- Alex Carlson, the owner and baker of Red Guitar Bread, Riverfront Times' "Best Bread" for 2011, announced via Facebook that he is opening a storefront at 3215 Cherokee Street.
Related: Holly Fann profiles Carlson for Gut Check.
- Sauce reports that executive chef Todd Lough has left Bixby's (Lindell Boulevaerd & DeBaliviere; 314-361-7313) for a position in Florida. Callaghan Carter moves from sous chef to leader of the Bixby's kitchen.
- Evan Benn of the Post-Dispatch reports that Midtown brewpub Buffalo Brewing Co. (3100 Olive Street; 314-534-2337) is for sale.