Christy's Hamburgers in Winchester has closed (STLToday)

By Ian Froeb  

Christy's Hamburgers at 14560 Manchester Road in Winchester has closed. A poster in the Eat at Joe's forum tipped us off to the news yesterday:

It looks like Christy's in Winchester has closed, no lights on, no one inside at 1:00 this afternoon.

The restaurant's phone number has been disconnected.
The Christy's in Winchester was the second area location for the small, Starkville, Mississippi-based chain. The Christy's at 3957 Mid Rivers Mall Drive in Cottleville remains open. A call there this morning confirms the closure of the Manchester Road location.

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Another new microbrewery, Templar, coming to Alton

BY JOE BONWICH

Sales could begin as soon as Oct. 1 -- although its owner says more like Thanksgiving -- for beers from Templar Brewing, a new microbrewery coming to Alton.

The Alton City Council approved a special use permit this week for Templar owner Richard Blevens to operate a microbrewery on the premises of Mac's Time Out at 331 Belle Street. Unlike a "brewpub" situation, however, Templar will only be distributed wholesale. Plans are to brew up to 1,200 barrels annually.

Blevens works at the Phillips 66 refinery in Wood River. He's been home brewing for several years.


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Food Network's 'Restaurant: Impossible' filming next week at Mama Campisi's

By Ian Froeb

"Restaurant: Impossible," the Food Network program that tries to pull off rapid turnarounds of struggling restaurants, is slated to film in St. Louis next week.

Host Robert Irvine and crew will arrive at Hill institution Mama Campisi's Restaurant (aka Mama's on the Hill) next Wednesday, June 19, for the two-day project, which carries a $10,000 budget.

As part of the episode's grand reveal, Mama Campisi's will reopen for dinner at 7 p.m. on Thursday, June 20. "Restaurant: Impossible" will film the service.


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Crown Candy Kitchen marks 100 years of delighting St. Louisans

By Evan S. Benn 

In a back room at Crown Candy Kitchen, Andy Karandzieff pours milk chocolate into Easter bunny molds. His mother, Bessie, works a few feet away, filling heart-shaped boxes with Crown’s homemade chocolates.

Andy’s wife, Sherri, pops in from her office, where she’s processing online orders. His brother, Tom, is in Crown’s minuscule kitchen, crisping bacon for the lunch rush. Their sister-in-law, Nancy, pores over spreadsheets that keep this family-run candy cartel organized.

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The Best Lunch Spots of 'The Lou': BARcelona Tapas

BARcelona Tapas



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We pride ourselves in creating a traditional authentic Tapas Bar atmosphere. This includes our warm decor and the traditional hanging of Serrano hams and dried bacalaos. Our service reflects a traditional tapas experience as you might find in Madrid, Barcelona or Sevilla.

Tapas style service means that food is prepared to order and delivered to the table plates at a time. We do not intend on delivering all the food in traditional course style, or the entire table at once. This way you will be able to enjoy an authentic tapas evening that encourages sharing of plates, lots of gossip and sangria.

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Tapas Menu

BARcelona Tapas
34 N. Central in Clayton
St. Louis, MO 63105
(314) 863-9909

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Livin' Life in 'The Lou' Recommends:
Tortilla Española – Potato and onion omelette cake with spinach.

Bacalao – Crispy codfish and potato cakes with lemon garlic alioli.

Alcachofas Fritas – Crispy artichokes with Romesco sauce and shaved Manchego cheese.

Atún con Pimienta – Pepper encrusted tuna with Rioja sauce.

Queso de Cabra al Horno – Baked goat cheese in tomato sauce with garlic bread

Croquetas de Pollo y Jamón – Chicken and Serrano ham croquettes, cumin alioli.

Albóndigas – Spanish meatballs in tomato sauce with Manchego cheese.

Solomillo con Cabrales – Grilled beef tenderloin with blue cheese, spinach and a Rioja reduction sauce.

Tres Leches – Spanish three milk cake topped with cream and caramel.

Capirote – Our own warm bread pudding with caramel sauce.


BARcelona is one of our favorite restaurants. It's a great place to bring a small group, order a bunch of tapas and everyone share... And don't forget to order the Sangria. 

Tip: Solomillo con Cabrales - if you don't like blue cheese, substitute the horseradish cream but keep everything else the same - TO DIE FOR!!!

Circle 7 Ranch

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Circle 7 Ranch, the newest project from the Lounge Concepts team of Buddy Coy and Pete Ferretti, is a taphouse and grill located at 14412 Clayton Road in the new Ballwin Grove shopping plaza (near the intersection of Schoettler and Clayton Roads). As part of Circle 7 Ranch's fresh adaptation on the classic sports bar model, it will be the first venue in Missouri to offer Personal Table Taps that allow guests to pour their own ice-cold draft beers at their tables.

