Lou Rook III of Annie Gunn’s will be part of the St. Louis Jewish Book Festival on Thursday, October 17 at 7:30 p.m. (Complete information below.)

I spoke to Lou this week and invite you to listen to our conversation.

In the first segment (3:23), he talks about the other Lou Rooks, Annie Gunn’s restaurant, the ’93 flood and what’s changed (and what hasn’t) during his two decades running the kitchen.

In the second segment (5:47), Lou talks about the event on 10/17 and about putting together his cookbook.

In the third segment (6:55), he talks more about the cookbook, teaching cooking and his typical day at Annie Gunn’s.

Click HERE for a link to the Jewish Book Festival website. Click HERE to order tickets for the Lou Rook III event on October 17.

Click HERE for the Annie Gunn’s restaurant website.

Please note that copies of his cookbook, titled Rook Cooks: Simplicity at It’s Finest, will be available for purchase at the Book Festival on October 17 for $35.00,