Sauce Holiday Countdown: Digital Measuring Cup and Scale
Measuring, weighing, converting … Who has time for it? This handy, two-in-one device does all that for you. The Taylor 3890 Digital Measuring Cup and Scale has the ability to measure pounds, ounces, grams, cups, fluid ounces and milliliters. Plus, it is preset to convert flour, sugar, milk, water and oil from ounces to…
Sauce Holiday Countdown: Chemex Glass Coffeemaker
If you haven’t seen your college-aged friends lately, it’s most likely because they’re hammering out papers and cramming for finals at Sump, Blueprint or another great St. Louis coffee shop. Let’s face it: Their pour overs and private-label coffees just can’t be replicated with a Mr. Coffee and a scoop of generic grounds. Enter the…
Drink This Weekend Edition: Boogaloo’s Manhattan menu
{From left to right: Four Roses Small Batch with grapefruit bitters and a Red Vine garnish in the Me O’ My style (blanc vermouth and Big O ginger liquor); Bulleit Rye with Angostura bitters and a flamed orange in the Deluxe style (sweet vermouth and Luxardo liquor); Four Roses single barrel with orange bitters and…
This week, Meera Nagarajan is obsessed with…
{This recipe for Sweet and Salty Cake and comes from Baked in New York City. I used it recently for a dessert contest, and making the three layers, salted caramel and a chocolate ganache frosting took all day to put together. But it won me a first-place trophy and a whole bucket of personal…
Just Five: Apple Tart
Are you ready for a little classical French cooking? Don’t freak out! We got this. This is the easiest and most impressive thing you can do to wow family, friends and enemies. Bring it to every holiday event. Make it because it’s Monday night, your kid’s report card came, and it was all B’s.…
Triple chocolate cookies
3 dozen cookies
Thanksgiving Inspiration: The Other Meals
{Vegan banana-almond French toast} Ready or not, here they come. Family and friends are loading up their cars and filing onto planes to make the trek home for Thanksgiving. To your home, that is. Your house is spotless(-ish), and you even scrounged up enough air mattresses and clean towels to accommodate your visitors. You’ve…
Wheatless Wednesdays: Raw-Licious Beet and Carrot Salad
Continual scavenging for gluten-free, healthy options at holiday parties has resulted in recipes like this vibrant, seasonally-tinted, raw salad as my contribution to a vegetable-starved spread. Use a food processor to speed up the grating process, and be sure to prepare this on party day. Making it ahead of time means the bright orange…
The Scoop: St. Louis brewer’s bar to open in basement of Vin de Set building
It’s been a mere 18 months since Paul and Wendy Hamilton opened PW Pizza, but they aren’t really ones to sit still. The owners of Vin de Set and Moulin event space, also housed with PW Pizza inside the building at 2017 Chouteau Ave., as well as nearby Eleven Eleven Mississippi, have more projects…
By the Book: Scaloppine di Vitello al Marsala with Insalata di Arance
Sicily: the largest island in the Mediterranean, the deflated soccer ball that Italy’s boot is kicking, the home to perhaps the hottest region for wine, and the latest subject of Phaidon Press. For me, what makes Sicilian cooking so interesting is that it isn’t the typical cuisine one might expect coming from an island…
Meatless Monday: Kayak’s Cortina
When it comes to eating vegetarian fare at a Kaldi’s location, Clayton-Demun’s vegetarian-only menu is the obvious choice; however, Kayak’s menu should not be overlooked. Although the coffeehouse became a part of the Kaldi’s Coffee family in 2010, its menu offers items different from any other location, such as the Cortina. This (sort of)…
Mission Taco Joint to expand in The Loop and Soulard
While Adam and Jason Tilford are currently in San Francisco gathering inspiration for their newest restaurant venture, this afternoon they took a moment to catch up with The Scoop. The brothers announced that this coming January, the space next to Mission Taco Joint will open as an overflow bar, designed for people who are waiting…
Drink This Weekend Edition: Mission Taco Joint’s cocktail overhaul
{Pisco Burro – Mission’s take on a Moscow Mule} Mission Taco Joint released its new winter cocktail menu a few weeks ago, so once we sent our December issue to the printer, we headed over to celebrate –er, check it out … for work. While there is still a margarita on the menu (although the recipe…
