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A look at what's going on in the restaurants in and around University City and the Delmar Loop.Spring is here and with it lots of events in University City restaurants. Always a Bridesmaid The Melting Pot "Always a Bridesmaid" event on Thursday, June 20, at the restaurant in the Delmar Loop. Over 100 women put on their old bridesmaid's dress and for dinner last year. A special menu and complimentary cocktails await each guest. The four course menu and drinks are $35 per person. Call 314-725-4141 to reserve a table. Pita Pit The Pita Pit has now opened in the East Loop, next to Tavolo V. According to the St. Louis Business Journal, the East Loop location is owned by 24-year-old Jordan …
It was a full house Monday afternoon at a grand opening party for Piccione Pastry, the new Italian pastry shop in the Delmar Loop. Piccione is located at 6197 Delmar Blvd., at the intersection of Delmar and Skinker. The menu features a variety of traditional Italian desserts including cannoli, bomboloni, tiramisu, pasticiotti and cassata cake. Biscotti and other cookies are also available. For those whose taste buds range more savory than sweet, Piccione offers three flavors of focaccia sticks. Lavazza coffee and Italian sodas will add to the European feel of the pastry shop. Piccione is …
Midwest Living's St. Louis Trip Guide highlights some of the best of University City and the Delmar Loop. Among its top picks: Blueberry Hill — Nosh on burgers, sip brews and perhaps catch a show; Chuck Berry performs monthly. Cheese-ology — Choose from more than a dozen mac and cheeses, including the Mediterranean with olives and goat cheese, in the Delmar Loop Moonrise Hotel — The boutique hotel reflects a cool retro lunar theme throughout. Winslow’s Home — A 1926 building that was originally a general store has become a gift shop-cafe. Try the spinach, egg and cheese breakfast burrito or …
The eateries in the Delmar Loop and around University City are some of the best in the area. This week, several have gotten honors for their food. Cicero's Pizza Named One of the Midwest's Best Midwest Living Magazine recently named Cicero's one of the 27 Great Midwest Pizzerias. The magazine recommends trying "the shrimp scampi, with a rich garlic butter white wine sauce, shrimp, fresh parsley, Provel and mozzarella on a waferlike crust." Reader Request for Eclipse's Potato Gratin Have you ever wanted to make Eclipse's potato gratin at home? Now you can. A reader wrote to the St. Louis Post…
Good reviews for a University City favorite and lots of new restaurants coming to the Delmar Loop. BluePrint Coffee RFT's Gut Check blog reports that BluePrint Coffee is coming. The coffee shop will be in the same building as Mission Taco Joint and Chubbie's. No opening date has been announced. Piccione Pastry Update The owner of Butler's Pantry is opening a new pastry shop at the corner of Skinker and Delmar in the East Loop, according to the St. Louis Business Journal. Richard Nix plans a soft opening in April for his Italian-style pastry shop. Earlier this year it was thought the shop …
A new burger restaurant called The Dam is opening in Tower Grove South this spring, according to Riverfront Times' Gut Check blog. The restaurant will be helmed by Michele Coen-Racanelli, who University City residents may know as the former co-owner of Big V's Burger Joint, according to the blog. The Delmar Loop space was known for the triple patty "The Animal," Gut Check reports. (The publication even named it "Best Restaurant to Die in the Past Year" in 2008.) Read the full blog post on Riverfront Times.
