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New York-style bagels land in University City at Bagels and Bliss

Mary Andino | Jul 10, 2025 | The project comes from co-owners Giti Fredman and William Goldmeier. Growing up in New Jersey, Fredman cherished the true NYC-style water bagels she’d have every day for lunch. When she moved to the Midwest, with no other way to get her bagel fix,…

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U City Farmers Market moves from Delmar Loop to Heman Park

BY Lauren Healey // May 14 2025 |"At the Midwest Association of Farmers Markets, we’re always looking for ways to better serve our community of market-goers and vendors at the U City Farmers Market,” said Deborah Henderson executive director of the association. “While there are a lot of exciting new…

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Fitz’s Root Beer is Bubbling Up Hope for a Delmar Loop Comeback

BY KSDK // April 16, 2025 |Today, Fitz’s sits in the heart of the Delmar Loop, a ten-block section of distinctive stores, shops and even a renovated movie theater dating back to the 1930’s. One of the highlights of this area is the St. Louis Walk of Fame. Inaugurated in…

Jessica BuelerApril 16, 2025

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Wonton King is a go-to spot for dim sum in University City

BY SAUCE STAFF // MARCH 14, 2025 |his is the place to go to partake in the Cantonese weekend ritual that is dim sum. Almost from the moment the restaurant’s doors open, tables fill up with groups of families and friends gathering to catch up over pots of tea and…

Jessica BuelerMarch 14, 2025

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Winslow’s Table in University City focuses on farm-fresh food

BY SAUCE STAFF // MARCH 13, 2025 |This place does a remarkable job of not feeling like it sits on a major thoroughfare. Partly this is to do with the gracious historic building it inhabits; partly it’s the knotty, espalier fruit trees that insulate diners on the patio from the periodic drone…

Jessica BuelerMarch 13, 2025

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Loop Trolley season announced

Feb. 24, 2025 firstalert4.com | ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - The 2025 Loop Trolley season has been announced. The trolley will run from May 1 through October 26. It will be open Thursdays through Sundays from 11 a.m. until 7 p.m. The 2.2-mile route runs through the Delmar…

Jessica BuelerFebruary 24, 2025

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Mike Del Pietro to open sixth restaurant in University City

By George Mahe | October 23, 2024 | Restaurateur Mike Del Pietro, and his wife Melissa, recently closed on the building housing the former Jordan’s Auto Service (7489 Delmar), a three-bay auto-repair service station on the northeast corner of Hanley Road and Delmar that shuttered in December 2023. The plan…

Jessica BuelerOctober 23, 2024

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Wonton King Partners with ezCater.com

BY MARTIN SMITH // October 21, 2024 |UNIVERSITY CITY, MO (STL.News) Wonton King is a well-known and respected Chinese restaurant that has been in business for over twenty years. It has received many awards and is recognized by TripAdvisor as one of the best Chinese restaurants in St. Louis, Missouri. They have announced on their…

Jessica BuelerOctober 21, 2024

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This U-City restaurant serves the ‘best taco’ in Missouri, food writers say

By: Joey Schneider | October 16, 2024 | A research team at LoveFood.com recently complied a list naming “the best taco in every state.” Their choices were based on reviews, awards, accolades and first-hand experiences of their food-writing team. According to LoveFood.com, the best taco in Missouri is called “The Taos” and served at Taco…

Jessica BuelerOctober 16, 2024

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Chuang Yi Bentos cooks up Asian-inspired vegetarian and plant-based cuisine in University City

BY MABEL SUEN // SEPTEMBER 17, 2024 | The University City eatery comes from husband and wife Mark and Tai Ling Chin, along with their three children Aleen, Brian and Brita. The family members partnered up for the concept with a mission to promote healthy lifestyles, featuring their version of…

Jessica BuelerSeptember 17, 2024