Category Archives: Restaurant Reviews

Stone Soup Cottage

Posted on June 27, 2018 by Emily Wasserman

I heard about Stone Soup Cottage a few years ago, and when I did, I put it on my food bucket list. I always have a long list of restaurants that I want to try, but sometimes money or timing … Continue reading →

Posted in Restaurant Reviews, Traveling, Uncategorized | Tagged aiguillette, amuse-bouche, chateaubriand, Cottlesville, eat local, farm, farm salad, farm to table, fine dining, gelato, gourmet, gulf coast red snapper, local, madeleines, Maine lobster, Midwest, Midwest cuisine, Midwest dining, Missouri, pheasant, puff pastry, soup, St. Louis dining, St. Louis eats, St. Louis food, St. Louis food scene, St. Louis restaurants, Stone Soup Cottage, tortellini, Wiese Farm | 1 Comment

Toronto and Montréal

Posted on June 15, 2018 by Emily Wasserman

A year and a half ago after the election (it feels like so much longer), I told everyone that I was going to flee to Canada. There was a flight leaving for Toronto next to my flight back to St. … Continue reading →

Posted in Restaurant Reviews, Traveling, Uncategorized | Tagged Balouza, Bang Bang Ice Cream & Bakery, Blackbird Baking Co, Canada, Canadian food, carrots, Cheskie's, chocolate poppyseed knot, chocolatine, cocktail, crepe, Drinks, FIKA Cafe, flatbread, galette, Ice Cream, ice cream sandwich, Jerusalem artichoke, labneh, Larry's, Le Bilboquet, Le Plateau Mont-Royal, Les Co'Pains d'abord, Marché Jean-Talon, Montréal, Montréal food, Montreal bagel, mussels, pain aux raisins, pasta, pastries, pastry, potato salad, Restaurant Maison Publique, Restaurant Manitoba, rugelach, smashed pea and mint toast, Soufi's, St-Viateur Bagel Shop, strawberry shortcakes, Swedish food, Syrian food, toast, Toronto, Toronto food, travel, travel photography, traveling | Leave a comment

Good Fortune

Posted on May 24, 2018 by Emily Wasserman

I’ve never been a fan of Chinese food. When I was younger, my family would order carry out from a local restaurant at least once a week and I’d dread it. I didn’t like the salt-laden sauces with sour flavors … Continue reading →

Posted in Restaurant Reviews, Uncategorized | Tagged Asian food, cashew, cashew sauce, Chinese American food, Chinese food, delicious, dinner, eat local, Good Fortune, local, lunch, pork, pork dumplings, rangoons, restaurant review, root vegetables, St. Louis dining, St. Louis eats, St. Louis food, St. Louis food scene | 1 Comment

Tropical Moose

Posted on May 14, 2018 by Emily Wasserman

I started typing the title for this blog post and it came out as “Topical Moose,” which sounds like a really disgusting skin cream or a weird study section. ANYWAY. Tropical Moose is neither of those things. It’s a tiny … Continue reading →

Posted in Restaurant Reviews, Uncategorized | Tagged delicious, dessert, frozen dessert, Kirkwood, Kirkwood Missouri, nerds, shave ice, shaved ice, snow cone, snow cones, St. Louis eats, St. Louis food, St. Louis food scene, summer, traveling, Tropical Moose | Leave a comment

Seattle: Part Deux

Posted on March 6, 2018 by Emily Wasserman

Seattle will always have a special place in my heart. I showed up for the first time a couple years ago to visit one of my best friends from grad school, Stephanie, and my brother. At the time, she had … Continue reading →

Posted in Restaurant Reviews, Traveling, Uncategorized | Tagged Bainbridge Island, Ballard, Ballard Farmers' Market, Blackbird Bakery, Capitol Hill, Capitol Hill Seattle, cocktail bar, cocktails, Dahlia, dal, dining out, Doc's Marina Grill, doughnut, eat local, Ellenos, fish and chips, french toast, General Porpoise, goat curry, greek yogurt, Ice Cream, indian food, local, madeleine, Miro Tea, Molly Moon's, Naan, oolong tea, Portage Bay Cafe, rhubarb danish, scone, Seafood, Seattle, Seattle dining, Seattle eats, Seattle food, shrimp, Soi, Stateside, Tandoozy, tea, Thai tuile rose, Victrola Coffee Roasters | 1 Comment

Nathaniel Reid Bakery

Posted on February 28, 2018 by Emily Wasserman

A little more than a year ago before I moved back to St. Louis, I read about Nathaniel Reid Bakery. Reid, a classically-trained pastry chef, is from St. Louis. He moved back to town after living in France and Southern … Continue reading →

Posted in Restaurant Reviews, Uncategorized | Tagged cake, financier, french bakery, french baking, french food, gourmet, Kirkwood, Kyoto, macarons, Nathaniel Reid Bakery, Paris-Brest, pastry, pâtisserie, St. Louis, St. Louis dining, St. Louis eats, St. Louis food, St. Louis food scene | Leave a comment

Grapefruit Rose Doughnut at KNEAD: A Lesson in Persistence

Posted on February 8, 2018 by Emily Wasserman

I’ve been known to go out of my way for good food. There was the time I broke all my rules and stood in line for two hours in the freezing cold for Filipino food at Bad Saint in D.C. … Continue reading →

Posted in Restaurant Reviews, Uncategorized | Tagged bakery, breakfast, donut, doughnut, grapefruit rose doughnut, KNEAD, Knead Bakehouse + Provisions, persistence, restaurant review, Saint Louis, St. Louis, St. Louis dining, St. Louis eats, St. Louis food, St. Louis food scene | Leave a comment

Balkan Treat Box

Posted on February 2, 2018 by Emily Wasserman

This is a little premature because I’ve only been to Balkan Treat Box once, and I’ve only tried one item on their menu. But when something is really good, nay, excellent, it deserves the spotlight. I heard about Balkan Treat … Continue reading →

Posted in Restaurant Reviews, Uncategorized | Tagged Balkan food, Balkan Treat Box, beef, Cortex, Edo Nalic, food truck, food trucks, Loryn Nalic, Pide, St. Louis, St. Louis eats, St. Louis food, St. Louis food scene, St. Louis food truck, St. Louis food trucks, Stellar Pide | Leave a comment

Thé Time: The London Tea Room

Posted on January 4, 2018 by Emily Wasserman

It’s taken me a while to tell you about the London Tea Room because I was saving it for just the right moment. As it turns out, it’s today. It’s FREEZING in St. Louis. It’s the kind of cold that … Continue reading →

Posted in Restaurant Reviews, Thé Time, Uncategorized | Tagged afternoon tea, British, British food, British pastries, British pastry, British tea, clotted cream, cream tea, currant scone, earl grey tea, England, jam, lavender earl grey tea, London, scone, St. Louis, St. Louis eats, St. Louis food, St. Louis food scene, St. Louis restaurants, tea, tea time, The London Tea Room | Leave a comment

Soup Dumplings STL

Posted on December 27, 2017 by Emily Wasserman

Some of the most nondescript places have the best food. This is the lesson I’ve learned in my lifelong quest for good food. For example, a restaurant in a rundown strip mall will have better Indian cuisine than a gourmet … Continue reading →

Posted in Restaurant Reviews, Uncategorized | Tagged chicken dumplings, Chinese food, delicious, dining, dining out, dinner, dumplings, pork dumplings, restaurant review, Restaurant Reviews, soup dumplings, Soup Dumplings STL, St. Louis dining, St. Louis eats, St. Louis food, St. Louis food scene, xiao long bao | Leave a comment