Ann Lemons Pollack
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Sarcoxie, MO
Once again our search for food on the road has landed a keeper. Credit for this one goes to Joe, who was navigating en route home from a run to Texas and commanded, "Pull in here". And there we were at Exit 33 of I-44 near Sarcoxie, Mo., doing a quick right-left-right to get to
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They Called That Wine WHAT?
One of the things that distinguishes liberals from conservatives, to my way of thinking, is that the former have well-advanced senses of humor and the latter do not. This gives an advantage to single-issue zealots who use a mantra and repeat it. But there seems to be a shift on the horizon, at least in
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Mosaic
Mosaic has just introduced its spring menu. Now, if you haven’t been to Mosaic, let us explain that except for desserts Mosaic’s menu is exclusively tapas. Lots of different things, in small portions, to taste: Whee! We were there last week having dinner with a friendly group, and ran happily amok through much of the
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Has Missouri’s Wine Crop Been Iced?
When Fran Landesman wrote her moody, pessimistic lyrics to Tommy Wolf’s haunting melody and the result was "Spring Can Really Hang You Up the Most," she didn’t know how perceptive she was. The song later appeared in "The Nervous Set," and over the following half-century was recorded by such legendary singers as Cleo Laine, Shirley
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Pueblo Solis
Some local poll recently named Pueblo Solis’ guacamole the best in town. We have no argument with that, unlike many of those divisions and decisions—come on, now, Red Lobster for the best seafood? However, after a long day, some rich, properly chunky, perfectly spiced guacamole, with red onion bits here and there, along with some
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The Great St. Louis Meatball List
Ed Levine over at www.seriouseats.com is compiling a meatball registry, I discovered this morning. It had just occurred to us a couple of days ago that we are in the midst of a meatball renaissance here in St. Louis, and this fits right in. Thus our beginning The Great St. Louis Meatball List: Anthonino’s Taverna—huge,
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Square One Brunch
A brewpub for brunch? Oh, heck, why not? A Lafayette Square resident, Square One Brewery provides a darkish, quiet bar, perfect for those who’ve had too good a time the previous evening, a sunny dining room and a pleasant brick-walled patio that even has some shade, increasingly necessary at this time of year. Sunday brunch
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Lester’s Sports Bar and Grill
Trying to combine a sports bar, a New York delicatessen and a barbecue joint under one roof is like trying to pack food for a month into one of those plastic grocery sacks from the supermarket. It doesn’t work. Lester Miller, who has ego and optimism and, apparently, capital, has tried again to make a
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To Market, To Market
The news that the Tower Grove Farmers Market will open this weekend, and Clayton’s on May 19 cheers us and brings a smile to those who patronize it, or hope to patronize it "some day." Perhaps this month will bring that day for the latter group as the market arrives in a new location, at
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Yia Yia’s Eurocafe
Things seem to be going well at Yia Yia’s, despite the proliferation of restaurants in the Chesterfield Valley. A recent visit showed a full room at 8 p.m., although the bar was, to us, shockingly empty. A large and enthusiastic crowd always was ensconced there during visits over a number of years. Yia Yia’s is