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         <title>The Six Best Chain Restaurants in St. Louis</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Selecting Riverfront Times' Best of St. Louis 2011 was no picnic. Choosing the winner meant several worthy candidates would go unmentioned -- until now. In this Gut Check series, we are chewing our wa]]></description>
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         <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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         <title>If Your Single-Serve Coffee Maker Isn&apos;t Trying to Burn You, It&apos;s Definitely Ripping You Off</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Image via&#8203;The single-serve coffee maker: Incredible convenience, or threat to life, limb and pocketbook? If the news this week is any indication, the latter seems more likely than the former.

F]]></description>
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         <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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         <title>First Look: Root Features Old-School American Cuisine</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Mabel SuenCreamed lobster with brandy and fried bread.&#8203;Envision a warm, open hearth with a pot of stew or suckling pig roasting. This was the image that chef Brian Hardesty imagined while dreami]]></description>
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         <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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         <title>Baileys&apos; Range Introducing Community Table Night</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Jennifer SilverbergDave Bailey with his daughter, Lyla&#8203;As I noted in this week's review, change is afoot at Baileys' Range (920 Olive Street; 314-241-8121): The restaurant has already introduced]]></description>
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         <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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         <title>Gradual Remodel for Milagro Modern Mexican</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Photo courtesy Adam TilfordReclaimed barn wood defines the new look at Milagro.&#8203;If you've visited Milagro Modern Mexican (20 Allen Avenue, Webster Groves; 314-962-4300) this week and thought tha]]></description>
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         <pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:03:16 -0600</pubDate>
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         <title>Review + Slideshow: Baileys&apos; Range</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Jennifer Silverberg&#8203;Baileys' Range (920 Olive Street; 314-241-8121) serves grass-fed burgers, top-notch fries and shakes for both youthful and grown-up tastes in a downtown space that could have]]></description>
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         <pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:05:58 -0600</pubDate>
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         <title>Arty, Soft-Core Childbirth Photo Has a Place, but a Food Blog Ain&apos;t It</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Eater.comSandwiched betwixt some tasty treats and faux-Fieri lies some awkwardly staged placebo porn. &#8203;It takes a lot to make Gut Check lose our lunch. We've had to report some rather icky thing]]></description>
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         <pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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         <title>Update on &quot;Reopening&quot; Delmonico&apos;s Diner</title>
         <description><![CDATA[&#8203;When we last checked in with Delmonico's Diner (4909 Delmar Boulevard; 314-361-9703) in December of last year, the soul-food institution had closed temporarily, with a sign posted in the front ]]></description>
         <link>http://blogs.riverfronttimes.com/gutcheck/2012/02/delmonicos_diner_soul_food_temporarily_closed_update.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:30:00 -0600</pubDate>
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         <title>New Hot Dog Joint Opens in East Loop</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Ian Froeb&#8203;As the Mayans foretold, an inflatable scarecrow festooned with balloons and flashing you a come-hither smile and wave can mean only one thing: A new hot dog joint has opened.

Specific]]></description>
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         <pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:32:36 -0600</pubDate>
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         <title>Tidbits from the Carondelet Diner, Leila</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Catching up on a couple of items from the past week or so:

- We told you two weeks ago that paper had gone up in the windows of the former Flavors BBQ Sports Bar & Grill at 4317 Manchester Avenue in ]]></description>
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         <pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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         <title>Review Preview: Baileys&apos; Range</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Mabel SuenThe "Carolina" burger, topped with pulled pork, at Baileys' Range&#8203;This week, I visit Baileys' Range (920 Olive Street; 314-241-8121), Dave Baileys' downtown burger joint. Follow me aft]]></description>
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         <pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 09:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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         <title>Glacier Grifter Leads Mixology to Brink of Jumping the Shark, Destroying the Planet</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Jennifer Silverberg&#8203;The waistcoats and bow ties. The speakeasy affectations. The designer ice cubes.

Yes, the mixology revolution has given the naturally snark-prone any number of things to moc]]></description>
         <link>http://blogs.riverfronttimes.com/gutcheck/2012/02/mixology_ice_cubes_glacier_chile_theft.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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         <title>The Gut Check Valentine&apos;s Day Reservation Guide: One Week Out Edition</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Image via&#8203;Valentine's Day is a week from tomorrow, you guys!

Last week's edition of our Valentine's Day reservation guide found some decent tables available, via OpenTable, at some of St. Louis]]></description>
         <link>http://blogs.riverfronttimes.com/gutcheck/2012/02/valentines_day_st_louis_restaurant_reservations_guide_part_two.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:30:00 -0600</pubDate>
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         <title>Will Ferrell in the Best Super Bowl Ad You Didn&apos;t See</title>
         <description><![CDATA[In the past year, Will Ferrell has made a series of low-budget (to be generous) ads for Old Milwaukee, which aired in very, very few, very small markets. Last night, Deadspin reports, during the Super]]></description>
         <link>http://blogs.riverfronttimes.com/gutcheck/2012/02/will_ferrell_old_milwaukee_beer_super_bowl_ad_video.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:15:19 -0600</pubDate>
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         <title>Ten Best Food Events This Weekend: February 3-February 5</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Image via&#8203;Friday (Feb. 3): 

Missouri Organic Association organic food workshops @ St. Louis Union Station Marriott
Catch the last couple of days of this annual conference geared toward urban an]]></description>
         <link>http://blogs.riverfronttimes.com/gutcheck/2012/02/february_3_events_food.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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