The Ultimate Guide to Thanksgivukkah – Part 2
{Beth Boggiano Sorrell’s L’Chaim, It’s Turkey Time} Thanksgivukkah, the Turkey Day/Festival of Lights hybrid currently enthralling the social media world, promises some truly original (and hopefully delicious) holiday spreads. In the first part of our ultimate guide to these festivities, we dished on what chefs local and national are dreaming up to commemorate the…
The Ultimate Guide to Thanksgivukkah – Part 1
{The traditional Thanksgivukkah menurkey. Yes, really.} A giant inflatable dreidel balloon will make its first appearance on the streets of Manhattan during the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade. The Hanukkah toy is featured in honor of something you may have heard about: this year’s rare overlap of Hanukkah and Thanksgiving, dubbed Thanksgivukkah by the Internet…
This week, Catherine Klene is obsessed with…
{Usually, one of my sushi cravings can be sated with a fresh spicy tuna roll and quality sashimi. But when I crave Cafe Mochi, nothing but a Volcano Roll will do. A shrimp tempura roll corrals a hot tangle of broiled crab, scallions and noodles in a spicy mayo. True, it deviates from the…
The Scoop: Pizza takeover brings Garage Bar chef Michael Paley to Pastaria
{Pastaria chef Gerard Craft, Garage Bar chef Michael Paley} Acclaimed chef Michael Paley of Garage Bar in Louisville, Ken., and Metropole in Cincinnati, Ohio, is in town today. That’s because tonight, Nov. 20, Pastaria chef-owner Gerard Craft will hand the reins to Paley for the restaurant’s first pizza takeover. At this one-night-only chef switch,…
Baked: Banana Peanut Butter Cake
This little banana cake is the perfect size to share with a couple friends or to freeze for a sweet breakfast. For something miniature and quick like this, I highly recommend owning a 4-inch cake pan. Whenever I have a ripe or overripe banana, I peel it, wrap it in plastic and store it…
The Scoop: Concert venue The Gramophone adds a food act
The Gramophone has long served drinks to thirsty concert-goers, but there haven’t been many food options for fans with late-night hunger pangs. That’s changing now that the club, located at 4243 Manchester Ave., in The Grove, is offering made-to-order sandwiches before, during and after all shows. The menu is a lineup of seven sandwiches.…
The Scoop: Smoke N Motion ‘cues up sandwiches for street-food crowd
Food truck Smoke N Motion is rolling. The mobile eatery is the most recent development by the same folks behind Que in the Lou BBQ competition team and Gourmet Catering. Steered by chef Mario Mazzola, Smoke N Motion offers a selection of sandwiches, many featuring its smoked meats. The menu, which changes monthly, is…
By the Book: Lidia Matticchio Bastianich’s Pipette or Elbows with Sweet Potatoes, Parsley and Capers
I had a plan. After a leisurely Sunday afternoon browsing through Lidia’s Commonsense Italian Kitchen, I would cook up an Italian feast. Maybe try my hand at homemade pasta (She offers wonderfully simple instructions with or without a pasta roller.). Or I’d give her Pepperadelle with Turkey Rolls a go. Maybe I’d bake something.…
Meatless Monday: Cauliflower Risotto with Oyster Mushrooms
This is a great side dish to stand up to a rich, meaty entree or to serve on its own a tasty low-carb main. I have seen similar dishes prepared several different ways. Some chefs crumble the cauliflower florets into rice-size pieces by hand; I find that to be entirely too much work when…
Thanksgiving Inspiration: Side Dishes
{Seven-Grain Salad with Italian Sausage, Peppers and Capers} Thanksgiving may be all about that big, beautiful bird, but sometimes a great side dish can steal the show. Over the years, we’ve whipped up dishes both traditional and out of the ordinary, aiming to please everyone from your vegan cousin to your carnivorous uncle.…
Stepping up during Missouri deer season
Fall holds a special place in the hearts of many Missouri hunters. For them, changing leaves and dropping temperatures mean the start of deer season is just around the corner. The firearms season begins tomorrow, Nov. 16, and St. Louis-area hunters have an opportunity to have their deer processed for free and donate to…
Drink This Weekend Edition: Schlafly’s 2013 Reserve Imperial Stout
