Scotland

Happy Hour at the Scottish Arms: Walking in a Whiskey Wonderland

The Scottish Arms (8 South Sarah Street, 314-535-0551) The Hours: All day specials Monday through Thursday, late-night happy hour Monday and Sunday. The Deal: $2 off drafts on Mondays, $2 off cocktails on Tuesdays, $1 off wine on Wednesdays, discounts on single malt whiskeys and drams for shot pri ... More >>

Who Wants to Pay $500 to Eat the Last Meal Served Aboard the Titanic?

Man-made disasters and tragedies range from the historic to the Darwin Award-winning, but no single event has proven to be as romanticized or lucrative an enterprise as the deaths of those 1,514 people who went down with the R.M.S. Titanic on April 15, 1912. Though it hasn't been news in 100 years, ... More >>

"Killer" Curry Contest Sends Two to Hospital

​The eating-challenge carnage continues. Last month, we heard of a Ukrainian man who won a dumpling-eating contest and then immediately dropped dead. Now from Scotland comes news that a curry-eating contest sent two contestants to the hospital.Kismot, an Indian and Bangladeshi restaurant in Edinbu ... More >>

Forever Plaid

The Trashcan Sinatras' resurgence continues with a new acoustic tour and plenty of give-and-take with its loyal fans

Redrum, Redrum!

At the Scottish Arms They'll Kilt You With Kindness

Kristen Klempert​The Joint: The Scottish Arms 6-8 South Sarah Street; 314-535-0551 The Hours: 3-6 p.m. Mon.-Fri. Late-night happy hour 10 p.m.-close The Deal: $3 rails, $2 off draft beers, $1 off wine by the glass, $2 baskets of crisps. Late-night happy hour: Specials including $4 wee bombs ... More >>

Redrum, Redrum!

Jamie Oliver's Not-So-Local Scottish Sauce Controversy

Some folks in Scotland aren't thrilled with Jaime Oliver. The Scotland Herald reports that the U.K.'s ever-present reminder to eat local food might not be staying true to his word in one of his restaurants. Jamie's Italian in Glasgow is using pasta sauce factory-made 400 miles away. Chefs at Oli ... More >>

Methyl Iodine Approved as Strawberry Pesticide.

Your berries might have a little something extra. Slashfood reports that California's approved methyl iodide for use as a pesticide on strawberries. It's not just the bugs who are unhappy about it - the substance is so toxic that environmental and farm workers groups have filed suit against the stat ... More >>

Pokey LaFarge Tour Diary, Part One: Conquering the U.K., One Town at a Time

(Pokey LaFarge and the South City Three are currently touring the U.K. He passed along some thoughts, which you can read below. Part two coming later.) Bill Streeter​Thursday 8/5, Big Chill Festival Our first performance of the tour. Big crowd with lots of young people dancing, which was surpr ... More >>

Top Ten Google Street View Photobombs (PICS)

Search Engine Land​In honor of yesterday's epic "Dead Girl" Google Street Bomb, as reported by Gawker, we've put together a list of the top ten Google Street View Photobombs. 

Beef From Cloned Bulls in the Food Chain

Last week a U.K. farmer anonymously confessed to selling illegal milk from cloned cows. Now the Guardian announces that beef from cloned bulls has entered the food chain. Two bulls were sold for food by a Scottish farm, one last summer and a second in May. The farm, which is the largest breeder of H ... More >>

Today in Taxidermy and Tippling: A 55% ABV Beer in a Dead-Squirrel Bottle

Via Eater comes news from Scotland: Craft brewer Brewdog has introduced what it claims to be the strongest beer -- or, for you beer snobs who will quibble with this until my eyes roll back in my head, "beer" -- in the world: The End of History. It boasts 55% ABV and comes in a bottle encased in a de ... More >>

The Morning Brew: 5.18

Not only are pesticides bad for bugs, there's more evidence showing how bad they are for humans. Reuters reports that the Harvard School of Public Health has released a study linking organophosphate pesticides to ADHD in kids. Over forty organophosphates are approved for pesticide use in the U.S. T ... More >>

