Every August, Feast Magazine’s “Feast 50” celebrates major players and innovators in the regional food scene. It’s Feast Mag’s fifth anniversary this year, and their Feast 50 awards shed a brighter spotlight than ever.
GDA restaurants regularly appear throughout the STL honorees – further proving that quality, innovation and taste go hand-in-hand with sustainable thinking, fresh local ingredients and creative solutions within our foodshed. Pick up a copy of Feast Mag or click here to see the full awards list.
Here at the GDA, however, our focus isn’t just on flavor.
We want to highlight the 14 awards to GDA-certified restaurants in 2015 Feast 50, because not only are they doing things well, but they’re also ‘walking the walk’ behind the scenes with their verified sustainable practices. There are so many winners – spread over thirty pages – that we’ve compiled the GDA-certified mentions here for you:
Chef of the Year
Runner up: Gerard Craft
(Of Niche, Pastaria, Taste, & Brasserie)
Mixologist
Runner up: Kyle Mathis, Taste
Pastry Chef
First Place: Sarah Osborn, Niche
Bar Program: Cocktails
Runner Up: Taste
Microbrewery
Runner Up: Urban Chestnut Brewing Co. (GDA-certified in Midtown and The Grove)
Confectioner
First Place: Kakao Chocolate (GDA-certified in Maplewood & Fox Park)
Pie
First Place: Pie Oh My!
Ice Cream & Custard
Runner Up: Ices Plain & Fancy
Caterer
First Place: Butler’s Pantry
(the kitchen behind Bixby’s at MOHIST)
GDA restaurants take first and second place!
Brunch
First Place: Rooster (GDA-certified in Downtown & South Grand)
Runner Up: Brasserie
Burger
First Place: 5 Star Burgers (GDA-certified in Kirkwood & Clayton)
Vegetarian Only
First Place: Lulu’s Local Eatery (which goes all the way w/a 100% vegan kitchen!)
Fresh Pasta
First Place: Pastaria
If you haven’t yet tasted each and every one of these locally-owned, certified green restaurants, then get on it! GDA restaurants span many cuisines, atmospheres, and culinary traditions. Capture the county on your plate and share on social media with the #EatGreenSTL hashtag to connect the sustainable, local dining conversation.
