Tag Archives: Midwest
Bulrush
A couple years ago after I moved back to St. Louis from Washington, D.C., I took a long lunch break and went to check out a new restaurant in town called Squatter’s Café. It was generating some buzz and I … Continue reading
Tower Grove Farmers’ Market
Almost every Saturday during the spring, summer, and fall, I wake up early and head to Tower Grove Farmers’ Market in St. Louis. It’s become a tradition that I look forward to every week even though for the most part, … Continue reading
Dimanche (That Means Sunday)
Welcome to this edition of Dimanche (That Means Sunday), a roundup of things that caught my eye this past week. I had a busy week followed by one of the best weekends I’ve enjoyed on record. On Saturday, I drove … Continue reading
Kansas City: Part Deux
Around this time last year, I took a road trip to Kansas City. An acquaintance of mine who’s a cook in St. Louis told me about the city’s flourishing food scene and I wanted to see it for myself. I … Continue reading
Dimanche (That Means Sunday)
Welcome to this edition of Dimanche (That Means Sunday), a roundup of things that caught my eye this past week. I think the theme of this past week would be “resilience.” I know I sound like a self-help book but … Continue reading
Stone Soup Cottage
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
Kansas City
I impulsively decided to take a road trip to Kansas City this past weekend. I wasn’t sure what to expect but I was pleasantly surprised by what I found. The last time I went to Kansas City I was about … Continue reading
St. Louis and a Birthday Dinner
I think it was Thomas Wolfe who said that you can’t go home again. Well, I did last weekend. Wolfe has a point. Everything changes, whether you want it to or not. Sometimes those changes are for the better; other times, … Continue reading
