Food Talk information

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Saturday, January 12

Mary Ostafi, founding director and board chair of Urban Harvest STL, will talk about the Food Roof on the north side of downtown St. Louis.

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Chef Gerard Craft will talk about his many endeavors, including his participation in Magnificent Missouri, an organization that raises funds for conservation and environmental efforts in Missouri.

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Also, we’ll chat with Mark Winfield of Jim Edmonds’ Steakhouse about their Golf Social on Saturday, January 26.

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Listen to Food Talk STL Saturday at 11:00 a.m. on 590-AM, KFNS. (Listen online at kfns.com.)

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Restaurant Impossible; Soul Food Junkies

The Food Network’s Restaurant Impossible visited Meglio’s restaurant in Bridgeton for a segment that originally ran in February, 2011. Here is the entire show:

On Saturday, we’ll talk to owner John Meglio about the impact the show has had on his restaurant. We’ll also talk about his original Luigi’s pizza which lives on at Meglio’s.

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Also Saturday, we’ll talk to Byron Hurt about his new film Soul Food Junkies, which will be screened on Wednesday, January 16, 7:00 p.m. at Missouri History Museum in Lee Auditorium. There is no charge to attend. Soul Food Junkies is scheduled to air on KETC Nine Network’s Nine World channel (channel 84 on Charter for most of metro STL) on Wednesday, January 16 at 8:00 a.m., 2:00 p.m., 7:00 p.m. and midnight.

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The film is targeted to African-American audiences, but has a message for anybody who eats soul food, no matter your race. Below is a clip from the show:

Join us for Food Talk STL Saturday, 11:00 a.m. to noon, on 590-AM, KFNS and online at kfns.com.

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Big Show Saturday!

Listen Saturday (December 22) at 11:00 a.m. on 590-AM, the Fan, KFNS.

Evan Benn of the Post-Dispatch and stltoday.com will mention some favorite food and beers of 2012.

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And a couple of restaurant guys will chat with us:

Skip Steele of the nearly two years old Bogart’s Smokehouse in Soulard.

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And Steve Gontram of the new 5 Star Burgers in Clayton.

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December 15 show

Today we talk to Bill Kunz of Highway 61 Roadhouse about his shot on TV’s “Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives” show.

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Also, George Mahe from St. Louis magazine will mention what rocked the STL food world in 2012. And Vicki Davenport, executive chef at Le Cordon Bleu School of Cooking, will chat about what they do at the school in St. Peters.

Listen at 11:00 a.m. on 590-AM, the Fan, KFNS.

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Saturday, December 8

This Saturday, December 8, our guests include Matt Sorrell who writes about food and drink for several local publications. We’ll talk about “Potent Potables,” to use the Jeopardy term for alcoholic beverages. Matt, by the way, has a great article on stocking your home bar in the December issue of Sauce magazine.

redradioAlso on Saturday, we’ll chat with Maggie and Bridget Kelly, who hosted “Food Talk with the Kelly Twins” on KTRS for ten years. They’ll be in studio to talk about their most recent exploits in the world of St. Louis eating and drinking.

Listen at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, on 590-the Fan, KFNS! Also streamed live on kfns.com.

(For show archives, click on the “Past Shows” tab at the top of this page.)

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December 1

Our show will not air on November 24, due to an early start for Illinois football.

On December 1, we will broadcast “Food Talk STL” live from Vom Fass at 7314 Manchester in Maplewood. (11:00 a.m. to noon on 590-AM, KFNS.)

Stop in if you can and check out their line of oils, vinegars, liqueurs and wonderful gift ideas. If you can’t stop in, listen to the show and visit Vom Fass later. Our show also streams live via kfns.com.

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This Weekend’s Show

On Saturday, November 17, we bring you another roundtable discussion show with guests sharing their thoughts and opinions about a variety of food and drink related topics.

 

 

Our panelists are Beckie Jacobs of Serendipity Ice Cream in Webster Groves, Marianne Moore of Dierberg’s School of Cooking in Des Peres and Michael Renner, restaurant reviewer for Sauce magazine.

We’ll talk about several Thanksgiving things, of course, as well as wine, beer, grits, Guy Fieri, fruitcake and waiting for a table at a restaurant.

Listen at 11:00 a.m. to noon Saturday on 590-AM, KFNS, St. Louis. You may also listen online at kfns.com.

 

 

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Nick Malgieri on Saturday’s Show

He has a new book called “Bread,” subtitled “Plus Sweet and Savory Recipes Made From Bread.” We’ll talk about the book, its recipes and its “shout out” to a local bar.

We’ll also talk about his appearance next week at Cravings in Webster (Monday evening) and his experiences working with Julia Child.


 

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No Show on 10/27

Because the University of Illinois has an early kickoff on Saturday, our show will not be aired on KFNS this weekend.

We invite you to listen throughout November and December as we share conversations with more of the neat folks who prepare and offer food and drink all over the St. Louis region.

If you have a guest suggestion or want to inquire about advertising on Food Talk STL, contact the show via email: foodtalkstl@yahoo.com.

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Chili Festival Saturday!

This Saturday, October 20, Food Talk STL will broadcast from the Soulard Chili Festival at 1731 South Broadway, right across from Soulard Market. For more information and to purchase tickets to the event, click HERE.

Saturday’s guests on the show include Lisa Lillien from the Food Network’s “Hungry Girl.” She will discuss her new “Hungry Girl to the Max” cookbook and her upcoming appearance at Dierberg’s in Des Peres on 11/1/12. We will give away copies of Lisa’s book—listen for the signal to call.

Also, Dan Kopman of Schlafly Bottleworks will visit to discuss the upcoming Fall Food Frenzy fundraiser, set for 11/4/12, from the St. Louis Originals restaurant group.

Also, we’ll give away passes to the movie “Step Up to the Plate,” which opens on 10/26/12 at the Tivoli.

Listen at 11:00 a.m. Saturday via 590-AM, KFNS.

The farm scene in this post is the wall mural at the new Niche restaurant, opening soon in the Centene building in Clayton. The artist is Peat Wollaeger.