Last night we were invited to a “Chef’s Dinner” in St. Louis with all the top Chef’s in the Metro region. Among all amazing people we met, Gerard Craft of Niche was present. Gerard was written up in the February 2008 FOOD and WINE magazine.

The chef and owner of Niche and the adjoining Veruca Bakeshop & Café, Gerard Craft, 28, began his career washing dishes in a pool hall in Salt Lake City. His love of cooking led him to take a job at Bistro Toujours, one of the city’s top restaurants, under Bryan Moscatello (a Best New Chef 2003). Craft held positions at Chateau Marmont in Los Angeles under Mohammad Islam and the Metropolitan in Salt Lake City under Perry Hendrix. He moved to St. Louis in 2005 to open Niche, which is in a converted warehouse in the Benton Park area. Menu standouts are a “Bacon and Eggs” sandwich of braised pork belly, buttery brioche and an oozing poached egg.

It is great work people like this that is making St. Louis - a great food town.

Thanks Gerard and Congrats on the write-up.

Make a trip to Niche soon.
NICHE
1831 Sidney St.
St. Louis, MO 63104
314.773.7755

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