Olympia Kebob House & Taverna is a St. Louis landmark
Editor’s note: This article was originally published in November 2022. If you’ve never been to Olympia Kebob House & Taverna before, the first thing you’re going to hear about is the flaming cheese, or saganaki. Your friends will say you’ve got to order it, and they’ll be correct. Watching the server light slices of brandy-soaked…
Kay’s Kitchen is now open in Carter Commons food hall in north St. Louis
Business partners Kalima “Kay” Shahid and Robert Hickman opened their first dine-in location of Kay’s Kitchen in mid-November in the Carter Commons food hall at 6746 Page Ave. in North City. After Hickman shared his cooking on social media, his longtime friend Shahid, who is also a chef, encouraged him to make his culinary talents…
Clementine’s Naughty & Nice Creamery will open a Central West End location in spring 2023
Clementine’s Naughty & Nice Creamery, which opened its flagship Lafayette Square location in 2015, is opening a Central West End location at 308 N. Euclid Ave. this spring, with an exact opening date still pending. The new location is slated to inhabit the former home of Sub Zero Vodka Bar and will be the seventh iteration of the ever-growing…
Drink this award-winning mead-wine mash-up at Bluewood Brewing in St. Louis
For Bluewood Brewing’s Somm Series, advanced sommelier Alisha Blackwell-Calvert (Cinder House) and Bluewood mead maker Scott Kurtz collaborated on a series of pyments, a style of mead that includes grape juice in the fermentation process. Their Somm Series Syrah, with notes of vanilla, creme brulee and blackberry compote, has received gold medals at the prestigious…
Sauce seeks editorial interns for spring 2023
Attention journalism, communications and English students: Sauce Magazine is seeking editorial interns for spring 2023. We need students with a passion for the St. Louis food scene who want to translate that love to print and online media. As a Sauce editorial intern, you will: • Assist Sauce editorial team with the production of the monthly print…
6 St. Louis ceramicists elevating tableware
Handmade tableware reminds us that great food is as much art as it is sustenance. Special serving ware helps turn eating into an event, delicious dishes into a memorable meal. Here are six local ceramicists lending their distinct touch to the craft of tableware. Stephanie Dukat CeramicsAva, Illinois-based artist Stephanie Dukat uses traditional pottery, illustration…
Original Family Smokehouse sells vegan soul food inside Fortune Teller Bar on Cherokee Street in St. Louis
Original Family Smokehouse, born out of chef-owner Brandon Gilliam’s home kitchen, debuted at The Fortune Teller Bar at 2635 Cherokee St. earlier this fall. Visit the space to try their innovative vegan soul food from 3 to 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday each week. The team cleverly transforms plant-based ingredients into simple, but high-quality products…
Holiday foodie gifts at every price point
$25 and under 1. Nordic Ware Woodland Cottage Embossing Rolling PinMake flawless holiday cookies with this rolling pin that stamps intricate, winter scenes onto cookie dough.$25. Fig & Sparrow, 300 N. Main St., St. Charles, 636.395.7295, thefigandsparrowco.com 2. Big Heart Tea Happy Matcha SticksBig Heart Tea Co. partnered with the Mukoujima family, which has been…
Review: Akar in Clayton
Bernie Lee has his own style. You notice it immediately upon entering Akar, his intimate restaurant at the end of Wydown Boulevard in Clayton. His keen sense of design helps explain the sleek decor: A single sconce of flowers jutting out from the main wall textured and glazed in shades of gray; iron pipe-and-dark wood…
Where to watch the 2022 World Cup in St. Louis
The 2022 World Cup got underway in Qatar on November 20, and although a winter World Cup is a shock to the system, there are plenty of us who want to get out of the house and enjoy watching the world’s best international teams battle it out for the game’s ultimate prize. So if you’re…
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Haley F. Riley of Salt + Smoke is Ford Hotel Supply’s Chef of the Month
