials Monday through Thursday from 10 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. and Sunday from 9 p.m. to Midnight. The Deal: Drink specials include $3.00 rail drinks, $2.00 PBR and Miller ... More >>

Happy Hour at the Wood: Hard On Cash?

The Wood (2733 Sutton Boulevard, Maplewood; 314-781-4146) The Hours: Monday and Wednesday and through Saturdays 9 p.m. to 1 a.m., Tuesdays 8 p.m. to 1 a.m. and Monday through Friday 3 to 6 p.m. The Deal:Half-off appetizers and select domestic beers.

Guess Where I'm Eating This Mediterranean Platter and Win $10 to La Tejana Taqueria

Guess where we ate this Mediterranean platter with hummus, spinach, kalmata olives, marinated onions, hormone-free fet and warm organic pita slices and win $10 to La Tejana Taqueria (3149 N. Lindbergh Blvd. Maryland Heights; 314-291-8500). Hint: We dined at a popular coffee shop in Maplewood. Rules ... More >>

Maplewood Mayor Fears LGBT-Rights Bill Will Let Dress-Wearing Perverts Raid Pool Showers

As things stand, the City of Maplewood cannot deny somebody a job, or housing, on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex or disability. Duh.  Tuesday night, the City Council took another step toward adding "sexual orientation" and "gender identity" to that list of reasons for ... More >>

Guess Where I'm Eating these Enchiladas and Win $25 to Momos Ouzaria Taverna [Updated]!

You can win $25 to Momos Ouzaria Taverna (630 North and South Road, University City; 314-863-3511) and all you have to do is guess where we ate these enchiladas. Hint: We dined at a restaurant in Maplewood. Rules: To be eligible, you must leave a valid e-mail address (or Twitter handle or Facebook ... More >>

Guess Where I'm Eating these Biscuits and Gravy and Win $10 to La Tejana Taqueria!

You can win $10 to La Tejana Taqueria (3149 North Lindbergh Boulevard, Maryland Heights; 314-291-8500) and all you have to do is guess where we eat this plate of biscuits and gravy. Hint: We dined at a restaurant in Maplewood. Rules: To be eligible, you must leave a valid e-mail address (or Twitte ... More >>

The (Peep?) Show Goes on at Jumpin' Jupiter, Despite Budget Cuts and Tax Issues

Jumpin' Jupiter, a neo-supper club in Maplewood, narrowly evaded eviction this weekend after owner Jim Callahan settled a dispute with the state for $28,000 he owed in sales taxes. The city of Maplewood agreed to renew his business license on Friday, but the raunchy Saturday night show wasn't exactl ... More >>

Coin-Roll Scam That Rocked Maplewood Has Medieval Roots

Shut up and listen because you're about to learn history -- usable history. As reported Monday by KTVI Fox2Now, a band of ne'er-do-wells paid visits to Kakao Chocolate in Maplewood and other area businesses a couple of weeks ago. They posed as delivery people and claimed they needed to give yonder c ... More >>

The Veggielante Surveys Schlafly Bottleworks

Destination: Schlafly Bottleworks (7260 Southwest Avenue; 314-241-2337) Neighborhood: Maplewood Cuisine: American, Contemporary Overview: The name Schlafly is likely to spark a craving for some quality microbrews, but beer isn't the only thing it has to offer St. Louis vegetarians.

March 2012 Openings & Closings

March followed the trend of the past year or so, with openings (including new food trucks) far outpacing closings. That said, it's difficult not to focus on one particular closure as the month's big news: Monarch, which ended its nine-year run. (Still no word on what will happen to its Maplewood s ... More >>

William Lawrence: Craigslist Founder Assisted Death-Threat Investigation, Record Suggests

​An affidavit accompanying criminal charges filed last week against a Maplewood resident suggests that the founder of Craigslist, Craig Newmark, personally got involved in helping detectives in their investigation.William Lawrence was charged last Friday with  murder-for-hire after he alleged ... More >>

Comedian Andi Smith of NeighborGood Foods Gets Raw About Her Mom, Refinancing and Hot Female Comics

In September, Gut Check chatted with comedian power couple Andi Smith and John Doelling about NeighborGood Foods, their Maplewood-based food delivery service that brings responsibly grown produce to folks in the St. Louis area. Yesterday, Daily RFT published an interview with Smith, where she discu ... More >>

