Niche Food Group

Gerard Craft’s latest restaurant imagines barbecue through an expat’s eyes

Abby Llorico

At Expat, the James Beard-award winning chef combines international flavors with familiar techniques to create a barbecue spot inspired by wanderlust, homesickness — and hunger.

Gerard Craft, CEO of Niche Food Group, operates several restaurants in the St. Louis region and worries that patchwork regulation across the region and a lack of financial aid will knock out many restaurants by the end of winter.

Economy & Business

St. Louis Chef Gerard Craft Says Many Restaurants Won’t Last The Winter Without Relief

Corinne Ruff

The CEO of Niche Food Group wants elected officials to do more to keep people safe from the coronavirus and restaurants in business.

Taken on 5-12 when Crown Candy reopened for curbside pickup after staying closed for a month due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Economy & Business

Some St. Louis-Area Restaurants Are Ready For Business, Others Want To Wait And See

Corinne Ruff

Bars and restaurants in St. Louis and St. Louis County will be among the first wave of businesses allowed to reopen their doors to customers on Monday,…

Taken on the day before stl regional officials called for restaurants and bars to stop dine-in service (03-16-20)

Economy & Business

St. Louis Restaurants Adapt To New Restrictions Or Close As Coronavirus Spreads

Corinne Ruff

Less than two weeks after St. Louis County health officials announced the first local case of coronavirus, the restaurant and bar industry completely…

The apple cake dessert: creme fraiche semifreddo from Sardella

Arts

Sound Bites: Beyond lava cake, some St. Louis restaurants explore new takes on classic desserts

When’s the last time that something on the dessert menu surprised you?"Chocolate lava cake is ubiquitous, you can go to any number of restaurants and find…

Arts

‘I want to compete with McDonald’s,’ says St. Louis’ first James Beard award winner

Earlier this month, Gerard Craft became the first chef from St. Louis to win the James Beard Foundation’s award for “Best Chef: Midwest.” Craft is the…