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         <title>This Week in Gut Check, Regurgitated</title>
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         ​Believe it or not, congealed pork blood at the fantastic Vietnamese restaurant Phuc Loi wasn't the most challenging thing I ate this week. That would be Doritos Late Night "Last Call Jalape...]]></description>
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         <title>St. Louis Food Blog Digest 11.14 - 11.20</title>
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            Gut Check dishes on our favorite St. Louis food blogs.Cupcake Project: Stef played Guess the Dessert and made sweet potato, turkey dinner and malva pudding cupcakes.Happy second anniversa...]]></description>
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         <title>Gut Check&apos;s Week in Tweets</title>
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         ​Don't you know? Gut Check has a Twitter account. You can follow me @gutcheckstl.Here's some of what you missed on my Twitter feed this week:Delmar Loop Xmas decorations up. #didisleepthroug...]]></description>
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         <title>Stuck to My Ribs: Dirty Dogz at Home Depot</title>
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           ​Suppose it's a weekend afternoon, and you have a hankering for a nice 13-inch chili dog for lunch. You'd like to go to Foxy's Red Hots or Woofie's to indulge, but you're stuck with a stou...]]></description>
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         <pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:45:54 -0600</pubDate>
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         <title>Chef&apos;s Choice Recipes: Chuck Friedhoff&apos;s Bacon Cheddar Burgers and Vinegar-Salted Fries</title>
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           ​Anyone can buy ground beef and frozen French fries, but as I detailed in yesterday's Chef Choice's profile, Chuck Friedhoff of Persimmon Woods Golf Club
wants to make these American class...]]></description>
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         <pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:30:40 -0600</pubDate>
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         <title>FoodWire: Balaban&apos;s Wine Cellar &amp; Tapas Bar Opens Today, 11.20</title>
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         The year of Balaban's resurrection is complete. Balaban's Wine Cellar &amp; Tapas Bar opens today at 1772 Clarkson Road in Chesterfield. Owners Steve McIntyre and Brian Underwood are offerin...]]></description>
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         <pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:15:26 -0600</pubDate>
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         <title>The Morning Brew: Friday, 11.20</title>
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Food safety bill passes the Senate. (Los Angeles Times)Top ten dubious food label health claims. (Epicurious.com)Giant Humbolt squid is quite tasty. (Philadelphia Inquirer)Beetles mak...]]></description>
         <link>http://blogs.riverfronttimes.com/gutcheck/2009/11/food_safety_bill_food_labels_squid_asparagus_beer_the_morning_brew_friday_1120.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:00:59 -0600</pubDate>
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         <title>Chef&apos;s Choice: Chuck Friedhoff, Persimmon Woods Golf Club</title>
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            ​"I never realized that hot dogs and golfers are such a big thing," says chef Chuck Friedhoff, Director of Food and Beverage at Persimmon Woods Golf Club. "I've been told it's because it'...]]></description>
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         <pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:48:39 -0600</pubDate>
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         <title>The Sneak vs. the St. Louis International Film Festival, Round Two (Saturday)</title>
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           ​The Sneak makes a rare second appearance this week to continue her adventures at the St. Louis International Film Festival. See Tuesday's column for the first half of Round Two.Shows: Sto...]]></description>
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         <title>The Dive Bomber: Aunt Rosalie and the Nuge at Black Derby Saloon</title>
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           ​In my months of writing the Dive Bomber, I've only had one instance (I know of) in which I've actively pissed off someone: an octogenarian bar owner who made some angry calls after my oth...]]></description>
         <link>http://blogs.riverfronttimes.com/gutcheck/2009/11/dive_bars_black_derby_saloon_north_hampton_south_city_ted_nugent_st_louis_food_blog_111909.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:45:04 -0600</pubDate>
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         <title>This Week&apos;s Tip of the Tongue Newsletter</title>
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           Gut Check not providing enough dining tidbits for you?  Consider subscribing to Tip of the Tongue, the Riverfront Times' weekly e-mail dining newsletter.In this week's edition, learn about...]]></description>
         <link>http://blogs.riverfronttimes.com/gutcheck/2009/11/this_weeks_tip_of_the_tongue_111909.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:30:44 -0600</pubDate>
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         <title>15 Musts for a Perfect Dive Bar Thanksgiving</title>
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         ​
On Thanksgiving Day, the bars will be open. Maybe not the dance clubs, "ultra lounges" or country club-type places, but most every corner bar will be open, and we've all been in one of tho...]]></description>
         <link>http://blogs.riverfronttimes.com/gutcheck/2009/11/15_items_for_a_perfect_dive_bar_thanksgiving_experience.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:28:54 -0600</pubDate>
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         <title>The Morning Brew: Thursday, 11.19</title>
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Despite E. coli outbreaks, meat companies aren't required to test ground beef. (The Atlantic)Wichita loves its salad. (Wichita Eagle)Iowa might ban Everclear. (KCCI - Des Moines)A ren...]]></description>
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         <pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:00:30 -0600</pubDate>
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         <title>Drink of the Week: Old Overholt Manhattan on the Rocks, Off Broadway</title>
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           ​Let's get this out of the way right off the bat: The Manhattan is a Classic Cocktail. If you are a lady wearing a stole and delicate little gloves or a gentleman in a skinny tie and a fed...]]></description>
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         <pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:30:39 -0600</pubDate>
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         <title>FoodWire: Maplewood Winter Farmers&apos; Market This Saturday, 11.21</title>
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         November is already more than halfway over, which means the area's seasonal farmers' markets have long since closed up shop until spring...with a couple of exceptions. One such exception is ...]]></description>
         <link>http://blogs.riverfronttimes.com/gutcheck/2009/11/maplewood_farmers_market_winter_pantry_schlafly_bottleworks_st_louis_food_blog_news_111809.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:15:19 -0600</pubDate>
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