St. Louis Restaurants
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Cod Squad 2015
It's Lent. And that anticipated ice storm drove me from a planned leisurely dinner with friends in the far reaches of the County to a fast run for a fish fry before the precipitation began. Unfortunate, but as my pal put it, there are always more eating adventures in the future. In the meantime, I
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Avenue
It was one of those "I had forgotten all about it" moments. Avenue, Brian and Diane Carr's new spot following the closing of Pomme and Pomme Cafe, is on North Meramec. It formerly was Roxane, but more significantly to some of us, it was the second location of Cafe Zoe. I realized what it had
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Lorenzo’s
Someday, Lorenzo's will probably be among the Old Guard on The Hill. It's amazing how little has changed over the years. Here's a review I wrote about it for St. Louis Magazine's Dining blog, quoting something Joe and I said almost ten years ago. (And there's more than just a reprint of the review then, I
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Leonardo’s Kitchen and Wine Bar
Every once in a while something comes along that's a little bit different. Leonardo's Kitchen and Wine Bar, Rich LoRusso's new baby, is situated in an old gas station, and it's really a working guy's spot. (I use guy in a bi-gender sense, youse guys!) Lots of lunchtime carry-out traffic, picnic benches out front that
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Pappy’s Smokehouse Does It Again
Last weekend, I was in New Orleans with the North American folks who write for Chowzter – whose logo you can see (partly) to the right. The main purpose was to present the awards for the tastiest food in North America, which happened at a dinner at Commander's Palace Saturday night. The barbecue winner was
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Three Flags Tavern
Whoever thought there would be a hot restaurant around Kingshighway and Southwest? Not there's anything wrong with the neighborhood of Southwest Garden District – one of my kids went to school a few blocks from there – but it's a surprise to many of us. At least it is until we try the food. The
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Gallagher’s
A nice drive in the country, anyone? Over the river and down the road – it's almost gramma's house.
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Consider The Savory Pie
Am I the only one who was traumatized by the frozen pot pies from the early adventures of frozen food? Swanson and Banquet's renditions came quickly to be a mainstay of my working mother's repertoire, much to the dismay of picky-eater me. All that stuff mooshed up together. Pastry that wasn't crisp all the way
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Frank Papa’s Ristorante
Nobody seems to make much of St. Louis' tradition of unpretentious family-owned Italian restaurants. But they click along with a good amount of regular clientele and without much fanfare. One such place is Frank Papa's in Brentwood, around for many years and with a full clientele of loyal regulars. So what happens to restaurants like