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Tiny but Terrific I first ate at Taco Buddha on their opening day in August, 2017. Their menu was simple and the food packed with incredible flavor. Even so, the limited parking and dinky-space were troubling. But owner Kurt Eller didn’t see those as handicaps. He saw his tiny taco shop simply as “encompassing a small...
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I didn’t spend a lot of time in the kitchen when I was a kid. But fortunately my mother did—though I always showed up to scrape the remains from the cookie or cake bowl. Don’t Needle Me I didn’t sew either. Or knit, or crochet, or needlepoint. I read books and played baseball. Though my...
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The Uncomplicated Holiday Labor Day is one of my favorite holidays. It’s three days long, requires no gifts, cards or special decorations, the weather is usually decent, and it comes with big sales and lots of food. At the farm it means a few extra chores, worked in between some good eating. The trick is to lessen the...
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Yes, “Everything Gonna Be Alright Come September”—or so goes the old song. Okay, September, get with it! We’re ready for ya. More from my site Kimmswick: Having a Hoot at the Blue Owl Life: Take Advantage of Every Juicy Second Akar on Wydown: A Clayton Food Spa Comfort Food vs. Experimental Dishes Up, Up and...
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Now I’ve never had an Oklahoma Onion Burger before. I had no idea what made it so special. But recently the internationally acclaimed chef and cookbook writer, J. Kenji-Lopez Alt, did a piece for The New York Times, that caught my eye. A Depression Era Treat I learned that the iconic burger got its start...
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Show Me the Honey Had John Wayne been a beekeeper instead of a gunslinger, he might have sauntered into the town saloon and declared, “I take my honey raw and local.” Most beekeepers would rally to him in agreement. There’s no fancy name for people who hang out with bees. They’re just called beekeepers and...
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Modern Neighborhood Dining I seldom say this. But whatever you’re doing, STOP now! Make a trip to Little Fox as fast as you can—or, at least, make a reservation. My kids and grandsons have been hawking this restaurant for sometime, but I’d not been. Last week we arranged a meetup. It was a splendid evening...
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All in the Family When Sultan Mediterranean opened several years ago, I had the chance to visit with owners Akram Saeed and Jenar Mohammed and their daughters. They are charming. The couple hails from the Kurdistan region of Iraq, but settled in St. Louis in the mid-80s after escaping Saddam Hussein’s oppression. Jenar had always...
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Some Things Don’t Need Refrigeration Cyndy sent me an article entitled “Things That Don’t Need to be Refrigerated.” She found the post on All Recipes and thought it a good one to opine about on my blog. When I read the list, I sighed. I’m doing too much of it wrong. My mother did most...
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Let’s Taco ’bout It The last time I made tacos, I thought I had the seasoning on hand. I didn’t. Had I been clever enough to make a shaker full of the flavoring, it would have been easy to sprinkle onto the simmering beef. I’ll not get caught without again. Handy Homemade Taco Seasoning Ingredients:...
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When Dining over 55 If you’re among the nation’s seniors—55 or over (some say 65)—chances are you eat out 51 times a year. That’s what a 2009 study at Cornell University concluded, and that was during the recession. It means we’re eating out at least once a week “come hell or high water.” That’s more...
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A Good Start At first I thought Saucy Porka might be a BBQ joint. It’s not. It’s an adorable Midtown restaurant with a sense of humor. A place where Latin American and Asian cuisine dance playfully upon your palate. For example: I had no idea what a “baco” might be. (Hmm. . . maybe the...
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Fresh Corn: Cheap, Sweet and Abundant The temptation is to serve corn on the cob, making it an easy add on to any meal. But trimmed from the cob, this backyard favorite becomes a stunning side dish, that can stand on its own for any occasion, weekday or holiday. Russ and Deb introduced me to...
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Olio used to be a 1930’s-style gas station. Then Chef Ben Poremba got hold of it and turned the place into a trendy, small plate restaurant with a whimsical, outdoor patio on one side. Come COVID, Ben made the front and side parking lots into more patio seating with well-spaced tables tucked away amongst plants,...
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“The Corn Is As High As an Elephant’s Eye” Mother Nature can be a capricious rascal. Some years we’re showered with an abundance of garden vegetables. Other years drought, heat, and/or varmints leave little to bring to the table. Above is Peggy...
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I share a food favorite with 11-year-old Harriet the Spy—a love for a good tomato sandwich. The story-book sleuth preferred her tomatoes on squishy, white bread with mayonnaise. Much to her mother’s dismay, she ate a tomato sandwich for lunch every day for five years and always cake and milk at 3:45 each day. Now...
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The Name’s the Thing Restaurants come and go. I morn the COVID-era loss of far too many local menus. One such was Bar Les Freres in Clayton—across from the statue of Botero’s black horse on Wydown. Award-winning chef Michael Gallina and his wife, Tara, have come to the rescue. (They also have Vicia, Winslow’s Table,...
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Tomato Time If you have a few extra tomatoes lingering about, by all means consider this Tomato Pie. The savory, summertime dish is a cousin of an Italian pizza, but with a few different ingredients. Roma, Heirloom, or Beefsteak tomatoes are best to use since they have less moisture than other varieties. But most any...
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“Paris Is a Moveable Feast” Since the drenching, scorching weather in St. Louis has subsided, it’s time to return to patio dining. And where better than Brasserie? I recently met up with several longtime friends at the Central West End bistro for a pretend evening in Paris. (Come to think of it, my mother wore...
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When it comes to salad dressings, I want one that makes my taste buds rear up and take notice. Readers know by now that my all-time, very-most favorite homemade salad dressing is Basil Vinaigrette. Few Ingredients; Easy Prep But there’s another summertime dressing, that adds pizzazz to a bowl of greens: Strawberry-Jalapeno Vinaigrette. The exotic...
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