Lola Jean’s Pizza to open in Southampton in mid-January 2023
Lola Jean’s Pizza, a new concept from the owners of the Russell’s group of restaurants, will launch in the former Lola Jean’s Giveback Coffee space at 5400 Nottingham Ave. in Southampton in mid-January 2023. The concept is an evolution of the take-home pizza service that Lola Jean’s Giveback Coffee offered during the Covid-19 pandemic. Since…
Drink this slow pour lager at Shared Brewing in Maplewood
Shared Brewing’s slow pour tap delivers a delightfully voluminous, creamy head on a rotating selection of beers. A traditional Czech faucet provides variable pour speeds (in contrast to a standard American tap that has just one), allowing for multiple styles of pour ranging from all foam to all beer. The slow pour technique strikes a…
Eat these chocolate drops from Missouri Baking Co. on the Hill
Chocolate drops from Missouri Baking Co. are as much a staple of growing up on the Hill as church bells and salami. Is it a flat cupcake? A festive pancake? An obscure style of doughnut? These spongy treats topped with creamy, fudgy chocolate fondant feel more like sinking your teeth into your own personal yellow…
LeGrand’s Market in St. Louis Hills is a local landmark
The story of LeGrand’s Market in St. Louis Hills is really a tale of three different businesses. Although owner Jim LeGrand bought the business in 1987, the customers who line up at his deli counter today are witnesses to an inheritance that dates back almost a century. In 1977, 16-year-old Jim LeGrand began working at…
Indo bartender Kenny Marks to open Kenny’s Upstairs in former Upstairs Lounge
Kenny Marks, Indo bartender and co-founder of the Save Me A Place cocktail pop-up series at Wild Carrot, will open his own bar, Kenny’s Upstairs at 3131 South Grand Ave. in spring 2023. The bar will be located in the former Upstairs Lounge space. The bar will play to Marks’ strengths with a selection of…
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Joseph-Max Hibler of Vangel’s Restaurant & Bar is Ford Hotel Supply’s Chef of the Month
Chef of the Month is sponsored by Ford Hotel Supply. Position: Executive Chef Married? No, currently engaged Kids? Proud father of 5 Where are you originally from? St. Louis, MO Where did you go to school? Ritenour High School, Forest Park Culinary Program How did you get to where you are? Growing up I always knew…
2022 Best New Restaurants // No. 1 Menya Rui
Without fail, your arrival at Menya Rui will be greeted within a few seconds by at least one staff member. This might seem like hospitality 101, but after multiple visits you appreciate the intentionality behind the gesture. “We really make it a point to acknowledge everyone as soon as they walk in the door,” said…
2022 Best New Restaurants // No. 2 Jalea
If one aspect of “new” is the thrill of discovery, Jalea is genuinely a revelation. St. Charles’ historic Main Street may be an unlikely setting for a Peruvian bistro, but this is a restaurant worth crossing the Missouri River for. And be sure to bring others along for the journey – even your apathetic “Isn’t…
What I Do: Beth Neff, co-founder of MARSH in the Carondelet neighborhood of St. Louis
Beth Neff hadn’t lived in St. Louis since she was 12 when she bought a mixed-use building in Carondelet with her daughter, Esther. There, they co-founded Materializing and Activating Radical Social Habitus (MARSH), a “bio-cultural laboratory” that includes a co-op, a sliding scale grocery store, a network of farm lots, a CSA and a community…
Sip and snack outdoors while staying cozy and warm at these St. Louis businesses
The arctic winds may be blowing full force, but that doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy some outdoor cheer this holiday season. Here are a few festive options for a frosty outdoor good time around town. Angad Arts HotelAngad Arts Hotel is all about color, especially for the holidays. This season the hotel’s rooftop bar hosts a trio…
Balkan Treat Box team will open Telva at The Ridge in Webster Groves in early 2023
Balkan Treat Box co-owners Loryn and Edo Nalic, along with other members of the Nalic family, will open a second concept, Telva at The Ridge and the Ridge Room, in Webster Groves in the first quarter of 2023. The coffee shop and its adjoining event space will be located in a space adjacent to gardening store Rolling…
2022 Best New Restaurants // No. 3 Bistro La Floraison
Take Root Hospitality co-owners Tara and Michael Gallina know a lot about opening a restaurant: We named Vicia the best new restaurant of 2017. They also know about acquiring a beloved place and making it their own: Winslow’s Table (formerly Winslow’s Home) made our Best New Restaurants list in 2020. What’s remarkable about this restaurant…
Mayo Ketchup owners to open Salsa Rosada in Midtown St. Louis in spring 2023
Mayo Ketchup owners Mandy Estrella and Bradley Payne will open a new Venezuelan-Colombian restaurant, Salsa Rosada, for lunch service only in spring 2023. The 4,000-square-foot restaurant will open in the former Hugo’s Pizzeria and Hornet’s Nest space at 3135 Olive St. Estrella said the decision to open a second restaurant was partly a response to…
Bijoux Handcrafted Chocolates opens new location in Webster Groves
Bijoux Handcrafted Chocolates opened a second location in Webster Groves in early December. At 2,200 square feet, the new storefront at 7930 Big Bend Blvd., Suite A, is more than three times the size of the original Des Peres location, which remains open, allowing owner and chocolatier Meggie Mobley to expand menu items and flavors.…
