Justin Timberlake is trying to bring his sexy back to St. Louis. The somewhat-tarnished-by-his-ex's-allegations-of-cheating-and-mind-fucking pop star announced the final nine stops on his current tour today, and we're on the list.
At 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, December 19, Timberlake will step on stage at Enterprise Center (1401 Clark Avenue) for an evening of song, dance and a light show not to be missed.
Tickets range from $55 to $275 and will go on sale at 10 a.m. on Thursday at ticketmaster.com.
Read more at the link in our bio.
🖋️Jessica Rogen
Yankoski, senior entomologist at Sophia M. Sachs Butterfly House in Chesterfield, is a hearty proponent of entomophagy — the practice of eating insects.
He said not only do 2 billion people worldwide eat bugs every day, but many insects — certainly cicadas — have as much protein content as chicken, pork and eggs.
At yesterday’s press event, Yankoski was demonstrating how cicadas can be used in the kitchen, besides mouse bait, cooking up a few treats for the assembled gaggle.
Read about the culinary experience at the link in our bio.
🖋️Alexa Beattie
📷️ Zachary Linhares
After a highly exclusive soft opening phase in April that left the public eagerly anticipating the grand opening, Ramsay’s Kitchen by Gordon Ramsay has finally opened at the Four Seasons St. Louis at 999 North Second Street in downtown St. Louis and is now accepting reservations from the general public.
“St. Louis is an incredible foodie destination, with its own vibrant Midwest flavours and influences,” Ramsay in a release. “I’m delighted to open Ramsay’s Kitchen at Four Seasons Hotel St. Louis, a stunning restaurant with amazing views of the Gateway Arch and famed Mississippi River. It really is the perfect location for family celebrations, date nights and breaking bread with friends.”
The globally inspired menu offers some of Ramsay’s renowned entrees like his famous beef Wellington, along with pan-seared scallops, crispy skin salmon and fish and chips. Appetizer offerings include tuna tartare, jumbo lump crab cake, and a twist on St. Louis-style ribs. For dessert, look out for British classics such as sticky toffee pudding, vanilla mascarpone cheesecake and more.
Learn more at the link in our bio.
🖋️ Lauren Healey
Hundreds of St. Louisans gathered on Washington Avenue Friday night for the annual City Social. The massive summer block party featured local music acts, food, drinks and games.
Hosted by Greater St. Louis, Inc. in partnership with the City of St. Louis, the event was intended to encourage foot traffic and support businesses downtown. City Social is designed to be the first of many block party-style events downtown throughout the summer.
Visit the link in our bio for photos of the event and all the people we saw.
🎥 Zachary Linhares
Bob Cassilly played a profound role in reshaping the look and feel of St. Louis. The sculptor turned curator and creator of City Museum, Turtle Park, and many other beloved local installations remains one of St. Louis’ most esteemed residents more than a decade after his tragic death in 2011.
But before Cassilly became a visionary for a new urban landscape, he played just as significant a role in preserving one of the world’s most beloved masterpieces, Michaelangelo’s sculpture Pietà.
While the media covered the incident at the time, it’s become a forgotten chapter in Cassilly’s remarkable life.
Read more about this mostly forgotten story at the link in our bio.
🖋️Clayton Trutor
For every high school in St. Louis — and lord knows there are a zillion high schools in St. Louis — there is a celebrity.
That celebrity may define the image of the school or in some essential way defy it. Who knew, for example, that before tech overlord Jack Dorsey began to dabble in Buddhist techniques, he went to a Catholic high school in a decidedly unglamorous part of south city? Or that MICDS is loaded with big-name celebrity alumni — but highly ranked Cor Jesus Academy falls a bit short on star power?
Click the link in our bio for our picks for the most famous people to come from each and (nearly) every St. Louis high school.
The local hot chicken fave is now a chain, and our critic finds much to love.
RFT food critic Alexa Beattie adores Chuck's Hot Chicken.
"The gods have delivered. A brand new Chuck's has seeded itself 1.38 miles from my house in the Courtesy Diner's old space on Kingshighway," she writes. "And it's seeded also in Maryland Heights, O'Fallon and Wichita, Kansas, with another franchise in Arnold on the way in the summer. Speaking on the down-low, a manager told me there were even rumblings about taking the chicken over the river (to Edwardsville and Collinsville)."
Read more about the booming hot chicken franchise at the link in our bio.
🖋️ Alexa Beattie
"What's your favorite restaurant in St. Louis?"
It’s the question you ask us at Sauce Magazine the most: when we’re out for drinks, when we bump into each other at a party, when you need a restaurant for a special birthday or anniversary, or when you’re visiting town for the weekend.
Sauce 75 is your guide to the essential St. Louis restaurants right now. That includes old favorites who keep innovating, venerable institutions whose standards never, ever drop, and newcomers bringing thrilling new ideas to the table.
These are the restaurants and bars we're excited to eat at in 2024, and you’re invited.
Read the list at the link in our bio!
In April, one of St. Louis' favorite bars shut its doors indefinitely after a kitchen fire. Stella Blues Bar (3269 Morgan Ford Road), beloved for its cash-only, dirt-cheap neighborhood vibes and its delicious Korean-inspired fare (dreaming of that kimchi pizza), quickly vowed it would be back.
On Saturday, Electric Mayhem Tattoo (1610 Hampton Avenue) will be hosting its Benefit for Stella Blues from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. The event will include custom Stella tattoos that range from $40 to $160, a pop-up kitchen and beer garden, and a raffle with prizes such as a night of bowling at Flamingo Bowl and gift card to local restaurants such as Stews Food & Liquor and Nick Bognar's Indo and Sado.
Read more at the link in our bio.
🖋️ Jessica Rogen
So the insufferable, attention-starved Valentina Gomez, who is vying to be Missouri’s next secretary of state, posted a video of herself jogging through historic Soulard in a tactical vest saying, “Don't be weak and gay.” This stunt sparked global headlines about Soulard being a (shudder) gay-friendly neighborhood.
Explore St. Louis could spend tens of millions on a marketing campaign and not achieve such a feat. You just can't buy this kind of press.
You really owned us, hon.
Read more from Chris Andoe at the link in our bio.
The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department has launched an internal investigation in response to a video taken over the weekend showing an officer light up a stogie in the middle of placing a man under arrest.
That video, originally posted by Voice of the People News, shows the officer pinning the detained man on the ground with his knee. The officer has one hand on the man’s chest and the other on a cigar.
At one point in the brief video, another cop hands the officer a lighter, which he then uses to light up. Though the detained man makes a minor effort to free himself, the officer doesn’t let that get in the way of a good smoke.
Read more about this bizarre smoke break at the link in our bio.
🖋️Ryan Krull
