Salad Recipes

Salt's Tim Rabior: Featured Bartender of the Week

Welcome to Girl Walks Into a Bar, a weekly Gut Check feature that spotlights local bars and bartenders. This week, Kaitlin Steinberg profiles Tim Rabior of Salt. Below is a Q&A with Rabior, followed by the recipe for a "Green Goddess." Tim Rabior has blond highlights and sunglasses that never lea ... More >>

Vino Nadoz's Roasted Golden Beet Salad: A Recipe from Chris DiMercurio

This is part three of Gut Check's Chef's Choice profile of Chris DiMercurio of Vino Nadoz. Read part one, a profile of DiMercurio, here. Read part two, a Q & A with DiMercurio, here. Chris DiMercurio nearly walked away from cooking after a miserable experience at a corporate hotel chain. His wife ... More >>

Natasha Kwan of Frida's Deli: Recipes for Vegetable-Stuffed Zucchini Boats and Baby Spinach Salad with Champagne-Mango Dressing

This is part three of Gut Check's Chef's Choice profile of Natasha Kwan of Frida's Deli. Read part one, a profile of Kwan, here. Read part two, a Q & A of Kwan, here. Natasha Kwan, owner of Frida's Deli (622 North and South Road, University City; 314-727-6500), doesn't create a dish by deleting the ... More >>

Salad Daze: A fresh dining concept sprouts up in the Central West End

#54: The Gracey at Fozzie's Sandwich Emporium

Emily Wasserman​Fozzie's Sandwich Emporium (1170 South Big Bend Boulevard, Richmond Heights; 314-932-5414) serves up a wide variety of sandwiches, salads, burgers and hot dogs, offering selections for red-meat-loving carnivores, but also vegetarians. The ingredients are fresh, and many of the ... More >>

#57: Fish and Chips at Llywelyn's

Following closely on the heels of fish and chips in terms of prevalence on any pub menu is the sandwich version - a piece of fried fish on a bun. Fish sandwiches can range from the blah to the greasy, but at Llywelyn's Pub (4747 McPherson Avenue; 314-361-3003), the full flavor of fish shows up in th ... More >>

#58: Chicken Kabob at Al Waha

Kristie McClanahan​Chicken and rice is ubiquitous the world over: Stick it in a tortilla and call it a Mexican dish in Chihuahua, or blend it with coconut milk and curry in Chiang Mai and call it Thai. No wonder, though -- chicken and rice is uncomplicated, versatile and, when flawlessly prepa ... More >>

#60: Raw Veggie Burger at PuraVegan

Bryan PetersNo buns allowed, no buns needed.​St. Louis is no stranger to veggie burgers -- from the divine at SweetArt to the pedestrian at too many places -- and it's important to understand this context. In fact, the owners of PuraVegan first started making veggie burgers at their old restau ... More >>

#62: Mixed Grill Platter at Flaco's Cocina

Chrissy Wilmes​Letting oneself get too hungry is a dangerous thing. When blood sugar runs low, tempers can run high, and the simple act of ordering something new becomes a high-risk roll of the dice. For those times of extreme hunger and limited patience, it's important to reserve a few favori ... More >>

Interview & Recipe with Schlafly Gardener Jack Petrovic

Mabel SuenSchlafly gardener Jack Petrovic and assistant gardener Nolan Kowalski with various types of garlic including Creole Red, Music Pink and California Late​Schlafly gardener Jack Petrovic loves garlic, but he's tired of having to give his away. And that's fair, considering that the gourm ... More >>

#70: Turkey Melt and Field Greens Salad at Schlafly Bottleworks

Chrissy Wilmes​Schlafly's brewpubs, although known primarily for their craft beers, put just as much effort and though into their menu, seeking out high quality food from local sources. From the grilled cheese to the pulled pork to the ribs to the pizza, every dish has a little something extra ... More >>

Getting Down to Business at Six North Café

Welcome to Lunch Bucket List, a recurring feature in which Gut Check checks out the many lunch specials available at restaurants around town. Know a lunch special we should check out? Drop us a line.Emily Wasserman​The Place: Six North Café (14438 Clayton Road, Ballwin; 636-527-0400), an inde ... More >>

