I like a smart cocktail every now and again. There’s nothing wrong with imbibing with friends on a nice evening with a trained professional bartender to play mixoligist. I like the idea of someone else …

It is a concept that lives in the back of everyone’s mind-what would happen if all of those characters from fairy tales were living in the real world? It’s the very reason so many people …

Let me start by saying I am developing a fondness and respect for Paul Rudd. Paul and I go way back, back to when he was the dashing George Knightly incarnate, Josh, in Amy Heckerling’s …

In the years since I was a kid (you know, when we played video games with cartridges and we kept pencils beside the radio to save our music collections), Halloween was very different. Kids actually …

Food trucks are the all rage. Mobile munchies are a trend that appears to be here to stay, and with good reason. It makes for good business, increases awareness for the brick and mortar restaurant location, …

If you’ve never had a cold soup (and I didn’t until I was 30….yes I was born in a cave), it is a refreshing and healthy way to beat the heat. Within minutes, you can …

Foodies take note: this year the Four Seasons Hotel in downtown St. Louis is hosting the 6th annual Saucy Soiree Reader’s Choice Preview Party on Sunday, June 26th from 5pm to 10pm. A top rated …

Wine and cheese are two of my favorite food groups.  Okay, they aren’t actual food groups, but roll with it. They go so well together- like peanut butter and jelly or Batman and Robin. A …

St. Louis is never at a loss for creative dining experiences. If you like to eat, the Lou is one of the best places to add some LBs to your frame. So, when …

Pizza. Quite possibly man’s most perfect food. It can encompass all required nutritional needs from grains to veggies, to dairy to meats. Anything that tastes even better the next day without warming it up is …

There is one time of the year that I’ve constantly got food on the brain. I’m not talking Thanksgiving turkeys or Christmas hams. I don’t care about dyed, hard-boiled Easter eggs. And I’m definitely not …

I was never a ‘hamburger kid.’ I got the chicken choice everywhere we went- with honey at McDonald’s, with ranch at Burger King, with honey mustard at Syberg’s. I never even had to look at …

You can get there by four-thirty if you leave St. Louis by 2pm.
Well on it’s way to becoming a culinary resort of sorts, Overlook Farm in Clarksville Missouri is constantly building relationships with Missouri farmers to …

I love food. I mean, who doesn’t?
And it’s no secret that I love a special food deal. If you follow me on Twitter (which you should, by the way), you see me tweeting about Foursquare …

We all have that ONE restaurant. You know, the one that makes you disappear off the face of the earth for your lunch break or bore your friends to tears with your constant Facebook countdown …

Last Friday, my husband and I were looking for somewhere casual and reasonably priced to grab a bite to eat. I had recently read about Lafayette Fire Company No. 1, a self-described “Firehouse Grill” in …

Parades, green beer, kegs ’n eggs and Guinness flowing like water – what’s not to love about St. Patrick’s Day? Whether you’re Irish or not, an excuse for day-drinking and general debauchery is too good …

Ah, February. Cruel, cruel February. Unless you love gray skies, snow, and freezing temps it’s arguably the most depressing month of the year. Here we are, almost into March and spring is so close, yet …

There are a lot of great things about the St. Louis food scene; we’re spoiled by delicious local staples such as toasted ravioli, Ted Drewes, The Hill, gooey butter cake, and the list goes on. …

As far as days of the week go, Monday through Thursday don’t really have a lot going for them. For most of us, these weekdays are consumed by jobs, errands and other mundane activities that …