A cafe-market is in the works for Jeff Allee, owner of Wildwood Pub & Grill. Allee’s newest venture will be called Windowsills Café & Market and will make its home in Ellisville at 1326 Clarkson Clayton Center, next to Dierbergs.
At Windowsills’ counter-service-style cafe, patrons will be able to sit down to a meal of smoked meats, house-made sides and fruit pies. Customers at the market can pick up smoked meats as well as other pre-made, local products like sauces, rubs, jellies and local honey. The name Windowsills, explained Allee, refers to the homey practice of putting a pie in the windowsill to cool.
Upon renovation, the 2,300-square-foot space that was formerly home to a floral décor shop will have “the feel of a European cafe market,” described Allee, with seating for 40 and additional dining space on the patio. If all goes according to plan, Windowsills will open by the end of October.
This article appears in August 2012.