(The following is from guest blogger Christine Bertelson, Deputy Managing Editor)

There’s something very yin and yang about the pairing of pomegranates and dark chocolate. Visually, they are as gorgeous as Rogers and Astaire, and taste-wise, just as smooth.

Bissinger’s used…

Return with us now to a simpler time of Johnny Rabbit specials (a fresh banana malt with whipped cream, nuts and nutmeg, still on the menu some 40 years after they were named) and malt-shop diner food. The high-stacked BLT…

No, not that expensive hotel downtown. Four Seasons Vietnamese is at 3348 South Grand, and it has the typically extensive menu of local Vietnamese restaurants (plus some unusual items like game birds). But it also has one of the nicest…

One of my favorite Thai places in town, Thai Gourmet, is tucked into a nondescript O’Fallon, Mo. strip mall, a couple doors down from Brewskeez. Like many Thai restaurants, it’s a friendly mom-and-pop place, but with a nice, sleek interior and…

The full name of this place is a mouthful: Bahn Mi Boba Tea & Creperie. It’s an interesting counter-service storefront just off the Euclid/Maryland Plaza intersection, featuring, as the name might indicate, the Vietnamese-style sub sandwiches called bahn mi (try the…

A departure from the theme today, given some food-related events that are worth. Rather than a restaurant, how about a day of food-festival grazing?

Start the day at your favorite Missouri or Illinois farmers market, especially since the growing season is winding…

As if anyone needed an excuse to dine at Trattoria Marcella, chef Steve Komorek is drawing upon his “Slow Food Master of Italian Cooking” diploma to feature $25 four-course regional Italian dinners. The current region is Emilia-Romagna; next up is Tuscany…

If you’re in Midtown for the debate-viewing at SLU’s Chaifetz Center, you’re probably a Sarah Palin fan. And what better down-home governor’s food than barbecue? (No moose — at least not yet.) If you haven’t had Pappy’s yet, it’s some of…

What? You thought Vin de Set was only open for dinner? Well, it’s also had lunch hours for a little while now. Sit on the unparalleled terrace while the weather’s still nice. Some of the entree prices make for an upscale…

I’m going to make Stellina Pasta do double duty because it’s a little pricey for a counter-service lunch (about nine bucks for sandwiches, more for pastas) — but worth it for a little splurge. We watched a whole pork shoulder come…