Top 10 news stories of 2016

From big chef changes at Niche Food Group to new taco restaurants in Kirkwood and steakhouses in Sunset Hills, here’s the dining news you were most excited about this year.

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1. Kirkwood to see new taco restaurant

2. Owners of Sugarfire Smoke House to open burger joint this fall

3. Catrinas opens in Edwardsville

4. Jimmy’s on the Park closes after more than two decades

5. Joey B’s fourth location to open in April

6. Twisted Tree to open in Sunset Hills

7. Nate Hereford to exit Niche, Brasserie’s Nick Blue to take the helm

8. Old Standard Fried Chicken to close

9. Two Plumbers Brewery & Arcade to open in St. Charles

10. Firecracker Pizza and Beer to open in The Grove