Since 1991 the fine folks at The St. Louis Brewery have been bringing us Schlafly beer in many forms. From the flagship pale ale that started it all to its newly introduced sour beer program, there truly is something for everyone. In 2006 Schlafly began their Reserve Series, introducing beer drinkers in St. Louis…
Giveaway: Signed copy of Duck, Duck, Goose
Last night, The Libertine hosted award-winning food writer Hank Shaw at a special dinner to celebrate the release of Shaw’s newest book, Duck, Duck, Goose, which touts the glories of cooking waterfowl. Today, we’re giving away a signed copy of Shaw’s cookbook, which features recipes like Duck Bulgogi, Goose Meatlballs and Crispy Duck Tongues,…
This week, Michelle Volansky is obsessed with…
{Cucina Pazzo is the shiny new Italian eatery from chef Justin Haifley, and I am obsessed. If you, too, are a raving lunatic for the house bread at Haifley’s other restaurant, The Tavern, just wait until you try the Rosemary Focaccia with Sicilian Butter at Cucina Pazzo. This warm, soft bread is loaded with…
Just Five: Mr. Autumn Man
Tis’ the season for warm sweaters and boots, bright pumpkins, the crunch of leaves underfoot, the smell of soups and stews… Autumn is a season for all senses. However, I have not purchased my ticket on the pumpkin spice bandwagon. I understand it, and I don’t judge it; it’s just not my thing. Bourbon,…
Pie Crust
Makes 2 single-crust pies or 1 double-crust pie
Thanksgiving Inspiration: Pies
{Simone Faure’s Our Crack Pie} If you were assigned to bring the pie for Thanksgiving, you’re either the family baker (We should all be so lucky to have one.), or you can be relied on to hit up a local bakery to supplement your lackluster kitchen skills. This year, shake up your traditional offering,…
By the Book: Carlo Mirarchi’s Margharita and Cheesus Christ Pizzas and Apple Salad
The last time I was in New York, I went to Roberta’s in Brooklyn, and the pizza was just as good as the hype claimed. Since then, I’ve wanted to get my hands on its first book, Roberta’s Cookbook, so I could get some helpful tips from chef Carlo Mirarchi on making great pizza at…
Wheatless Wednesdays: Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies
I am lucky to have a mom who (for the most part) also follows a gluten-free lifestyle. Holiday gatherings are no longer void of all the goodies I savored as a child. Mom’s “famous” chocolate chip cookies now have a gluten-free counterpart at which hardly any gluten-loving family member would balk. The annual gluten-free…
The Scoop: Clayton’s newest steakhouse nears December opening
The space at 137 Carondelet Plaza in Clayton hasn’t seen diners since Araka shuttered in March. Doors are just weeks away from reopening, this time to a steakhouse instead of a Mediterranean-inspired concept. 801 Chophouse is slated to open early-to-mid December. This will mark the fifth location for the Midwest-based steakhouse. Others are located…
Where to Explore Next: Third-Wave Coffee Shops
When Sump Coffee opened its doors, it made a major splash on the local bean scene, offering no apologies for its lightly roasted beans, long wait times and no-cream-and-sugar policy. Nearly two years later, one local coffee bigwig is doubling down on coffee’s new era, and a handful of third-wave shops are popping up all…
Meatless Monday: Eleven Eleven Mississippi’s Pear and Fig Pizza
Bob Colosimo, general manager at Eleven Eleven Mississippi, coordinates a carnivorous carnival every Wednesday at the restaurant in Lafayette Square. The special offerings, dubbed Bob’s Butcher Block, have included off-cuts of duck, turkey, lamb and other meats turned into dishes like duck liver pate, turkey osso bucco and grilled lamb kidneys. While I partook…
The Scoop: Three Flags Tavern to open in Southwest Garden neighborhood in December
Editor’s Note: Three Flags Tavern has closed. Three Flags Tavern is on target to open in late December in the former Harry’s Bar and Grill space at 4940 Southwest Ave., in Southwest Gardens. St. Louis Magazine’s George Mahe reported in July that husband-and-wife owners John and Cathy O’Brien were opening the restaurant. The Scoop recently caught…
Guide to the Holidays: Gifts for the Grill Master
Does the smell of freshly lit charcoal send your special someone sprinting for a steak and the closest open flame? You have a grill master on your hands. Initially, those with singular hobbies seem easiest to shop for, but after the kettle, the fancy tongs and the stack of how-to-grill-everything cookbooks, what’s left to give…