The dining experience at Circle 7 Ranch features homemade recipes, signature dishes, clever appetizers, fresh salads, hearty soups, delicious sandwiches and top-notch burgers. The menu's modern American classics highlight specialty burgers as well as build-your-own, a la carte options. Hand-spun milkshakes, grandma-style apple pie, individual servings of fresh homemade cherry crisps, and oversized, right-out-of-the-oven chocolate chip cookies served in a cast iron skillet round out the menu. 

Circle 7 Ranch

14412 Clayton Road

Ballwin MO, 63011

(636) 220-9707

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The Best Lunch Spots of 'The Lou': Pappy's Smokehouse

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Pappy's lunch special - $7

When is lunch worth waiting in a huge line and leaving the place smelling like smoked meat? When it's Pappy's lunch special from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. What makes this lunch special so, well, special? The portion size. The sandwich is huge! For just $7, including tax, you can have your choice of a barbecued pulled pork or chicken sandwich, choice of side and a fountain drink. And what's more, there's enough to take some home for another sandwich. The pulled pork (or chicken) comes "dry" on a fresh, oversized bun waiting for you to slather your favorite sauce all over it. And if you're a true connoiseur, you'll have it with no sauce at all. Sides range from sweet potato fries, fried corn, baked beans, and potato salad.

Lunchtime tip: Leave the office early to allow for 'line' time during peak lunch hour.

Pappy's Smokehouse
3106 Olive Street
St. Louis, MO 63103
(314) 535-4340

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STL restaurants making 'best of' lists

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Directly from Stltoday.com: STL restaurants making 'best of' lists
By Joe Holleman  

Tis the season for dining critics to release their "best-of-the-year" lists — and some STL chow shops ended up on a few of them:

Zagat's named its best 10 in STL. They are, in alphabetical order, Acero, Anthony's, Blues City Deli, Bogart's Smokehouse, Citizen Kane's, Niche, Pappy's Smokehouse, Sidney Street Cafe, The Crossing and Tony's.


Included in Open Table's list of Top 100 restaurants in the U.S. were two local stops, Annie Gunn's and Niche.

Going mobile, the Daily Meal named three STL movable feast vehicles to its Top 101 food trucks in the U.S. They are Guerilla Street Food (#36), Cha-Cha Chow (#83) and Seoul Taco (#96).

Pan D'Olive opens Friday in St. Louis

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By Evan S. Benn
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Mediterranean restaurant Pan D'Olive will open Friday night in St. Louis.

Run by Sam Kacar of Trattoria Branica, Pan D'Olive is located at 1603 McCausland Avenue. That space used to be Mihalis Chophouse and is next to Olympia Kebob House.

Kacar named the 7,000-square-foot restaurant after the olive bread that will be made in-house.

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Pan D'Olive opens Friday in St. Louis : Entertainment

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Pan D'Olive
1603 McCausland
314-799-5588

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A Look At (and a hope for) Pan D'Olive in Richmond Heights

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STL Mag: Best Breakfasts in St. Louis

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By Bill Burge, Byron Kerman, Rose Maura Lorre, Dave Lowry, George Mahe,
Katie O'Connor, Joe and Ann Pollack, and Andrew Mark Veety; Edited by George Mahe

Best Breakfasts in 'The Lou'

 The Original Pancake House

Discerning diners willing to menu-dive past 23 varieties of pancakes will find The Original Pancake House’s hubcap-size baked omelets—a feat of culinary architecture made possible by the humble egg. Browned from the oven and overflowing with cheese and toppings—payloads ranging from veggies to corned-beef hash—each omelet is served with a side of pancakes. It’s so massive, it’s perfect for sharing or to fuel you through a day of manual labor.

The Original Pancake House
17000 Chesterfield Airport Rd.
Chesterfield, MO
636-536-4044

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Southtown Pub is a meat lover's dream

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By Betha Whitlow

Southtown Pub is a Bar with a capital “B.”

Sure, it’s pleasingly nonsmoking with good service. But there are also the requisite “girls gone wild” throwing down dollar shots and music so loud that our conversations consisted solely of the word “huh?”

So why go, you ask?

Because Southtown Pub is also a Restaurant with a capital “R.”

Specializing in barbecue, Southtown Pub is suffused with a scent so meaty that you’ll want to eat the air — and afterward, your aromatic clothes.
 

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Southtown Pub is a meat lover's dream : Entertainment


South Town Pub
3707 South Kingshighway
St. Louis, Missouri 63109
(314) 832-9009


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Buy one beverage, get one free at Starbucks

By Karen Deer

Enjoy a buy one, get one free offer at Starbucks from 2 to 5 p.m. through Sunday Nov. 18.

The deal includes Starbucks iconic holiday beverages.

