Ann Lemons Pollack
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Barcelona Snacks and More
Sometimes traveling calls for three meals a day. And that’s okay; we’ve been on trips like that. But Barcelona isn’t one of them. The urge to nibble is irresistible. There are lots of options. Herewith, a few suggestions on snacking. . . . – The Barcelona native often orders a café cortado, which is black coffee
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This Week’s Wines January 31, 2007
There are times when a splurge is just the right thing, times when a large investment brings a large reward. I’m talking about spending a lot of money on a bottle of very special wine, but when the wine is to celebrate a memorable event or the anniversary of one, or maybe to mark a
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La Tortuga
There’s not much that pleases us more than finding a little, family-run restaurant that serves good ethnic food. And we’ve found just such a spot on Cherokee Street. There’s not much decor beyond some freshly painted walls in warm, pleasing colors. And the smile from one of the teenaged daughters who tells you to sit
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Rooster: Brunch
Downtown St. Louis, at least here and there, is beginning to resemble New York’s SoHo of the 1980’s. The left-of-center home furnishings boutiques, the funky clothing stores (more, please!) and buildings that are finally beginning to show they’re homes and not just former business sites, all create urban fun. So Rooster, with its two storefronts,
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Tamas Estates
When a young winemaker meets a medium-sized winery, his job is wide-ranging. Chris Graves, whose first primary vintage from Tamas Estates is now on shelves, took over in 2005 with a string of responsibilities that included supervising vineyard management and helping design a new label. Tamas, based in Livermore, is part of the Wente Family
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Barcelona Tapas
Everybody knows about tapas these days. If they know nothing else about Spanish food, restaurant-goers are familiar with the small-plate appetizer lists that offer nibbling possibilities, sometimes before, sometimes after, sometimes instead of a meal. They’re everywhere in Barcelona. Technically, they’re pinxos, pronounced "pinchos" in Catalan, but we almost never saw that word on a
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Mangia Italiano
Good food, low cost–and a European parking experience. What more could you ask for a casual evening’s entertainment? Mangia Italiano, in the food-happy South Grand neighborhood, expanded a few years ago, with a second dining room that’s partly non-smoking. But it’s still a laid-back, slightly artsy sort of joint that features the pasta that’s made
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Gingerbread Pancakes
And a good 2007 to all. We began the year with some thick-sliced bacon, cooked slowly until it was very crisp, and gingerbread pancakes. I began my search for a good recipe for them several years ago, when we were in Springfield, Mo., while Joe was doing something on behalf of the Missouri Arts Council.
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Vietnamese Turkey Salad
It’s leftover time again, and I found yet another use for turkey. We never buy small ones; there’s too much to gain from the investment of a little time and effort in stripping the carcass after the big meal is over. This Vietnamese-ish noodle salad is a fine change from the wintry heaviness of a
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Flavor Of India
There are more and more Indian restaurants popping up in the suburbs, a good development as far as we’re concerned. St Louis has good restaurants, to be sure, but St. Louisans’ palates, on the whole, are rather conservative, and the spread of the comparatively exotic food of southern Asia speaks of widening our eating horizons.