Jessica Rogen

The team behind Balkan Treat Box is debuting Telva at The Ridge at 60 North Gore Ave. in Webster Groves, Missouri, Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2024.

Eckert’s Farms is bringing back its Cozy Cider Cabin pop-up bar, running now through Sunday, Feb. 25, 2024.

Beloved University City coffeehouse and bike shop Cursed Bikes & Coffee at 7401 Pershing Ave. at University City will cease operations on Sunday, Feb. 4, 2024.

Put down that fake meat burger. St. Louis has impossibly better veggie burgers that excel far beyond any corporate-engineered beef imitation. Made from actual vegetables and grains, these local creations celebrate the best of what veggie burgers have to offer: flavorful patties that embrace the form’s naturally soft texture, toppings that are stars in their own right and buns that tie everything together. Here are the five best we found.

Blueprint Coffee has opened a new headquarters and roastery at 1600 S. 39th St. in St. Louis, Missouri.

9 Mile Garden at 9375 Gravois Road in Affton will soon have a permanent fixture in the form of a coffee truck.

Brew Tulum Specialty Coffee Experience has reopened as the coffee provider within Cobblestone on Laclede’s Landing in downtown St. Louis.

High temperatures scorching the United States right now are more than an annoyance — they are deadly — and a group of students from Detroit’s Cass Technical High School aren’t content to sit on their asses and watch the world melt. On Saturday, June 22, a group of students will be holding a die-in from 4 to 5:30 p.m. at the Spirit of Detroit (2 Woodward Ave.), calling on Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan and President Biden to take action on climate change.

South Grand’s Gotham & Eggs is set to celebrate its first anniversary next month — if it can make it that long.

Sundance Cafe is now open at 8418 Natural Bridge Road in the Bel-Nor neighborhood of north St. Louis in the former Breakaway Cafe space.