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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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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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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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Dive into dim sum with a little help from the experts

BY DANIEL PUMA // SEPTEMBER 1, 2024 | “I think what makes so special for me, for the Chinese community and for folks that come along for the ride – it’s really about coming together,” Julia Li, co-founder of Lulu Restaurant Group, says. “It’s meant to share time with loved ones…

Jessica BuelerSeptember 1, 2024

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Koda Williams takes the reins as Executive Chef of Winslow’s Table

BY DANIEL PUMA // JUNE 3, 2024 |Interspersed with his stints working in the Craft pantheon of restaurants was a multi-year jaunt at Ben Poremba's Nixta as chef de cuisine. It was after his time at Bowood that Williams took a hiatus from the hustle and bustle of restaurant life…

Jessica BuelerJune 3, 2024

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Fourth-generation family business debuts its new showroom in University City

BY AMY BURGER // JUNE 3, 2024 | After 69 years, Crescent Plumbing Supply has relocated to a newly built showroom, office, and warehouse in University City (6614 Olive). Since 1955, the company had operated out of a historic building on Rosedale behind The Pageant. That building was originally intended…

Jessica BuelerJune 3, 2024

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Missouri Eatery Crowned The ‘Best Chinese Restaurant’ In The Entire State

BY SARAH TATE // FEBRUARY 16, 2024 |Based on reviews, awards and accolades, and first-hand experience, LoveFood compiled a list of the absolute best Chinese restaurant in each state, "from longstanding Chinatown mainstays serving roast duck and chop suey to popular dim sum spots." According to the site, the best Chinese restaurant in…

Jessica BuelerFebruary 16, 2024

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Feast’s 22 favorite vegan-friendly restaurants in St. Louis

Charlotte Renner - Feb 7, 2024 | Frida's is an award-winning, eco-friendly restaurant that gets it's name from owner Natasha Kwan's cat, given as an homage to Frida Kahlo. TThe restaurant recently reopened with a more flexitarian menu, but the vegan menu still abounds with options. Frida's is known for…

Jessica BuelerFebruary 7, 2024