Bars and Restaurants

Joy Grdnic Christensen is handing her restaurant off to new owners and gearing up for a new adventure.

The Food Hall of the new City Foundry STL opens Aug. 11. Susie Bonwich and Will Smith discuss the long-awaited $210 million project.

Restaurants across the metro continue to reopen and expand their service as diners return to restaurants. There’s just one problem: They can’t find enough good help. St. Louis Magazine’s George Mahe and Tom Schmidt of Salt + Smoke joined "St. Louis on the Air" to discuss what's going on.

St. Louisan Natasha Bahrami discusses her family’s journey in the restaurant industry, her recent induction into the Gin Hall of Fame and more.

The rates of alcohol and drug abuse are higher within the food service industry than most other professions. And yet, restaurateur Katie Collier is a testament to the fact that you don’t need to leave the service industry to curb an addiction. After struggling with substance abuse for years, Collier is now celebrating a decade of sobriety.

With new cases of COVID-19 in the St. Louis area moderately declining in recent weeks, St. Louis County officials have opted to ease restrictions on restaurants and bars.

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

Neighboring counties in the Metro East are taking opposite approaches to enforcing the governor's coronavirus related restrictions. Some are cracking down on violators, while others are relying on educating those who break the rules.

Local governments in the St. Louis region have taken disjointed approaches to managing the coronavirus pandemic, and restaurant owners say they are paying the price.

The St. Clair County Health Department suspended food or liquor licenses for seven bars and restaurants late last week, and could order more businesses to close if they don’t comply with a statewide ban on indoor service.