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Homemade Pie, photo by smalltowngirl For months, friends have encouraged me to visit Washington, Missouri. Many of those friends have also recommended eating a slice of pie at Cowan’s. I should listen to the advice of friends more often. First of all, Cowan’s has a groovy florescent pie for a sign outside. Where else in small town [...] MilliGCornilicious is at it again, this time bringing the corny to the kitchen via spice cupcakes with traditional white icing and pumpkin spice candy corn. I don’t even like candy corn, but I liked this candy corn. I took these cupcakes to work with me, and they were gone almost immediately. Behold, the tastiest corny creation this side [...] Friends and colleagues of mine know that I’m a coffee drinker, and several of them have recommended Kaldi’s Coffee to me since I moved back to Missouri. On Friday, I gave it a shot (har, har, har…) Kaldi’s is one of two coffee companies in St. Louis that I’m aware of that roasts its own beans (Northwest [...] smalltowngirl w/mountain lion decor, photo by smalltowngirl's friend Baylee Jo’s BBQ & Grill is quite possibly some of the best food I’ve had since moving home. I had a bbq pork sandwich and curly fries. I expected the sandwich to be pulled pork, but it wasn’t. It was sliced pork, and it was really, really good.
One of my favorite things in the whole world is a good thunderstorm, and since I’ve been back in Missouri, there has been no shortage of good ones. Nearly every day, storms have blown through our area. Missouri’s spring showers have been a welcome home, of sorts, after ten years away, missing the storms that Missouri is [...] When I was living in New York, I occasionally watched Cardinals games with a group of New York-based St. Louisans. On one particular occassion, I brought a friend along who was a Staten Island, NY native. A journalist with a passion for local cultures and cuisines, he asked the St. Louis crew what foods we felt were [...] Almondine DUMBO, Brooklyn Among Brooklyn’s most well-known eateries is Almondine, a patisserie in DUMBO known for it’s baguettes and pastries. When the ex-boy called to see if I wanted to get together one last time before my move, it seemed like a good opportunity to check out Almondine. (@andrearosen gets a mini-credit for unintentionally inspiring this trip with [...] |
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