This week Meera and Liz discuss budget-friendly fine dining, a great summertime dish at Taqueria Morita, why Mayo Ketchup is a Team Sauce fave, and delectable dishes at Chiang Mai and the stories behind them.

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Sidney Street Cafe

2000 Sidney St., St. Louis, (314) 771-5777, sidneystreetcafestl.com; https://www.saucemagazine.com/a/2343/eat-this-lobster-turnovers-at-sidney-street-cafe

Taqueria Morita

4260 Forest Park Ave., St. Louis, (314) 553-9239, taqueriamorita.com; https://www.saucemagazine.com/a/60022/2022-best-new-restaurants-no-6-taqueria-morita

Louie

706 DeMun Ave., Clayton, (314) 300-8188, louiedemun.com; https://www.saucemagazine.com/a/59762/13-reasons-we-love-louie-on-demun-in-clayton

Mayo Ketchup

2001 Park Ave., St. Louis, (314) 696-2699, plantaingirl.com; https://www.saucemagazine.com/a/58967/were-obsessed-with-the-mini-cheese-empanadas-from-mayo-ketch

Chiang Mai

8158 Big Bend Blvd., Webster Groves, (314) 961-8889, chiangmaistl.com; https://www.saucemagazine.com/a/60082/review-chiang-mai-in-webster-groves; https://www.saucemagazine.com/a/59136/2020-best-new-restaurants-no-4-chiang-mai

Nobu’s

6253 Delmar Blvd., University City, (314) 449-6628, nobustl.com; https://www.saucemagazine.com/a/60033/first-look-nobus-on-the-delmar-loop-in-university-city

Dumplings and Tea

137 Chesterfield Towne Center, Chesterfield, (636) 778-9090, dumplingstea.com