Going east -- 15 miles or so -- for great Japanese food
By Joe Bonwich,
April 05, 2000
The teppanyaki style of Japanese cooking is probably the most familiar even to risk-averse American diners: Several unrelated parties are grouped... More >>
Lunching at the Missouri History Museum's new cafe, Meriwether's
By Joe Bonwich,
April 05, 2000
It's not as if you need any excuse to explore the profound changes occurring at the DeBaliviere entrance to Forest Park. No matter which side you... More >>
Visiting a St. Louis stronghold of Chinese cuisine
By Jill Posey-Smith,
March 29, 2000
French cooking is always regarded as one of the three great cuisines of the world. The next one mentioned is usually Italian, and although the... More >>
Finding heavenly sustenance at the St. Mary of Victories lunch buffet
By Joe Bonwich,
March 22, 2000
Although the Wednesday Lebanese food a couple of blocks away at St. Raymond's Maronite Church is perhaps better known, another downtown church... More >>
I don't know whether it's always like this, but on the two occasions I happened to slither into the Spotted Dog Cafe, hardly anyone was there.... More >>
The crocuses are blooming, and that means the question on everybody's lips is, "Where can I go to sit outside and drink expensive Welsh spring... More >>
We made a return visit recently to the Top of the Riverfront, the revolving restaurant at the summit of the Regal Riverfront Hotel downtown, and... More >>
A meal so good, our intrepid reviewer chucks her notebook for a night
By Jill Posey-Smith,
March 01, 2000
"You gotta go look at the urinal!"
Bobbo was ruddy with excitement. The busboy had just divulged the information that Georgia Frontiere would be... More >>
A new low-fat cookbook lands itself on the "enemies of gastronomy" list
By Jill Posey-Smith,
March 01, 2000
This was a big week for my mailbox: Someone sent me a cookbook. Cookbooks sent to me by publishers are universally awful, but this one is quite... More >>
This week's culinary journey is a virtual world tour comprising three stops at diverse points in the St. Louis area.
Our first destination is... More >>
The Karagiannis restaurant family bands together for a generational collaboration in Eureka
By Joe Bonwich,
February 09, 2000
The restaurant biz runs in the family across any number of local surnames, but the best possible passing of the torch from one generation to the... More >>
It was my third attempt in as many days. I'd foolishly waited until the weekend to pursue the J. Buck's experience, and twice I was denied. On... More >>
The wall between editorial and advertising is flimsy at best at St. Louis Connoisseur
By Jill Posey-Smith,
February 02, 2000
You say you're sick and tired of reading about burnt chicken in my column? You think I've got my head up my butt about guacamole? Can't stand it... More >>
The Seven Gables Inn welcomes chef David Slay back to his hometown
By Jill Posey-Smith,
January 05, 2000
At Seven Gables Inn, a shot of Booker's costs 15 bucks. The bar is crowded with tailored, pink-faced captains of industry demonstrating how to... More >>
Indulging a taste for decadence at the elegant Chez Leon
By Jill Posey-Smith,
December 15, 1999
I have two separate brains. Because CAT scans reveal only a single lump of gray matter within the Posey-Smith skull, science is reluctant to give... More >>
West County's new Russian restaurant delivers hearty, earthy meals from a culture with an honest lust for life
By Joe Bonwich,
December 08, 1999
Well, what the heck. The Berlin Wall came down. So why not have not one but two Russian restaurants within about a mile of each other off Clayton... More >>
Cody Carlson had no way of preparing for this moment. He was a Manhattan kid, days removed from working as an analyst for a business-intelligence firm, where he scrutinized corporations… More >>
You cut a pizza into wedges (everywhere outside of St. Louis, that is) and you call the result "slices of pizza," but this is not the same thing as "pizza… More >>
Whether you're a card-carrying beer geek or a craft newbie still weaning yourself off lawnmower lagers, Flying Saucer casts a spell on you.
Flying Saucer Draught Emporium landed in St. Louis… More >>
Next time someone tells you St. Louis is hopelessly behind the latest national food and restaurant trends — this someone will almost certainly offer as his proof our continued fetishization… More >>