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More on Six Row Brewing Co. in Midtown

Joe Bonwich — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:10:15 +0000

You can follow the progress toward the opening of Six Row Brewing Co. at Forest Park and Spring in Midtown on its Twitter feed by owner and brewmaster Evan Hiatt, who went to SEMO and interned at Les Bourgeois and River Ridge…

Two new local brewers: Brewery at Cedar Creek and 6 Row Brewing

Joe Bonwich — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:24:42 +0000

Add another microbrewery to the local landscape: The Brewery at Cedar Creek in New Haven, Mo. Cedar Creek is a conference center run by the Vatterott family of Vatterott College fame. The family confirmed that, in addition to serving as an…

Vom Fass — olive oil, vinegar, Scotch sampling — coming to Maplewood

Joe Bonwich — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 10:00:21 +0000

There’s a sign up at 7314 Manchester in Maplewood indicating that the space will soon house Vom Fass, an unusual retailer that started in Germany in about 1995 and is now in more than a dozen countries. The only other…

Everest, Crepes in the City returning downtown

Joe Bonwich — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:23:35 +0000

As noted by the sign on the door, the Nepali/Indian/Korean restaurant Everest, which began its life in Downtown West on Washington Avenue before moving to the Grove, will be opening a satellite location at 711 Olive. That space hasn’t been great…

Four new indie restaurants in Chesterfield Valley

Joe Bonwich — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:00:57 +0000

At least they appear to be independents. Taj Palace is in an outbuilding in the Target parking lot in a space that housed a broasted chicken place for what seemed like about six weeks and a noodle place before it.…

SLU grad’s gooey butter cake a hit in New York City

Joe Bonwich — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 22:19:46 +0000

Molly Killeen

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

Joe Bonwich — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 20:56:34 +0000

Ami's Manhattan-style pizza as served in O'Fallon. (Photo by Katherine Bish)

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

Joe Bonwich — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:50:50 +0000

Phelim O'Toole

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

Joe Bonwich — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 09:52:05 +0000

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

Joe Bonwich — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 23:35:30 +0000

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…