Iain Shaw

In 2017, newly arrived in St. Louis, Manny Negron was eager to explore the craft beer scene. In a brewers’ city that was excitedly exploring New England IPAs, foeder-aged wild ales and pastry stouts, the last thing Negron expected to find himself drinking was an American brown ale.

James Beard Award-nominated chef Rob Connoley has announced that he has closed Bulrush, citing an increasingly anti-LGBTQIA+ political environment in Missouri as the primary driver of his decision. Sunday, June 23 was the final day of service at the award-winning restaurant, located at 3307 Washington Ave. in Midtown St. Louis.

When John Gasperi bought The Haven in 2009, he knew he was buying an old bar. He didn’t know exactly how old.

On the fourth Sunday of every month, chef Tai Davis hosts the latest installment of his Lineage dinner series, which aims to explore the cuisines of the African diaspora. The August dinner is already sold out, but tickets are on sale now for September’s Lineage event, which will take place at The Smith at 3408 Locust St. in Midtown St. Louis on Sunday, Sept. 29.

Esca, the new “coastal Mediterranean bar and grill” from Ben Poremba’s Bengelina Hospitality Group, will open on Thursday, March 21, at 5095 Delmar Blvd. in the Delmar Maker District. The restaurant’s menu features meat, seafood and vegetables grilled over charcoal, fresh salads and cold appetizers, classic cocktails, a large amaro selection and a range of indulgent desserts.

Launched by Mainlander sous chef Max Bredenkoetter, Temperance Kitchen is a new pop-up event series that aims to raise awareness of addiction issues in the hospitality industry. The pop-up’s first two dinners will take place on April 15 and May 20, with proceeds to be donated to Ben’s Friends, a network that provides support and resources for hospitality professionals who are seeking sobriety.

The year 2025 seems like a long way off, but we all know that life in the hotel business moves fast. The industry will look very different in five years, so now is the time to start planning.

“We’re getting a stick rack today. This has been a four-year fantasy,” Matt Walters, co-founder and owner of Foeder Crafters of America (FCA), says. Based in an industrial park in a St. Louis suburb, FCA is the only company in the United States manufacturing foeders. These enormous oak barrels are traditionally winemakers’ tools, but they’re also used by Belgian breweries like Brouwerij Boon and Rodenbach to produce funky and tart lambics and gueuzes. Historically, if you wanted wild beers, yo

The driver drew the taxi to a standstill, pointing through the right-side window to say, “There it is.” I nodded. We had successfully hauled ourselves from Hanoi’s Old Quarter to...

Nobody wants to spend a night behind bars, but hoteliers around the world are enticing guests to stay in luxury accommodations created in disused prisons.