Oktoberfest

20 Reasons to Love Winter in St. Louis

We admit it. Winter in St. Louis can be pretty damn dreary. Weeks can go by without a ray of sunlight penetrating the grey sky. And then there's the cold -- a humid frigidity that drills right to the bones. It's enough to bring on a deep depression if you cannot open your eyes to all the great thi ... More >>

Ten Best Food Events This Weekend: Oct. 19-21

Friday (Oct. 19): Thurman Loop Oktoberfest @ the intersection of Thurman Ave. and Shenandoah Ave. At this Oktoberfest event, get a craft beer fix and enjoy carnival games, a home-brewing workshop and competition, and food from Thurman Grill, La Tropicana and Mojo Tapas. Admission is free. Friday, ... More >>

Six Spooky Halloween-Themed Restaurant Meals, Food Deals and Contests

We're not exactly ready for our close-up on Extreme Couponing, but Gut Check does love us a good deal on food. And though Halloween isn't the most food-based holiday, it isn't the least, either. After much research and investigative reporting, we've compiled a list of the best restaurant and food de ... More >>

Ten Best Food Events This Weekend: Oct. 12-14

Friday (Oct. 12): Food Truck Friday @ Tower Grove Park Head to the park (before doing so requires a parka) for the last major food truck fest of the year. Nibble on quick fixes from Papa Tom's Fancy Franks, Le Food Truck, Sarah's Meltdown and more. As always, admission is free--arrive early! 2 to ... More >>

Tony La Russa Oktoberfest = Instant Party

Wow, what a ball of laughs. Soulard Oktoberfest has chosen to put this photo of Tony "La Genius" La Russa on its website to hype up Sunday - the day families can get Cardinals players' autographs. Below is our fake caption:"Hi. I'm Tony LaRussa. Tony La Russa guarantees that no one will have more fu ... More >>

Eins, Zwei, G'suffa

Ten Best Food Events This Weekend: Sept. 28-30

Friday (Sept. 28): Taste of St. Louis @ Soliders Memorial Plaza This annual family-friendly, food-obsessed event features live music, an art and wine walk, a chef battle royale and, of course, plenty of vendor options to feed fervent festival-goers. Admission is free. Friday, Sept. 28 from 4 to 11 ... More >>

Art Off its Leash

Metro's Advertising Rules Allows Easy Censorship, Removal of Gay Pride Ad Latest

In the end, Metro admits it screwed up. The St. Louis public transit agency should never have removed advertisements from its buses for this month's gay pride festival, PrideFest 2012.It was unclear yesterday just how many Pride St. Louis advertisements disappeared from Metro buses this week after a ... More >>

Pokey LaFarge & The South City Three And The Wilders Are Coming To Off Broadway

​Off Broadway has just lassoed a very Missouri show for December 15: Kansas City's the Wilders, last seen taking the Oktoberfest crowd by surprise on a bill with the Monads and Rum Drum Ramblers, and Pokey LaFarge & the South City Three, which maybe you've heard of. As with the last Pokey sto ... More >>

Ten Best Food Events This Weekend: October 7-9

Friday (Oct. 7): Soulard Oktoberfest @ Lyon Park This annual event features plenty of chow and booze -- approximately 2,000 kegs of it. Admission is $5 each day, but dress in lederhosen or dirndl and get in free! Friday, Oct. 7 from 6 p.m. to 12:30 a.m., Saturday, Oct. 8 from 11 a.m. to 12:30 a.m. ... More >>

Ten Best Food Events This Weekend: September 30-October 2

Friday (Sept. 30): Olivette On the Go Festival @ Stacy Park This neighborhood fest features dance lessons, live music and a bonfire on Friday night, a chili cook-off on Saturday, and a fun run on Sunday to name just a few items on the schedule of festivities. Free admission. Friday, Sept. 30 from 3 ... More >>

Macht Mit Der Party

St. Louis Food Blog Digest, 9.12-9.18

​Gut Check dishes on our favorite St. Louis food blogs. Rhubarb and Honey: Kimberly shared the lessons she learned last week taking the Food Outreach Hunger Challenge. Cupcake Project: Stef shared her 19 cent cupcake recipe that she created when participating in the Food Outreach Hunger Cha ... More >>