Chef of the Month is sponsored by Ford Hotel Supply. Position: Chef/Pitmaster/Owner Married? Yes, my wife Jillian and I were just married on 9/17/22. We had a lovely wedding with our close friends and family and our friends at Balkan Treat Box catered it! Kids? We have one kid, Isabel. She’s a spicy little one that…
Eat this vermicelli bowl at DD Mau? in Maryland Heights
The vermicelli bowl at DD Mau is fresh, light and flavorful. It comes with rice noodles, crisp vegetables – like cabbage and cucumber – an egg roll and your choice of protein. We’re partial to the beef, even the vegan beef, which is hearty and satisfying. Choose your preferred sauce to dress the whole thing the…
2 new restaurants will join Westport Plaza in Maryland Heights in 2023
Another wave of redevelopment is coming to Westport Plaza courtesy of owners Lodging Hospitality Management (LHM), and the group has big plans for the space. The mixed-use development will comprise office spaces, including the new headquarters of Rawlings Sporting Goods, 255 apartments, two new restaurants and a 22,000-square-foot outdoor space for midday office breaks, as well as concerts.…
Benton Park Cafe is reopening in south St. Louis this winter under new ownership
Benton Park Cafe will reopen its doors this winter with new ownership at 2901 Salena St. in St. Louis, as reported by the Riverfront Times. Co-owners Gavin Haslett and Elicia Eskew acquired Benton Park Cafe from its former owner Jessica Anderson in October after she had closed it for kitchen renovations in April and never reopened.…
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5 ways to upgrade your Thanksgiving dinner in St. Louis
From an upscale hotel getaway to the best grocery store picks for your home-cooked meals to the best spot to hook up your dessert table, we’ve got five St. Louis suggestions to upgrade your Thanksgiving dinner. Bolyard’s Meat & ProvisionsPasture raised turkeys from Buttonwood Farm are now available for preorder. This year Bolyard’s Meat &…
Café Miami brings Miami-inspired sandwiches and Cuban coffee to Soulard
Soulard is getting a new fast-casual café in the form of Café Miami. Located in the former home of Soulard Gyro at 2022 S. 12th St., the Miami-inspired café is slated to open for business today, Wednesday, Nov. 16. An ode to co-owner Tom Peterson’s six months spent living in Miami back in 2010, Café Miami takes…
Schnucks is opening Eatwell Market in Chesterfield next year
Schnucks is opening a new location of its Eatwell Market concept at 220 THF Blvd. in Chesterfield. Slated to open spring 2023, the 30,000-square-foot natural and organic-focused market will be the second Eatwell location in the state – the first opened in Columbia in 2020. “We are excited to introduce Eatwell Market by Schnucks…
5 pie recipes from St. Louis bakers to try this Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving is not complete without pie. It’s the obligatory end to the evening and part of a well-rounded morning-after breakfast. Discover new classics and old favorites from some of our favorite local bakers that will have you trimming off just another sliver – to even out the edges! 1. Cyrano’s Apple Cavalier courtesy of Cyrano’s…
STL Barkeep is opening its first brick-and-mortar, The Vandy, in Forest Park Southeast in December
Since 2016, STL Barkeep has been partnering with various organizations around town, including Tower Grove Park, The Lot by Jamo Presents Concert Series and Shakespeare in the Park, among many others, to provide top-notch libations for their events. Now, the company is set to open its first brick-and-mortar location, The Vandy, which is slated to…
Tempus in the Grove is reopening with new culinary team hosting pop-ups and private events
Three months after the departure of chef Ben Grupe, Tempus at 4370 Manchester Ave. in the Grove has announced plans for the restaurant’s future. Owner Peter Brickler has recruited Vito and Amy Racanelli, known for Big V’s Craft BBQ, to head a reinvention that will see Tempus return with a series of pop-up dinners and events, as well as being…
Pour Decisions STL is a mobile bar offering elevated alcoholic and non-alcoholic cocktails in St. Louis
Inspired by their world travels, Javia Gilliam-Sanford and Kaje Sanford founded Pour Decisions STL to share their love of cocktails and premium spirits with St. Louisans. The couple started the business in fall 2021 out of their mobile bar – a converted horse trailer – but they’ve since added pop-up bar packages and a Champagne…
