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TIM BRENNAN, CRAVINGS AND BANANA BREAD

Tim Brennan knew what he was doing when he named his bakery/cafe Cravings. Anyone sampling his offerings is apt to develop cravings happily ever after.

BEN POREMBA and OLIO’S EGG SALAD RECIPE

Ben Poremba is a most unusual man–chef, restauranteur, entrepreneur, world traveler..well the list goes on. Sweet Leisure interview him and secured a recipe for one of his favorite dishes, Egg Salad as served at Ben’s Olio restaurant.

¶ Posted 01 December 2020 † Susan Manlin Katzman § APPETIZERS § BREAKFAST § BRUNCH § FAVORITE RECIPES/FAMOUS PEOPLE § ISRAEL § RECIPES § RESTAURANTS § SALADS § SANDWICHES § ST. LOUIS ‡ Comments Off ° Tagged: Ben Poremba, Botanical Heights, Elaia, La Patisserie Chouquette, Nixta, Olio, Olio's Famous Egg Salad, St. Louis, The Benevolent King

LONA’S LIL EATS DUMPLINGS

Lona Lou owns and runs the popular St. Louis restaurant Lona’s Lil Eats. Dumplings are among her most popular dishes and she serves two kinds: steak and mushroom. Here is a recipe for Lona’s dumplings with a mushroom filling.

¶ Posted 06 October 2020 † Susan Manlin Katzman § APPETIZERS § FAVORITE RECIPES/FAMOUS PEOPLE § IMMIGRANT CHEFS § RECIPES § RESTAURANTS § ST. LOUIS § Uncategorized § VEGETABLES ‡ Comments Off ° Tagged: Chinese food, Immigrant chef, Lona Lou, Lona's Lil Eats, mushroom dumplings, restaurant, St. Louis

HAPPY HOUR: UNION 30’S COMFORTABLY NUMB

So here is the way I was told to drink the Comfortably Numb cocktail served at Union 30, a restaurant located inside the smashing Hotel Saint Louis. See that little bud sitting in a white dish at the side of the drink? It’s a Szechuan button flower. I was told to eat the button and […]

¶ Posted 22 February 2019 † Susan Manlin Katzman § ACCOMMODATIONS § BEVERAGES § COCKTAILS § DRINKS § RECIPES § RESTAURANTS § ST. LOUIS ‡ Comments Off ° Tagged: cocktails, Comfortably Numb, Curacao, gin, Hotel Saint Louis, St-Germain, Szechuan button flower, Union 30 restaurant

HOTEL SAINT LOUIS, UNION 30 RESTAURANT AND FAMOUS BARR FRENCH ONION SOUP

St. Louis has a new hotel and it’s a stunner.
Believing hotels should be rated for not only guest comforts, but also capturing “a sense of place,” I’d rate Hotel Saint Louis a perfect 10.

¶ Posted 01 February 2019 † Susan Manlin Katzman § ACCOMMODATIONS § ARCHITECTURE § BARBECUE § CHEESE § PRODUCTS § RECIPES § SOUPS § ST. LOUIS § TRAVEL § Uncategorized ‡ Comments Off ° Tagged: barbecue, Famous Barr French Onion Soup, Fern K. Taylor, Hotel Saint Louis, Louis Sullivan, Matt "Birk" Birkenmeier, Missouri, St. Louis, Union 30 restaurant

BEST FROZEN CUSTARD IN ST. LOUIS

Seemed like a great idea. Justify an overload of indulgent frozen custard gorging, by calling it a scientific experiment. We had four days, five researchers of varying ages and were in St. Louis—America’s ultimate frozen custard city, so we conducted a study following the classic six-step scientific method. 1. INITIAL OBSERVATIONS St. Louis has a […]

¶ Posted 22 August 2018 † Susan Manlin Katzman § BEST § CHOCOLATE § DESSERTS § FROZEN CUSTARD § RECIPES § ST. LOUIS § TRAVEL § Uncategorized ‡ Comments Off ° Tagged: Andy's Frozen Custard, Frozen Custard, Hot Fudge Sauce, Missouri, Mr. Wizard's, Silky's Frozen Custard, St. Louis, St. Louis Frozen Custard Factory, Ted Drewes

ASIA AT AMERISTAR CASINO AND HONEY WALNUT SHRIMP

One can gamble on any restaurant that is run by Don Yamauchi being terrific and Asia, at Ameristar Casino in St. Charles, Missouri, is a sure winner. Chicago born Yamauchi grew up with a love of fusion food fed by his second-generation Japanese-American father and Filipina mother. After attending culinary school, he worked in a variety of […]

¶ Posted 03 February 2017 † Susan Manlin Katzman § APPETIZERS § DESSERTS § ENTREES § RECIPES § RESORTS § RESTAURANTS § SIDE DISHES § ST. CHARLES § ST. LOUIS § TRAVEL ‡ Comments Off ° Tagged: Ameristar Casino, Asia Restaurant, Don Yamauchi, Hai-Ying Bushey, Honey Walnut Shrimp, Missouri, St. Charles

BARBECUE AT Q39 AND APPLE COLESLAW RECIPE

It takes a lot of nerve to open a new barbecue restaurant in Kansas City. Boasting over 100 extremely popular and enthusiastically patronized BBQ joints, shacks, stands and restaurants, KC seems saturated to the max. Then along comes championship barbecuer Rob Magee who opens Q39 and quickly sends most competition to the pits. The hip […]

¶ Posted 28 April 2016 † Susan Manlin Katzman § BARBECUE § BARS § COCKTAILS § KANSAS CITY § RECIPES § RESTAURANTS § SALADS § SIDE DISHES § TRAVEL ‡ Comments Off ° Tagged: barbecue, coleslaw, coleslaw dressing, Kansas City, Q39, Rob Magee

BEST BARBECUE RESTAURANTS IN AMERICA AND JOHNNY FUGITT

When you first meet Johnny Fugitt he radiates a gentlemanly persona. Winning smile. Charming manners. Not a spot on his shirt nor bulk to his body (which is contrary to what a steady diet of barbecue might suggest). Not that a second meeting doesn’t yield the same reaction. It’s just that Johnny seems more of […]

¶ Posted 22 September 2015 † Susan Manlin Katzman § Austin § BARBECUE § BOOKS § BROOKLYN § LOCKPORT § NEW YORK § RESTAURANTS § SAN ANTONIO § SANDWICHES § ST. LOUIS § TEXAS § TRAVEL § Uncategorized ‡ Comments Off ° Tagged: Austin, Brooklyn, Hometown Bar-B-Que, Johnny Fugitt, Kerllin BBQ, Lockhart, Memphis, Payne's Bar-B-Q, Rendezvous, San Antonio, Smitty's Market, St. Louis, Texas, The 100 Best Barbecue Restaurants in America, The Granary Cue and Brew, The Shaved Duck

THE BEST KANSAS CITY BARBECUE

Kansas City is said to have over 100 restaurants, joints, shacks, stands, trucks and other outlets that specialize in barbecue. And most of the places serve barbecue that’s smokin, making it it the pits for tourists fired up to find the hottest to decide where to go. That’s when supergal Bethanie Schemel comes to the […]