SLM’s New Dining Guide
If you’re looking for a copy of the latest Dining Guide, SLM subscribers need not look any further: The latest will arrive soon with the December issue. Containing information on more than 500 recommended restaurants across the metro area, the annual culinary compendium is categorized by neighborhood and cross-referenced by cuisine. In other words, if you’re looking for a medium-priced Italian restaurant in Clayton, you can find one (if it exists). The singular publication (and perfect stocking stuffer) is also available for purchase online or by calling 314-918-3006.
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HOT SPOTS
“Tried-and-Trues”
On a daily basis, we are asked about the hottest restaurants in St. Louis. Occasionally, we get asked about the “hidden gems.” Rarely, though, do we get questions about the “tried-and-trues,” solid restaurants that have been doing a steady business for years (or decades) but are often neglected by the dining collective, who defer to the bright, shiny objects. While we admit this is a highly subjective list, here are just a handful to consider: Al’s Restaurant, Anthony’s Bar, Aya Sofia, Big Sky Café, Café Osage, Café Provencal, Frazer’s, Grassi’s, Grbic, Hendel’s, J. Devoti Trattoria, J. Gilbert’s, Mango, Meskerem, Peppe’s Apt. 2, Roberto’s Trattoria, SqWire’s, Tavolo V, The Shaved Duck, Via Vino Enotica, Yayas Euro Bistro.
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Cheap Paper Products
Having to endure cheap paper napkins in an otherwise respectable restaurant is one thing (an issue we’ve addressed before), but when the miserliness creeps into the bathroom, we feel that we must, well, raise a stink. Half a dozen single-ply paper towels will accomplish hand-drying, of course, but when the gauzy stuff invades the stalls—we’re talking giant roll, gas-station-on-a-remote-
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