Blueprint Coffee and Left Bank Books are kicking off their second-annual Summer Book Bazaar Series with a queer-affirming theme for pride month, titled Queer Joy June. The series, which will be hosted monthly at literary arts cafe High Low, aims to highlight diverse voices in literature and cultivate themes that coincide with the mission of […]
Shayn Prapaisilp has seen it all when it comes to people’s grocery shopping styles. From his vantage point as co-owner of his family’s markets, Global Foods Market and United Provisions, the grocer and restaurateur (he also co-owns King & I and Chao Baan, also with his family), Prapaisilp has watched just as many customers come in […]
It’s been a busy couple of months for Take Root Hospitality Group. In April, owners Michael and Tara Gallina and Aaron Martinez opened a permanent storefront for the popular Taqueria Morita; not quite a month later, in May, the group’s flagship restaurant, Vicia, transitioned its menu format from its set Farmers Feast menu to a […]
Dining Out for Life celebrates its 30th annual HIV/AIDS fundraising event on Thursday, June 13. Through local restaurant donations, the event, hosted by Vivent Health, is able to support the costs of health care for St. Louis HIV patients. The proceeds also fund other essential HIV/AIDS services, such as prevention, education, testing, and more. This […]
The following information is accurate as of an early-June press date. May was an average month for restaurant closings in St. Louis and an anomaly for openings. Three closings is on par with last May, but there were only six true openings (vs. 26 last May), the smallest number since we began this tally back in 2008. (Not […]
Fans of the hand pies, doughnuts, and fritters from Damn Fine Hand Pies have a new place to get their fix. Owners Gene Bailey and Madeline Hissong have moved to a brick-and-mortar eatery at 4000 Shaw Boulevard. After signing a lease last fall, Bailey and Hissong revamped the former barbecue restaurant space into an oasis […]
David Sandusky cut his teeth at fine-dining establishments, but once he discovered his passion for smoked meat, there was no looking back. At BEAST Craft BBQ, the acclaimed Belleville smokehouse that he owns with his wife, Meggan, Sandusky has set the standard for the form, thanks to his impeccable brisket, ribs, pulled pork, sides, and […]
It’s never too early to make a holiday brunch or dinner reservation or to plan a gathering at home. Consider the following list of establishments, and feel free to email us with other options (at gmahe@stlmag.com) as this list will be continuously updated. 612 North On the Menu: An all-you-can-eat barbecue-themed brunch will include a prime rib and sausage […]
Acclaimed chef Ben Welch plans to open a dual-concept space in the former BEAST Butcher & Block location (4156-58 Manchester) in The Grove this September, after years of hosting pop-ups for his Southern-inspired eatery Lucy Quinn, which will operate alongside a spinoff diner, Little Lucy, as first reported by the St. Louis Business Journal. Named for Welch’s maternal grandmother, whom he called Nana, the […]
In a retooling of David Sandusky’s Smoke & Kettle concept, the craft pitmaster and nationally renowned chef is roaring back with not one but two locations. After a successful Lenten debut at the KC Club & Event Center (5420 Old Collinsville) in O’Fallon, Illinois, he plans to reopen the restaurant full-time starting May 22. The restaurant will […]