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Flying Saucer Starbucks Lifts Off in Midtown [Photos]

When the Del Taco at 212 South Grand Boulevard in Midtown closed in the summer of 2011, a grassroots coalition of urban preservationists and locals who just like cool things, damn it, banded together to save the iconic midcentury-modern "flying saucer" building from demolition. The result of their e ... More >>

Tidbits from Del Taco, Tsevis' Pub & Grill

- Alderwoman Marlene Davis revealed a few weeks ago that Chipotle and Starbucks would be the new tenants of the shuttered Del Taco at 212 South Grand Boulevard -- a.k.a. the "Flying Saucer," which preservationists rallied around last year after developer Rick Yackey revealed his initial plans to de ... More >>

Starbucks Vs. the Pretentious Coffee Snobs

Gut Check International Headquarters is fueled entirely by coffee. Fun fact: Many of us have served time as baristas. Therefore, the piping-hot cups of wonderful hold a special place in our hearts, in addition to allowing us to function as reasonably normal and productive members of society. But be ... More >>

The Ballad of the Bitter Starbucks Barista

Meet Christopher Cristwell. Like many Starbucks baristas past and present -- I speak from personal experience here -- he has very strong feelings about his customers and their orders. Unlike many Starbucks baristas, he wrote a song about those feelings, recorded a video of himself playing that song ... More >>

Starbucks' Peeping Tom Problem and Five Other Things We Don't Want to Find in a Public Restroom

Image viaWould you eat this if you found it in a Starbucks bathroom? We suggest not doing so.​Gawker reported yesterday that yet another a hidden camera was found in yet another Starbucks coffeeshop. A plumber tasked with fixing pipes in the men's restroom found the cell phone-sized camera. ... More >>

Starbucks is Not Your Carry-Out Dining Room

​Who doesn't love a picnic on a gorgeous summer day? Bonding with nature over a picnic lunch. Or perhaps bonding with a chair on a Starbucks patio plunked in the middle of a parking lot. From where Gut Check is sitting at this moment, drinking a Starbucks-purchased latte inside a Starbucks ... More >>

Heroin Purchased Near Webster Groves Starbucks, Says Drug Counselor

​Everyone knows you can get a shot of espresso at the Starbucks on Webster Groves' bucolic square -- but it took a parent forum last month at Hixson Middle School to start the rumor that it might be a good place to score some heroin too. During the forum, which addressed adolescent drug tren ... More >>

Starbucks Pitches a Trenta

StarbucksA new size and a new logo (above) are among the changes at Starbucks.​Once upon a time, there were only two drink sizes at Starbucks: the eight-ounce short and the twelve-ounce tall. Now, of course, tall is the de facto small -- short cups are still around, though Starbucks rarely (if eve ... More >>

European Union Proposes Ban of Cloned Foods and Livestock Cloning

The European Union hopes to ban the sale of cloned foods and the cloning of livestock in 27 countries. Bloomberg reports that the plan would last five years and give the industry an opportunity to improve the health and care of cloned animals and their surrogate mothers. Who wants a Venti Zinfande ... More >>

Competitive Eating = Athletics?

Competitive eating might have athletic merit. Why else would participants be so skinny? Or able to invade the stage during a contest? A BBC report looks at the tricks and politics of competitive eating.County officials shut down a small food business in Portland, Oregon, for lacking a business licen ... More >>

Starbucks to Offer Free Wi-Fi

Image source​As if the instant coffee and custom Frappuccinos weren't enough (and they probably weren't), Starbucks has now decided to offer free Wi-Fi to all its customers starting July 1. Previously customers had to pay for Internet access in two-hour increments through their Starbucks card ... More >>

The Morning Brew: Monday, 2.1

Massive food distribution begins in Haiti. (CNN) ​ Salami recall expands to include Boar's Head products. Starbucks recalls reusable glass water bottles (Baltimore Sun)The eternal restaurant debate: What's more important? Price, ambiance, service or food?  (USDA, New York Times)Even when ... More >>

The Morning Brew: Wednesday, 8.5

The U.S. Senate votes to increase the food-stamp rolls. (AP)You know who disapproved of President Obama's "beer summit"? The Women's Christian Temperance Union. For reals.Starbucks tries to make an impersonal coffee experience even more efficient. (Wall Street Journal)

Java Enabled: How Do You Store Your Beans?