Ten Best Food Events This Weekend: September 16-18

Image viaA scene from last year's Forest Park Balloon Glow​Friday (September 16): Balloon Glow @ Forest Park Take advantage of the swift shift in seasons by getting out and enjoying the crisp, cool air during this favorite romantic annual opener. The inflated balloons, lit by their burners, ... More >>

The Agony and the Ecstasy: A decade after the heyday of St. Louis' rave scene, it still feels like the morning after

Essen und Trinken

Yes, That Is John Goodman Shilling for Soulard Oktoberfest

Goodman: The voice of 2011 Soulard Oktoberfest.​You may have already heard them on KTRS, KMOX, The Point, and multiple Clear Channel stations around town. They're ads with the voice of actor -- and native St. Louisan -- John Goodman pitching for Soulard Oktoberfest. "Guten tag!" greets Goodman in ... More >>

The 2010 RFT News Challenge

Agi and Aaron Groff of 4 Seasons Baked Goods & Catering, Part 2

This is part two of Holly Fann's Chef's Choice profile of Agi and Aaron Groff of 4 Seasons Baked Goods & Catering. Part one is available here. Part three, a recipe, can be found here. Holly Fann​Did your family cook when you were a child? Agi Groff: My granny is Hungarian, so we ate a lot of ... More >>

Ten Frightfully Good Beers to Bring Your Halloween Back from the Dead

Dave Nelson​Looking to spice up the beer selection at your Halloween party? Here are ten excellent brews that play up the scary theme with their names and packaging -- and bring the quality as well. Jolly Pumpkin La Parcela ($15/750ml) For years tiny Jolly Pumpkin has walked the lonely, brill ... More >>

Eat, Drink, Help Many

Ten Things to Do This Weekend: October 8-10

While our music page has plenty of things to do this weekend, a quick note: The fun./Steel Train/Jarrod Gorbel show at the Firebird is sold out. Hope you bought tickets! Now on to some other options: All weekend: *Soulard Oktoberfest Drink. Listen to Brave Combo, Copper Box and Soulard Blues Band. ... More >>

Falafel Festival at the Vine Mediterranean Café & Market

Jennifer SilverbergThe Vine Mediterranean Cafe & Market​Yeah, yeah, we know that this weekend is all about Oktoberfest and celebrating garbanzos of a different sort altogether, but true chickpea aficionados should head to The Vine Mediterranean Café & Market (3171 South Grand Boulevard; 3 ... More >>

This Week's Tip of the Tongue Newsletter

Sign up for Tip of the Tongue here.​Gut Check not providing enough dining tidbits for you? Consider subscribing to Tip of the Tongue, the Riverfront Times' weekly e-mail dining newsletter. This week, readers get a taste of the Falafel Festival coming up at the Vine Mediterranean Cafe &am ... More >>

Beer Prudence (and the Rest of Us, Too)

Oktoberfest Ist Ausgezeichnet

Ohio Milk Labeling Law Deemed Unconstitutional

A federal court has ruled Ohio's milk labeling law unconstitutional. Food Safety News reports that the ruling came after a two-year legal battle over the state's ban on labeling milk as "rbGH free," "rbST free," or "artificial hormone free". The case is also the first to state that milk from cows no ... More >>

Like Soulard Oktoberfest, Tarts in Revealing Outfits Now the Bane of Munich Celebration

Soulard Oktoberfest: Got milk, er, beer.​A few weeks ago Daily RFT reported about Soulard Oktoberfest (going on this weekend) and the controversy surrounding the organization's racy advertisements, featuring buxom frauleins stuffed into kitschy German folk costumes. Well, turns out that St. Louisa ... More >>

St. Louis Food Blog Digest, 9.20-9-26

​Gut Check dishes on our favorite St. Louis food blogs. A Veggie Venture: Alanna made Calabacitas. Sounding My Barbaric Gulp: Kelly took on Pho Thai for Project Food Blog. FamilyStyle Food: Karen shared a recipe for Curried Cauliflower Soup.

"Party" Is German for "Party"

Let's Party Alt-School

Drink of the Week: Long Strange Tripel

Newstead Tower Public House
4353 Manchester Avenue
314-535-7771

Mmmm, October

Eating good in Maeystown

It's Stein to Party

Go Deutsch!

Oktoberfest, the Natural Way

Drink up!

Samuel Adams Octoberfest

Seamus McDaniels
1208 Tamm Avenue
314-645-6337

Popcorn, Lock and Drop It

Wilkommen auf der Soulard

Cheers to the Otters