On my list of things to do before I celebrate my 30th birthday is learn to make martinis. Considering that I love fresh fruit and that I love to make things from scratch, it’s not far-fetched that I’d attempt making my own blueberry-infused vodka to use in blueberry cocktails (martinis included) later this month.
I’m fascinated by [...]
Saturday, June 19th was St. Louis Uncorked, a downtown wine and music festival. It was supported this year by KMOX, KEZK and Y98 FM, but it was organized by a private special events company, which I believe was a wise choice on the part of the radio stations.
Despite soaring temperatures and unbelievable humidity, my friend and [...]
One of the many good things that’s happened to St. Louis in 2010 is Yelp.
St. Louis’s Yelp community manager, Abby, is in tune with what’s happening with St. Louis businesses, social media and marketing. As a result, she’s influencing lots of St. Louis-area people and businesses to share their products, services and reviews via Yelp.
From Monday, [...]
After the March Race to the Rocker 4-mile run, my mom and I enjoyed lunch at the Back in the Day Cafe with a Cuba native named Jane. Jane had offered to give us a tour of Cuba’s fantastic murals, but first, we needed lunch. Back the Day Cafe sits in one of the Cuba Historic [...]
Last night some very fun St. Louis twitter ladies gathered at Robust Wine Bar in Historic Webster Groves, Missouri, and I can’t rave enough about the restaurant, the wine or the service.
Robust is only one of two restaurants I’ve found in St. Louis that transported me back to New York City with its style, its service, [...]
I’ve been completely surprised that two very close friends have come through the rural Midwest recently! One of those friends and I spent an afternoon in Cape Girardeau, MIssouri, where we had lunch at a Cajun restaurant called Broussard’s.
If you’ll look back several posts, you’ll see the ghetto bathroom at the dive bar in St. Francois County, Missouri. [...]
One of the best parts of my job is that I get to work with coworkers ranging in age from teenagers through retirees (who’ve come back to work in retirement). Last week at work, two coworkers were discussing beets, which it seems have a reputation as an “old person’s food”.
It should be noted that both of [...]

Wines, photo by MilliGFunk
Angela Ortmann of @StLWineGirl was kind enough to take me as her guest to a St. Louis Cellars Wine Club event in February, and I had a great time.

photo by MilliGFunk
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photo by smalltowngirl
Christmas is four days away, and I’m curled up in my pajamas with several inches of show outside. My best friend and I are spending this snowy December day experimenting with vegan cookie recipes at her parent’s home in the Chicago suburbs.
"Vegan Cookies Invade Your Cookie Jar" Cookbook, photo by smalltowngirl
Our cookbook [...]
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 [...]