Category Archives: Restaurant Reviews

Kimmswick

Posted on June 16, 2017 by Emily Wasserman

Last weekend I decided to take road trip to Kimmswick, Missouri. I saw a sign for the town a couple months ago when I was driving down to Taum Sauk Mountain but I brushed it off as a tourist trap. … Continue reading →

Posted in Restaurant Reviews, Traveling, Uncategorized | Tagged Blue Owl, Blue Owl Restaurant, homemade pie, Hoppies Marina, Kimmswick, Kimmswick Missouri, marina, Mississippi River, Missouri, pie, road trip, small town, strawberry rhubarb pie, turkey club | 2 Comments

Sugaree Baking Company

Posted on June 9, 2017 by Emily Wasserman

A couple months ago, I ditched work and went to explore Dogtown. Sugaree Baking Company was at the top of my list. I hadn’t been to the bakery since before I moved away from St. Louis five years ago. I … Continue reading →

Posted in Restaurant Reviews, Uncategorized | Tagged bakery, bakeshop, baking, cobbler, croissant, dessert, Dogtown, Dogtown St. Louis, local dessert, local food, peach blueberry cobbler, peach cobbler, Sugaree Baking Company, summer, summer dessert | Leave a comment

Stacked Sandwiches

Posted on May 12, 2017 by Emily Wasserman

I didn’t realize it until it was over, but this was a week of stacked sandwiches. I guess my heart pointed me in that direction. It started on Tuesday when I went to Russell’s on Macklind for lunch. Going to … Continue reading →

Posted in Restaurant Reviews, Uncategorized | Tagged cheddar, Georgia Douglas Johnson, giardiniera, lunch, poetry, restaurant review, Restaurant Reviews, Rise Coffee, Russell's on Macklind, sandwiches, St. Louis dining, St. Louis food, St. Louis restaurants, stacked sandwiches, Union Loafers, vegetables | Leave a comment

Pizza Break: Union Loafers

Posted on May 9, 2017 by Emily Wasserman

I’ve been hearing about Union Loafers’ pizza since I moved back to St. Louis. So last Friday night, I decided to check it out. I got there early because Union Loafers doesn’t take reservations. When I arrived at 5:15 (they open … Continue reading →

Posted in Pizza Break, Restaurant Reviews, Uncategorized | Tagged bakery, basil, delicious, fior di latte, garbanzo beans, Italian food, Italian salad, Mozzarella, olives, pickled peppers, pizza, Pizza Break, salad, St. Louis bakery, St. Louis dining, St. Louis restaurants, tomato sauce, Union Loafers | Leave a comment

Fork & Stix

Posted on May 1, 2017 by Emily Wasserman

Friday was one of those gloomy days when it didn’t stop raining and all I wanted to do was stay in bed with a book and a cup of tea. I had to go to work, though, so I spent half … Continue reading →

Posted in Restaurant Reviews, Uncategorized | Tagged delicious, egg soup, Fork & Stix, khao soi, rainy day food, restaurant review, Restaurant Reviews, soup, spicy, St. Louis dining, St. Louis food, St. Louis restaurant, St. Louis restaurants, Thai, thai cuisine, thai food | 4 Comments

Pizza Break: Pizzeoli

Posted on April 24, 2017 by Emily Wasserman

Ever since I moved back to St. Louis, I’ve been hearing about Pizzeoli. A local food publication ran an article about them semi-recently saying that the owner takes Neapolitan pizza pie-making very seriously. I like people who are dedicated to … Continue reading →

Posted in Pizza Break, Restaurant Reviews, Uncategorized | Tagged delicious, dining out, local dining, local food, Neapolitan, Neapolitan pizza, pizza, Pizza Break, pizza night, restaurants, Soulard, Soulard St. Louis, St. Louis, vegetarian | 1 Comment

Hot Dogs: It’s Complicated

Posted on April 20, 2017 by Emily Wasserman

I have a complicated relationship to hot dogs. It all started about twenty five years ago when I ate one for the first time. I immediately fell in love. I loved the way the skin on the hot dog snapped … Continue reading →

Posted in Restaurant Reviews, Uncategorized | Tagged food, food essay, food journey, hot dog, hot dogs, lunch, meat, St. Louis food, vegetarian | Leave a comment

Taum Sauk Mountain and Arcadia Valley

Posted on April 17, 2017 by Emily Wasserman

The summer before my freshman year of high school, I went to sleep away camp in a tiny town next to Taum Sauk Mountain in southern Missouri’s Arcadia Valley. I didn’t appreciate nature as much then, so the highlight of my … Continue reading →

Posted in Restaurant Reviews, Traveling, Uncategorized | Tagged Arcadia, Arcadia Valley, BLT, frozen custard, hiking, Ice Cream, lunch, Missouri, Restaurant Reviews, road trip, roadtrip, Southern Missouri, Taum Sauk, Taum Sauk Mountain, Thee Abbey Kitchen | Leave a comment

Vicia

Posted on April 14, 2017 by Emily Wasserman

Last night, I met my friend Emma for dinner at Vicia. I’d already been there once before for lunch a month ago, right after they opened. But their dinner menu looked more involved, so I wanted to go back for … Continue reading →

Posted in Restaurant Reviews, Uncategorized | Tagged Berkshire pork, dessert, dining out, dinner, fine dining, goose eggs, lemon verbena, local, local food, local ingredients, organic, organic food, panna cotta, pork loin, St. Louis, St. Louis dining, St. Louis restaurants, Vicia, wheat berry | 1 Comment

Hawn State Park and Ste. Geneviève

Posted on April 10, 2017 by Emily Wasserman

I like to spend at least one day hiking every weekend. I find that this does two things: It keeps me in shape, and it keeps me sane. No matter what kind of day I’m having, if I spend a … Continue reading →

Posted in Restaurant Reviews, Traveling, Uncategorized | Tagged farm, Hawn State Park, Missouri, missouri state park, nature, parks, rural, Sara's Ice Cream, Southern Missouri, Ste. Geneviève, Stella and Me Cafe, travel, traveling | 1 Comment