Ann Lemons Pollack
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Peshwa: Lunch Buffet
There's been lots of discussion about the proliferation of barbeque restaurants around town in the past year or so. But under the radar, there's another kind of restaurant that's absolutely mushrooming up. We've seen a near-explosion of Indian spots hereabouts, and I, for one, intend to pay attention to them. I'm missing the Curry Mate,
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The Crossing
Is it really 16 years that The Crossing has been feeding us? Hard to believe the spot that New York's Restaurant Daniel (as in Bolud) begat is that far into middle-age-for-a-restaurant. Over the years, they haven't blunted the food, dumbed it down, in any appreciable way. When asked ten years ago or so if he
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Funny Girl
There's a lot to like in Stray Dog Theatre's production of "Funny Girl". Lindsey Jones, playing Fannie Brice, who became a Ziegfield and then radio star, sounds fabulous. Brice's husband (her second, a fact omitted in the show), Nicky Arnstein, is Jeffrey Wright, properly swainish and swinish by turns and showing a real gift for
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How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying
Time marches on. It says something when one of the hot Broadway shows of one's youth now is a period piece. "How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying", currently at Stages St. Louis, is just that. The last time I saw it, the whole sexist thing in it was just embarrassing. Now, it just
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Connelly’s Goody Goody Diner: July Update
Breakfast at Goody Goody Diner this morning, and a chance encounter with Ryan Safi, one of the two brothers who are buying the landmark restaurant. Ryan says he believes in the "If it ain't broke, don't fix it" school of thinking, which augurs well for Goody aficionados. That said, however, the building just to the
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The Mustard Bar at Veritas
It really never occurred to me to ask David and Stephanie Stitt why they called part of Veritas' new location the Mustard Bar. If I'd thought about, I suppose I would have wondered if it was like a Bloody Mary bar or a taco bar, a line of garnishes spread out for ad lib usage.
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On Broadway
Yes, Ballpark Village is shiny new. And it's close to the stadium. But for some of us eager to go somewhere a little different, we have this: http://www.stlmag.com/Memory-Lane-On-Broadway/
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The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess
The newest generation of The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess (to give the show its full legal title) opened with a celestial light show Monday night. The opening was delayed by rain about 35 minutes, and when the orchestra, part of this touring show, struck up the national anthem, the lightning to the south came darn
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Just A Bite: The Grapevine Grill
Visitors from Manhattan last weekend deserved to be shown the Missouri countryside. So we drove down to Ste. Genevieve for some French Colonial architecture and then had lunch at Chaumette Vineyards & Winery. The joint was jumping, tables full on the front porch with live music, a few folks on the rear patio, the tasting
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Hiro Asian Kitchen: Brunch
For those made jaded by The Same Old Thing at brunch, let us introduce Hiro Asian Kitchen. Bernie Lee, the owner, is Malaysian, but his food picks up influences from all over Asia. His menu for brunch isn't immense, but the food is so new to most of us that a bigger menu could induce