2022 Best New Restaurants // No. 4 Bar Moro
For the past 10 years, restaurateur Ben Poremba has provided St. Louis’ diners a culinary tour of the Mediterranean, with twin restaurants Olio and Elaia, informed by Poremba’s Israeli background, and with The Benevolent King, inspired by his mother’s Moroccan roots. The trip’s latest installment, Bar Moro, ferries us across the Strait of Gibraltar, the…
First Look: Armory STL in Midtown
Armory STL, a multi-venue entertainment and events space featuring a food counter, six bars, a 62-foot stage, a gigantic screen and an array of indoor games, opens its first phase on Friday, Dec. 16, at 3660 Market St. in Midtown St. Louis. The 250,000-square-foot destination is located in a historic building that once housed the…
2022 Best New Restaurants // No. 5 Bowood by Niche
The challenge – and opportunity – of the restaurant space attached to aspirational garden store Bowood Farms is crafting a dining experience that matches the shop’s upscale-yet-cozy, au naturel vibe. Niche Food Group’s Bowood by Niche strikes just the right note with a superlative brunch program and a vegetable-forward dinner menu focused on locally sourced,…
2022 Best New Restaurants // No. 6 Taqueria Morita
Once you start eating at Take Root Hospitality’s Taqueria Morita, it is difficult to stop. No, this is not a Mexican menu of everlasting enchilada platters the size of an infant or burritos the size of your face. If you want chips and salsa – and believe us, you do – you will have to…
Kohn’s Kosher Meat & Deli Restaurant in Creve Coeur is under new ownership
The search for a buyer for Kohn’s Kosher Meat & Deli Restaurant (10405 Old Olive Street Road) is over, months after it was put up for sale by former owners Lenny Kohn and Rosemary Kohn Cooper. Lenny and Rosemary’s parents, Simon and Bobbi Kohn, opened the business in 1963. The future of the Creve Coeur-based kosher market is now secure,…
2022 Best New Restaurants // No. 7 Fordo’s Killer Pizza
For as much pizza as you can get in this town, Fordo’s Killer Pizza has few rivals. 2022’s second concept from Gerard Craft’s Niche Food Group merges time-honored pizza-making technique with inventive ideas. You could get into the technicalities of the dough (naturally leavened sourdough) or the fact that it’s Neapolitan-inspired or why the pizza…
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4 ways to spend your New Year’s Eve in St. Louis
Whether you’re looking to keep it cozy or go glam, here are four ways to spend your New Year’s Eve in St. Louis this year. A Dance Revolution New Year’s Eve Party at Armory STLYou’re invited to Armory STL’s first ever New Year’s Eve Party! Enjoy a laser show, live entertainment by The Party Feels,…
Brew Tulum Specialty Coffee Experience is open now in St. Louis
Brew Tulum Specialty Coffee Experience is bringing a fresh, bohemian breeze to St. Louis with specialty roasted coffee that celebrates both traditional Mexican practices and unique innovations. With roots in Tulum, Mexico, the coffee shop opened a second location this fall at 5090 Delmar Blvd. in St. Louis. Owner Laura McNamara’s passion and knowledge of…
First Look: Nobu’s on the Delmar Loop in University City
Nobu’s opened its new location at 6253 Delmar Blvd. on the Loop in late October, more than a year after closing its previous restaurant in University City. The reimagined Nobu’s offers multicourse omakase meals, with the emphasis on sushi and sashimi. Nobu’s former location at 8643 Olive Blvd. was one of many businesses that were forced…
2022 Best New Restaurants // No. 8 Tiger Soup Dumplings
Tiger Soup Dumplings really knows how to show and tell. The centerpiece of the bright, minimalist dining room sandwiched into a strip mall in Fenton is the large glass window into the kitchen, giving guests a peak into the meditative process behind the menu’s star dumplings. Staff gently scoop tiny balls of dough, roll them…
First Look: Wright’s Tavern in Clayton
Wright’s Tavern, the second restaurant from Louie owner Matt McGuire, will open on Monday, Dec. 5. The restaurant, a steakhouse in the classic tradition, has moved in to the former I Fratellini space at 7624 Wydown Blvd. in Clayton. Matt McGuire and head chef Cary McDowell said the impulse behind Wright’s Tavern was simple. “We…
St. Louis’ Best New Restaurants of 2022
These are the 8 restaurants that won our hearts this year. No. 1 Menya RuiConsistency and earnestness of execution are a running theme across any meal at this compact noodle shop in Lindenwood Park, habits that sit at the core of everything Menya Rui does. No. 2 JaleaIf one aspect of “new” is the thrill…
My Marie brings Haitian cuisine to Cherokee Street in St. Louis
Cherokee Street welcomed Haitian restaurant My Marie in September. The spot at 3147 Cherokee St. is the creation of owner Marie Louis Jeune, who wants to represent her culture through her passion for food. Jeune’s passion for cooking began in Haiti. “One day I may write a book about my story because I’ve been doing…
8 holiday-themed bars to visit in St. Louis this year
There’s no shortage of festive destinations to get you in a merry mood this year. Here’s a list of some of the season’s hottest holiday-themed spots. Up On the Rooftop @ Three SixtyRevel in over-the-top holiday decor, hot and cold seasonal drinks, plenty of food and the best view in town at the top of…
