February 15, 2011 12:30 pm
Three local chefs are in the running for Food & Wine‘s first People’s Choice for Best New Chef and could be profiled in the annual “Best New Chefs” issue. Chef Anthony Devoti of Five, Josh Galliano of Monarch and Kevin Willmann of Farmhaus are among the 10 finalists in the Midwest region. Voting starts today and continues until March 1; the chef with the most votes will be named The People’s Best New Chef for 2011 on March 2. Let’s show the love for our St. Louis chefs, vote now by clicking here!
January 25, 2011 10:38 am
Along with my coffee this morning, I received some good news from Park Avenue Coffee owner Dale Schotte. He signed the lease yesterday afternoon for the Bubba Tea space at 417 N. 10th street Downtown and will open a second location of Park Ave in late February. “I wanted to better serve our customers who stop by for coffee on their way to work Downtown. The location is great for both them and visitors to St. Louis and we hope to only further our reputation for coffee and gooey butter cake” says Schotte.
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January 14, 2011 12:23 pm
Happy Birthday Mike Shannon’s Steaks & Seafood
I’m a baseball fan to the core—more importantly, a Cards fan. So, a place like Mike Shannon’s has always been an automatic favorite of mine, for pre- or post-game celebrating or ranting, or to simply be surrounded by other Cardinal Nation citizens. And I often stop by for a steak year round, because it’s a great place to eat whether the Birds are on the field or not. But, you don’t have to be a sports lover to appreciate and celebrate the 25th anniversary of Mike Shannon’s Steaks and Seafood. Twenty-five years for…
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December 16, 2010 12:42 pm
“Eat. Browse. Learn.” is the motto for a unique café opening Downtown, located at 1629 Locust Street. Whiz Tech Café will feature food, technology services and eventually space for meetings and teleconference for small businesses. Open daily from 6:30am to midnight, the 6,000 square-foot café will serve a menu of bagged snacks, coffee, deli sandwiches, pizza, hot dogs, milkshakes, smoothies and more while offering services like IT consultation, troubleshooting, web design, laptop repair and spyware and virus removal. Date recovery and deli sandwiches? We’ll take it.
November 11, 2010 10:44 am
Vegan. Raw. Gluten-free. Diners ask and restaurants respond. Less of a “special request” nowadays, the niche food-needs and choices of consumers are mainstream. Locally, you can order raw vegetarian lasagna at Scape American Bistro, enjoy a chocolate vegan cupcake at Sweet Art, bite into a slice of gluten-free pizza at Pi or enjoy raw, organic French fries or tacos at Vega Deli.
With a healthy and eco-conscious philosophy, vegan owners opened the all-natural café earlier this year in Chesterfield—and are now set to open a second location at the corner of Belt and Pershing in the Central West End. Not…
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September 7, 2010 5:43 pm
The space that previously housed Kitchen K will soon be home to a new restaurant. Mosaic’s Claus Schmitz is said to be planning an upscale steakhouse, along with former SLeeK GM Rusty Oakes, to be called Prime 1000 and set to open by November. The new spot, which already has a prime location along Wash Ave, is said will feature a chic hotspot atmosphere and serve high-quality beef.
August 23, 2010 8:40 pm
In a press release sent out on Sunday, August 22, St. Charles hotspot HOME Nightclub in the Ameristar Casino announced its abrupt closing, shutting its doors for good later that night. According to the press release, Ameristar Sr. Vice President and General Manager Jim Franke said that while HOME had met Ameristar’s standards of quality and excellence in becoming one of St. Louis’ premiere nightclubs, the venue was unable to sustain profitability. The venue will continue to host private events and no word yet on a new project to fill the space.-Cristy Miller