First Look: Casa de Tres Reyes in Des Peres
Casa de Tres Reyes, a Mexican restaurant from the owners of Three Kings Public House, opened on Nov. 1 at 1181 Colonnade Center in Des Peres. The restaurant features a menu created by consultant chef Andrew Cisneros, chef-owner of Jalea, and chef Marcos Godinez. Co-owners Derek Deaver and Ryan Pinkston took the Des Peres space over “without even knowing…
4 new St. Louis restaurants to try this month
SugarwitchIf Sugarwitch’s seasonal pop-ups around town have slipped your grasp, now is finally your time. Their first brick-and-mortar location is now open in Carondelet, serving a full beverage program in addition to their signature frozen confections like ice cream sandwiches, dipped cones and pops. Drip coffee, cold brew and café au laits are available with…
1933 House of Bourbon will bring a taste of the Prohibition era to Edwardsville this fall
1933 House of Bourbon is slated to open at 1001 Enclave Parkway in Edwardsville on Nov. 16. Although the bar has bourbon in the name, it took owner Bernard D’Souza a while to develop his love of that particular type of whiskey. “I was actually always a whiskey person. I loved whiskey. It started with…
Lalo’s Grill & Pizza is now open in former Balducci’s space in Maryland Heights
Lalo’s Grill & Pizza opened in Maryland Heights last month, as reported by St. Louis Magazine. Located at 12527 Bennington Place, in the former Balducci’s restaurant space, Lalo’s hopes to set its own path in terms of food while preserving the charming hominess of the old Balducci’s atmosphere. Lalo’s plans to focus more on the grill aspect of…
Shoehorn Brewing will open brewery and taproom in Belleville this winter
Shoehorn Brewing will open at 225 E. Main St. in downtown Belleville by early 2023, with homebrew shop Down the Hall Homebrew also moving in and sharing the 3,800-square-foot building with the brewery and taproom. Co-owner Mike Johnson is an experienced homebrewer, but Shoehorn Brewing represents his first move into operating a full-time, customer-facing brewery. Johnson is opening…
What legal recreational cannabis could mean for the St. Louis culinary industry
One of the most closely watched items on the ballot in the upcoming state election on Tuesday, Nov. 8, is Amendment 3, a constitutional amendment which would legalize recreational cannabis use in Missouri. If it passes, the amendment could impact the food and beverage community in several ways. “The only people who’re getting adult-use licenses…
PokeDoke in the Central West End has moved to a new location
PokeDoke opened doors to its new Central West End location last week. The new storefront is at 23 S. Euclid Ave., Suite B, just across the street from the original space. “We didn’t want to leave the area,” said owner Andrew Shih. “This is where our first restaurant was opened five years ago, and…
First Look: Sando Shack in Tower Grove South
Sando Shack opened on Tuesday, Nov. 1, at 3173 Morgan Ford Road in Tower Grove South. The Japanese-inspired sandwich shop replaces The Dam, which closed in May 2022. The brick-and-mortar opening is a milestone for a business that launched as a food truck six months into the pandemic. Co-owners Amy Guo and Dan Jensen, who also own Hello Poke at the…
Wave of break-ins hits restaurants across St. Louis area
A wave of recent break-ins has targeted restaurants and bars around the city, leaving business owners and their employees to pick up the pieces. Downtown venues, including Rooster, Simply Delicious and sneaker store 39 Castles, were hit in quick succession in the early hours of Oct. 31, KMOV reported. Later that night, three venues on Manchester Avenue in the Grove were burgled: Urban…
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8 St. Louis food and drink gifts perfect for friends and family
S’Mores KitClementine’s Naughty and Nice Ice Cream offers more than just ice cream. Get cozy this holiday season with their s’mores and portable bonfire gift bundle. The bundle includes a s’mores kit with 8 honey graham crackers, 4 vanilla marshmallows, and 4 dark chocolate squares and a portable bonfire. The s’mores kit retails for $28,…
Cyrano’s Apple Cavalier
1 pie
Russell’s Pumpkin Mousse Mini Pies
8 to 10 mini pies
