This week from June 21st – June 27th marks The Yelp Eats Event in St. Louis. 12 different restaurants are participating offering a special 3-Course Dinner menu for just $25 + tax and tip. The menus look freaking tasty! Please get out this week and support our local St. Louis restaurants.
Below are the different menus that are offered:
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Have you ever poured your heart into something? Got lost in the process? Forgot you’re actually working? To me, that’s UrbanBacon. I love restaurants. I love going out. I love friends. It makes my world go around…
Today, the most unbelievable thing happened. I was slogging through a mundane day, barely holding my eyes open. Then I received a phone call. It was Nicolas Carretero from Guido’s Pizzeria and Tapas who we recently interviewed (Check out the interview here).
I picked up the phone “This is Phil.” Nicolas responded “Hey Phil, how ya doing?” I thought to myself…well, I could tell him how incredibly slow my day has been. How much I despise training and the corporate world (my day job). But I went with a standard “Great, what’s up?”
Its 7:00am when you first smell that fresh coffee brewing. Half asleep and groggy eyed, you quietly pour the first cup of piping hot goodness. As the mug warms your hands, you give a long morning stretch, and lazily open your laptop. The calm peacefulness of early morning is soothing like crawling in fresh sheets after a hot shower. Quiet, serene, the morning is yours. Now it’s time to wake up, sleepyheads!
Like most Americans, your first morning task is to check email, delete spam, and cipher what really matters. Without fail, there is a coupon in your inbox offering 53% off at your favorite local restaurant.
Hook, line, and sinker you’re sold. Is this really a good thing? Are we turning restaurants into department stores?
Recently UrbanBacon was featured by Tere Scott in St. Louis Frugal Living Examiner…which is freaking awesome! You can check out the article here.
We want to personally thank Tere for writing the article. Keep doing what you do, and we will keep rocking local St. Louis Restaurant Deals! 
Across from St. Louis, in the small river town of Alton, IL resides a legendary bar called Fast Eddies Bon Air. Some gather for the drinks, most come for the food. The scene resembles “The Double Deuce” from the movie Roadhouse, hosting everything from bikers to attorneys. The only difference is Patrick Swayze isn’t ripping out throats, and Fast Eddies clientele is MUCH friendlier.
The dark interior of Fast Eddies is lit up with neon beer signs, old memorabilia, and glowing flat screens covering the days sporting events. At first glance, it’s not a place to take your mother. Only to find out, your mom loves Fast Eddies!
So why does Fast Eddies draw such a crowd? I’ve seen Sundays where they ring 500+ food orders by 2pm. That’s just warm up! What is their secret? How do they do it? Here are the 5 reasons why Fast Eddie’s Bon Air sells:
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This week I have the privilege of chatting with Ellen Malloy the founder of Restaurant Intelligence Agency. Ellen runs a PR site for restaurants and has huge clients in Chicago among other places. I am a huge fan of her blog called RIA Unplugged. Before I spill ALL the beans, let’s get to the interview!
As you may know, The UB Blog loves doing interviews from all walks of life within the restaurant industry. From food bloggers, owners, and even software programmers. If they are involved within the industry, we want to meet them.
Today we get to interview an individual who is aspiring as the next generation taking over his family restaurant. Over this past month, I have had the privilege of working with Nicolas Carretero from Guido’s Pizzeria and Tapas located on The St. Louis Hill. Before I start yapping away, let’s get to the interview!
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Won’t you be, my neighbor? This was the theme song to a long airing PBS show called Mister Rodgers Neighborhood. The lovable character, Mister Rodgers, asked this of American children for close to 33 years. He believed in community and crossing the fence to meet your neighbors. You know what? Fred Rodgers would have made an excellent restaurateur!
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We have all seen Man vs Food on the Travel Channel. A heavyweight eater by the name of Adam Richman tours the country battling the mightiest of food challenges. Season 1 aired in St. Louis at the World Famous Crown Candy Kitchen:
The Challenge: Dominate 5-24oz Milkshakes in 30 minutes.
The thought of slurping down 5 ice cold malt milkshakes is enough to make any man shudder. Many brave warriors have battled, and only around 30 people have tasted sweet victory since 1913 (according to wiki). That’s a food legacy! Let’s just say food won this battle of Man vs Food.
So what gives? Are we such an obese country that we get off watching a guy devour 8000 calories? My first reaction is to say “hells yes!” But that’s half of it…The other side is watching what food challenges restaurants dream up. Is your restaurant a legacy?
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Everyday we are working to provide more value to our users. Currently the UB Team is working on adding a new follower feature. The feature will allow people to “follow” their favorite restaurant. Once following a restaurant, you will receive an email notification when they post a new deal. Nothing long and outlandish, just a quick reminder that your favorite restaurant is offering a new deal! You will also be given the option to “unfollow” restaurants in your user profile.
We are SICK of the word “followers.” Therefore, we need your help dreaming up a new name for UB Users! Some current suggestions (seriously in all seriousness dudes):
Bacon-nators
Dominators
Patrons
Supporters
Fans (sorry FB, you gave it up lol)
Ok, none of these are 100% set in stone or even half way serious. That is why we are calling on you guys. Can you help us dream up a new name for our awesome UB users? PLEASE LEAVE YOUR SUGGESTIONS BELOW!