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Baldwin, IL · Food & Drink
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Central West End Sports Bar Marvel S. Fox Trades Beer Taps For Ping Pong Lockers
A new kind of sports bar is taking over the old Coffee Cartel space at 2 Maryland Plaza in the Central West End, and it is betting on darts, ping pong and bar dice instead of craft cocktails. Kevin Brennan is the entrepreneur behind the project, called The Marvel S. Fox, which he describes as a spot built for people who just want to catch a game without the usual bar-scene trappings.
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Two Jewish pastry chefs came to St. Louis to turn matzo into ice cream
Matzo has been turned into plenty of things over the years. Matzo pizza. Matzo brei. Even matzo lasagna. That’s the latest creation from Clementine’s Ice Cream, which teamed up with two Jewish pastry chefs from Brooklyn to develop a new flavor just in time for the holiday season.
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Grab Your Keys And Head To The Old-Fashioned Missouri Drive-In With The Most Irresistible Burgers Around
If you’ve been looking for a reason to take a drive through Missouri, Carl’s Drive-In in Brentwood is the most delicious reason you’re going to find. This old-fashioned drive-in has been serving burgers that people genuinely cannot stop thinking about, and the reputation it’s built is the kind that no amount of advertising could manufacture.
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Order A Towering Slice Of Mile-High Pie At This Down-Home Restaurant In Washington, Missouri
Some towns are known for their rivers, and some are known for their history. Washington, Missouri, has both, plus a pie case that has been drawing people off the highway for years. The slices here stand tall enough to earn the name mile-high pie, and the menu behind them is...
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8 St. Louis candy shops with sweet holiday gifts
St. Louis has no shortage of places to satisfy a sweet tooth, and some of the city’s candy makers have been at it for generations. This season, you can pick up Halloween treats, chocolate boxes, stocking stuffers, caramel apples and other sweets from these local shops. The Caramel House.
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Mexican Street Food And Grandma’s Cooking Inspire The Menu At This Missouri Restaurant
A vintage vinyl DJ booth spins Latin records on weekend nights at a Mexican restaurant whose menu borrows from somebody’s grandmother. Yep, that’s the combo I can’t stop thinking about. The kitchen pulls ideas from Mexican street vendors, regional specialties, and old family recipes from Guanajuato. One...
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This Missouri Greenhouse Cafe Serves Brunch Among The Plants With A James Beard Chef In The Kitchen
Scrambled eggs that taste like cacio e pepe pasta are served a few steps from shelves of potted plants for sale. Yes, you can finish your eggs and carry home a bird of paradise in the back seat. The kitchen belongs to a restaurant group led by a James Beard...
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The Hidden Gem Restaurant In Missouri That Locals Guard Like A Well-Kept Secret From Outsiders
Some restaurants earn their reputation one quietly spectacular plate at a time, and the Hawthorne Inn in Labadie, Missouri has been doing exactly that for longer than most people realize. If you’ve never heard of it, don’t feel bad, because the locals who love it have been perfectly happy keeping...
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7 Highly Rated St. Louis Area Italian Restaurants Diners Keep Going Back To
Toasted ravioli shows up on menus at three of the restaurants on this list, and that tells you plenty about St. Louis. A breaded, fried pasta pillow became a hometown signature, and folks here still order it like it’s a family heirloom. I love that the Italian food scene...
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Families Have Been Twirling Spaghetti At This St. Louis Hill Institution Since 1925
Toasted ravioli made in-house, a bowl of spaghetti, and walls covered in celebrity memorabilia. That combination alone sounds like a reason to plan a Saturday drive. This Italian-American spot has reportedly been feeding families since 1925. That means some folks are ordering in the same room where their grandparents once did.
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Olivette Chevy’s Fresh Mex closes, leaving just one St. Louis-area location
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Three St. Louis restaurants successfully vote to unionize
Workers at Union Loafers, Bagel Union, and the Station came together Oct. 14 and voted 51-6 to form a union with Unite Here Local 74. Adeline Unekis, a worker at Union Loafers, spoke on food service working conditions during a rally for the Food Service Workers’ Bill of Rights.
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The Gooey Butter Cake At This Missouri Coffee Shop Comes In More Than 70 Flavors, And Counting
More than 70 flavors of one single dessert. That’s the count at a little coffee shop, and the list keeps growing. The dessert is gooey butter cake, a sticky, sweet square that Missouri claims as its own. I’d love to say I could pick a favorite flavor, but with roughly a dozen rotating through the case each day, that feels impossible.
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5 St. Louis restaurant favorites of Adrian Maldonado
Good Hospitality executive chef Adrian Maldonado recently joined The Sauce podcast to talk about the two new Mexican concepts in the Grove, Chico Bueno and Malo. Maldonado shared how he draws inspiration from his mom and grandmother’s cooking, transforms comforting dishes into fine dining and keeps the kitchen fun even during a busy service. He also talked about his favorite St. Louis spots, the story behind Aperi’s sunflower caramel Brussels sprouts – the Eat This recommendation in the October issue – and what’s next for Good Hospitality. Here, he shares five of his favorite local restaurants.