{RallyPoint rye whiskey is produced by StilL 630, St. Louis’ newest distillery. This 90-proof gem of a spirit has just the right pepper pitch and sweetness to put a delicious St. Louis stamp on a Manhattan. If you want to mix a Manhattan at home, pick up a bottle at The Wine & Cheese Place. Or, head to newly opened The Libertine where the barkeeps are also rallying around this rye. — photo by Michelle Volansky}
{In my family, I’ve designated myself the grocery shopper since it’s the only type of shopping I enjoy (also because my husband can never follow the list). So when he recently came home from Jay International Food with a bag of corn tortilla look-alikes, I wasn’t surprised. His reasoning for the impulse purchase? The face of the kid on the package reminded him of Hadji from the TV cartoon Jonny Quest and that pink rabbit next to Hadji was just too random to pass up. And why, he asked, was the rabbit biting into the tortilla? Turns out that what my husband bought was the Indian snack udad papad with green chile. I bit into five of them that very day.}
{When I need culinary inspiration, I simply crack open my food bible: 101 Classic Cookbooks: 501 Classic Recipes, which is a compilation of recipes by and reflections about the cookery prophets and messiahs of the 20th century who’ve paved the way for today’s gastro gods.}
This article appears in May 2013.