Mushrooms

Zpizza Brings Tasty, Organic Vegetarian and Gluten-Free Pizza to Clayton

The Veggielante has had it up to here with people bitching that St. Louis restaurants are vegetarian unfriendly. Sure, we'd like to see more restaurants offering more meatless dishes, but there are excellent choices out there if you take the trouble to look for them. We're not here to proselytize ab ... More >>

Zone In On Imaginative Fast-Casual Vegetarian Fare at Sauce on the Side

The Veggielante has had it up to here with people bitching that St. Louis restaurants are vegetarian unfriendly. Sure, we'd like to see more restaurants offering more meatless dishes, but there are excellent choices out there if you take the trouble to look for them. We're not here to proselytize ab ... More >>

The Veggielante Relishes Robust's New Downtown Wine Bar in the MX Building

The Veggielante has had it up to here with people bitching that St. Louis restaurants are vegetarian unfriendly. Sure, we'd like to see more restaurants offering more meatless dishes, but there are excellent choices out there if you take the trouble to look for them. We're not here to proselytize ab ... More >>

With Tavolo V and Pazzo's, Michael Del Pietro adds two new arrows to his restaurant quiver

The Veggielante Soaks Up OR Smoothie & Café

The Veggielante has had it up to here with people bitching that St. Louis restaurants are vegetarian unfriendly. Sure, we'd like to see more restaurants offering more meatless dishes, but there are excellent choices out there if you take the trouble to look for them. We're not here to proselytize ab ... More >>

The Veggielante Meets MoKaBe's Coffeehouse

The Veggielante has had it up to here with people bitching that St. Louis restaurants are vegetarian unfriendly. Sure, we'd like to see more restaurants offering more meatless dishes, but there are excellent choices out there if you take the trouble to look for them. We're not here to proselytize ab ... More >>

River City Savories Offers Homemade Cheese Spreads and Baked Goods

Courtesy of Laura Van AlstineA Cardinals-themed hand-painted pie by River City Savories.​People call Brian Runge the cheesemonger. When a friend sent him nearly 100 pounds of dehydrated morel mushrooms, he decided to get creative by incorporating them into a cheese spread that became so popula ... More >>

A Visit to Opening Night at Blood and Sand

Beth Farrow ClaussThe bar, complete with live ferns at Blood and Sand​Blood and Sand (1500 St. Charles Street) the private bar and restaurant owned by TJ Vytlacil and Adam Frager opened its doors on Saturday night to its charter members. Still smelling slightly of spackle and paint, the restau ... More >>

Crostini Restaurant & Lounge Now Open

Ian Froeb​Crostini Restaurant & Lounge opened this week at 4501 Manchester Road in Forest Park Southeast. When Gut Check spoke with owner and chef Eric Winbigler in May, he described Crostini as an "old 'Mama'-style Italian restaurant, a family-style restaurant."Winbigler is still preparing th ... More >>

Colleen Clawson of Big Sky Cafe: Recipe for Pan-Roasted Troutdale Farms Rainbow Trout

This is part three of Emily Wasserman's Chef's Choice profile of chef Colleen Clawson of Big Sky Cafe. Part one can be found here. Part two, a Q&A with Clawson, is published here. Emily Wasserman​At Big Sky Café (47 South Old Orchard Avenue, Webster Groves; 314-962-5757), chef Colleen Clawso ... More >>

Minor League Ballpark Sells the World's Most Expensive Hot Dog

brocktonrox.comThis is what an $80 weiner looks like.​Minor league baseball stadiums have some pretty good eats. We've sang the praises of the chow offered at Gateway Grizzlies games and marveled at the enormity of the offerings in Akron. Next up: befuddlement over the world's most expensive ... 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 >>

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 >>

Chris Williams of Franco

This is part one of Chrissy Wilmes' Chef's Choice profile of chef Chris Williams of Franco. Part two, a Q&A with Williams, will be available tomorrow. Look for part three, a recipe from Williams, on Thursday. Chrissy Wilmes​Chef Chris Williams' journey from his first experience in a kitchen t ... More >>

Kraken Wise: Squid Rocks

​No question about it: Squid and octopus are in. On a whirlwind visit to New York late last year, Gut Check partook of octopus dishes at four different restaurants on four consecutive nights. Last week, right here in blogland, our featured chef of the week Grace Dinsmoor of Modesto shared her ... More >>

Foraging for Fungi Is Fun!

Mmm...morels!​Spring is, well, in the process of springing, and for those in the know, this means there are great eats just waiting in the woods to be gathered, sauteed and gobbled up. It's mushroom season in Missouri.If you're looking for some help avoiding a bad trip, man, head over to the Powde ... More >>

Remembrance of Wings (and Curries and Briskets) Past: The Best Dishes of 2010

#3: Quesadillas Tradicionales at Milagro Modern Mexican

Jennifer SilverbergThe quesadillas tradicionales at Milagro Modern Mexican​Not quesadillas as we Americans know them. Rather, these resemble empanadas: a thin, crisp shell of fried corn masa stuffed with Chihuahua cheese and finely chopped and sautéed huitlacoche and wild mushrooms. The tangy che ... More >>

Genetically Modified Apples From Canada Poised to Invade U.S.?

Frankenapples from Canada! The Associated Press reports that a Canadian company has requested U.S. approval for an apple that doesn't turn brown. Okanagan Specialty Fruits of Summerland, British Columbia, got the technology from an Australian company who developed it to keep potatoes white by silenc ... More >>

Chef's Choice Recipes: Steven Caravelli's Potato Gnocchi with Truffled Bacon Jus

Robin Wheeler​During my interview with Steven Caravelli of Sleek, he emphasized that combining gnocchi with bacon and truffles isn't an original idea. Ever-deprecating of his own creativity, Caravelli sees himself as more of a craftsman than an artist with food, perfecting techniques and flavor c ... More >>

Grand Old Patty: Ian goes on a beefy binge at Burger Bar and Sub Zero New American Burger Restaurant

Quorn Meat-Free and Soy-Free Nuggets

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Grouse of the Seven Gables

Will this Clayton inn ever get an above-par eatery?

When Is a Tavern Not a Tavern?

When it's the Del Pietros' inventive latest, Tavern 43

Tapas 'n' Things

Aaron Whalen brings Spanish flair (and delicious food) to the Lou

Italian for Beginners

Café Napoli's popularity is baffling

Side Dish

The Amazing Grace Farmer-Chef Dinner Series cooks up local produce, with delicious results

Beauty Triumphs

You can get more than makeup at Neiman Marcus

Take It with a Grain of Salt

Giving the food world's latest rage a fair shake

BUTTER UP

Indulging a taste for decadence at the elegant Chez Leon

Il Fait Beau

Cafe

Eastern Exposure

'Shroom Service