Ann Lemons Pollack
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Pastry Classes
It's totally by accident that this series of posts have turned things into Carbohydrate Parade. But some things are, as I've said, too good not to share. If you're a serious baker, or want to be, here's something to make sure you attend. Simone Faure of la Patisserie Chouquette is beginning to give classes on
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Louisa’s Cake
Not every dessert need to be elaborate. I grew up in a world where my mother, of the Rosie-the-Riveter generation, and her friends, all teachers, valued things like a one-bowl cake and the much-vaunted wacky cake. Pies and layer cakes were for special occasions or left to grandmothers who didn't work five days a week.
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Just One Bite: Cravings
Virtue is all very well and good, of course. But sometimes virtuous eating falls totally, utterly, by the wayside and into a very deep culvert. Lured by a taste of a friend's dessert last week, I stopped by Cravings in Webster Groves for a single-item lunch: the caramel apple galette. And, yes, I had been
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The Other Place
Sharr White's "The Other Place" will surely end up as a film with Meryl Streep as the lead. Do not wait until then to go see it. Director Rob Ruggerio's version at the Studio Theatre at Rep is too significant, too intimate to miss. Juliana Smithton is a brilliant PhD in mid-life, doing important research
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Gringo
The angled southeast corner of Euclid and McPherson had long been a perpetually dusty and smudged collection of windows, holding back a bursting collection of seemingly haphazard elderly furniture. To sit at the bar of Gringo, gaze out the now-sparkling windows at street life and try to integrate that setting with what used to be
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A New Sort of Shopping Experience
It's a combination of a restaurant supply house and a warehouse store that's aimed solely at food. No entrance fee and great browsing. You can read about GFS Marketplace here.
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The Ride Down Mount Morgan
For those whose view of Arthur Miller doesn't go much beyond Death of a Salesman and his fabled marriage to Marilyn Monroe, let us offer The Ride Down Mount Morgan. St. Louis Actors' Studio has it on the boards currently, and it's a worthwhile offering. A study in how hormones make people crazy, it shows
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Just One Bite: Pastaria
A late-ish visit to Pastaria because I was craving pizza proved a wise move this weekend. It's always fun to sit at the counter and watch the action. (And no cover charge for the live entertainment!) The warmth from the wood-burning oven felt really good, too. But it was the pizza itself that left me
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Brunch: Oceano
Here we are in midwinter, a time when sunshine and lighthearted things are particularly appreciated. Bundling up and heading out to brunch requires some effort, but sometimes those efforts are amply repaid. At Oceano in Clayton, most brunch guests gravitate towards the front windows, not surprisingly, and settle in for coffee, mimosas and a long
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The Kitchen Sink
The Kitchen Sink, the little hole-in-the-wall that began on DeBaliviere just off the Forest Park Expressway, has moved into more genteel quarters on Union – but still a half-block off the expressway. The site, on the ground floor of a prewar apartment building, has held several spots, from high-end dining to sports bars, but still