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Eric Heath Destroys a Giant Vase and Bans Death Metal in His Kitchen: A Q&A with the Cleveland-Heath Chef

This is part two of Gut Check's Chef's Choice profile of Eric Heath of Cleveland-Heath. Read part one, a profile of Heath, here. Part three, a recipe from Heath, will be available on Friday. For years Eric Heath and Jenny Cleveland planned to open a restaurant together. But when they found the pe ... More >>

Chef Eric Heath of Cleveland-Heath Calls Edwardsville "An Awesome Place"

This is part one of Gut Check's Chef's Choice profile of Eric Heath of Cleveland-Heath. Part two, a Q & A with Heath, will appear Thursday. Part three, a recipe from Heath, will be available on Friday. "Sometimes, we'll get cooks in here who are like, 'You don't sous-vide? You don't do this? You ... More >>

David Clohessy and SNAP: Ten Years After Gaining Celebrity

Ten year's ago this month David Clohessy, director of the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (SNAP), was named one of the world's "25 Most Intriguing" by People magazine. Included in that 2002 class were actors and performers such as George Clooney and Britney Spears, world leaders the l ... More >>

The Best Tour Route of the West Coast

Are you a musician? Is your group having issues? Ask Fan Landers! Critic Jessica Hopper has played in and managed bands, toured internationally, booked shows, produced records, worked as a publicist, and is the author of The Girls' Guide to Rocking, a how-to for teen ladies. She is here to help you ... More >>

Boys at the Bar: New Movie Features St. Louis, Played By...Salt Lake City?

Remember Up in the Air (aka the Only Thing That Happened in St. Louis in 2009 Worth Remembering)? Remember how delightful it was to see our city on the big screen? Remember how it was even more delightful to spot George Clooney roaming through our city before it appeared in the big screen? The Boys ... More >>

Your Weekly St. Louis Bestseller List

​Here's your weekly St. Louis bestseller list for the week ending March 19, as compiled by the St. Louis Independent Booksellers Alliance and based on sales at Left Bank Books, Main Street Books, Pudd'nhead Books, Subterranean Books and Sue's News. Hunger Games! Hunger Games! Hunger Games! Are yo ... More >>

Comfort Shmumfort: Edwardsville newcomer Cleveland-Heath defies categorization most tastily

Review Preview: Cleveland-Heath

This week, I travel to Cleveland-Heath (106 North Main Street, Edwardsville, Illinois; 618-307-4830), a new restaurant that boasts quite the pedigree: Cleveland-Heath takes its name from partners (in life as well as in business) Jennifer Cleveland and Eric Heath. The name is a rather audacious move ... More >>

Occupy St. Louis Regroups After Weekend of Evictions Nationwide

Photo: Tony D'SouzaMembers of Occupy St. Louis meet Sunday in a tent-free Kiener Plaza.​As members of Occupy St. Louis gathered Sunday to discuss how to reorganize following Saturday's forced eviction from Kiener Plaza they could take solace in at least one thing: They were not alone.  A ... More >>

St. Louis Ranked No. 24 in List of Social Media Cities

St. Louis: Average tweety birds.​We're generally pretty skeptical of the endless number of lists ranking U.S. cities on everything from street crime to tipping servers at restaurants. That said, the list out this week from Men's Health seems somewhat scientific. Editors at the magazine compiled th ... More >>

Brandon Davies: Come Play for Saint Louis University, Sex Your Girlfriend All You Want

​Image ViaYou're okay with St. Louis, Brandon.​Brigham Young University, better known to sports fans the nation over as BYU, may very well have lost their chance at winning a national championship this year. They're currently ranked number three in the nation, and were widely expected to grab on ... More >>

St. Louis Ranked Eighth Most Toxic City

​A report out yesterday ranks metropolitan St. Louis as one of the most "toxic" (i.e. polluted) cities in the nation. The study by Forbes.com looked at cities based on five factors: air quality, water quality, the number of nearby Superfund sites, amount of days when the air-quality index (AQI) ex ... More >>

Food Fights Signal Bad Manners, End Times.

Sure, we all love food. But are we willing to fight for it? Go to jail for it? Or, perhaps, die for it? Judging from recent headlines, the End Times have arrived, signaled by that famine horseman who's prompting people to ape shit on one another over snack foods. Or maybe it's just time to offer ... More >>

Fountain on Locust Flush With Best Restroom Victory

Kase WickmanVictory at last!​Now there's even more incentive to visit the little girls' room at the Fountain on Locust (3037 Locust St., 314-535-7800): Before, you were just utilizing one of the top ten restrooms in America. As of this morning, that porcelain (er, black plastic) throne you're ... More >>

St. Louis: Nation's 5th Most-Stressful City

Shh. Don't tell Corle 2 Da.​Another week another survey ranking the livability of the nation's cities. This one from Portfolio.com that's out with a new poll of America's most stressful cities. Coming in at No. 5 is St. Louis with a stress index of 4.737. The most stressful city? Detroit. (They al ... More >>

St. Louis: Sixth Drunkest City

Books have been written about our love affair with booze, and all we get is a lousy No. 6 ranking?​Next month Men's Health will come out with its listing of the "100 Drunkest Cities in America." As of right now, the magazine's website has yet to publish the findings, but USA Today has the scoop. F ... More >>

Brasserie by Niche wears its honest-to-goodness heart on its sleeve

Why Is St. Louis Not Part of the 2010 No Pants Subway Ride?

