Vegetarianism

The 7 Best Indian Restaurants in St. Louis

Gut Check has been looking back on the Riverfront Times Best of St. Louis 2012, but we're also keeping an eye on the Best of St. Louis 2013 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 >>

Dave Bailey Announces New Vegetarian Restaurant, Small Batch

Prolific St. Louis restaurateur Dave Bailey (Baileys' Chocolate Bar, Rooster, Bridge Tap House & Wine Bar and Baileys' Range) announced via email last night that he will open yet another restaurant, Small Batch, in the former Ford Motor Building at 3001 Locust Street in Midtown. The new restaurant w ... More >>

The Royale Serves Up Classics with a Vegetarian Twist

The Veggielante has had it up to here with people bitching that St. Louis restaurants are vegetarian unfriendly. Sure, we'd like to see more restaurants offering more meatless dishes, but there are excellent choices out there if you take the trouble to look for them. We're not here to proselytize ab ... More >>

Vegetarian Toasted Ravioli and More Meat-Free Meals at Sandrina's

The Veggielante has had it up to here with people bitching that St. Louis restaurants are vegetarian unfriendly. Sure, we'd like to see more restaurants offering more meatless dishes, but there are excellent choices out there if you take the trouble to look for them. We're not here to proselytize ab ... More >>

Fresh, Bright Vegetarian Fare Shines at Sunset 44 Bistro in Kirkwood

The Veggielante has had it up to here with people bitching that St. Louis restaurants are vegetarian unfriendly. Sure, we'd like to see more restaurants offering more meatless dishes, but there are excellent choices out there if you take the trouble to look for them. We're not here to proselytize ab ... More >>

Truffle Frites and Other Vegetarian Delights at Maplewood's The Crow's Nest

The Veggielante has had it up to here with people bitching that St. Louis restaurants are vegetarian unfriendly. Sure, we'd like to see more restaurants offering more meatless dishes, but there are excellent choices out there if you take the trouble to look for them. We're not here to proselytize ab ... More >>

Chef's Choice: Natasha Kwan of Frida's Deli

This is part one of Gut Check's Chef's Choice profile of Natasha Kwan of Frida's Deli. Part two, a Q & A with Kwan, will be published Wednesday, and part three, a recipe from Kwan, will be available on Thursday. "I was an unhealthy vegan," confesses Natasha Kwan, owner of the vegetarian, vegan and ... More >>

Zone In On Imaginative Fast-Casual Vegetarian Fare at Sauce on the Side

The Veggielante has had it up to here with people bitching that St. Louis restaurants are vegetarian unfriendly. Sure, we'd like to see more restaurants offering more meatless dishes, but there are excellent choices out there if you take the trouble to look for them. We're not here to proselytize ab ... More >>

Boogaloo's Caribbean Cuisine Offers Vegetarians a Chance to Swing

The Veggielante has had it up to here with people bitching that St. Louis restaurants are vegetarian unfriendly. Sure, we'd like to see more restaurants offering more meatless dishes, but there are excellent choices out there if you take the trouble to look for them. We're not here to proselytize ab ... More >>

Find Home-Style Vegetarian Comfort at Home Wine Kitchen

The Veggielante has had it up to here with people bitching that St. Louis restaurants are vegetarian unfriendly. Sure, we'd like to see more restaurants offering more meatless dishes, but there are excellent choices out there if you take the trouble to look for them. We're not here to proselytize ab ... More >>

The Veggielante Snacks At The Shack Pubgrub

The Veggielante has had it up to here with people bitching that St. Louis restaurants are vegetarian unfriendly. Sure, we'd like to see more restaurants offering more meatless dishes, but there are excellent choices out there if you take the trouble to look for them. We're not here to proselytize ab ... More >>

First Look: Frida's Deli

Frida's Deli (622 North and South Road, University City; 314-727-6500) opened its doors on Thursday, July 12, offering fresh, vegetarian sandwiches, soups, salads and smoothies. Owner Natasha Kwan has been a vegetarian for 29 years, at times adopting a vegan diet, at others a raw foods diet, and has ... More >>

Guess Where I'm Eating this Sandwich and Win $25 to Olympia Kebob House & Taverna!

Guess where we ate this vegetarian sandwich and win $25 to Olympia Kebob House & Taverna (1543 McCausland Avenue; 314-781-1299). Hint: We ate this meat-free meal in Richmond Heights. Rules: To be eligible, you must leave a valid e-mail address (or Twitter handle or Facebook profile URL) in the comm ... More >>

The Veggielante Opts for Olympia Kebob House and Taverna

The Veggielante has had it up to here with people bitching that St. Louis restaurants are vegetarian unfriendly. Sure, we'd like to see more restaurants offering more meatless dishes, but there are excellent choices out there if you take the trouble to look for them. We're not here to proselytize ab ... More >>

The Veggielante Soaks Up OR Smoothie & Café

The Veggielante has had it up to here with people bitching that St. Louis restaurants are vegetarian unfriendly. Sure, we'd like to see more restaurants offering more meatless dishes, but there are excellent choices out there if you take the trouble to look for them. We're not here to proselytize ab ... More >>

Govinda's Vegetarian Cuisine Temporarily Closed

Last week, Gut Check posted its list of the Ten Best Vegetarian Restaurants in St. Louis. Among these was Govinda's Vegetarian Cuisine (3926 Lindell Boulevard; 314-535-8085), located inside the Hare Krishna temple on Lindell just west of Vandeventer Avenue. A couple of commenters on that post noted ... More >>

The Veggielante Surveys Schlafly Bottleworks

Destination: Schlafly Bottleworks (7260 Southwest Avenue; 314-241-2337) Neighborhood: Maplewood Cuisine: American, Contemporary Overview: The name Schlafly is likely to spark a craving for some quality microbrews, but beer isn't the only thing it has to offer St. Louis vegetarians.

