Ann Lemons Pollack
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The Book of Mormon
"The Book of Mormon" opened Tuesday night at the Fox. Is there anyone interested in St. Louis theater that doesn't know it's sort of the anti-"Sound of Music"? It's packed to the earlobes with jokes, both verbal and non-, of the sort that will leave almost everyone in the audience thinking, "I can't believed I
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Brunch: Robust Downtown at the MX
Robust, at its new, second location downtown at 7th and Washington, has taken a bold step forward. They've started doing weekend brunch. Clearly, it's something they should have been doing a long time ago at the Webster site, if the food is any indication. Located in the MX building, with entrances both on Washington and
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New York City: La Antojeria Popular
Once upon a time, lower Manhattan, say, below 14th Street, had not been Discovered except by the locals and a few arty types. It was a series of real neighborhoods. Many small businesses were located on the first 2 floors of 5- and 6- story buildings, apartments upstairs. The first floor was actually about halfway
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Fig Cake
It's possible that this recipe should be a winter holiday dessert or snack. I originally found it in a Washington Post story on fruitcakes that The World's Greatest Daughter-in-Law saved for me when I visited before Christmas. But instead, it reminds me of the sort of recipe that would have come out of the legendary
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The Shack Pubgrub
The argument about cursed locations for restaurants went on for a bit when The Shack opened on Laclede near Saint Louis University. But the fact is, the building was originally the motherhouse for the Caleco’s group, the folks that made thicker, non-provel pizza easily accessible, and then popular, around town. I spent a fair amount
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New York City: Bar Boulud
The neighborhood of Lincoln Center in Manhattan is full of venues for music, dance and theater, and that means plenty of opportunities for restaurateurs to offer brunch, lunch, dinner and post-performance noshing. And sure enough, the area is teeming with options. One restaurateur with excellent credentials is Daniel Boulud, who first gained major acclaim running
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A Comeback
St. Louis Eats has been…well, let's just say pretty anemic the past couple of months. I apologize. Among other things, there's been a death in the immediate family during that time and that has kept me extremely involved. But it looks like things are calming down, and I'm thinking we're going to be able to
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Tony’s
Happy New Year to my friends and fellow food lovers. Things here have been spotty as life has gotten rather complicated but I’m hoping that 2013 will calm down, and that it will be better for all of us than 2012 has been. Our old friend, the Old China Hand and the ever-delightful Mrs. Hand
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On Mince Pies
And so it came to pass that the holidays were upon us, and the foods thereof. In this piece from St. Louis Magazine's food blog Relish, I talk about mince pies and why they're misunderstood. Not making any this year, but maybe in 2014….