Starbucks invites customers to bring a friend to participating stores and receive a free holiday beverage of equal or lesser value when purchasing another holiday beverage of choice.


Buy one beverage, get one free at Starbucks : Stltoday

Wasabi buys 3 SanSai restaurants in St. Louis area

STL TODAY: FROM STAFF REPORTS

Wasabi Management Co. has acquired three SanSai Japanese Grill restaurants in St. Louis.

Terms of the sale were not disclosed.

There are eight Wasabi Japanese restaurants in the St. Louis area and Colorado, operated by Clayton-based Wasabi Management.

Dan Burns, SanSai's founder, is a partner in the new SanSai division of Wasabi Management and will continue to manage the daily operations of SanSai's three St. Louis area restaurants in downtown St. Louis, Maplewood and Webster Groves, the company said in a statement.

 

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STL Mag: Best Breakfasts in St. Louis

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By Bill Burge, Byron Kerman, Rose Maura Lorre, Dave Lowry, George Mahe,
Katie O'Connor, Joe and Ann Pollack, and Andrew Mark Veety; Edited by George Mahe

Best Breakfasts in 'The Lou'

 

Little Hills Winery

That classic breakfast staple, Riesling, just happens to be nearly perfect with a ham steak—and it just happens to be a specialty at this beautiful winery in historic St. Charles. The ham, along with eggs, fried potatoes, and toast or an omelet stuffed with Brie, bacon, and apple-onion marmalade, provides substantial sustenance for exploring Main Street. Opt for the patio if weather permits; inside, it’s charmingly rustic. And while lunch and dinner are often crowded, breakfast here is slow-paced and thoroughly enjoyable.


Little Hills Winery
501 S. Main
St. Charles, MO 63301
(636) 946-9339

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Nearly 40 places to dine out on Thanksgiving

BY JOE BONWICH

If eating at home is problematic — or you simply don’t feel like cooking — these restaurants are serving Thanksgiving meals. Be sure to call ahead to verify prices and times. If your restaurant is open and isn’t listed here, send your information to jbonwich@post-dispatch.com, and we’ll add it to our list online.

Ari’s Restaurant, 3101 Hampton Ave., 314-644-4264: Thanksgiving meal, $14.95, plus regular menu, 11 a.m.-8 p.m.

Bad Dog Bar & Grill, 3960 Chouteau Ave., 314-652-0011: Pot luck at 6 p.m. Turkey, mashed potatoes and gravy provided; bring a dish to share. Must be 21 or older.

Beef Eaters Restaurant, 111 Transit St., St. Charles, 636-916-5874: Thanksgiving buffet, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Adults $22.95, children 6-10 $9.95.
 

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STL Mag: Best Breakfasts in St. Louis

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By Bill Burge, Byron Kerman, Rose Maura Lorre, Dave Lowry, George Mahe,
Katie O'Connor, Joe and Ann Pollack, and Andrew Mark Veety; Edited by George Mahe

Best Breakfasts in 'The Lou'

 

The Scottish Arms

For some, wrestling oneself from morning-after slumber merely to consume a meal is blasphemy; for others, Sunday brunch is a gustatory high holy day. We suggest a compromise: Indulge in The Highland Hangover (complete with Scotch eggs and bridies) or the Seamus MacBenedict (did he just walk by in a kilt?) at The Scottish Arms. Then embrace the dog that bit ye with a trip to the Arms’ bloody Mary bar, graced with more pickled veggies than Aunt Ailsa puts out at Hogmanay.

Scottish Arms

8 South Sarah Street
St. Louis, MO 63108
(314) 535-0551

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STL Mag: Best Breakfasts in St. Louis

 

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By Bill Burge, Byron Kerman, Rose Maura Lorre, Dave Lowry, George Mahe,
Katie O'Connor, Joe and Ann Pollack, and Andrew Mark Veety; Edited by George Mahe

Best Breakfasts in 'The Lou'

Jilly's Cupcake Bar & Café

Sure, you know the giant cupcakes—it’s what Jilly’s is all about. Except on Sunday mornings, when this cupcake bar becomes all about executive chef Dana Holland’s brunch fare. Holland puts out a helluva spread, served buffet-style, a gamut going from house-made pâtés and smoky lox to bananas-Foster French toast and stuffed egg stratas to six-cheese mac ’n’ cheese and even shrimp and grits. (Fair warning: Hot-pink walls, fluorescent lighting, and popularity with families means Jilly’s might be a bit rough on anyone who had a rousing Saturday night.)

Jilly's Cupcake Bar & Cafe
8509 Delmar
St. Louis, MO 63124

314-993-5455

Jilly's Cupcake Bar a-Go-Go
1131 Colonnade Center
Des Peres, MO 63131
314.821.JILLY (5455)

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