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Skip Steele

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    March 21, 2012

    Eat Me in St. Louis: Ten Cheap Eats for March Madness Visitors

    Hello, fans of North Carolina, North Carolina State, Kansas and Ohio, and welcome to St. Louis for the -- deep breath -- 2012 NCAA Division One Men's Basketball Championship Midwest Regionals! Whether you're a broke college student, a devoted alumnus or alumna or just a fan, after shelling out the ... More >>

  • Dining

    January 12, 2012

    Sure are a lot of graveyards on Gravois.... Mmmmmm, ribs!

    Hello, fans of North Carolina, North Carolina State, Kansas and Ohio, and welcome to St. Louis for the -- deep breath -- 2012 NCAA Division One Men's Basketball Championship Midwest Regionals! Whether you're a broke college student, a devoted alumnus or alumna or just a fan, after shelling out the ... More >>

  • Dining

    December 29, 2011

    Oops!...He Did It Again: RFT's insatiable food scribe chowed his way through another year — what a pig!

    Hello, fans of North Carolina, North Carolina State, Kansas and Ohio, and welcome to St. Louis for the -- deep breath -- 2012 NCAA Division One Men's Basketball Championship Midwest Regionals! Whether you're a broke college student, a devoted alumnus or alumna or just a fan, after shelling out the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 26, 2011

    Top Ten Dishes 2011 #4: Smoked Prime Rib at Bogart's Smokehouse

    I'm counting down my ten favorite dishes from the restaurants that I reviewed in 2011. The top dish will be revealed on Tuesday, December 27, and look for a slideshow featuring most of the winners on Wednesday, December 28.Jennifer SilverbergThe smoked prime rib sandwich at Bogart's Smokehouse​Yes ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 23, 2011

    The Five Best Barbecue Spots in St. Louis

    Selecting Riverfront Times' Selecting Riverfront Times' Best of St. Louis 2011 was no picnic. Choosing the winner meant several worthy candidates would go unmentioned -- until now. In this Gut Check series, we are chewing our way through notable runners up in a number of categories. To see hundreds ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 31, 2011

    Post of the Month: The Five Best New Restaurants in St. Louis

    Gut Check is constantly working to bring the latest food news to our readers. As a result, we do a lot of blogging. In an effort to draw attention to great posts that may have otherwise been lost in the blogosphere (and to recognize our hard-working writers), we present Post of the Month.Selecting t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 18, 2011

    Bogart's Smokehouse Opens Today

    ​It might not be strong enough to overwhelm the beer brewing down on Pestalozzi, but there is a powerful whiff of woodsmoke emanating from Soulard today: Bogart's Smokehouse, the long-awaited sibling to Pappy's Smokehouse, is slated to open this morning at 1627 South 9th Street.Bogart's features P ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 18, 2011

    Bogart's Smokehouse Now Open in Soulard

    Robin Wheeler​ At the height of their first lunch rush today, barbecue mastermind Skip Steele stepped outside Bogart's Smokehouse, his small joint across from Soulard Market, to take a phone call. Dogs on their afternoon walk stopped to give Steele the once-over, straining at their leashes t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 19, 2010

    Food Feuds Pits Pappy's Smokehouse vs. 17th Street Bar & Grill, Michael Symon vs. Geography

    Food Feuds host Michael Symon judged the ribs from Pappy's Smokehouse and 17th Street Grill: Pappy's Mike Emerson (left) and 17th Street's Mike Mills (right) can't see Symon's O-face, but they sense something is amiss.​Food Feuds, the new Food Network show in which chef Michael Symon judges food b ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 20, 2010

    News from Monarch, Araka, Pappy's Smokehouse

    Robin WheelerSteven Caravelli is leaving Sleek for Araka.​A few interesting news items over the past couple of days. Monarch (7401 Manchester Road, 314-644-3995) will celebrate its grand reopening on Monday, August 2, according to a Tweet from the restaurant. Monarch is currently undergoing renova ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 4, 2010

    Chef's Choice: Mike Emerson, Pappy's Smokehouse

    Two years into the phenomenal run of Pappy's Smokehouse, the Midtown barbecue joint that has gained national attention and has lines out the door daily, co-owner Mike Emerson shares the secret of his success:"I'm a 54-year-old knucklehead who got lucky cooking barbecue."Robin WheelerMike Emerson, co ... More >>

  • Dining

    June 3, 2009

    Gut Check: NYC love for STL 'cue — and beer, beer, beer

    Two years into the phenomenal run of Pappy's Smokehouse, the Midtown barbecue joint that has gained national attention and has lines out the door daily, co-owner Mike Emerson shares the secret of his success:"I'm a 54-year-old knucklehead who got lucky cooking barbecue."Robin WheelerMike Emerson, co ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 29, 2009

    FoodWire: Pappy's Smokehouse NYC Bound!

    Ian FroebMike Emerson serving whole-hog barbecue at Pappy's Smokehouse in February.Pappy's Smokehouse (3106 Olive Street; Web site) owner Mike Emerson posted fantastic news on the STL Bites forum: His Midtown barbecue joint has been invited to participate in this year's Big Apple Barbecue Block Part ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 25, 2009

    St. Louis Episode of Man v. Food Live Blog

    This ends badly.Man v. Food host Adam Richman visits St. Louis spots Crown Candy Kitchen, Iron Barley and Pappy's Smokehouse.8:57 p.m.: We'll be live in just a few minutes. Unless LOST runs late.9:05 p.m.: Uh... LOST ran 5 minutes late. Apparently, I missed Iron Barley. D'oh. Sorry, Tom Coghill. I d ... More >>

  • Dining

    April 16, 2008

    Heat Rises: Pappy's Smokehouse elevates humble barbecue to ethereal heights

    This ends badly.Man v. Food host Adam Richman visits St. Louis spots Crown Candy Kitchen, Iron Barley and Pappy's Smokehouse.8:57 p.m.: We'll be live in just a few minutes. Unless LOST runs late.9:05 p.m.: Uh... LOST ran 5 minutes late. Apparently, I missed Iron Barley. D'oh. Sorry, Tom Coghill. I d ... More >>

  • Dining

    July 12, 2000

    'Cue, Part II

    Following the smoke signals to more of this town's best barbecue

  • Dining

    June 9, 1999

    Jambalaya

    (Comprising a random collection of ingredients from St. Louis food and wine)

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