The new year has provided foodies in the St. Louis region with a lot to celebrate. Hamishe Bahrami is back with her signature Persian dishes at Cafe Natasha on South Grand. East Alton has a new, family-run bakery with from-scratch creations like “The Sloppy Irishman.” A new nonprofit bakery in the Delmar Loop empowers people experiencing homelessness through job training and housing resources. We dig into the menus of the top new spots to visit in February, mourn the local favorites that recently closed, talk date night recommendations and discuss how restaurateurs are responding to immigration enforcement actions across the country.