Cards in Playoffs Can Be Tough Time for Restuarants
When you hear all the news touting the economic benefits to St. Louis of having the Cardinals in postseason play, remember your local independent restaurant. When the Cards are on TV in the...
View ArticleThe Diner’s Dilemma: Something New or The Old Familiar?
Michael Pollan’s great 2006 book The Omnivore’s Dilemma asks the basic question: What should we have for dinner? The St. Louis diner’s dilemma is: Where should we go for dinner? (Caution: baseball...
View ArticleWaino, These Are Bueno
Cardinals pitcher Adam Wainwright posted these words on his Twitter account (@UncleCharlie50) Sunday night: Making the most of my DL time. Enjoying stl’s sneaky great restaurant scene! Tonight,...
View ArticleA Bad Review Can Be A Good Thing
Earlier this month both the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and the Riverfront Times reviewed a recently opened suburban restaurant/bar. Each review, posted within a couple of days of each other, was generally...
View Article16 Thoughts For Sweet ’16
Sorry, but I don’t get excited about ramen. Since many recent openings in St. Louis have been either pizza or barbecue joints, please note you can combine the two with the Pulled Piggy Pizza from PW...
View ArticleNational Pizza Day!
Happy National Pizza Day! Some pizza memories… When I was a kid we got carryout from Pasquale’s in the Norwood section of Birmingham. One night when I was 9 or so, my dad let me go in and order and...
View ArticleIf You’re Gonna Sell Beer…
If yours is a dining establishment that offers beer, make sure your servers know what the story is. That means they should know what beers you have, which ones are on draft and which ones are in...
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