Tour 8 great St. Louis soul food spots
Soul food is the most comforting of comfort foods, from fried chicken to mac and cheese. It’s easy to forget that so many of these feel-good favorites were actually forged in slavery, when Black Americans used discarded or ignored ingredients like pig feet, oxtail and fibrous greens to create a cuisine that transcends the sum…
Guerrilla Street Food will open a location in The Delmar Loop
Guerrilla Street Food’s take on Filipino fare is heading to The Loop at 6120 Delmar Blvd. Owners Brian Hardesty and Joel Crespo plan to open before the end of the year in the space that once housed Pita Pit across from The Pageant. “The Loop has always been in our business plan,” Hardesty said. “There’s…
3 can’t-miss beers at the Brewers Guild Halloween Party
It finally feels like fall, Halloween decorations adorn the streets of Lafayette Square and we’re stuffing our faces with fun-sized candy bars. That means it’s time for ghosts, goblins and beer drinkers to unite once again for the annual St. Louis Brewers Guild Halloween Party. Snag your tickets online and head to Lafayette Park this…
Thai Table will open next year in Maplewood
Downtown Maplewood will soon have its first Thai restaurant, Thai Table, which is scheduled to open in January 2018 at 7403 Manchester Road. Co-owner Somying Fox, who also co-owns Basil Spice Thai Cuisine on South Grand Avenue and The Blue Pearl on Cherokee Street, is opening the restaurant with Natthinee Hughes, who will also serve…
Wasabi Sushi Bar to open Kirkwood location
Heads up, citizens of Kirkwood: Wasabi Sushi Bar is set to open its newest location at 312 S. Kirkwood Road. The new space will be in the space that once housed Five Star Burgers, which The Scoop reported closed at the end of September. The Wasabi team plans to have the space remodeled and open by Dec.…
First Look: 1764 Public House in the Central West End
The Gamlin Restaurant Group’s newest venture, 1764 Public House, opens today, Oct. 25, at 39 N. Euclid Ave., in the Central West End. Brothers Derek and Lucas Gamlin, who also own Sub Zero Vodka Bar and Gamlin Whiskey House in the CWE, announced the concept more than a year ago. Named for the year St.…
Edible Weekend: 4 more tasty events this weekend
Whether it’s a Shake Shack pop-up or a Halloween-themed beer bash, there are plenty of ways to dig in this weekend. Here are four more events for those who’re still peckish: 1. Great Pumpkin Wine & Spirit TastingSample complimentary premium wines and pumpkin-flavored spirits at The Weingarten, while you enjoy live music by the Drinking…
Recipe: Pumpkin Spice Macarons
These macarons are adorable and full of pumpkin spice goodness. I added pumpkin pie spice to the shells, and the filling is a French yolk buttercream with pumpkin puree, espresso and, yes, even more pumpkin pie spice blended in. Sandwiched together, these macarons are crisp on the outside and soft and gooey on the inside.…
Budget Crunch: 8 delicious deals to try now
Got $10 and a friend? Then contributor Kevin Korinek has eight delicious deals to dig into now. 1. Judging from the number of taquerias in St. Louis – both traditional and experimental – this city has a love affair with tacos. Lindenwood Park’s Snax Gastrobar has your back this month with Taco Tuesdays, featuring $2 tacos and $4…
First Look: Fiddlehead Fern Cafe in the Shaw neighborhood
Fiddlehead Fern Cafe recently hosted its grand opening Oct. 14 at 4066 Russell Blvd., and owner Darcy Heine is inviting St. Louis to try a cup of coffee new to St. Louis. Heine, who grew up in the area, has worked in the coffee industry since she was 15 and said she’s long wanted to…
First Look: Privado in The Loop
Privado, the new weekend-only tasting menu concept from chef-owner Mike Randolph opens tomorrow, Oct. 20, bringing a fine-dining experience to the Delmar Loop. Privado is located at 6665 Delmar Blvd., in the space that once housed Randolph’s Italian restaurant, Randolfi’s, which closed last month. As The Scoop reported in September, Privado is reservations-only, offers one…
Twisted Ranch will move to larger space in Soulard
After just a little more than two years in business, Twisted Ranch will soon move to a new, larger location just a block away. As reported by St. Louis Magazine, the ranch dressing-themed eatery, located at 1730 S. Eighth St., will relocate to 1731 S. Seventh St., the former home of Soulard Restaurant & Bar,…
Recipe: Grilled Pizza
There are three commandments you must follow to achieve flame-kissed, grilled pizza nirvana that no conventional oven-baked pie will ever reach. No. 1: Control thy heat. Charcoal imparts the best flavor, but it can be a pain to manage until you get the hang of it. Patience is the secret ingredient to this exercise. Don’t be…
Spring 2018 Editorial Internship – Apply Now!
