Spicy Shellfish Linguine. New menu item at 1111 Mississippi. Delicious.

Saturday’s show (3/30/13) was my last Food Talk STL show on 590. The radio show is officially going on HIATUS.

Will it return? Maybe. When and where would it return? No idea.

Our website foodtalkstl.com will remain active. And we’ll continue to post on our Twitter and Facebook accounts.

There are four main reasons why now it the time to end this weekly show on 590:

• My brother passed away in January in Birmingham. Since then, I have spent a good deal of time in Alabama and will be spending more time there.
• My PR and marketing workload has increased, leaving less time to put together a show each week.
• Advertising revenues have been good, but not as good as projected.
• Our show might not have been the best fit within the KFNS program lineup.

My thanks to the many KFNS staffers who helped me and supported me during my 14 months on 590. I truly could not have done it without you. Best of luck to all!

I’d also like to thank our advertisers, our guests and, especially, our listeners who were part of Food Talk STL during the past 14 months.

Thanks for participating and thanks for listening!

—David Craig

Big thanks to Carl and Nancy McConnell for the tremendous hospitality extended to my wife and me this past week! Above is a rundown of food we were served.

We also were served a tasty mushroom crepe to kick things off. They change their menu every few weeks. A new menu goes into effect March 27.

Stone Soup Cottage is in Cottleville, in St. Charles County.

Guests are Evan Hiatt of Six Row Brewing Company, Maddie Earnest of Local Harvest Cafe and Grocery and attorney Kyler Humphrey of Pulsanelli law firm. Listen at 11:00 a.m. on 590-AM, KFNS!

Rogue Voodoo Doughnut Bacon Maple Ale. Spotted Wednesday at Wolfbrau in St. Peters.

Adam Richman came to St. Louis a couple of years ago with Man versus Food. First, he stopped at Iron Barley to sample the pork loin and the Monte Cristo dog. Later, he visited Pappy’s to pig out on barbeque.

Then, he went to Crown Candy Kitchen to take on the Malt/Milk Shake Challenge: Five in 30 minutes!

To watch Adam and to get a great look at Iron Barley (with Tom), Pappy’s (with Mike, Skip and Walter) and Crown Candy (with Andy), click on the video.

If you want to take the challenge at Crown Candy, click HERE for details.

A Place at the Table, a movie about hunger in America, opens Friday, March 1, at the Tivoli in University City. Click HERE to read my review.

A Place at the Table will also be available Friday on iTunes and On Demand.

Photo taken at Noshville in Nashville, TN.