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Concerts and Cocktails and Hipsters, Oh My! An Updated Guide to the Grove

St. Louis' neighborhoods are gems in their own right: full of history, great people and, as far as Gut Check is concerned, fantastic food. Each week we'll take you into a specific neighborhood and point you in the direction of the best places to grab some bites. View The Grove in a larger map The ... More >>

Sweetie Pie's at the Mangrove Closed; Original, Upper Crust Still Open [Updated 2x: Closure "Temporary"]

This might serve as a spoiler for fans of Welcome to Sweetie Pie's, the reality show on Oprah Winfrey's OWN cable network. For Gut Check, it's news: Sweetie Pie's at the Mangrove (4270 Manchester Avenue; 314-371-0304) in the Grove district of the city's Forest Park Southeast neighborhood has closed. ... More >>

Your Weekly St. Louis Bestseller List

Here's your weekly St. Louis bestseller list for the week ending July 22, as compiled by the St. Louis Independent Booksellers Alliance and based on sales at Left Bank Books, Main Street Books, Pudd'nhead Books and Subterranean Books. When we last wrote about Cheryl Strayed, the author was about to ... More >>

Tidbits from Bacana Brasil, Sweetie Pie's

- Chesterfield churrascaria Bacana Brasil (16123 Chesterfield Parkway West, Chesterfield) has closed, reports George Mahe of St. Louis Magazine. The all-the-skewered-meat-you-can-eat restaurant opened in 2007. Bacana is the second outbuilding restaurant at Chesterfield Mall to close this spring, fo ... More >>

The Columbine Effect: Thirteen years and a hundred school shootings later, why is Hollywood obsessed with this one?

Tea Party Princess: Victoria Jackson went from the big leagues of comedy to the rabid right of modern politics

Pinnacle Chocolate Whipped Shot, Erney's 32 Degrees

Image via​One of our crew is leaving us to spend the summer doing volunteer work in India. We celebrated her imminent voyage by exposing her to a different kind of exotic cultural experience, namely the gay bars on Manchester Avenue on a Saturday night. Her inaugural drink came from the shirtl ... More >>

This Week in Gut Check, Regurgitated

persephonemagazine.com​This week we featured Miguel Carretero of Guido's, and he shared his recipe for Bacalao a la Vizcaina. We also ate -- a lot. We tried out the Prosperity at Ruma's Deli, the Black Ozard Walnut ice cream sandwich at Dad's, and Ian reviewed Salume Beddu. What else did we ... More >>

Tornadoes Preempt Oprah Farewell on KSDK -- Oh, the Humanity!

Oprah Winfrey said goodbye to America yesterday -- but she'll say goodbye to St. Louis viewers today.​For a TV station reliant on advertising -- and viewers' goodwill -- the timing couldn't have been worse.Just as talk show icon Oprah Winfrey was preparing to say goodbye to her millions of devoted ... More >>

Oprah's Seven Best Food Moments

persephonemagazine.com​ Today the world bids farewell to "The Oprah Winfrey Show". Twenty-five years of gab, angst, couch-jumping, jailhouse interviews, favorite things, crazy giveaways, fad diets, weight loss, weight gains and lots of chow. No, we're not making any fluctuating weight jokes ... More >>

Featured Review: Honor Awards 2011

Sweetie Pie's Gets Reality Show on Oprah's Network

The rumors are true. Variety has verified that OWN, Oprah Winfrey's cable channel, will be airing Sweetie Pies, a reality show centered on Robbie Montgomery, the owner and chef of Sweetie Pie's. The restaurant made the announcement on its Facebook page at midnight. The show was created and devel ... More >>

This Week in Gut Check, Regurgitated

Askinosie Chocolate Sean Askinosie with a farmer in Tanzania.​This week, Missouri's two bean-to-bar chocolate makers each made news with some fantastic recognition: Patric Chocolate won a Good Food Award from Slow Food Nation, while Askinosie Chocolate traveled to Tanzania and put itself o ... More >>

Reminder: Franzen Meets Oprah at 4 P.M.!

image via​Just on the off chance you may have forgotten: Jonathan Franzen finally makes his appearance on The Oprah Winfrey Show this afternoon to discuss Freedom. Locally, the show airs at 4 p.m. on KSDK-TV (Channel 5). And on the off chance you're not up on your Oprah book news (but why e ... More >>

Welcome Your New Robot Overlords at SLCC This Weekend

image via​The revolution isn't here yet, but rest assured, it's coming. The St. Louis Regional FIRST Tech Challenge qualifiers take place this Saturday at St. Louis Community College's Florissant campus. That means the best and brightest 14-to-18-year-olds will be showcasing the rob ... More >>

Can it Be? National Book Award Thinks Freedom is Not the Greatest Novel of Our Time

​It's a tragedy beyond words: The National Book Award nominees were announced today -- and Freedom is not among them! Instead, the five nominees are Great House by Nicole Krauss, Parrot and Olivier in America by Peter Carey, So Much For That by Lionel Shriver, Lord of Misrule by Jaimy Gordon ... More >>

Even Oprah Must Concede That Franzen Reigns Supreme

​Even Queen Oprah must bow down to the overpowering literary force that is Freedom. Although she doesn't plan to reveal her new book club selection till tomorrow's show, the Associated Press reports that the Queen of Talk, like everyone else (except the Washington Post's Ron Charles) thinks Jo ... More >>