Frightened Rabbit floats its way to St. Louis for the first time

Isle Be Darned: Upstream Theater gets stranded on Outlying Islands

The Morning Brew: 3.26

Manhattan restaurant, cleverly called The Exchange, changes menu prices based on demand. Just like stocks. (ABC.com) Label art for craft beer not only entices buyers, but also express the company's personality, tell its story, and in some cases, rival the classic art that graced fruit crates a cent ... More >>

Friday Night Flights: The Scottish Arms

For your drinking pleasure this week, we lift up two whisky flights from the Scottish Arms (8 South Sarah Street; 314-535-0551), which took "Best Whiskey Selection in a Restaurant" honors in last year's RFT's "Best of St. Louis" edition. From that comprehensive list, general manager Michael Cline cr ... More >>

Pokey LaFarge forges his own path through old-time country and blues

Rugby Fan Raises, er, Drops Kilt to the World

Oh, sure, kilt guys always LOOK fun. But just wait. It's going to get ugly. ​As part of my continuing mission to bring you the best and most complete coverage of sports-related male nudity the world over, I, um, I, uh...you know what? That is probably the absolute worst mission statement in the hi ... More >>

Pokey LaFarge, So Many Dynamos Head Across the Pond

​Pokey LaFarge's forthcoming album, Riverboat Soul, is available to download on iTunes starting today. He'll be celebrating the album's release with a show at Off Broadway on Friday, February 19. Before that, though, he'll be heading over to England and Scotland for a few days. Color me jealou ... More >>

The Beertender: A Wee Bit of Praise for Scotch Ale

I love this time of year. Time to put another holiday season back in the box and toss it in the basement. Time to start talking about spring training. Time for beers that taste better when there's a wind chill. Beers like malty, peaty, boozy Scotch ale.Christian Bickel, Wikimedia CommonsEdinburgh C ... More >>

Photos Setlist: Frightened Rabbit at Pitchfork Music Festival

Scott Hutchison of Scotland's Frightened Rabbit on Sunday at Pitchfork Music Festival. More photos and the set list after the jump...

Schlafly Channels Robert Burns' Ghost

For those who missed the poet Robert Burns's 250th birthday party last night at Schlafly Tap Room, this morning we give you a momento: original verse from corporate lawyer, brewpub owner and fly-by-night-poet Tom Schlafly himself.  Schlafly the Scot (RFT's Best Citizen last year) and his partne ... More >>

MP3 Weekender: Damien Jurado, Scotland Yard Gospel Choir

Poof!

Howdy do-dat?

Back in the Saddle

Get on your bike and ride

McDreamy tries to win over his engaged gal pal in My Best Friend's Made of Honor Wedding

Mad for Plaid

Great Scot!

The Cinematics

7 p.m. Wednesday, June 20. Pop's, 1403 Mississippi Avenue, Sauget, Illinois.

A Sharp Knives in Hens

Upstream Theater doesn't mince words with Knives in Hens.

Josef K

Entomology (Domino)

SkullSplitter Ale

Cicero's, 6691 Delmar Boulevard, University City; 314-862-0009.

Vacation, Had to Get Away

Riddle of Steel checks in from Europe, Ghostface Killah gets all James Joyce on us, while the Download directs us to MP3 nirvana

Scotch Frisky

The Scottish Arms is a wonderful wee place -- and yeah, there's haggis

Aye, Burns-ing for You

Good for what ales you

Logspotting

It's aboot time for the St. Louis Scottish Games, ken?

Auchentoshan Three-Wood Single-Malt Scotch

Eleven Eleven Mississippi, 1111 Mississippi Avenue, 314-241-9999

The Original Oldbury Sheep Dip Pure Malt Scotch Whisky

Arena Liquor, 1217 Hampton Avenue, 314-645-6644

Bastante Gin and Tonic

Bastante, 3315 Watson Road, 314-783-4000

Habitat for Inhumanity

The "asylums" depicted in The Magdalene Sisters undermine both the Catholic Church and the popular image of Ireland

Speed Trap

Week of June 25. 2003

Spring Things

Week of April 17, 2002

Boards of Canada

Geogaddi (Warp Records)

Midlife Mettle

The Proclaimers celebrate the release of the aptly titled Persevere

Night Light

Fresh from a successful European tour, St. Louis' Nadine returns to showcase songs from the new Lit Up from the Inside

Best Cookies

Dad's Cookie Co.

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