Taste
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Rock Star Taco Shack, 'a food truck that lost its tires,' opens in New Town at St. Charles
Co-owner Wil Pelly on tacos, music, and more Read more
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Pastaria’s former chef de cuisine assumes exec chef role at The Last Hotel
Swoboda explains what diners can expect at the historic hotel's various culinary offerings—The Last Kitchen, The Last Pantry, and The Last Rooftop. Read more
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5 best new restaurants to visit in St. Louis this July 2019
Nick Bognar's new restaurant in Botanical Heights, Ben Poremba's hip corner bodega, and more Read more
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Review: Liliana’s Italian Kitchen hasn’t been open a year, but diners know a good thing when they see it
Although an especially smug diner might find the decor passé, the strip mall location garish, and the St. Louis–style house salad unhip, there’s nothing pedestrian about satisfying food prepared with sincerity and care. Read more
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St. Louis University and STLBEER partner to offer a program that’s all about brewing
The year-long program comprises six 8-week segments, with weekly online courses. Students also brew their own beers and visit breweries and labs. Read more
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Review: Oaked, Soulard’s newest restaurant, celebrates wine and whiskey
The dining spot offers a contemporary setting in a historic building with a classy wine lounge, piano, and seasonal fare. Read more
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Whisk uses hyper-local seasonal ingredients to create their popular ice pops
Big sellers include such unusual selections as sweet corn, Honeycomb cereal milk, gooey butter, and strawberry balsamic goat cheese. Read more
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St. Louis restaurant openings, closings, and coming soons: May 2019
The "ins, outs, and almosts" in metro St. Louis for May 2019 Read more
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Review: Hip hangout Elmwood is busy for good reason—its coal-roasted seafood, pasta, and cocktails are all done to perfection
Maplewood’s set a high bar for eateries. In the short time it’s been open, Elmwood has met the challenge—and it’s going to make the choice of where to dine even tougher. Read more
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Review: After a novel unveiling, Pop Sparkling Bar & Restaurant becomes a destination for everyday celebrations
During a media night in January, restauranteurs Dave and Kara Bailey literally unveiled Pop in the middle of dinner service in the former L’Acadiane restaurant space. Read more
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Craving a steak sandwich? The Soulard Primer from The Wood Shack is the best in town
What really sets it apart, though, are the bone marrow aioli and “debris” dipping sauce, a lusty jus intensified by bits of beef and ham left behind at the meat slicer. Read more
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5 best new restaurants to visit in St. Louis this June 2019
Asian and American cuisine converge at Fox Fire, Café Coeur serves up cross-cultural items and cuisine-specific dishes, Bulrush innovates foraged foods, and more Read more
Restaurateurs Frank and Eva Imo to open second Smokee Mo’s location
The first location was created to fill a vacancy next to the couple's Imo's Pizza location. The new restaurant took off. Read more
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St. Louis restaurant openings, closings, and coming soons: April 2019
The "ins, outs, and almosts" in metro St. Louis for April 2019 Read more
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At Bulrush, chef Rob Connoley serves up a modern interpretation of Ozark cuisine
The long-awaited Grand Center restaurant is an entertaining, well-researched archetype of modern dining. Read more
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Derek Schulze, the entrepreneur behind weed-themed restaurant Fried, plans multiple food concepts in Downtown West
Schulze dropped out of Saint Louis University to run his first restaurant, Red Oak Biscuits. Read more
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5 best new restaurants to visit in St. Louis this May 2019
Check out Quattro Trattoria & Pizzeria, Cobalt Smoke & Sea, West End Grill & Pub, and more Read more
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Review: Sultān Mediterranean serves a mix of familiar and unfamiliar Middle Eastern specialties in The Grove
On the menu, diners will find kebabs, dolma, and gyros as well as Sultān pilau, a Kurdish specialty, and Musakhan, a Palestinian dish. Read more
A look back at Palace of Poison, a drive-in located next to a cemetery that served Murder Burgers and issued death certificates
Teens were crazy about the place, perhaps because it sounded so daring. It wasn’t, though. The restaurant hosted milk-drinking contests, for goodness’ sake. Read more
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Cobalt Smoke & Sea captivates with “globally inspired smoked meats,” fresh seafood, and one pygmy whale skeleton
Restaurateur Bernadette Faasen transformed her Woodsmoke BBQ restaurant into the new concept, which rethinks surf-and-turf. Read more
