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Eat this edamame 'hummus' from Stews Food & Liquor in Soulard

Bar snack perfection, thy name is edamame “hummus” from Stews Food & Liquor.

September 18, 2024

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Eat these cachapas at Amaizing Arepa Bar in downtown St. Louis

Arepas may be the obvious choice at a restaurant called Amaizing Arepa Bar, but it’s the cachapas that have consistently stolen our hearts.

August 19, 2024

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Eat this Grain-Go salad from Revel Kitchen in St. Louis

Many salads are eaten at Sauce HQ, but the Southwestern-inspired Grain-Go salad from Revel Kitchen is one of our favorites.

July 30, 2024

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Eat this Honeybee Edibles' cherry-pistachio white chocolate bar infused with THC

St. Louis’ own Honeybee Edibles sets the bar high for cannabis-infused food.

July 15, 2024

the side project burger from side project brewery in maplewood

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Eat this burger at Side Project Brewery in Maplewood

We expected to be impressed when we heard that Side Project Brewery in Maplewood was launching a food program. Worth waiting 10 years for? Pretty much.

July 4, 2024

cilbir at telva at the ridge in webster groves in st. louis

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Eat these Turkish eggs at Telva at the Ridge in Webster Groves

The cilbir, or Turkish eggs, at Telva at the Ridge in Webster Groves is a silky, sumptuous breakfast.

May 20, 2024

crab fried rice at indo in botanical heights in st. louis

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Eat this crab fried rice at Indo in the Botanical Heights neighborhood of St. Louis

We’re here to tell you that the crab fried rice at Indo in the Botanical Heights neighborhood of St. Louis is the darling of the menu.

April 30, 2024

pretzel croissant at the preston inside the chase park plaza in the central west end in st. louis

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Eat these pretzel croissants at The Preston inside the Chase Park Plaza in the Central West End

Put together the bronzed exterior and chewy texture of a pretzel and the tissue-thin layers of laminated dough of a croissant and voila, you’ve got the wunderkind pretzel croissant at The Preston.

March 11, 2024

pulled chicken sandwich from salt + smoke in st. louis, missouri

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Eat this chicken sandwich from Salt + Smoke

The pulled chicken sandwich from Salt + Smoke in St. Louis, Missouri, is so good it doesn't even need barbecue sauce.

February 27, 2024

tantanmen mazemen at menya rui in lindenwood park

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Eat this broth-less tantanmen at Menya Rui in St. Louis

Very few ramen shops in the United States make their noodles in-house, and restaurants offering broth-less styles like tsukemen and mazemen are comparably rare. Menya Rui does both.

February 13, 2024

bakhtiari platter at Ehsani’s Hot Kabob in Bevo

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Eat this bakhtiari platter at Ehsani’s Hot Kabob in St. Louis

The bakhtiari platter at Ehsani’s Hot Kabob is ideal for sharing, serving up classic Persian grilled meats atop a generous mound of basmati and saffron rice.

January 17, 2024

Places

Eat these lobster Rangoons at Le Ono in O'Fallon, Illinois

The lobster Rangoons at Le Ono are reason enough to pay a visit to this French Polynesian restaurant in O'Fallon, Illinois.

January 2, 2024

the green eggs & ham sandwich from the crow's nest in maplewood

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Eat this breakfast sandwich at The Crow's Nest in Maplewood

We’re always on the hunt for the perfect breakfast sandwich.

November 22, 2023

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Eat this shrimp scampi from Paul Manno's Restaurant in Chesterfield

Paul Manno's Restaurant in Chesterfield has been open for decades, and while there are many dishes we love, the shrimp scampi has won our hearts.

October 23, 2023

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Eat this green goddess salad at Pastaria Deli & Wine in Clayton

Call us crazy for giardiniera. In our opinion, it is the star of the green goddess salad at Pastaria Deli & Wine in Clayton.

September 25, 2023

beef original palestine from medina grill

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This week on The Sauce podcast: Medina Grill, Nathaniel Reid Bakery, Bar Moro and Yellowbelly

This week on The Sauce podcast, managing editor Liz Wolfson and executive editor Meera Nagarajan discuss a multitude of restaurants, along with some of our favorite "eat this" features in Sauce Magazine.

August 23, 2023

spinach pie from the gyro co. in st. louis

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Eat this spinach pie from The Gyro Co.

The spinach pie from The Gyro Co. marries thin, lighter-than-air dough with the creamy filling of spinach, fresh herbs and salty feta.

August 2, 2023

The rum-battered fish sandwich at Yellowbelly in the central west end

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Eat this rum-battered fish sandwich at Yellowbelly in the Central West End

The rum-battered fish sandwich at Yellowbelly takes us away to dining seaside at a tropical resort.

June 27, 2023

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Eat these al pastor tacos from Mi Tierra Bonita in Fairmont City, Illinois

When we picture the ideal taco, we imagine Mi Tierra Bonita’s al pastor tacos in Fairmont City, Illinois.

May 15, 2023

Places

Eat this boiled fish with Chinese green pepper at ChiliSpot in University City

If you’ve never experienced the ways green Sichuan peppercorns invigorate a dish, the boiled fish with Chinese green pepper at ChiliSpot is a revelation.

April 28, 2023