Katie Moulton

Home of the Gerber, or the World's Best Use of Prove!l

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After being closed for more than a month, Ruma's Deli, a local family-owned fixture for 37 years, will reopen its south-county location this Friday, February 18.

The deli, opened in 1974 by Dee and Tom Ruma, is now headed up by their grandson Brock Ruma, who as a toddler starred in Ruma's television commercials. At one point Ruma's boasted twenty locations scattered across the metro area, including one in Busch Stadium and every shopping mall except Crestwood.

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While Gut Check is on vacation, enjoy highlights from the past two years.

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Ian Froeb

Today on the Daily RFT, my colleague Chad Garrison discussed the rather racy new Hardee's ad in which model and Top Chef host Padma Lakshmi expresses her love for Hardee's Western Thickburger. Here's the commercial, which aired many times during this past weekend's NCAA basketball action:



So is the Western Thickburger really so good that you want to lick dribbled sauce off your own calf?

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OK, so I've always kind of had a thing for Abraham Lincoln. My ardor has diminished slightly over the years -- I no longer believe I am he reincarnated (we do have the same initials, after all) -- but I have never forgotten that I grew up in the Land of Lincoln, where his birthday is a school holiday.

I, um, also keep a Lincoln doll on my desk. He was a gift from my grandmother, who used to love to shower me with useless gifts. At one time, he had a stovepipe hat, but it blew away one blustery day in eighth grade when I took him to school to be a visual aid in a communication arts presentation. As compensation, somewhere along the line he acquired a pukka shell necklace. These days, we pretend it's a gift from President Obama.

So anyway, when I heard that Blueberry Hill (6504 Delmar Boulevard; Web site) was serving something called The Gettysburger this weekend in honor of old Abe's birthday, I decided it was high time for us to have a lunch date, just the two of us, outside the office. After all, a guy doesn't turn 200 every day.
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I still haven't completely recovered from the closing of Big V's Burger Joint. While Five Guys Burgers and Fries might not fill all of the gap in my heart, I think it will accelerate the healing process.

A lot.
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Maybe I need to take a break from fish and chips.

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Among my Christmas wishes for the St. Louis restaurant scene was a simple request: a good green-chile cheeseburger. I couldn't think of a single local spot where I could enjoy this essential (and not especially exotic) food.

I figured someone -- most likely an annoyed owner or chef -- would tell me where to go. Instead, I found a green-chile cheeseburger, on my own and entirely by chance, at Buffalo Brewing Co., the brewpub at 3100 Olive Street in Midtown.

Was it everything I'd dreamed of? Find out after the jump...
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