Peio Aramburu of Bistro 1130: Recipe for Buttermilk Poached Lobster Tail Salad

This is part three of Emily Wasserman's Chef's Choice profile of chef Peio Aramburu of Bistro 1130. Part one can be found here. Part two, a Q&A with Aramburu, is published here. Emily Wasserman​Chef Peio Aramburu is passionate about his fruits and vegetables. So it makes sense that one of his ... More >>

A Taste of France at Cuisine D'Art

Emily Wasserman​The Place: Cuisine d'Art (701 North New Ballas Road, Creve Coeur; 314-995-3003), a small, locally owned French-themed café and catering company with large breakfast, brunch and lunch menus. The Lunch: Chicken salad crowns, served with a side salad and a banana ut muffin, for ... More >>

Making Mom Proud: A Visit to Nora's

Ian FroebThe "For Pete's Sake" sandwich -- smoked pork loin, bacon, brie, caramelized onion and applesauce -- at Nora's​When you name your restaurant after your mother, as the owner of the Dogtown sandwich shop Nora's (1136 Tamm Avenue; 314-645-2706) has done, you don't leave yourself much margin ... More >>

It's the little things, and Filomena's Italian Kitchen gets them right

Family of Fare: The restaurateuring Schmitz clan breaks out with a bistro in Clayton

What happens when you take the same shopping list to four very different markets? An RFT food experiment.

St. Louis to Sitka: Chef TJ Weston Publishes Alaskan Seafood Cookbook

​TJ Weston, a St. Louis native and graduate of the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, New York, has published his first cookbook, Eat, Fish & Be Happy: Salmon and Halibut Recipes to Celebrate the Taste of Alaska. The book draws from the 28-year-old Weston's time as the chef at a fishi ... More >>

Panzanella by Amy Zupanci of Fond and Township Grocer

​This is the final installment of Robin Wheeler's Chef's Choice profile of Amy Zupanci, chef/owner of Fond and Township Grocer. Part one is available here, and part two, a Q&A, is posted here. Robin Wheeler​Few dishes espouse the fresh, sustainable and local ethos of Amy Zupanci as well as p ... More >>

20 Unholy Recipes: Dishes So Awful We Had to Make Them

After about a year of perusing old-school cookbooks looking for weird recipes and spotting bizarre trends (hot dogs eggs, inside a Jell-O mold) from the '50s, food blogger Robin Wheeler compiled her twenty most stomach-turning concoctions. (Do not view this list before lunch. Jeez, or maybe after ... More >>

Throwback of the House: A Study in Contrasts with Nathan's Famous Hot Dogs

Todd Ehlers, Wikimedia CommonsWhen my friend Kelly gave me her copy of 1968's Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Cookbook, I thought it might be hard to find a bad recipe in a book published by the company that made New York hot dogs famous. Then I saw the cover, illustrated with a photo of a glass of wine and ... More >>

Throwback of the House: The Pickle Stretcher Salad Is Not Funny

Todd Ehlers, Wikimedia CommonsNo one can beat a joke dead into the dirt like I can. Since last week's meat-stretching edition of Throwback, my brain has been on a giant innuendo feedback loop. You know what cracked me up? Pickle Stretcher!Oh, the hilarity of the Pickle Stretcher Salad recipe in 196 ... More >>

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Feast on St. Louis Farmers' Markets

You'll find everything there for a fantastic gourmet dinner party.

Number Crunch

Give us Five!

There Goes the Eruv

You'll dig the delightfully unorthodox (yet totally Orthodox) food at Shmeers

Outta Sight

Juniper Grill triumphs even as a small, unassuming storefront bistro in Soulard

Flying Fish

Goofy name aside, Wholly Mackerel has a promising future

Fond Affections

Love her or hate her, the RFT's most talked-about food reviewer is back

Urban Chic

Sqwires proves just how cosmopolitan St. Louis can be

The Story of Eau

The Chase Park Plaza harks back to its heyday with the addition of a spectacular new restaurant

Jim Dandy

Jimmy's Café on the Park delivers great food in an engaging atmosphere

Lorenzo's Toil

Dishing the latest addition to the Hill's restaurant menu