St. Louis Restaurants
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Robust
We visited Robust the evening that the Rep opened its season. Things were humming. Who would have thought that a wine bar would thrive in what the theater itself once described as "the quiet little village of Webster Groves"? But it has, and while it may call itself a wine bar, , it's far more,
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Aya Sofia: Brunch
Brunch at a Turkish restaurant? Well, okay, why not? We hadn't been to Aya Sofia in a good while, and finding something different on brunch menus is always fun (if, too often, a challenge). As the weather cools, there are plenty of tables outside for those who prefer sunshine with their meal, but the pleasant
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Monarch: The Southern Bistro
There are many risks in closing an excellent and deservedly popular restaurant for an extended period of time. To many people, a sign saying, "closed for remodeling," is the same as one saying "closed," and the old proverb, "Out of sight, out of mind," truly resonates in the restaurant business Monarch, the Maplewood home to
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Feraro’s Jersey Style Pizza
We always list two things we won't argue about–barbecue and pizza. That said, the former Brooklynite who is the senior member of our partnership has found something surprising. Feraro's Jersey Style Pizza is the closest he's found to the pizza he ate at Coney Island as a kid. It's hard to admit that New York
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Mojo Tapas Restaurant and Bar
It's not the same old/same old for South Grand. Mojo Tapas Restaurant and Bar offers some serious contemporary cooking delivered mostly tapas-style in the midst of the neighborhood's ethnic restaurants. The space that formerly held Erato has been re-thought and re-painted, and chef-owner Eric Erhard brings the new to the kitchen, too. And wonder of
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The Village Bar
We reviewed The Village Bar for St. Louis Magazine online. You can read it here.
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O! Wings Plus
Wing shops are practically a dime a dozen these days, and the large majority of them are chains. We do have a taste for good wings, however, so when we found a new, small, family-owned spot, it beckoned. Located in a strip of shops on Page Boulevard between Woodson and Ashby Roads, O! Wing Plus
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Gumbo Shop
We reviewed The Gumbo Shop in Rock Hill for St. Louis Magazine's online edition. You can read it here.
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Copia Urban Winery
When Copia opened a few years ago, it billed itself as a combination winery and restaurant. Its laudable goal was to help an incipient revival of downtown St. Louis as a place to go for an evening out. That's been a problem here since Chouteau and Laclede and their friends swam ashore in the 18th
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Bridge Tap House and Wine Bar
Bridge Tap House and Wine Bar, to give it its full name, and which we will proceed to abbreviate to BTHWB, is a handsome hangout. In the daytime, a cozy cave of a getaway. At night, especially a rainy one, the careful lighting provides just enough wattage to make for (relatively) safe passage and/or