Trendwatch: A look at what’s on the plate, in the glass and atop our wish list right now
{Pork belly corn dogs with smoked tomato remoulade at Vino Nadoz} Keep a Cork in It: How can you pour wine from bottles without ever pulling the cork? Insert a hollow, medical-grade needle through the cork, extract the wine as inert gas displaces the liquid so oxygen never touches it, remove the needle and…
The Scoop: Here Today will be here tomorrow
On Nov. 9, North County will be home to the first location of Here Today, a new discount retail store. Here Today is the brainchild of a group of St. Louis-based retail veterans (hailing from Grandpa’s, DEALS: Nothing Over a Dollar, and Save-A-Lot) who are hoping to launch the next generation of extreme value…
Drink This Weekend Edition: Planning Thanksgiving with Cru Beaujolais
{From left: Daniel Bouland, Corcelette Morgon; Chateau de Jacques, Moulin-À-Vent; Jean-Paul Brun, Terres Dorees, Fleurie} It’s every wine drinker’s annual dilemma. Thanksgiving is fast-approaching, and you need a wine that will pair with light meat, dark meat, tart cranberries, creamy green bean casserole and sweet potatoes topped with sugary marshmallows – and you will need a…
This week, Julie Cohen is obsessed with…
{When I read that Aerie’s Riverview Winery in Grafton, Ill., claimed to have the “best view in the Midwest,” the skeptic in me had to see it to believe it. This picture sums up my findings. I won’t be so bold as to say the view from Aerie’s balcony is the best in the…
The Scoop: Blues City Deli to purchase current building
{Blues City Deli’s Aporkalypse Pretzelwich} Good news for longtime Blues City Deli fans: the popular sandwich shop in St. Louis won’t be going anywhere anytime soon. Valenza announced today he will officially take ownership of the building that houses Blues City Deli at 2438 McNair Ave., beginning Dec. 1. Valenza said he briefly toyed with…
On the Line: Darren Arabie of Jilly’s Cupcake Bar and Café
The executive chef isn’t the only person in the kitchen. In fact, the top toque will be the first to tell you that without the rest of the culinary brigade, the kitchen would go up in flames. In this new column, we chat with the men and women responsible for executing the dishes that…
Baked: Earl Grey Cardamom Pound Cake
Cardamom is one of my favorite spices to instantly transport me to India, but it’s not one I use very often. I often find myself reaching for the ever-popular cinnamon instead. Nevertheless, I decided to try this with the freshest cardamom I had, and it was amazing. I also incorporated some bergamot oil to…
Grilled Jerk Chicken and Plantains
4 servings
Chocolate Sandwich Cookies
15 cookie sandwiches
Tomato Jam
• Place the tomatoes in a heavy-bottomed saucepot and cook over medium-low heat until the juices are released. • Add the sugar and salt, stirring occassionally until the mixture is the consistency of jam and has cooked down to about 2 cups. • Add the black pepper, fennel and coriander, stirring to combine. Remove from…
The Scoop: Potbelly Sandwich Shop to open in Clayton Nov. 12
Those who work in Clayton will soon have another spot to grab a quick bite on their lunch breaks. Potbelly Sandwich Shop will open a second St. Louis-area location in Clayton Nov. 12. The popular Chicago-based sandwich shop opened its first franchise in Creve Coeur in August 2012 under the co-ownership of Todd and Angie…
The Scoop: Ronnoco Coffee grows with acquisition of Henderson Coffee
St. Louis-based Ronnoco Coffee is making brewing news with its acquisition of Henderson Coffee Corporation located in Muskogee, Okla. The sale of Henderson, a manufacturer and distributer of coffee, tea and related products and equipment, was finalized Nov. 4. “Henderson Coffee has a long, rich tradition of providing quality products and service to customers and coffee…
By the Book: Shelley Lindgren and Matthew Accarrino’s Beer-braised pork cheeks with escarole
Matthew Accarrino has received high accolades for his contemporary, rustic Italian fare at SPQR San Francisco. The 2012 James Beard Award nominee for Best Chef: Pacific was also among the culinary big guns who participated in the James Beard Celebrity Chef Tour at Cielo this summer, where I had the opportunity to chat with…