#49: Hummus and Balela Platter at Nosh Bistro

Bryan Peters​When Nosh Bistro (1135 South Big Bend Boulevard, Richmond Heights; 314-781-4734) closed a few months ago, we sank into a brief, but profound, funk. We'd grown terribly fond of their hummus and balela salad platter, and we didn't want to know a world without it. So you can imagine ... More >>

Coyote Spotted In Maplewood

Hear ye, hear ye: A coyote makes a statement in Maplewood.​The City of Maplewood is warning its residents of a recent coyote sighting. Rachelle L'Ecuyer, community development director for the mid-county suburb, put out a media alert on the critter this afternoon. L'Ecuyer tells Daily RFT that the ... More >>

Our Great Waterways, Let Them Eat Art, an Angry Birds Shooting Gallery and More This Weekend

Bryan Haynes St. Alban's Village, from Our Great Waterways: The Mississippi, Missouri and Illinois Rivers at Kodner Gallery.​Let Them Eat Art: This evening, Maplewood becomes an egalitarian paradise of live music, open-air art, street dancing and even a costume contest (bonus points if you com ... More >>

Ten Best Food Events this Weekend: July 8-10

City of Maplewood​ Friday (July 8): Let Them Eat Art @ Historic Downtown Maplewood Maplewood's tribute to Bastille Day features 50 venues including Schlafly Bottleworks, Acero, Water Street Cafe and Cocktail Bar full of artists, entertainers and musicians. Have your art and eat out, too! 6 to ... More >>

Riding Out the Rapture at Taste of Maplewood

Holly FannThere was plenty of Schlafly on ice at Taste of Maplewood​ The Rapture didn't happen, and it's a good thing. When the festivities and food officially started on Saturday at noon, Taste of Maplewood was already bustling. White tents lined both sides of Sutton Boulevard; a few were ma ... More >>

Ozark Forest Mushroom Company -- It's Fungis...and Gals!

Holly FannNicola Macpherson and her son Henry at the Maplewood Farmers' Market.​ One of the best aspects of going to a local farmers' market is that you will have access to produce and specialty vendors who provide to local restaurants as well. At the Maplewood and Tower Grove markets, you wil ... More >>

Nosh in Maplewood Closed, New Restaurant Opening

Jennifer SilverbergThe Nosh space in Maplewood, soon to become Home Wine Kitchen​The Maplewood restaurant Nosh has closed after less than a year in business. Its storefront at 7322 Manchester Road is mostly cleared out, and the phone number has been disconnected. I reviewed Nosh just six months ag ... More >>

This Week in Gut Check, Regurgitated

Laura Ann Miller Kakao Chocolate​As we moved into a new month, Gut Check took stock of some changes to the local scene. Among the news, Kakao Chocolate is opening a shop in Maplewood, and Gerard Craft sold Taste by Niche to Adam Altnether. Find a list of the month's openings and closings i ... More >>

Review Preview: Nosh

Jennifer Silverberg​This week, I visit Nosh, which opened this summer at 7322 Manchester Road in Maplewood. Follow me after the jump for a sneak preview of my review.

Storm the Bastille

May Opening and Closings

Annie Zaleski​The good news? The only May closing (of which Gut Check is aware) is actually a holdover from April.The bad news? This month also saw the temporary closing of Gut Check favorite Monarch, as the restaurant renovates and reworks its bar menu.Openings include The Wood (pictured right), ... More >>

Gut Check's Week in Tweets

​Don't you know? Gut Check has a Twitter account. You can follow us @gutcheckstl.Here's some of what you missed on the Twitter feed this week:   RIP Richard LaMotta, inventor of the Chipwich: http://nyti.ms/bU0OK9 100 Favorite St. Louis Dishes, #80: Banh Mi Dac Biet at Phuc Loi - http:/ ... More >>

Gut Check's Week in Tweets

​Don't you know? Gut Check has a Twitter account. You can follow us @gutcheckstl.Here's some of what you missed on the Twitter feed this week: score (in progress): jambalaya 1, tide to go pen 0 Restaurants! Follow your posted hours OR update your website/sign/et cetera! #petpeeves #wastedtrip ... More >>

What Happened to Cup of Snow in Maplewood?

