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Six New Flavors Old Vienna Ought to Invent

Earlier this month, when Gut Check got wind of the impending arrival of the three new limited-time-only Lay's potato-chip flavors, our first thought was: Where can we get us some Chicken & Waffle?! See also: - Lay's New Limited-Time Flavors Now Available in St. Louis Grocery Stores - Taste Test: La ... More >>

Nationally-Renowned Funnyman Tommy Johnagin Comes Home to St. Louis, Fresh Off of Appearances on Letterman and Conan

Most entertainers can point to a few unique moments in their careers where in a matter of minutes, things changed. These brief moments reshape an entire career, a life -- and if a few things click, an entire generation of fans. When tracking the career trajectory of comedian Tommy Johnagin, these un ... More >>

The Five Best Frozen Custard Shops in St. Louis

Gut Check has been looking back on the Riverfront Times Best of St. Louis 2011, but we're also keeping an eye on the Best of St. Louis 2012 by nominating finalists for our awards this fall. To see hundreds more winners and finalists, suggest your own contenders and download the Riverfront Times Best ... More >>

Seven St. Louis Foods That Should Be Stuffed Inside of Easter Eggs (Instead of Jelly Beans)

Easter-egg hunts are all fine and good: there's the thrill of the chase, surreptitiously throwing elbows to be the first one to grab the brightly colored plastic ovum, the victorious score, and finally, the sweet second of anticipation before breaking open the loot to find...stupid jelly beans. Now ... More >>

Food Service Job Applicants, Mind Your Fucking Manners

Fact: Gut Check frequently eats lunch at the Chipotle Mexican Grill (6316 Delmar Boulevard; 314-678-3200) in the Delmar Loop. Not only is the location just steps away from the RFT offices, it's ahem, Chipotle. We love its burritos, tacos, chips and salsa and burrito bowls, and, as far as we know, it ... More >>

After three years in hibernation, a legendary downtown burger joint is reborn in Grand Center

St. Louis Hills Holiday Light Display Keeps Growing and Glowing

Kholood Eid​Misplaced your Christmas cheer? Hop in the car and head to St. Louis Hills after sundown, because the denizens of the south city neighborhood have plenty to go around. View a slideshow of St. Louis Hills holiday lights. Every November to December, the 6500 block transforms into ... More >>

#85: Legend Club at LeGrand's Market & Catering

Erika MillerThe Legend Club is 7" worth of meaty, saucy deliciousness.​Whether you're new to St. Louis or have lived here your whole life, you know there are some things you'll be ridiculed for if you haven't experienced. Never had Ted Drewes? What's wrong with you? Never boiled in the sun on ... More >>

The ChalkBoyz Are Not Actually That Sorry For Partying

courtesy of the ChalkBoyz​For the ChalkBoyz fourth mixtape, which gets an official release tomorrow night at Off Broadway, 22-year-old Drake Maret (a.k.a. Dominant Force, the J. Crew Kid) and 23-year-old Dylan Cunningham (a.k.a. Dyl Staxx, Staxx Fifth Avenue) created summer songs that are as e ... More >>

Beyond the Arch: Surprisingly cool destinations within a 30-minute drive

George Vecsey on "Prince of New York" Stan Musial

​Veteran New York Times sports columnist George Vecsey will be at O'B Clark's in Brentwood next Thursday night, May 12, for a signing party of his new book Stan Musial: An American Life. (The event is sponsored by Left Bank Books.) Yesterday he took some time out from his tour to talk to Daily ... More >>

Cross Booze-Spiked Ice Cream Off the To-Do List: St. Louis Has Plenty!

Wikimedia Commons​Three weeks ago Men's Health named St. Louis the sixth-drunkest city in America. Gut Check knows we can do better, so we posted some tips on how to reach the pinnacle of national drunkenness in '12. This past weekend we got an e-mail from a fellow named John Clopton, who ow ... More >>

We're Number Six! What St. Louis Needs to Do to Become America's Drunkest City in 2012

Bravo, St. Louis! We worked hard, and we did it: Men's Health has named us America's sixth-drunkest city -- and the drunkest city in the entire Midwest! Daily RFTSt. Louis: Where the squirrels go to hide their Everclear!​But we can do better. What do Fresno, Reno, Billings, Riverside and Aus ... More >>

Represent! Local Chefs Sound Off About Missouri Foods

​Recently the purveyors of adorability at I Can Has Cheezburger released a map on their food blog, My Food Looks Funny, indicating what food best represents each state. According to the map, Missouri's best represented by toasted ravioli. Really? Not so very long ago, people who lived mor ... More >>

Review Setlist Photos: Barenaked Ladies at the Pageant

Because we know you are wondering, we're going to get this out of the way first: Yes, it is strange to think of the Barenaked Ladies without Steven Page. Dude wasn't just one of the co-founders of the band. He wrote, or cowrote, just about all its hits up until "One Week" (which ... More >>

Interview: Corle 2 Da on Being "So St. Louis" -- And Giving Props to Other Anthems with STL Pride

corle2da.com​You may have seen this excellent vid floating around the Interwebz in the past two weeks. "So St. Louis" is the work of one Corle 2 Da, a Belleville rapper looking to make his mark on this side of the river. "A lot of people call it the new St. Louis anthem," says Corle's manage ... More >>

Gut Check Sincerely Apologizes. We Didn't Think Anyone Would Fall For It.