Two new restaurants have opened in the Delmar Loop. Chubbies opened Feb. 7 at 6227 Delmar Boulevard. The specialties of the house are burgers, wings and frozen custard. The menu also includes cheesesteaks, soft drinks and beer. The Riverfront Times noted in its review that Chubbies is part of a what has become a very busy block: It is located immediately next-door to the former Delmar Lounge, which will soon become Mission Taco Joint. El Paisano Now Open El Paisano Mexican Bar & Grill, part of the local chain of Mexican restaurants, opened a new location at 5916 Delmar Boulevard. El Paisano …
Open Table readers have named The Melting Pot in University City one the 100 most romantic restaurants in the United States. OpenTable Diners’ Choice Awards were derived from more than 5 million reviews submitted by OpenTable diners for more than 15,000 restaurants in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. "What the world needs now is love — and it can be found at this year's winning restaurants," said Caroline Potter, OpenTable Chief Dining Officer. "The honorees have created dining experiences that allow guests to connect and kindle the flames of romance over fantastic fare." Michael …
Mission Taco Joint is planning to open in the Delmar Loop in late February. Sauce Magazine has a preview of the draft menu. Quoting from Sauce: The tightly focused menu begins with a handful of shared appetizers. Highlights include crab taquitos as well as roasted mushrooms with huitlachoche, goat cheese and arugula presented in a fried corn masa base called a huarache. A la carte tacos include popular choices such as baja fish and carne asada, but Mission gets creative with quite a few others, such as the chile-roasted duck with crisp pork belly and avocado serrano sauce. The menu also …
A film crew was in University City earlier this week to shoot a commercial for McDonalds'. The crew shot along the Chuck Berry Statue in the Delmar Loop. The Riverfront Times Gut Check blog reports that the spot is part of a new series called "Good Morning, STL." Tina Cross, a freelancer serving as the line producer for the commercial, told the RFT she thinks this is one of many advertising campaigns targeting a specific region or city that McDonald's is beginning to produce all over the U.S. The commercial also shot downtown and at Lambert St. Louis International Airport. Vernon's Gets a …
The delicious varieties of macaroni and cheese available at Cheese-ology in the Delmar Loop has attracted the notice of two national cookbooks. Recipes from the restaurant are available in the following cookbooks: Mac & Cheese: More Than 80 Classic and Creative Versions of the Ultimate Comfort Food by Ellen Brown Smash Mouth: Recipes from the Road: A Rock 'n' Roll Cookbook by: Steve Harwell, Paul DeLisle, Robert Hayes Both cookbooks are available for purchase at Cheese-ology or at Subterranean Books in the Loop. Cheese-ology also recently expanded its hours. Mac and cheese is available seven …
The Daily Meal has named its top 50 cupcakes in the United States and Jilly's Cupcake Bar's French Silk cupcake made the cut. The site evaluated the must-have cupcake at the bakeries. The bakeries were judged on menu, cupcake design and frosting to cake ratio. Each category was scored on a 1-10 basis. Jilly's received a 9 for both menu and design, but only a 5 rating in the frosting-to-cake category. Other notable bakeries on the list include Georgetown Cupcake, which is featured in the TLC show D.C. Cupcakes; Sprinkles Cupcakes in Los Angeles, which boasts that it is the world's first …
Coming Soon The Good Pie, currently located near St. Louis University, is coming to the Delmar Loop. The pizza shop will take over a 2,200 square foot section of Ginger Bistro. According to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, the move will likely come in May. Ginger Bistro is not closing; the owner is splitting his floor space to accommodate both restaurants. The Good Pie chef and co-owner Mike Randolph also owns Half & Half and the Little Country Gentleman in Clayton. Great Reviews The Riverfront Times named the "Spicy Wonton Soup at Famous Szechuan Pavilion on Olive in its top 10 dishes of 2012.
A brand new year means brand new restaurants coming to University City and the Delmar Loop. Pita Pit is coming to 6120 Delmar, near Tavolo V in the East Loop. According to the restaurant's web site, the location is "coming soon." The menu includes breakfast, lunch and dinner pitas. St. Louis Magazine recently named its 15 most anticipated restaurant openings of 2013 and University City has two very different restaurants on the list. Mission Taco Joint In the former Delmar Lounge, Milagro Modern Mexican owners Adam and Jason Tilford's new taqueria will serve tacos, craft beer and an array of…
As always, lots going on in the food world around University City and the Delmar Loop. Vernon's BBQ is now open in University City. The barbecue joint, located at 6707 Vernon, is open from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday and 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays. To see a menu, click here. New Menus Eclipse Restaurant will launch its winter menu on Friday, Dec. 21. To see the new items see the attached menus. Openings The Riverfront Times reports that The Office restaurant and lounge has opened at 5917 Delmar Boulevard. The Office is located in the space last occupied by Binions Our …
Lots of food news to report in the University City area. Fortel's Coming to U City Fortel's Pizza Den is opening in University City at 7359 Forsyth. The sixth St. Louis area location will be near Washington University. According to the St. Louis Business Journal, the new location will open in mid-December. The 2,600-square-foot restaurant will seat 75 indoors with another 16 seats outdoors. Fortel's has locations in Affton, Ballwin Creve Coeur, Kirkwood and Fairview Heights. New Thai Restaurant Fork & Stix is now open in the East Loop. The Thai restaurant opened in the former Selam Ethopian …
Celebrity sightings, new menus and some closings to report. Jimmy Kimmel was in the St. Louis area over Thanksgiving weekend. While in town, he stopped by University City's own Winslow's Home. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that Kimmel chowed down on a fish sandwich Saturday afternoon. New Menus Eclipse Restaurant and Blueberry Hill have released their fall menus. To see the new items see the attached menus. Closings The Post-Dispatch is reporting that Hiro Sushi and 609 Lounge have closed. Hiro will reopen in 2013 on Washington Ave. as Hiro Asian Kitchen, according to the Post story. …
