SLU grad’s gooey butter cake a hit in New York City
No less than the New York Times currently has an article online (and in Wednesday’s paper) about our own local delicacy, gooey butter cake, as prepared by Molly Wessel Killeen, a native of Arcadia Valley, Mo. (about 80 miles south of…
A’mis taking old Tumo’s space in St. Louis Hills
A’mis, which spun out of a Talayna’s at 9824 Manchester in Rock Hill about 20 years ago and opened a location at Highway K and O’Fallon Road in O’Fallon, Mo.…
Firemen to open Phelim O’Toole’s in Soda Fountain Square space
A group of 20 firemen, all but one working in the city of St. Louis, will open Phelim O’Toole’s Firehouse Grill in the space formerly occupied by Soda Fountain Square at 1801 Park Avenue in Lafayette Square. Sqwires owner…
Larry Forgione: Who’s Who 25th anniversary, cooking at Beard gala
Home boy Larry Forgione of An American Place (well, OK, St. Louis also shares him with a little town on the east coast) is one of the featured chefs at the 2009 James Beard Foundation Dinner and Auction, which will be…
Nominate your favorite restaurant for a James Beard Award
Open nominations began Tuesday for the 2010 James Beard Awards, which means the general public can submit the names of their favorite restaurants for consideration for the award. (Click on the link to do that.) The large list then goes to…
Sammy Scott’s to open in Creve Coeur next month
Work has been going on feverishly, so watch for a November opening of Sammy Scott’s, a new soup and sandwich place in the Schnucks Bellerive center with lead partner David Miller, grandson of Lester Miller of Lester’s fame (and, in business, of…
Virginia Willis to teach at Schnucks Tuesday
St. Louis native Patrick Munster on Iron Chef Oct. 25
Patrick Munster, who once worked with Kirk Warner at the old King Louie’s and is now chef de cuisine at the SW at the Wynn Las Vegas, will be one of the assistants on Iron Chef America at 9 p.m. Oct. 25…
Balaban’s name is resurrected at Chesterfield restaurant
Ian Froeb at the Riverfront Times reports that former Balaban’s owner Steve McIntyre is opening Balaban’s Wine Cellar and Tapas Bar in the old Talbots/Hollywood Video space at Clarkson and Baxter. It’s Ian’s scoop, so…









