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Bar Les Frères' Lobster Bisque: One of 100 St. Louis Dishes You Must Eat Right Now

You could easily spend your entire time at Bar Les Frères (7637 Wydown Boulevard, Clayton; 314-725-8880), the new venture from restaurateur Zoë Robinson Pidgeon and her go-to chef Ny Vongsaly, discussing and (in my case, at least) admiring its quirky décor. Yet to do so would ignore the most impo ... More >>

Taste's "Barbacoa": One of the 100 St. Louis Dishes You Must Eat Right Now

The Gut Check One Hundred is our accounting of the 100 dishes in St. Louis that you must eat right now. These are the best dishes at the newest restaurants and the newest dishes at the best restaurants. These are the 100 dishes that define St. Louis dining in 2013. Our list culminates this fall when ... More >>

Guerrilla Street Food's Filipino Fried Chicken: One of 100 St. Louis Dishes You Must Eat Right Now

The Gut Check One Hundred is our accounting of the 100 dishes in St. Louis that you must eat right now. These are the best dishes at the newest restaurants and the newest dishes at the best restaurants. These are the 100 dishes that define St. Louis dining in 2013. Our list culminates this fall when ... More >>

Kim Cheese's "Kim Cheese Burger": One of 100 St. Louis Dishes You Must Eat Right Now

The Gut Check One Hundred is our accounting of the 100 dishes in St. Louis that you must eat right now. These are the best dishes at the newest restaurants and the newest dishes at the best restaurants. These are the 100 dishes that define St. Louis dining in 2013. Our list culminates this fall when ... More >>

The Shack Pubgrub's "Shack-Which": One of 100 St. Louis Dishes You Must Eat Right Now

The Gut Check One Hundred is our accounting of the 100 dishes in St. Louis that you must eat right now. These are the best dishes at the newest restaurants and the newest dishes at the best restaurants. These are the 100 dishes that define St. Louis dining in 2013. Our list culminates this fall when ... More >>

Sameem Afghan Restaurant's Muntoo: One of 100 St. Louis Dishes You Must Eat Right Now

The Gut Check One Hundred is our accounting of the 100 dishes in St. Louis that you must eat right now. These are the best dishes at the newest restaurants and the newest dishes at the best restaurants. These are the 100 dishes that define St. Louis dining in 2013. Our list culminates this fall when ... More >>

Mad Tomato's Cavatelli with Spring Lamb Ragù: One of 100 St. Louis Dishes You Must Eat Right Now

The Gut Check One Hundred is our accounting of the 100 dishes in St. Louis that you must eat right now. These are the best dishes at the newest restaurants and the newest dishes at the best restaurants. These are the 100 dishes that define St. Louis dining in 2013. Our list culminates this fall when ... More >>

A Good Man Is Hard to Find's "Pork-n-Beans": One of 100 St. Louis Dishes You Must Eat Right Now (Seriously, Only Three Weeks Left)

The Gut Check One Hundred is our accounting of the 100 dishes in St. Louis that you must eat right now. These are the best dishes at the newest restaurants and the newest dishes at the best restaurants. These are the 100 dishes that define St. Louis dining in 2013. Our list culminates this fall when ... More >>

Quincy Street Bistro's BLT: One of 100 St. Louis Dishes You Must Eat Right Now

The Gut Check One Hundred is our accounting of the 100 dishes in St. Louis that you must eat right now. These are the best dishes at the newest restaurants and the newest dishes at the best restaurants. These are the 100 dishes that define St. Louis dining in 2013. Our list culminates this fall when ... More >>

Home Wine Kitchen's Fried Chicken: One of 100 St. Louis Dishes You Must Eat Right Now

The Gut Check One Hundred is our accounting of the 100 dishes in St. Louis that you must eat right now. These are the best dishes at the newest restaurants and the newest dishes at the best restaurants. These are the 100 dishes that define St. Louis dining in 2013. Our list culminates this fall when ... More >>

Riverbend Restaurant & Bar's Red Beans and Rice: One of 100 St. Louis Dishes You Must Eat Right Now

The Gut Check One Hundred is our accounting of the 100 dishes in St. Louis that you must eat right now. These are the best dishes at the newest restaurants and the newest dishes at the best restaurants. These are the 100 dishes that define St. Louis dining in 2013. Our list culminates this fall when ... More >>

Fork & Stix's Sai Oua with Naam Prik Nuum: One of 100 St. Louis Dishes You Must Eat Right Now

The Gut Check One Hundred is our accounting of the 100 dishes in St. Louis that you must eat right now. These are the best dishes at the newest restaurants and the newest dishes at the best restaurants. These are the 100 dishes that define St. Louis dining in 2013. Our list culminates this fall when ... More >>

Pan D'Olive Bustles, But It's Not Worth the Bread

Slideshow: Inside Pan D' Olive on McCausland

10 Most Offensive, Ridiculous "Sad Desk Lunch" Photos

The mission of Sad Desk Lunch is stated simply on its website: Sad Desk Lunch isn't about how great your lunch is. And it's not about how crappy your lunch is either. It's about the fact you eat your lunch at your desk during your lunch break where you could roam free ....Eating our sad tupperware ... More >>