​RELATED: Breaking: Ted Drewes Frozen Custard to Become Ted Drewes Frozen Custard by Niche

Show Review Photos Setlist: Nick Jonas and the Administration, Diane Birch at the Pageant, Tuesday, January 19

Context is everything. Tell someone you're going to see Prince's band circa the New Power Generation, and the night's cred is through the roof. But tell someone you're going to see the same band - but fronted by teenpop heartthrob Nick Jonas -- and suddenly the show has a very different connotation. ... More >>

2009 in Review: July

​Kevin Ward, Wikimedia Commons​July was a quiet month at Gut Check International Headquarters as St. Louis turned its attention to a certain Midsummer Classic. We did offer dining recommendations to our out-of-town guests -- and, for those who took a shine to St. Louis cuisine, tips on how to br ... More >>

Drink of the Week: Old Overholt Manhattan on the Rocks, Off Broadway

Hayford Peirce, Wikimedia Commons​Let's get this out of the way right off the bat: The Manhattan is a Classic Cocktail. If you are a lady wearing a stole and delicate little gloves or a gentleman in a skinny tie and a fedora, fine, but this homage is not for you. It's for my grandpa -- and probab ... More >>

Gut Check: Ian dishes out tips to visitors on St. Louis food traditions

Has Oktoberfest outgrown its lederhosen? Plus: Mourning Dom DeLuise, cashing in on the All-Star Game, and spotting signs of spring.

Hey, Danny Meyer! Cards Fans Gotta Eat, Too!

User "Metsfan84," Wikimedia CommonsMy colleague Chad Garrison passed along this Wall Street Journal article reviewing the food at the Yankees' and the Mets' new stadiums. Restaurateur extraordinaire Danny Meyer receives a whole lotta love for his offerings at the Mets' Citi Field. These include outp ... More >>

St. Louis Serenade: Seven years in the making, Kyle Beachy's debut novel is a love letter to the Gateway City

Last Night Review: Free Party at the City Museum

The Go-Go's make a St. Louis stop-stop.

And B-Sides catches up with Richard Marx.

You Say You Want A Resolution

RFT asks an eclectic mix of St. Louisans to imagine how we can get our act together in 2008.

Infield Hit

Ian catches a Slider at the Gateway Grizzlies' GCS Stadium -- and lives to tell about it.

This Must Be the Place

New owners, new venues and old digs: A report on St. Louis' ever-evolving club scene

Letters Column

Week of May 10, 2006

Roll Out the Barrel

Strassenfest is a barrel of laughs

Slay Bells Ring

Are you listening? The RFT goes stumping with Francis.

Too Large for Worry, Too Strong for Fear

Unreal meets a guy who's Optimistic about Iraq, laments the banning of ephedra and listens in on an argument between sports columnists; plus we help you (yes, you!) enter the P-D essay contest

A Cop Feels

Unreal shares some tender moments with a U. City police officer, meets a granny gone wild and is aghast to learn that the best St. Louis-style pizza is in Kansas City

Best Way to Mess with Out-of-Town Motorists

Contempo Casual

The splendid new Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis takes our city's art scene to a whole new level

South(side) of Heaven

No hoosier jokes, just fine city folks

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

Angel's Wings

Only Jay Nixon stands in the way of Angela Coffel's freedom

Grand Junction

The landmark restaurants of Grand Boulevard still pack 'em in

The Last Dance

The little flower shops wound extra rolls of floral tape, and the photographers wound fresh film, and the Bosnian seamstresses stitched poufs of netting to strapless bodices. DuBourg High was planning its prom.

Ward Feelers

Is it time to put aldermen on the chopping block?

Best Neighborhood

Central West End

The Man Who Would Be King

Louis de Bourbon, heir to the throne of France, arrives in his ancestor's city next month for a friendly visit. But the politics of French royalty require finesse.

FORWARD MOVEMENT

Recounting the tragedies and triumphs of Nigeria's Ogoni people

Hit Parade

Tempest in a Fishbowl

Rigazzi's looks through a beer glass darkly at the Sidney Saloon