Bravo! Relocating; Newport’s Moe’s Southwest Grill Closes

IN THE NEWS: The Enquirer’s Eric Bradley reports that Bravo! Cucina Italiano on Montgomery Road is relocating to Deerfield Township in April. The restaurant, currently located at 12110 Montgomery Road in Symmes Township, is moving into the building formerly occupied by Red Star Tavern at Deerfield Towne Center off Mason-Montgomery Road. … Scott Wartman reports […]

Koto Relocates; La Luna Now Yanni’s Mediterranean

IN THE NEWS: The Scene’s Carrington Fox Reviews The Daily Dish (2205 Hillsboro Road, Franklin, 615-791-1255) and reports the relocation of groundbreaking Koto Japanese Restaurant and Sushi Bar from Seventh Avenue to 421 Union (615-255-8122). Owners Hajime “Haji” and Songmi Keruma are vacating their current building because it sits in the footprint of the future […]

Openings Include Niche Offshoot Veruca Bake Shop

IN THE NEWS: Riverfront Times’s Ian Froeb reviews Eastern European-themed Red (1130 Washington Avenue; 314-588-7864) and notes the opening of Veruca, the new bake shop and café from Niche pastry chef Matthew Rice, located right next door to Niche’s 1831 Sidney Street address. riverfronttimes.com … In its December issue, St. Louis magazine reviews Sage (1031 […]

Origins of Classic Slinger Point to O.T. Hodge, Edmond’s Chili

IN THE NEWS: The Post-Dispatch’s Joe Bonwich looks at the influx of more upscale version of the 1970s-originated, St. Louis-centric diner dish known as the slinger. One of the originators of the classic slinger, O.T. Hodge Chile Parlor (250 South Florissant Road in Ferguson), combines two cheeseburger patties, hash browns and egg, covered with chile […]