STLife

STLife // On the Menu
Beyond the Dish
THESE CHEFS AND RESTAURATEURS ARE ELEVATING THE DINING SCENE.
DAVID KIRKLAND
Having built a following at Café Osage, the former DJ
opened a catering company and music-inspired restaurant,
Turn, inside .ZACK in Midtown. There, he turns
out breakfast and lunch options (labeled Side A and
Side B, respectively, on the menu), as well as reasonably
priced dinners, in a space with a record-lined wall.
MIKE JOHNSON
Johnson’s lively, family-friendly restaurants are among
St. Louis’ most popular. Sugarfi e Smoke House has rapidly
expanded in recent years, with locations across the
metro region. Lines often form for burgers and shakes
at Hi-Pointe Drive-In. And at The Boathouse in Forest
Park, Johnson’s rolled out new dishes and events.
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