Pan d'Olive Opens This Friday, November 16

Just two weeks ago Gut Check happened to spot signage announcing the opening of Pan d'Olive in the old Mihalis Chophouse space at 1603 McCausland Avenue in the city's Franz Park neighborhood. Now comes word from owner Sam Kacar that the new restaurant will open this Friday, November 16. Sam Kacar i ... More >>

Out Every Night: The Best Shows From July 30 to August 5

Time constraints occasionally preclude us from being able to preview every single great show in town. There's only so many hours in the week, and we have to keep the trains running on time in addition to writing up these recommendational blurbs. That said, a couple of shows early this week warrant y ... More >>

One Nation, Under Tacos: How Mexican food conquered America

#50: Bread Pudding at Harvest

Evan C. Jones​How good is the bread pudding at Harvest (1059 South Big Bend Boulevard, Richmond Heights; 314-645-3522)? When Gut Check dropped by to pay homage to this favorite desert, chef de cuisine Brendan Noonan came clean about his consumption. "I've already had four portions of the bread ... More >>

Triumph Grill, a Victorious Happy Hour?

Kristen KlempertTriumph Grill​ Triumph Grill 3419 Olive Street, Midtown; 446-1801 The Hours: 2-6 p.m. Mon.-Fri., 5-10 p.m. Sun. The Deal: $10 Schlafly pitchers, $7 PBR and Bud Select pitchers, $5.25 house red or white wine, $3.25 wells, $2.25 domestic bottles, $3 off appetizers

World Cuppage: Germany 4 - Argentina 0; A Blitzkrieg At the Amsterdam Tavern

photos by Keegan HamiltonHow do you say "dominate" in German?​This was complete and utter destruction of the Argentinians by the Germans...and the majority of the crowd at the Amsterdam Tavern couldn't have been more pleased with the annihilation. Still, there were a few blue and white striped jer ... More >>

Sweet! The Sixteen Best Player Names in the 2010 NCAA Tournament

​Let the Madness begin! Mizzou is dancing (despite their stumble in the Big 12 tournament) but unfortunately the slipper did not fit for the SLU Billikens, who were pummeled by Rhode Island in the Atlantic 10 tournament and left out of even the lowly NIT, where they could have faced an Illinois te ... More >>

10 Things to Do Under $10 This Weekend in St. Louis, February 19-21, 2010

Yet another Mardi Gras has passed in St. Louis and now only memories (and compromising photos) remain. If you're not entirely worn-out from last weekend, look forward to this weekend: fire-breathing burlesque, a Jersey Shore cast member, munching on crickets and worms and a goth versi ... More >>

A little smoke-free trivia to clear the air

The Best of Gut Check: Cooking for Your Cat

Since July, 2008, RFT staff writer Aimee Levitt and her cat, Bess, have been embarked on a culinary adventure.While Gut Check is on vacation this week, check out some of Aimee's (and Bess') best work:Sardine Heaven (July 28, 2008):My cat Bess is a magnificent animal. Others may not agree, but they ... More >>

Concert Review: Glenn Branca's Symphony Number 13 and the Premiere of Number 14

Writer Ryan Wasoba participated in the 100 Guitars performance at the Pageant last night, which also featured the world premiere of the first movement of Glenn Branca's Symphony Number 14. Here are Wasoba's thoughts on the night and an analysis of the performance. Read more about the concert here an ... More >>

Cooking for Your Cat: Sardine Heaven

What's All the Racquet? Gather 'round and hear how Unreal laid down our life for Anna Kournikova.

Brecht's Caucasian Chalk Circle activates Dennis' delete key

2006: The Year in Music

Week of December 28, 2006

Summer Bummer

Foreign students working at Six Flags say they were misled about their job, salary and accommodations.

Pluck Off

That's not the sky falling, just Disney's Chicken Little

Alphabet Soup

O, G, what's that I C? A handy guide to TMBG!

O'Connell's Amber Ale

O'Connell's Pub, 4652 Shaw Avenue, 314-773-6600

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

Week of December 3, 2003

From Bulgaria With Love

Nikolay Nedeltchev wanted to be a gun broker in America. Fat chance.

A Whole Lotta Soul

The Goody Pancake House serves up flawless fare

Sounds Around Town

Week of March 27, 2002

Sounds Around Town

Week of March 13, 2002

The Things They Carried

From Iran, a heartbreaker about a child and his family

Cinema Paradiso

The St. Louis International Film Festival gets its act together

Girl on the Bridge

Directed by Patrice Leconte

Doom Blooms

Dormant end-of-the-world predictions sprout new life with a coming planetary alignment

Spaced Out

Local theater companies conduct an ongoing search for places to ply their craft

ST. LOUIS INTERNATIONAL LESBIAN AND GAY FILM FESTIVAL

A schedule and capsule reviews of the fest's offerings

St. Louis International Lesbian and Gay Film Festival

A schedule and capsule reviews of the fest's offerings

Short Cuts

News of the Weird

At the Crossroads

World music old and new is handled lovingly on Harold Hagopian's Traditional Crossroads label

RFT Reader Picks