Today we talk to Bill Kunz of Highway 61 Roadhouse about his shot on TV’s “Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives” show.
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.
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.
Also 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.)
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.
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.
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.
On today’s show (October 13), guests include Carl Hazel, chef at 1111 Mississippi. Also, Beth Huch of St. Louis Culinary Tours. And Chris Reimer, aka @RizzoTees on Twitter, local eater.
We also have cool things to giveaway! Keep our studio number nearby: 314-969-0590. And listen for the cue to call.
Food Talk STL will not be heard on Saturday, September 29, as KFNS will carry the Illinois-Penn State football game.
Our show will be on the air on October 6, 13 and 20 at 11:00 a.m. each of those Saturdays.
On October 6, guests will include George Mahe of St. Louis magazine, Chuck Dressel of Mt. Pleasant Winery and Caryn Dugan, a local vegan cook and consultant. We will give away several pairs of tickets to the Soulard Chili Cookoff, which is set for October 20.
On October 13, guests will include chef Carl Hazel of 1111 Mississippi and Beth Huch of St. Louis Culinary Tours.
On October 20, we will broadcast live from the Soulard Chili Cookoff. Guests will include Dan Kopman of Schlafly Bottleworks (and representing St. Louis Originals) and Lisa Lillien, author of Hungry Girl to the Max. Lisa will be appearing on Thursday, November 1, at the new Dierberg’s in Des Peres. (We will be giving away copies of her book during the show on 10/20.)
On October 27, the Illini start early, so no show.
In the meantime, click on the “past shows” tab to hear interviews from previous shows. Click HERE to listen to our recent chat with Gerard Craft.
Guests on Food Talk STL this week are chef/restaurant owner Gerard Craft, who’ll talk about all the new things he has going on, and Jenny Agnew who teaches writing at SLU and blogs for St. Louis magazine’s Relish blog.
Also, Scott Thomas will provide scoop on the Backyard Barbeque Bash in Arnold. And we have many announcements and news items to share.
And we’ll give away a copy of the new St. Louis Chefs’ Recipes cookbook. Valued at 19.95. This will be a “call in and win” contest, so listen for the cue to call.
Thanks for listening Saturday at 11:00 a.m. on 590, the Fan, KFNS.
On the August 18 show, Evan Benn and Matt Sorrell joined me for an hour long chat about a variety of food and drink topics. I listened back to the archives at foodtalkstl.com/pastshows and noted all the food and drink places that were mentioned. Here’s the list:
Vin de Set
River City Casino
Perennial Ale
Taste
Franco
4 Hands Brewery
Winslow’s Home
Half and Half
Brasserie
Home Wine Kitchen
Top of Riverfront
Coronado
Blood and Sand
Stellina Pasta
Zia’s
Syberg’s
Schlafly Bottleworks
Second Shift Brewery
O’Fallon Brewing
Joe’s Chili Bowl
Tony’s
The Bridge Tap House
Bailey’s Range
Pi Pizza
Missouri Bar & Grille
St. Louis Bread Company
The Crossing
Five Bistro
Prune (NYC)
Dressel’s Pub
We are preempted this week by Illinois football.
Back on air at 11:00 a.m. on 9/8/12 with Joe Edwards on the Blueberry Hill 40th birthday, STL native and former French Laundry sommelier Chris Hoel and former restaurant owner and now food broker Andy Ayers.
Enjoy your Labor Day weekend and spread the word about our show! Thanks!
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