Attention journalism, communications and English students: Sauce Magazine is seeking Editorial Interns for spring 2018. 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 publication…
Recipe: Parsnip-Carrot Puree
This recipe was inspired by a parsnip side my husband ordered recently at The Crow’s Nest in Maplewood. When I told the owner how fantastic it was, she told me it would soon be off the menu, which meant it was even more important that I figure out how replicate it at home. This dish will…
First Look: BLK MKT Eats in Midtown
St. Louis has danced with the dual sushi bowl and poke trends for years, but cousins Kati Fahrney and Ron Turigliatto have brought the first fast-casual sushi bowl and roll restaurant to St. Louis with BLK MKT Eats. The restaurant, located at 9 S. Vandeventer Ave., across from Saint Louis University, opens for lunch Wednesday,…
Love it or hate it – pumpkin beer season is back
Leaves are turning and a slight chill has actually embraced the Midwest. Though we’re in for some fluctuating temperatures this weekend, the beer scene in St. Louis has been overwhelmingly autumnal this month – pumpkin beers are everywhere. However polarizing this style may be, there is no denying the creativity and diversity across this spiced…
Recipe: Diwali Desserts
Hindus around the world light up the night next week during Diwali, the annual festival of lights that takes place Oct. 19 this year. The holiday celebrates good triumphing over evil and light overcoming darkness with firecrackers, homes decorated with elaborate designs of colored rice flour and flower petals, and an abundance of sweets. Some…
Four STL breweries medal at Great American Beer Festival
The St. Louis craft beer scene continues to be recognized at the national level. Four area breweries earned medals at this year’s Great American Beer Festival last weekend, Oct. 5 to Oct. 7, in Denver. GABF is one of the craft brewing industry’s largest annual events.from left, Side Project bartender Megan Knaus, co-owner and brewer…
Civil Life will expand brewery, tasting room in 2018
Civil Life Brewing Co. is poised to expand its operations. As reported by NextStl, owner Jake Hafner has announced plans to build an additional facility next door. As The Scoop reported in October 2016, Hafner purchased the former auto body shop last year with the intent to tear it down, though he wasn’t sure what…
First Look: Saint Louis Hop Shop on Cherokee Street
After being closed for nearly a month, Saint Louis Hop Shop recently reopened at its new location 2600 Cherokee St., offering a larger selection of beverages for craft beer connoisseurs and beginners alike. At the corner of Jefferson Avenue and Cherokee Street, the 1,500-square-foot storefront is a few doors down from its former address at…
Chef Tello Carreón will leave Nixta after Oct. 21
from left, Tello Carreón and Ben Poremba // photo by carmen troesser Big news from Botanical Heights – executive chef Tello Carreón will leave his position as executive chef of award-winning Mexican restaurant Nixta. His last day of service will be Saturday, Oct. 21. The initial announcement came today, Oct. 4, via a post on Carreón’s…
Five Star Burgers closes Kirkwood location
The 5 Star Burgers location in Kirkwood at 312 S. Kirkwood Road has closed. As reported by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, the restaurant served its last burger on Thursday, Sept. 28. The 5 Star locations in Clayton and Creve Coeur remain open. According to owner Stephen Gontram, upcoming scheduled roadwork on Kirkwood Road and a new double…
Recipe: Cider Pulled Pork
October is a month of seasonal limbo in St. Louis. Summer is technically over, and fall is flirting with us. I know I still have good garden-fresh tomatoes, but I also kind of want stew. This is a good time for pulled pork. Its starring role in backyard barbecues across St. Louis helps me hold…
Chef Rob Connoley will open Squatters Café in Grand Center
Chef Rob Connoley will open Squatters Café in the KDHX building at 3524 Washington Ave., in Grand Center on Nov. 1. The restaurant will take the place of KDHX’s Magnolia Café. “The kitchen already exists. It’s already inspected, so that’s why we’re able to open so quickly,” he said. Connoley, a St. Louis native and…
Recipe: Fennel and Carrot Gratin
The trick to a great gratin is uniformly sliced vegetables. Spend minimal time and energy by prepping this fantastic sweet and savory side dish with a mandoline. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Use a mandoline to cut 3 fennel bulbs horizontally and 3 peeled large carrots diagonally into ¼-inch slices. In an oiled shallow…
The simplest pulled pork recipe ever
