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STL v. Boston: The Food Fight
Just got this link. Thanks, Gerry Kowarsky. http://greatideas.people.com/2013/10/23/boston-vs-st-louis-a-food-lovers-world-series/
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The Original Pancake House
The coffee is good and plentiful, there's a delight of an orange juice machine (anyone remember Rube Goldberg?) and breakfast for lunch is easy-peasy. Take a look at the OPH's second location in the area, in the Ladue Marketplace. http://www.stlmag.com/St-Louis-Magazine/August-2013/The-Well-Seasoned-Life-The-Original-Pancake-House/
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Cancelled!
The St. Louis Chefs Wine Country Barbeque planned for September 15 has been cancelled. No word on why – or how to get reimbursed for your purchased tickets. If I know more, I'll pass it on.
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The Kitchen Sink
This really casual little spot just north of the Forest Park Metro stop has some remarkably tasty offerings. Just pay attention to where you park. A good idea before the Muny, or for lunch near the History Museum – not that there's anything wrong with Bixby's, of course, but the feeling here is way different. It's
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Basso
The interior designers of the new edition of the Cheshire have certainly earned their fees. The third venue we’ve visited there is Basso, a virtual undercroft that’s down a curving flight of terrazzo stairs. (Wheelchair access is via another door and requires calling ahead, unfortunately.) The long room centers on the double-sided bar, an open
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Green Beans Braised in Tomatoes
The Thanksgiving menu when I was growing up was pretty much fixed. The two questions were: Waldorf salad or not? (Yes, if there were guests.) and What about a green vegetable? My schoolteacher mother didn't study nutrition in college, but there were small leaflet-like books put out during the Depression to educate citizens on proper
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Locavore’s Delight
The very first day of the Clayton Farmer's Market, many years ago, which to my memory was in the month of September and was totally local and organic,we stood surveying the busy scene with Julie Ridlon, the market master. A woman, unknown to all of us, stopped to speak to Joe. At a pause in the
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The Mud House
Do you remember when Cherokee Street had a Woolworth's and lots of small clothing shops? Globe Drug? When east of Jefferson was quiet and mostly residential? Once upon a time, it was like that, but no more. It's becoming, more and more, an adventurous eater's mecca, and not just for authentic Mexican. In that east-of-Jefferson-Avenue
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Mozart’s Sister
From the Bachs to the Brubecks, from the Marsalises to the Hendrickses, musical talent often has run in families, and while Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart lit up the latter half of the 18th century with his genius, the style of the times pushed his sister, Maria Anna, known as Nannerl, into near-oblivion. She still gets short