What's going on in St. Louis

So you're curious about these "underground dinners" you've overheard folks talking about. You've always considered yourself interested in the cultural vanguard and passably well informed (if not, as a rule, an actual participant). And you might no...

Famous Szechuan Pavilion came into this world as a former snow-cone hut on Manchester Road in Brentwood. It was, at the risk of understatement, a strange set-up: You either ordered from the drive-through window or sat at one of the three or four s...

When more than a dozen St. Louis chefs traveled to Swiss Meat & Sausage Co. in Hermann to watch the butchering of a Mangalitsa pig — a prized breed originally from Hungary — Kevin Nashan watched raptly as the master butchers took apart the hog and...

Great pizza begins with the essentials: crust, sauce, cheese. PW Pizza, a new pizzeria from Paul and Wendy Hamilton, the couple behind Eleven Eleven Mississippi and Vin de Set, succeeds on all three counts. Especially the crust: thin, but with a d...

She lights a cigarette from twenty stools away and you notice her. All is dim inside Tim's Chrome Bar, a super-old-school lounge in Bevo. But between the neon beer signs and lighted Christmas greenery (in August), this lovely lady is the only thin...

We can only think of one place where Freemasonry and bowling leagues intersect, and it's on Lindell Boulevard. Moolah Lanes might be the perfect mix of new and old: U-shaped red leather couches encircle the eight lanes, with history coming not fro...

Handlebar, the eco-friendly watering hole is on a mission: sustainability, increasing bike traffic on the Manchester strip, supporting local indie craft brewers and artisans, and having a damn good time doing it. Located in the old Church Key/Bar ...

The husband of Pint Size Bakery owner and chef Christy Augustin calls her style "punk-rock grandma." That means sweets (and savory dishes, too) made the old-fashioned way: with real butter, real sugar, farm-fresh eggs and seasonal, local produce —...

Lumière Place feels like Las Vegas. And there is no greater compliment for a casino in the heartland. Its gambling floor is sleek and elegant, with muted tones and soft lights framing 2,000 slot machines, more than 50 tables and, in an adjacent ro...

St. Louis may be hundreds and hundreds of miles from the nearest ocean, but all it takes is a short trip to west county to ride the break. It's ski chateau meets Cancún at the Lodge in Des Peres, where exposed wood rafters and huge picture windows...

It only looks like a dive bar from the outside. Inside, the Famous Bar is a gem — a subtly stylish, perfectly lit paradise where they mix a mean cocktail without an inch of pretension. And there's simply no better drink to try here than the classi...

If you grew up in Webster Groves, chances are Weber's Front Row has played a part in your life at some point or another — working in the kitchen, maybe, while Sis waited tables. Or it's where you celebrated a victory for home team, grabbed a beer ...