My kiddos have been in school a little more than a month, and the unrelenting activity schedules, homework stress and tears are in full swing. Mind you, the children are fine. It’s me who would have a meltdown – if I had the time before driving carpool. When the going gets tough, it’s tempting to…
Review: Lemmons by Grbic in Bevo Mill
From fried chicken to pie, everything old is new again at Lemmons – and more than new, it’s scrubbed, polished and upgraded. The 91-year-old building at Gravois and Dresden avenues in Bevo Mill has been popular for decades. As ownership changed over the years, the name – and eponymous neon signs out front – stayed…
Eat This: Vegetables Samosa at Everest Café & Bar
If you haven’t tried the Vegetables Samosa at Everest Café & Bar, it’s time to check your priorities. Deep golden-brown pyramids of house-made pastry are filled with velvety smashed potatoes studded with peas and onion and fragrant with coriander. The crunchy, tender pockets are perfectly seasoned and delightful on their own, but the accompanying red tamarind sauce…
Meet the team at St. Louis’ Grace Meat & Three
After years frying chicken and slinging fried bologna sandwiches for other people at restaurants like Quincy Street Bistro and Southern, Rick Lewis finally has the independent venture he and his wife, Elisa Lewis, always wanted. They took a break from the happy chaos of opening Grace Meat & Three in The Grove to share a…
What I Do: Bernie Lee of Hiro Asian Kitchen
Editor’s Note: Hiro Asian Kitchen has closed Leaving everyone and everything you know to come to the United States and pursue a dream is the quintessential immigrant experience. Hiro Asian Kitchen owner Bernie Lee’s story is no different. After leaving Malaysia to study, learn the culture and improve his English in St. Louis, Lee seized…
5 food trends on the plate in St. Louis now
1. Hit the LinksCherokee Street may soon be known for more than authentic Mexican fare and hipsters. A slew of restaurants filling, smoking and serving sausages are staking out their territory. Last month, chef-owner Ari Jo Ellis opened The Cut, offering house-made sausages from a window inside Fortune Teller Bar. Frankly Sausages co-owners Bill and…
Pork Rillette
6 to 8 servings
Pulled Pork Pappardelle
6 to 8 servings
Grace Meat & Three’s Fried Catfish Nuggets
6 to 8 servings
Carnitas
4 to 6 servings
Pozole
6 to 8 servings
Grace Meat & Three’s Three-Bean Salad
4 to 6 servings
Fennel and Carrot Gratin
6 servings
Grace Meat & Three’s Mac n Cheese
10 to 12 servings
Grace Meat & Three’s Home Fries
4 to 6 servings
Grace Meat & Three’s Smoked Burgers
4 servings
Curried Turkey Waldorf Salad
4 servings
Grace Meat and Three’s Caramelized Onions
about 1 cup onions
Slow-Cooker Pulled Pork
about 4 cups pulled pork
Grace Meat & Three’s Comeback Sauce
about 1½ cups sauce
Review: Shawarma King in University City
Editor’s Note: Shawarma King has closed. Nestled on a side street just off The Delmar Loop, Shawarma King’s sunny, laid-back atmosphere is the perfect setting for a lunch of fresh Middle Eastern fare. Spits of succulent, slow-roasted meats are visible behind the counter, and the sound of sharpening carving knives provides a lively soundtrack. Enticing…
¡Viva Topo Chico!
On my list of passions that don’t matter, sparkling water ranks high. With passion come many gratuitous opinions on bubble characteristic and flavor quality, but in my daily eenie-meenie-miney-mo game of La Croix, Perrier, Pellegrino, I really just want one thing: Topo Chico. It may seem like the next fickle hipster favorite, and it is.…
Dream of the beach with this white wine on a fall day
The 2015 Seghesio Vermentino is my current “try if you’re stuck on chardonnay” wine. Filled with the vermentino grape’s distinctive stone fruit notes and amazing minerality, you’d swear this rich, complex white came straight from the island of Corsica rather than Sonoma’s famed Russian River Valley. Let it carry you to a beach on the…
Hit List: 5 new places you must try this October
From new restaurants in New Town to southern tradition in The Grove, here are five new restaurants you can’t miss this month. 1. Pangea3245 Rue Royale, St. Charles, 636.757.3579, pangeaworldfusion.com Chef Jessie Gilroy (Sauce Ones to Watch class of 2015 and former sous chef at Sidney Street Cafe) has brought her brand of culinary creativity…
Budget Crunch: 8 delicious deals to try now in STL
Got $10 and a friend? Then we’ve got eight delicious deals you must try now in St. Louis. 1. School is back in session, and hungry college students can get their fix of sweet and savory Italian treats at Piccione Pastry on College Night. Every Wednesday from 5 to 9 p.m., college students with an ID get 25…