But before answering that titular query you might be wondering, "What the heck is the no pants subway ride?"Excellent question. It's quite simple really: a group of hundreds of people (or in New York, thousands) rides the mass transit sans trousers. Confused onlookers gawk and gape and hem and haw. ... More >>

All for Aughts: Let's count down the best local restaurant openings of the decade!

The Ten Most Important St. Louis Restaurant Openings of the Aughts #1: Niche (2005)

​Niche (2005)If a hurricane hadn't sent Josh Galliano here, both An American Place and Monarch would have had very different trajectories. And if an ambitious young chef in Salt Lake City hadn't taken the time to research emerging markets to open his first restaurant, we might not have had Niche. ... More >>

Gut Check: Going Tapas

FoodWire: Brasserie by Niche Opens Tonight, Tuesday, 11.17

Brasserie by Niche, the latest restaurant from Gerard Craft of Niche and its still shiny-and-new sibling Taste by Niche, opens for service this evening at 5 p.m. at 4580 Laclede Avenue in the Central West End. As its name implies, Brasserie serves classic French brasserie cuisine, with chef Perry He ... More >>

Chez Leon gives way to a new Niche

Local Punks the Humanoids, God Fodder, Suburban Smash Leavin' for Tours

Photo: Nick SchnelleThe Humanoids perform at the Halo Bar during the RFT music showcase back in June. Things may be a little quieter on the local punk scene in the next few weeks as the Humanoids, Suburban Smash and God Fodder all depart Saturday for tours. Suburban Smash and God Fodder pile in ... More >>

St. Louis Needs Your Vote

This guy wants you to vote.Is St. Louis your favorite city? Okay, let me rephrase that. Is St. Louis one of your favorite cities when considering towns such as Cleveland, Houston, Detroit, and Kansas City? Well, then get out of here and go vote for St. Louis at Travel Leisure's America's Favorite Ci ... More >>

Staffers Get Forked at ToastedRav.com

flickr.com/photos/dyobmitMedia conglomerate Bonneville International Corporation took a bite out of its St. Louis lifestyle Web site ToastedRav.com this week, laying off four of the site's seven employees. Those let go were Margo Hughes, Audrey Holaday, Mike Merenda and Melody Cissell Meiners. As yo ... More >>

Guantánamo's Final Days: America prepares to shutter the infamous prison camp, and jihad looms

SLU Ski Team Loses to Richmond

Just when I point out that SLU needs to give "veteran" players like senior Barry Eberhardt and sophomore Paul Eckerle more minutes, a game like the one yesterday against Richmond happens. SLU fought hard in their 70-62 loss, but with freshman point guard Kwamain Mitchell out with a concussion, they ... More >>

What Do Bakersfield and Charleston Have That St. Louis Doesn't?

Men's Health and Women's Health magazines have come out with their ranking of the 100 best -- and worst -- cities in America for healthy living. St. Louis ranks as the second-worst city in both Men's Health and Women's Health, with only Bakersfield, California, and Charleston, West Virginia, respect ... More >>

Death Becomes Hymn: NYC twang-punks O'Death explore the darker side of Americana

Second Spin: Oak Ridge Boys, Bobbie Sue

Special tortilla-contest edition!

Gerard Craft on Being Named Food & Wine Best New Chef 2008

Gerard Craft of Niche Named "Best New Chef 2008" by Food & Wine Magazine

Flirty Versus Filthy

Does it matter who's doing the cat-calling? Should it?

Big Man on Campus

Sit back and marvel as Rick Majerus hoists SLU basketball from the morass of mediocrity. (Just don't let him near your pizza.)

The Mexican explains why Our Lady of Guadalupe is Muslim, sorta.

Week of January 4, 2006

Form of Rocket

8 p.m. Sunday, October 29. Lemp Neighborhood Arts Center (3301 Lemp Avenue).

The River Runs Dry

Torino It Off

This horrible Winter Olympics game doesn't even medal.

Of Wee I Sing

At Niche, smaller isn't just better -- it's nearly perfect

The Dwarves

The Dwarves Must Die (Sympathy for the Record Industry)

Series/Festivals

Week of September 15, 2004

Bush Strikes Out

Our commander in chief takes to the mound, Missouri gets its very own dinosaur, an Old Kid on the Block remembers when he was New, and Unreal learns a little something about love and basketball

Tempest Tossed

Writer Terry Tempest Williams believes the chaos and terror of recent weeks could bring about a restoration of place and spirit in America

Norm the Dinosaur

Despite nearly a half-century of loyal service, Sinclair says goodbye to one of its finest

Dream Weaver

Sandman author Neil Gaiman finds magic in the damnedest place

Forward Past

New art inspired by old times

News of the Weird