Ann Lemons Pollack
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Missouri Chocolate Shows Off
St. Louis in New York: All kinds of local connections. I had lunch at Danny Meyer's new spot, Untitled. Coffee with Joan Lipkin, to find Jessica Hentoff two tables away. And then at the Fancy Food Show, two-plus football fields full of interesting things to eat and drink, here's what I saw, tasted and chatted
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Rooster South Grand
Surely someone must have fallen off a chair laughing when Dave Bailey showed the plans for the second location of Rooster on South Grand. It's huge by that neighborhood's standards, two dining rooms and two outdoor eating areas, Whoever would think a neighborhood, even one known for its ethnic restaurants, could support a house that
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Brunch: Scape
A rainy Sunday in the Central West End – not that there have been any other kind lately – gave urgency to the need to Get Out And Do Something. The assemblage of the regulars plus an occasional habitue were ready for brunch. So we went to Scape, knowing that we could neither eat outside
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Milk Punch
One of the great brunch traditions in New Orleans, a great brunch town, is the eye-opener. That's an alcoholic drink served before or with the meal. Beyond the Bloody Mary and the mimosa, and far more local in character, is milk punch. Gentle and sippable, it's a welcoming drink, one of my favorites. But I'd
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Boathouse (St. Charles County)
[At this writing, the rivers are getting ready to rise again. But keep this spot in mind.] It's always amazing how little St. Louisans actually look at their river. The out-of-towner's question, "Isn't there somewhere we can eat and look out at the river?" is often a challenge. Beyond the lovely views from Kemoll's, we're
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Frazer’s Restaurant and Lounge
Some places are too good to forget about. And it's always interesting how some restaurants seem to make it into a pleasant middle age after a busy youth. That's Frazer's, which I wrote about for St. Louis Mag's blog Dining. And while you're there, check the stools in the bar – they may still be the ones
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Lona’s Lil Eats
Just when it looked like things were cooling down a little in the excitement over Lona's Lil Eats, they were named to the Eater website's list of the Hottest Restaurants in St. Louis this past week. We're praying mightily that success doesn't spoil Lona's, because it's too good for the city to lose. A corner
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Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenaged Blockhead
"Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenaged Blockhead" is an odd and somewhat disturbing play currently on offer from Stray Dog Theatre. Based on and definitely not authorized with rights from the "Peanuts" cartoon strip and related material, it follows the characters as adolescents. None of these characters are using what we can't help but
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Smokey Joe’s Cafe
Someone left "Smokey Joe's Cafe", now running at Stages St. Louis, complaining that there was no story. Well, no, this is a revue. It showcases a fraction of the popular songs written by Stoller and Leiber that became the sound track for a generation, maybe two. It ran more than 2,000 performances in New York
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Doughnut King Crowned
Breaking news! The donut competition at Jazz At The Bistro with 15 entrants has just ended. I was there as a representative of St. Louis Magazine to help with the judging. Results? You wanted results? Here they are: 3rd Place: Vincent Van Doughnut 2nd Place: Pharoah's Donuts and the winner, a new champion: John Donut