Blogs
May 7, 2013University City is packed with top-notch restaurants, and you can get a sampling from some of the best at Taste of U. City this Thursday, May 9.
Hosted by the Chamber of Commerce at the Heman Park Community Center (Vernon & Pennsylvania avenues University City; 314-505-8617), Taste of U. City celeb ... More >>
Blogs
March 19, 2013Like any good superhero, culinary or otherwise, toasted ravioli has quite the origin story.
Actually, it has several origin stories, none of which can be definitively proven or disproven. The most prevalent anecdote is that the St. Louis staple was invented in the 1940s when a chef accidentally dr ... More >>
Blogs
September 14, 2012Only three weeks ago Kim Tucci and Joe Fresta converted their year-old restaurant Tucci & Fresta's Trattoria and Bar (15 North Central Avenue, Clayton; 314-725-6588) into a location of their Pasta House Co. chain.
George Mahe of St. Louis Magazine breaks the news this afternoon that this new Pasta ... More >>
Blogs
August 31, 2012This month has been a busy one for restaurant openings, including the long-awaited reopening of the Mexican restaurant -- though not the same Mexican restaurant -- in Lafayette Square, a new Thai restaurant for the Central West End, a new spot for the coffee-geek set and a drive-thru sushi joint in ... More >>
Blogs
August 29, 2012- We learned a couple of weeks ago that owners Kim Tucci and Joe Fresta would turn the upscale Tucci & Fresta's Trattoria & Bar (15 North Central Avenue, Clayton; 314-725-6588) into another location of the Pasta House Co.
The transformation was swift indeed. The new Clayton location of the Pasta H ... More >>
Blogs
August 17, 2012Kim Tucci and Joe Fresta will convert Tucci & Fresta's Trattoria & Bar (15 North Central Avenue, Clayton; 314-725-6588) into a location of their Pasta House Co., according to a report in the St. Louis Business Journal.
Blogs
April 16, 2012The Cardinals have returned to Busch Stadium, and a restaurant has returned to Citygarden: Joe's Chili Bowl (808 Chestnut Street; 314-241-7070) is now open in the space previously occupied by the Terrace View.
The new venture from Kim Tucci and Joe Fresta of the Pasta House Co. and Tucci & Fresta's ... More >>
Blogs
December 8, 2011Natalie MclauryMcMurphy's Grill (614 North 11th Street; 314-231-3006) is your normal restaurant in every sense of the word -- it has a diverse menu featuring everything from a pulled-pork pita to an Irish stew, and it's often bustling during the lunch hour.
What sets the restaurant apart, howeve ... More >>
Blogs
December 6, 2011Inside the Soulard Iocation of International Tap House- STL Hops floated the rumor and a few minutes later Evan Benn of the Post-Dispatch confirmed it: International Tap House, a.k.a. iTap, is looking to take over the former Pasta House Co. space at 313 North Euclid Avenue in the Central West End ... More >>
Blogs
October 10, 2011You can win a $15 gift certificate to the Pasta House Co., and all you have to do is guess where we ate this burger.
Rules: To be eligible, you must leave a valid e-mail address (or Twitter handle or Facebook profile URL) in the comment-entry field. One guess per e-mail address. Employees of the r ... More >>
Blogs
October 3, 2011Ian FroebIn what has become a trend, September was a busy month for openings, including Tucci & Fresta's Trattoria & Bar, a higher-end restaurant from the founders of the Pasta House Co., and the highly anticipated, members-only Blood & Sand.Oddly, it was also a busy month for restaur ... More >>
Blogs
September 9, 2011Ian FroebTucci & Fresta's Trattoria & Bar opened this week at 15 North Central Avenue in Clayton, the address vacated by Portabella this May. Kim Tucci and Joe Fresta are the eponymous owners of the new venture. You know them as the co-founders of the Pasta House Co.Tucci & Fresta's i ... More >>
Culture
August 25, 2011Blogs
June 2, 2011Image viaWord started circulating this morning that...something...was happening with Portabella (15 North Central Avenue, Clayton; 314-725-6588). George Mahe of St. Louis Magazine tweeted a photo of a sign outside the restaurant announcing that it was closed for remodeling. "Emphasis on remodelin ... More >>
Blogs
October 20, 2010George Mahe reports on Relish that Caito's Pizzeria in Chesterfield has closed. (A spinoff location in Glendale was already shuttered.) Caito's was one of the first restaurants I reviewed for the RFT. I was especially fond of its lasagna-like deep-dish specialty, spinjuine.Mahe also confirms what wa ... More >>
Blogs
August 31, 2009Bruce Denney, Wikimedia CommonsAs most of you likely know, St. Louis hosts this year's Farm Aid benefit concert on Sunday, October 4. As part of the lead-up to the event, several area restaurants will take part in the "Fresh from the Family Farm" fundraiser on Tuesday, September 15. A portion of ... More >>
News
April 1, 2009Blogs
January 26, 2009Yes, that is the parking lot of the Crestwood Court Mall as it
appeared last Saturday afternoon. That's the same Crestwood Court Mall
that is about to lose one of its two anchor stores and where enochlophobes
can shop in peace, even on Black Friday. It took Unreal a whole ten
minutes to find a parki ... More >>
Calendar
September 24, 2008Dining
September 10, 2008Blogs
December 19, 2007Blogs
September 7, 2007News
September 1, 2004Week of September 1, 2004
Dining
April 28, 2004Graffiti Global Grill is as bright and appealing as a brand-new box of Crayolas
Restaurants
April 2, 2003Restaurants
April 2, 2003Restaurants
April 2, 2003Dining
January 15, 2003630 aspires to casual elegance but has a ways to go
Calendar
November 27, 2002Eat up -- it's for a good cause
Dining
June 5, 2002Spaghetteria Mama Mia offers value-priced, authentic meals of either spaghetti or baked spiedini. The concept doesn't translate well into practice.
Restaurants
April 17, 2002Restaurants
April 17, 2002Restaurants
April 17, 2002Restaurants
April 17, 2002News
November 28, 2001Week of November 28, 2001
News
November 14, 2001A black restaurateur says he was used as a frontman -- but didn't know it
Dining
August 1, 2001Diners who value consistency and approachability over novelty and depth of flavor will enjoy the Seven Gables Inn
Restaurants
April 18, 2001Restaurants
April 18, 2001Restaurants
April 18, 2001Restaurants
April 18, 2001Restaurants
April 18, 2001Restaurants
April 18, 2001Restaurants
April 18, 2001Restaurants
April 18, 2001Dining
December 13, 2000Once reviled as a last recourse, airport food has gone upscale
Dining
December 6, 2000Longtime Pasta House man Tony Marino opens up his own place in Ballwin
News
February 23, 2000Convention and Visitors Commission honcho John Ferrara gets hot and bothered about the RFT's treatment of the Trans World Dome deal; plus, other St. Louis follies and foibles
News
September 1, 1999News
June 16, 1999- More >>