The Veggielante Meets MoKaBe's Coffeehouse

The Veggielante has had it up to here with people bitching that St. Louis restaurants are vegetarian unfriendly. Sure, we'd like to see more restaurants offering more meatless dishes, but there are excellent choices out there if you take the trouble to look for them. We're not here to proselytize ab ... More >>

The Ten Best Vegetarian Restaurants in St. Louis

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 winners and finalists a ... More >>

The Veggielante Visits Atomic Cowboy

The Veggielante has had it up to here with people bitching that St. Louis restaurants are vegetarian unfriendly. Sure, we'd like to see more restaurants offering more meatless dishes, but there are excellent choices out there if you take the trouble to look for them. We're not here to proselytize ab ... More >>

The Veggielante Puts Three Kings Public House to the Test

​The Veggielante has had it up to here with people bitching that St. Louis restaurants are vegetarian unfriendly. Sure, we'd like to see more restaurants offering more meatless dishes, but there are excellent choices out there if you take the trouble to look for them. We're not here to prosely ... More >>

#60: Raw Veggie Burger at PuraVegan

Bryan PetersNo buns allowed, no buns needed.​St. Louis is no stranger to veggie burgers -- from the divine at SweetArt to the pedestrian at too many places -- and it's important to understand this context. In fact, the owners of PuraVegan first started making veggie burgers at their old restau ... More >>

The Veggielante Puts Fozzie's Sandwich Emporium to the Test

​The Veggielante has had it up to here with people bitching that St. Louis restaurants are vegetarian unfriendly. Sure, we'd like to see more restaurants offering more meatless dishes, but there are excellent choices out there if you take the trouble to look for them. We're not here to prosely ... More >>

The Veggielante Puts The Royale to the Test

​The Veggielante has had it up to here with people bitching that St. Louis restaurants are vegetarian unfriendly. Sure, we'd like to see more restaurants offering more meatless dishes, but there are excellent choices out there if you take the trouble to look for them. We're not here to prosely ... More >>

The Veggielante Puts Barrister's to the Test

​The Veggielante has had it up to here with people bitching that St. Louis restaurants are vegetarian unfriendly. Sure, we'd like to see more restaurants offering more meatless dishes, but there are excellent choices out there if you take the trouble to look for them. We're not here to prosely ... More >>

Step Away From the Pork Chop: Great American Meatout Saturday

For friending, not eating.​Quit eatin' meat, wouldya? It's no good for you or the planet. That's the message the St. Louis Vegetarian Society would love for you to get on Saturday. That's the date of the annual Great American Meatout, a day vegetarians across the planet -- in all 50 states and two ... More >>

Thank Goodness! A Turkey-Free Celebration

Hey pal! Come to our party. You aren't on the menu.​Are your notions of gratitude all tangled up in chowing down on the genetic horror-show that is a modern factory-farmed turkey? No? Awesome.The St. Louis Vegetarian Society's Turkey-Free Thanksgiving Potluck is upon us. This Saturday, give thanks ... More >>

Anthony Bourdain Preaches (Profanely) to the Choir at the Fox Theatre

​A standing ovation from an enthusiastic (though under capacity) audience greeted Anthony Bourdain as the chef turned author and TV host strolled onto the Fox Theatre stage on Friday evening. For the next two hours, Bourdain demonstrated the force of personality that has made him one of the bigges ... More >>

Rogers Roasters, Bizarro-Style

RFT readers weigh in on the raw-food diet and take Dennis Brown to task over his stand on the Kiel Opera House

Weed Eaters: A raw-food movement is beginning to sprout in St. Louis

Match Points: Readers chew on Match meat and tea parties

Where's the Beef?: Has Allison Burgess created faux food, fad food — or a groundbreaking meat substitute?

Behind the Story: "Where's the Beef?"

My feature story "Where's the Beef?", just out today, tells the story of St. Louis' very own Allison Burgess, a vegetarian who was tired of the limited meatless options in restaurants and decided to create her own meat substitute. The result, Match, mimics the flavor and texture of meat and allows c ... More >>

Gut Check: Ian taps into the tasty world of St. Louis-area food bloggers

Is Vegetarian Sex Better...or Just Bloodless?

As I posted yesterday, a PETA Super Bowl ad claiming that vegetarians have better sex was rejected by NBC. Of course, everyone will see the ad anyway, thanks to YouTube. But Gut Check is more interested in the question the ad poses.Do vegetarians have better sex? How, exactly, would you judge such ... More >>

Vegans Have a Tight End

Primal Spirit Foods Primal Strips Soy Texas BBQ Meatless Jerky

Provenance Unknown

Thanksgiving Comes Early!

Meatout!

No Meat, So Chic

Gobble, Gobble?

Yes, indeed!

Best Vegetarian Restaurant

Everest Café

Best Vegetarian Restaurant

Tangerine

Bad Business

Week of July 16, 2003

True Dat

A Run-act play starring the Simmons brothers, Russell and the Rev

Best Vegetarian Deli

Juhari's

Vegetarian Cuisine

Tangerine

Best Vegan Deli

Juhari's Deli

Best Vegetarian On the Cheap

Addis Restaurant

Of Sausage and Soy

Herbivore or carnivore, there's an eatin' festival for you this weekend