Forget Freedom (For Now): Other Books Are Just As Worthy

image via​Someday I'll read Freedom. I'm currently 113th on the waiting list at University City Library. Maybe Sarah will lend me her copy in an attempt to convert me to Freedom-dom. I suppose I could go out and buy a copy. But $28 is a pretty steep price to pay for a hardcover, especially for on ... More >>

Franzen Love-Fest Continues

Blow out your candles, Jon.​Today marks the 51st birthday of Jonathan Franzen, the novelist formerly of Webster Groves (although he has not really lived there since he left for college -- in the East of course) and now the author of the much-lauded new novel Freedom. Early reviews in such prom ... More >>

Jonathan Franzen's Face Graces Cover of Time

​Webster Grovians, prepare yourselves! Tomorrow the newest edition of Time magazine hits newsstands, featuring, on its cover, the tortured visage of native son Jonathan Franzen beside the headline "Great American Novelist". Franzen is the first living writer to grace the magazine's cover since ... More >>

Blago Wanted Oprah to Replace Obama in Senate

​Can I get in on that hug? -- Rod​He loved her conversations on the sofa. He knew next to nothing about her politics, still Rod Blagojevich thought Oprah Winfrey would be the perfect person to to fill Barack Obama's empty Senate seat. Or, was he just planting the seeds for his insanity defense? ... More >>

Show Us Your Man-Boobs, Win a T-Shirt to Cover 'Em Up

Got these? Win a tee!​Fashion columnist Debra Bass over at stltoday.com is having a bra-fitting competition that got us thinking here at Daily RFT.  Everyone from Oprah to the Today show has done the so-called bra intervention for women. But no one -- to our knowledge -- has done the ... More >>

Kirkwood Cook to Learn Pillsbury Bake-Off Fate Today on Oprah

Pillsbury Bake-OffKellie White of Kirkwood en route to a category win at the Pillsbury Bake-Off. Today she'll learn if she won a cool $1 million.​Love watching the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat? Tune in to The Oprah Winfrey Show today (4 p.m. CDT on KSDK-TV Channel 5) to see Kellie ... More >>

Mizzou Prof Gets Made Under by Oprah

Image source Frisby before her makeunder. Before you criticize, please bear in mind that this woman is 48 years old.​Just so we're all clear, Mizzou journalism professor Cyndi Frisby does not actually teach classes in a little black dress. She wears regular work clothes. So it was ... More >>

Skip Viragh's Huge Gift to Chaminade Ranks Him Among Nation's Top Philanthropists

Chaminade PrepThe late "Skip" Viragh gave less in than Oprah, but more than Ted Turner in '09​The $28 million bequest that the late Albert "Skip" Viragh left Chaminade High School, his alma mater, vaulted him right among the big boys (and girls) of American philanthropy last year. According to Sla ... More >>

The Morning Brew: Thursday, 5.7

The FDA isn't keeping up with its audit of state-level food-safety inspections. (USA Today)KFC wasn't prepared for the onslaught of customers with coupons from Oprah for free grilled chicken -- but there were no "riots." (AP)ABC News claims to have identified our favorite "recession foods."

Give God a Break: Unreal comes to grips with the fact that the good Lord ain't no bully

Fat No More: Unreal talks weight loss and Spanks with a top local loser

Royal Purple

Celie's song of hope

Rising Up: Roots' drummer
?uestlove ruminates on their new album, touring with Erykah Badu and the present state of hip-hop

The Morning Brew: Monday, 10/22

When's a lawsuit not a lawsuit?

When it's suing the wrong entity.

Monster Next Door?

From Webster Groves High to Imo’s Pizza to a cheap apartment in a forlorn corner of Kirkwood. For years Michael Devlin was all but invisible. Now he’s Public Enemy No. 1.

Krazy for Kookin'!

Capsule Reviews

Dennis Brown and Deanna Jent suss out local theater

Beat Happenings

Music news you can use

A Very Long Run

DVDish

The Riverfront Times' top picks for the week of September 20, 2005

Gong, But Not Forgotten

The return of The Gong Show

Old-Fashioned Love Songs

Looking for the perfect songs for Valentine's Day? Yeah, we're not going to help you out at all.

Tsunami Benefit Concert

Saturday, January 22; Schlafly Tap Room (2100 Locust Street)

Medalsome Fun

Get ready for fantastic gymnastics at the Savvis Center

Methmaker, Methmaker, Make Me Some Meth

Unreal finds good meth-lab locations and talks to a young lady making her way in the world (with the help of semi-nude photos); Bill Haas gets honest; and we (and Denny's) find several ways to play with our food

Film Openings

Week of July 3, 2002

In the Cup

To find a bra that fits, we go to the experts

Foot Don't Fail Me Now

Local favorite J.D. Blackfoot returns to St. Louis for one last show

Momus

Folktronic (Le Grand Magistery)

Zum Zum In

South Grand's newest restaurant promises delicious Subcontinental cuisine and exquisitely personal service

WINGENIOUS

There's method to her madness, and Lady Luck has the prizes to prove it

Legislative Lockdown