The only time I've ever had something remotely close to an argument with another coffee drinker was over how beans should be stored at home. How often have you heard of someone storing their beans one way and thinking, "Oh god, they're ruining that coffee"?For me, the greater question is why there's ... More >>

Java Enabled: 15th Avenue Coffee and Tea, Starbuck's New Detour

15th Avenue Coffee and Tea opened in Seattle last weekend. While a coffee shop opening in Seattle hardly qualifies as "news," this was different, thanks to the "inspired by Starbucks" etched on 15th Avenue's front door. This is Starbucks' latest attempt to return to its roots with a greater focus ... More >>

The Morning Brew: Thursday, 7.23

A court rules that a hog farm owes its neighbors for the stink. (Kansas City Star)Starbucks posts a profit, beats analysts' expectations. (New York Post)See how to milk a camel! (Serious Eats)

Java Enabled: Have Coffee, Will Travel

One of the things I love most about travel is getting the chance to try new cafés. (As I wrote last week, some coffee aficionados base entire trips on this premise.) But even when your travels won't lead you to some undiscovered java gem, you might not want to sacrifice the comfort and security of ... More >>

The Morning Brew: Tuesday, 7.21

A new report finds the greatest drop in restaurant visits in nearly 30 years. (Reuters)Will mobile slaughterhouses be the next big thing in locally-sourced food? (AP)Starbucks is experimenting with coffeehouses (not called Starbucks) that also serve beer and wine. (USA Today)

The Morning Brew: Wednesday, 6.3

American country hams are making a comeback. (New York Times)Speaking of ham: A giant feral pig, the stuff of Internet legend, turns out to be...true. (Fox News)Yet another Starbucks reinvention: This time, its food is getting a makeover. (Reuters)

Java Enabled: Is Coffee Recession-Proof?

Zach Dyer is a writer living in Saint Louis. He did his thesis research on coffee farmers in Southern Mexico. Since then, he has visited coffee plantations in Costa Rica and Mexico as well as roasters and cafés across the U.S. He blogs about coffee for Gut Check every Wednesday.Is coffee recession ... More >>

The Morning Brew: Monday, 3.23

Is the sustainable-food movement truly ready for its moment in the spotlight? (New York Times)Something fishy? A government report on fraud in the seafood industry. (USA Today)A tremendous rise in U.S. pork exports last year. (AP)Whole Foods and Starbucks team up to offer an alternative to the contr ... More >>

Java Enabled: The Rise of Joe Double-Shot

Zach Dyer is a writer living in Saint Louis. He did his thesis research on coffee farmers in Southern Mexico. Since then, he has visited coffee plantations in Costa Rica and Mexico as well as roasters and cafés across the U.S. He blogs about coffee for Gut Check every Wednesday.Last September, McD ... More >>

The Morning Brew: Wednesday, 2.18

Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack wants the U.S. meat industry to agree to tougher country-of-origin labeling. (AP)Tougher labeling displeases the Canadians. (Reuters)In what could be interpreted as a) a sign of the impending apocalypse or b) the most delicious piece of schadenfreude in some time ... More >>

Breaking: Starbucks to Close 300 More Stores, Cut 6,700 Jobs

MSNBC reports that Starbucks will close 300 additional stores and cut 6,700 jobs, both at those closed stores and at its corporate offices. The coffee giant saw its profit drop 69% during the first quarter of its fiscal year. No word yet on where and when the closings will occur.

The Morning Brew: Monday, 11.3

Cooking for Your Cat: Starbucks Perfect Oatmeal

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The Dish: Starbucks Orange Mango Banana Vivanno

Starbucks: Once More, With Energy!

Sonic Youth's Starbucks Mix Almost Ready to Hit Stores

The Morning Brew: Tuesday, 4.1

Kenny G Goes "Sax-O-Loco" on the Smooth Jazz Charts

The Morning Brew: Thursday, 3.20

Starbucks to Reinvent Itself, Buys the Clover Company

The Morning Brew: Tuesday, 2.26

But Where Will I Buy My Paul McCartney CD?

The Morning Brew: Tuesday, 1.8

The Morning Brew: Monday, 1.7

Bookplates: Starbucked

Buckin’ Backhoes

Unreal does the "Thriller" dance, sips Starbucks with a fellow ex-barista and ponders the logistics of a backhoe rodeo.

Review Preview: Rooster

Help Women, Hear Women

Coffee with Starbucks Coffee Liqueur, Godiva White Chocolate Liqueur and butterscotch schnapps

Barrister's, 15 North Meramec Avenue, Clayton; 314-726-5007.

Head Over Feet

We sip java with Alanis, investigate podcasting and figure out what those concert tickets are really worth

Chantico

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