Ian FroebCup of Sno, why have you foresaken us?​As we approach the month of May, Gut Check's thoughts turn to snow cones. So imagine our shock to discover that one of our go-to spots has...disappeared. That is -- or, rather, was -- the location of Cup of Sno pictured above, in the parking lot of t ... More >>

Ask the Critic: Where Can I Find a Good Pizza Bianca?

​Kiwi from Maplewood writes:Where can I get some really good pizza bianca here in town? I don't want something that resembles cheese bread, which I suspect is what I'd get at most restaurants if I asked them to leave off the tomato sauce. I realize that I can make a pretty nice one myself with o ... More >>

Cherry Pickers: Readers question smoking-ban loopholes and a downtown farmers' market

Enchiladas de Maplewood: Ian turns up a southern offshoot of the popular north-county spot Las Palmas

FoodWire: Deluxe Fine Food & Spirits Closing

Jennifer Silverberg​My colleague Annie Zaleski broke this news Saturday on A to Z: Maplewood restaurant, bar and concert venue Deluxe Fine Food & Spirits (2733 Sutton Boulevard) will close after a final concert on Friday, January 22. Deluxe opened in September 2008, serving slightly jazzed up ... More >>

Breaking: Deluxe Fine Food & Spirits Is Closing

​Acting on a tip from Beatle Bob (hey, credit where credit's due), I just popped into the venue/restaurant and confirmed that Deluxe Fine Food & Spirits (2733 Sutton Boulevard) is closing. The bartender I talked to said that they'll be open on Tuesday and then next Saturday, January 22, for th ... More >>

The Ten Most Important St. Louis Restaurant Openings of the Aughts #2: Monarch (2003)

​Monarch (2003)Josh Galliano is reason enough to rank Monarch so high: The Louisiana native, sent packing when Katrina devastated New Orleans, is everything you could want in a chef -- creative yet respectful of tradition; ambitious yet humble. Yet he has been the executive chef at Monarch for onl ... More >>

Ten Things to Do Under $10 This Weekend in St. Louis, December 4-6, 2009

Inexpensive holiday crap abounds this weekend! Some of it's free, some of it's $6, all of it's $10 or less! So please, take this opportunity to escort your friends -- naughy or nice -- to one of these events this weekend and sneakily pick their brain for holiday gifts. You'll thank us later.Maplewoo ... More >>

FoodWire: Various Restaurant Tidbits

Lots of news items the past few days...- The Post-Dispatch reports that an employee of Downtown West pub Maggie O'Brien's (2000 Market Street) was shot and killed during a robbery last night. No arrests, as of yet.UPDATE: As I was writing this, my colleague Chad Garrison posted an item about the kil ... More >>

FoodWire: Fumanchu Closed?

Ominous signs for Maplewood's pan-Asian restaurant Fumanchu -- a.k.a. Fu Manchu, a.k.a. Fu Man Chu. The restaurant doesn't appear to be open for dinner today, and the phone number rings to a disconnected message.If nothing else, the restaurant needs to contact its phone company and post updated hour ... More >>

In This Week's Issue: Pork, Deluxe and Spanish Coffee

This week's issue is now available online. Kristen Hinman presents a feature story on Russ Kremer and the Ozark Mountain Pork Cooperative. I review Deluxe Fine Food & Spirits, a comfort-food joint and bar in Maplewood. Kristie McClanahan's Drink of the Week visits Cafe Ventana for a Spanish Cof ... More >>

Review Preview: Deluxe Fine Food & Spirits

Can you imagine, without reference to scatology or infectious disease, a less appealing name for a sandwich than the Hot Brown? If you don't know what a Hot Brown sandwich is, could you even begin to guess? This week I visit Deluxe Fine Food & Spirits in Maplewood. Check back here tomorrow to s ... More >>

E-mail Thread of the Day

Inside Art Outside

Beats the heart of St. Louis

Hands Across Skinker

The Loop expands its border

Manhattan

Monarch, 7401 Manchester Avenue, 314-644-3995

Father Figures

The dishes and decor at Arthur Clay's in Maplewood are downright inspired

Of Mice & Lions

Local rodents psych themselves up for the Cheese Hill Downs

Best Use for a Bookmobile

Gina and Dan Gibbons' Wedding

And the Emmy Goes To. . .

Week of December 12, 2001

Taking the Plunge

St. Louis' suburban cities have been competing for years to build the biggest and best places to play. Around here, keeping up appearances is serious business.

Best Comic-Book-Store Chain

Fantasy Shop

Quince Cycle