Meatless Monday: Smoked Pumpkin and Stilton Soup
Halloween is over, and you need to do something with those pumpkins perched on your front porch. Don’t burn out on pumpkin pie yet; try this quick and delicious soup instead. If your pumpkins have already met their grisly ends as jack-o-lanterns, you can use canned pumpkin. But if you want to go the…
Hit List: Four new restaurants to try this month
The Precinct: 1900 Locust St., St. Louis, 314.588.8899, Facebook: The Precinct Sports Bar & Grill Jim Edmond’s 15 Steakhouse has been re-concepted as police-themed bar and grill The Precinct. At this casual downtown eatery, start with The Potato Bat, a spiraled, fried potato skewered on a stick; order it seasoned with salt and vinegar. Wings…
November in St. Louis: A whiskey lover’s dream
“Too much of anything is bad, but too much good whiskey is barely enough.” This sentiment, first uttered by Mark Twain, will be put to the test in November. St. Louis is host to four events sure to make whiskey-aficionados and the occasional bourbon drinker alike giddy. Each event features tastings and the inside…
Guide to the Holidays: Gifts for the Starter Kitchen
From pans and knives to stick blenders and spice grinders, the kitchen can be an overwhelming place for those just beginning their culinary journey. And while the tools to make meals are certainly paramount, a kitchen is also a place where function and style cozy up like cream and sugar, allowing inhabitants to express themselves…
Scratch Brewing: Where Earth Meets Mash
It was only natural that Marika Josephson, Aaron Kleidon and Ryan Tockstein gravitated toward each other. Among the home brewers who gathered weekly in a tiny, now-defunct bar in the southern Illinois town of Carterville, these three shared a vision: “to make a regional product people will drive for – an indigenous beer that tasted…
Review: Mi Linh in Rock Hill
MI LINH9737 Manchester Road, Rock Hill, 314.918.8868, milinh.net How does one judge a new Vietnamese restaurant in a city touting more than 30 restaurants featuring the same cuisine? What makes a new place better than the rest when they all offer pretty much the same dishes? Is it fair to judge a restaurant by just…
Recipe: One 19 North’s New Orleans BBQ Shrimp
Eaten a dish at an area restaurant that you’d do just about anything to make at home? Email us at pr@saucemagazine.com to tell us about it. Then let us do our best to deliver the recipe By Popular Demand. The New Orleans BBQ Shrimp at One 19 North in Kirkwood are so rich and delicious. I…
Review: Tripel in St. Louis
TRIPEL1801 Park Ave., St. Louis, 314.678.7787, tripelstl.com You still good? Ready to order something?” asks the bartender at Tripel, raising his voice above the heavy din of the crowd on a Saturday night. “Yeah. Something different this time. A bottle of the Houblon Chouffe,” I say, flipping the menu closed. “Nice.” He smiles and quickly…
Vegan Green Bean Casserole
4 to 6 servings
Cranberry-fig chutney
2 ¾ cups
Apple Tart
6 to 8
Tomato, Parmesan and Pine Nut Rugelach
24 rugelach
Chocolate Cashew-Bacon Brittle Brownies
30 brownies
Beet and Carrot Salad
6 to 8
Boston Baked Beans
6 to 8 servings
Ricciarelli
70 cookies
Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies
Makes 25 cookies
Anadama Rolls
18 rolls
Ginger Molasses Cookies
65 cookies
The Dark Side of Sweet
Molasses is the Don Draper of sweeteners. It’s dark and strong, a little sweet with a bit of an edge. It carries a reputation as an old-fashioned ingredient with minimal uses. Has the bottle of molasses you purchased last December to make gingerbread remained hidden in the back of the pantry ever since? Well, take…
Green Beans with a Side of Nostalgia
Before the Internet, before the Food Network, there was one authoritative source for cheap and easy recipes: the label on a Campbell’s soup can. Sure, Bisquick’s Cheeseburger Pie recipe would do in a pinch. But the recipes on the back of the soup can – and the slightly more elegant recipes hidden on the inside…
Drink This Weekend Edition: Where to toast the departed
Hold up. Drop your Thanksgiving tchotchkes. Pause the Christmas music. Just because Halloween has come and gone doesn’t mean your ghosts and goblins should be put to rest quite yet. Today and tomorrow signify the Day of the Dead! Most largely celebrated in Mexico with roots dating back to the Aztecs, Day of the Dead,…
