IN THE NEWS: The Post-Dispatch’s Joe Bonwich reviews Bartolino’s Osteria (2103 Sulphur Avenue, In the Drury Inn at Hampton and Wilson Avenues) and reports the opening of Manchester’s Cactus Grove (14424 Manchester Road in space vacated by Señor Pique’s, which moved several weeks ago to larger quarters at 14870 Manchester), while Betha Whitlow considers Primo Taqueria (3642 Morganford Road). stltoday.com … The Riverfront Times’s Ian Froeb reviews Revival (3800 Chouteau Avenue) and reports on the opening of The Shaved Duck ((2900 Virginia Avenue). … Froeb also blogs, “~scape, the Central West End’s betilda-ed bistro: Both Sauce and St. Louis Magazine report that Levy Restaurants and the Koplars have parted ways, with the Koplars retaining control of both ~scape and Crêpes: Etc. The head chef is now Eric Kelly.  riverfronttimes.com … Sauce magazine reports the opening of Amigo’s Cantina (120 W. Jefferson Ave.). saucemagazine.com … In the May issue, St. Louis magazine reviews Araka (131 Carondelet Plaza, araka.com). stlmag.com … Stlcommercemagazine.com details the opening of Sapphire Pan Asian (4753 McPherson Ave., St. Louis, www.sapphirepanasian.com). … The Pollacks visit pi (6144 Delmar Blvd.). stlouiseats.typepad.com … StlBites.com details the opening of Seven (7 South High Street, Belleville, IL).

Compiled by Pat Embry, WhereTheLocalsEat.com

Filed under: St. Louis Restaurants | Tags: Araka, Bartolino's Osteria, Cactus Grove, Pi, Primo Taqueria, Revival, Sapphire Pan Asian, scape, Senor Pique's, Seven, Shaved Duck |