Ann Lemons Pollack
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Andria’s Steakhouse Chesterfield
Andria’s, the long-time East Side steakhouse stalwart has come to Chesterfield, taking over an existing building on the south side of the mall’s parking lot. Several large dining rooms mean there’s plenty of room for hungry carnivores, and there’s not a hint of dress-code stuffiness about the place. Moreover, it’s a restaurant, as in the
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The Shaved Duck, Redux
The Shaved Duck has re-opened in a very different mood. The interior looks relatively unchanged and, oh, yes, the traditional Belgian duck-fat French fries are still there. But most of the menu has gone toward barbecue and their takes on traditional American food, like three styles of chili. The smoker is working in the back
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Fond
It’s hard to conceal our delight at what’s happening in the 100 block of North Main Street in Edwardsville these days. A burgeoning Gourmet Gulch seems to be taking hold, with chef Amy Zupanci, an Edwardsville native, CIA graduate and New York restaurant veteran, bringing us Fond. A word on the name: This isn’t the
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Mia Rosa
The word “tapas” has slid into the language of American restaurants, just the way “pasta” did; few people bother to assume that the small plates of food even will be minimally Spanish. Mia Rosa has moved the concept to an Italian menu, offering them in two rooms on the western edge of the Grove neighborhood.
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This Week’s Wine March 22, 2009
What’s the difference between Champagne and Cremant? About 200 kilometers, and thousands of years of French bureaucracy and law. In France, Champagne refers solely to the sparkling wine made in the Champagne region. The very word conjures up more images about wine, and life, than any other word that deals with alcoholic beverages. French law,
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Senor Pique
One of our favorite Saturday lunches is Mexican food, provided we can find something more interesting than the likes of Taco Toot Drive-Thru. That’s a lot easier than it once was, not only with the Cherokee Street neighborhood offering a larger selection and good, down-home quality, but St. Louis County showing a burgeoning number of
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Veritas
And now, to use the old Monty Python line, for something completely different: No one is doing what Veritas Gateway to Food and Wine does in terms of food and wine, at least not to our knowledge. The West County shop offers tableware, gifts, gourmet food and wine, plus cooking for customers. It’s also a
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Mediterranean Mussel Soup
I am an absolute sucker for fish soup of almost any sort. In Norway, it’s ubiquitous on menus year-round, each version different, depending on how bestemor, or Grandma, made it, but each delicious. Traveling up and down the North Sea coast, I’ve sampled many, all good. Over the years, variations on the bouillabaisse theme gradually
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Erato on Main
Kevin Willmann and Tim Foley paid their dues in kitchens and dining rooms, bars and restaurants, all over the U.S., and if they pooled their dreams in Edwardsville, Ill., well, all the better for us. Many restaurants are named for their addresses, or street names, but Erato on Main, the terrific spot about 30 minutes
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This Week’s Wine March 8, 2009
I’ve handled a lot of poker chips in my time, sometimes raking them in, most of the time throwing them into the pot, but I’ve never seen one on a wine bottle, serving as the label. It was a black chip, not to be removed, and it marked High Roller, a 2006 California Napa Valley