Ann Lemons Pollack
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Momos
Momos (named for the Greek god of satire, not the Central Asian dumplings) has been rumbling along almost under the radar long after its time as the hot new thing. But it continues to draw the young, the nearly young, and those who consider themselves more or less in that category. It’s not just the
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Bowood Gardens
"Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme," was one of the popular folk-song lyrics a half-century ago when guitar music floated above the Olive-and-Boyle intersection that was the heart of Gaslight Square. Obviously, something stuck in the clouds above the corner, because today, just a couple of blocks to the west, these herbs-and many more-add to the
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Cowan’s
There’s a certain golden glow about America’s collective memory of small-town restaurants and cafes. Slices of tender, juicy meatloaf and crunchy chicken drumsticks parade through our brains, followed by apple pie with flaky crust and vanilla ice cream in a perfect scoop, or maybe a little round dish of peach cobbler. But it seems as
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This Week’s Wine, August 2, 2009
Because of an unfortunate scheduling conflict caused by the growing habits of grapes and the party-giving habits of winemakers, I missed the annual Stone Hill spring Norton festival a couple of months ago. That’s the time for an annual party when the winery holds a vertical tasting of the last 10 vintages of its premier
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Doubt
A new theater company. A powerful, award-winning play. A fine cast in good form. Strong direction. Those parts should add up to a successful evening of theater, and they do, in the debut of Dramatic License Productions, which opened "Doubt" in splendid style last night at the Kranzberg Theatre in Grand Center. It will run
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Revanche
With a policeman and a prostitute in prominent roles, one would anticipate that sex and violence would dominate "Revanche," an Austrian Oscar candidate for Best Foreign Language film that opens today. But before we engage in any games of conclusion-jumping, let’s look a little more deeply into the excellent film written and directed by Gotz
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Valentino: The Last Emperor
He was born Valentino Garavani, but from the time he became a first-line fashion designer, among the most haute of the haute couture, he was known solely by his first name, as if he were a soccer star or a rapper. "Valentino: The Last Emperor," which opens today, is a fascinating look into his life
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The River’s Edge
As the town of Hermann has become more of a weekend destination rather than just a Sunday drive, we get more questions about where to eat dinner. For a number of years, our answer has been the River’s Edge, in residence long enough for Joe to have written about for the Post-Dispatch in 1994. A
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Lettuce Wraps With Chicken
Uh-huh. You bought all that stuff for an exotic Asian dish, which was okay, but what on earth are you going to do with the rest of the bottle of oyster sauce, the dried mushrooms and the rice wine? Do I have a solution for you? Indeed I do. I found this recipe in Saveur
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(500) Days of Summer
Zooey Deschanel is one of my favorite actresses. She’s pretty, in a laid-back way that presents a charming, blue-eyed sexiness. She, and her co-star, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, are enough to make a success out of a rather zany, often-confusing love story, "(500) Days of Summer." This is not a symptom of global warming, but the tale