GAZELLE MAGAZINE SEPTEMBER 2017 | Page 73

CUISINE Nixta Receives National Recognition N ixta, Ben Poremba’s vibrant cocina in the St. Louis Botanical Heights neighborhood, is one of Bon Appétit’s “America’s Best New Restaurants 2017.” The culinary publication praised Nixta for its “ambitious cooking that combines bold flavors from various regions of Mexico with stellar ingredients,” and for channeling the vibe of “that cool, colorful, always lively restaurant that everyone talks about in Oaxaca (Mexico), except it is in St. Louis.”  We told you so! In Gazelle STL’s March 2017 edition, we singled out Nixta in our “Meet Me” neighborhood feature as “unlike any place in town – pulsating and lively, with a spirit of its own.” Congratulations to Chef Poremba and his team! Visit nixtastl.com. SAVVY I SOPHISTICATED I SASSY 71