He Said/She Said: Make a run for the border for this incredible, edible entrée
Mexican egg dishes are legendary cure-alls for what ails you and suitable for consumption any time of day as breakfast, lunch or dinner. Huevos rancheros (ranch-style eggs) are perhaps the most common of such dishes on St. Louis menus and are most usually brunch fare. Although regions and restaurants may dress them up or down…
The Little Bean with a Big Influence: St. Louis is a soy protein production hot spot
Soy is certainly getting a lot of press these days. Soy-based meat and dairy alternatives have hit the mainstream grocery stores in force; retail sales of soy foods exceeded $4 billion in 2003, which outpaced the growth of all other food categories. Currently, Karen Buckey, owner of The Natural Way health food stores, offers 237…
Over the Top: Chefs pile on the toppings to create extraordinary burgers
On a sunny spring day in the Central West End, local residents Ed and Kathleen Goodman enjoyed lunch under the shade of a table umbrella at Liluma’s outdoor patio. They started off with a plate of mussels lightly sautéed in white wine and served steaming in the shell. For a main course, one might have…
Review: Lucas Park Grille in St. Louis
Ain’t nothing changed. Doesn’t matter if you’re 16 or 36. You hit certain nightspots for the sublime entertainment of being an exhibitionist or voyeur. (I mean those in an innocent way, guttermind.) At 16, you cruised the Ronnies-to-Hooters South Lindbergh Boulevard loop in a blue ’71 Dodge Dart to be conspicuous, or, conversely, to observe…
Review: Red Moon in St. Louis
During the last several years St. Louis has grown from a home-cooked and backyard-barbecue town to a full-on restaurant town. This year, however, seems to have had more fantastic restaurants opening than ever before, even bringing in some serious heavy hitters from New York and Chicago. I am proud to say that the competition in…
Dijon Vinaigrette Potato Salad*
6 to 8 servings
Roasted Corn and Tomato Pasta Salad
4 servings
Green Bean and Feta Sauté with Lemon
4 servings
Favorite Overall Restaurant: Eleven Eleven Strives to Make Guests Happy
We are currently searching for a new Off the Menu columnist. The column will be updated as soon as it is reintroduced in the magazine. Eleven Eleven Mississippi opened its doors on Dec. 7, 2003, less than two years ago. Guests declared their encounter with the new bistro in Lafayette Square “love at first bite”…
From Drab to Fab: Disparate elements merge in thoughtful restaurant design
Restaurant design is a lot more complicated than finding a location, choosing a theme and acquiring fixtures and furnishings. It requires space planning for proper flow so the establishment runs with the minimum amount of labor intensity and the maximum amount of efficiency. The front and the back of the house must work together seamlessly…
Favorite Brunch: Duff’s Continues to Delight
Brunch. Not quite breakfast or lunch, this quirky meal dates back to Great Britain circa 1895 when it was created as a way to make life brighter for Saturday-night carousers. Eventually the idea found its way to the United States in the early 1930s and into Duff’s kitchen shortly after it opened in 1972. As…
Favorite Market Produce Section: Enjoy the Vegetable Artistry at Whole Foods
For a confirmed foodie, entering the produce section at Whole Foods Market is nirvana for the senses. The department is chock-a-block with nature’s freshest vegetables and fruits as artfully arranged as any Henri Matisse painting. And, just as Matisse painted layers of texture, riotous patterns and color, the produce team arranges still lifes with apples,…
Favorite Chef: Steve Scherrer Works Hard So His Customers Can Have Fun
Owner/executive chef Steve Scherrer refuses to take all the credit for the success of his Maplewood restaurant, Arthur Clay’s. “I admit that I work hard,” he said, “but behind every successful chef there are at least two people. First, if you’re lucky enough to have a Kerri, my wife, and second, a great sous chef…
Favorite Wine List: It’s No Riddle Why Andy Ayers’ Wine List is so Popular
Faced with the assignment of writing about Sauce readers’ favorite wine list, I found myself in a very unusual situation. I have been in the wine business my entire life and know most of the best wine list authors well. My concern was not really who won, but how I would objectively write about someone…
Favorite Cocktails: Goose Me!
For the third consecutive year, Sauce readers have crowned Absolutli Goosed as their favorite place for cocktails in the metro region. “We use [the award] as our measuring stick,” said co-owner Melissa Spear. “When you don’t try hard to win something and don’t push the voting, it’s a nice compliment.” Located on South Grand Boulevard,…
