Saturday’s Show

On 2/9/13, Carl or Nancy McConnell of Stone Soup Cottage in Cottleville will join us in the studio. (Maybe both! Still TBD.)

Also, we’ll chat with yet another STL entrepreneur who has moved from the corporate world into making and selling a food product. Peter Cohen of Stringbean Coffee will talk about his coffee and how he’s getting it to STL coffee lovers.

StringbeanPeteThat’s Peter!

And, since this is Mardi Gras weekend, below is a photo of the festive King Cake!

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Tomorrow’s Show: Scott & Scott

First up, Scott Gaghan, wine director at 1111 Mississippi. We’ll talk about wine, cocktails, beer, etc. And about his work at 1111 & Vin de Set.

Scott Gaghan

Then we’ll talk to Scott Haas about his book Back of the House, about the year and a half he spent in the kitchen of a Boston restaurant with a Beard Award winning chef and his staff.

Buy Scott Haas’s book from Amazon. Click HERE.

Listen at 11:00 a.m. on 590-AM, KFNS, St. Louis.

Parker’s Table Anniversary Party

Our friends at Parker’s Table (at Yale and Oakland, behind TipTop Cleaners, in Richmond Heights) are celebrating their first anniversary on Tuesday, February 5, 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., with wine and food!

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Guest Fattoria di Felsina will be pouring Tuscan wines from Felsina winery in Italy. Also, Jim and Mary Dierberg of Dierberg Vineyard in California will be on hand, sharing their wines. An assortment of food items will also be served.

Cost is 15/person, payable at the door. For information, call 314-645-2050. Click weblink: ParkersTable.com.

Magnificent Missouri Dinners

Gerard Craft was on last Saturday’s show (1/12/13) and shared information about upcoming Magnificent Missouri Dinners. Here are the dates (all are Sundays) and chefs who are cooking:

March 24—Kevin Nashan of Sidney Street Cafe

May 26—Eric Heath and Jennifer Cleveland of Cleveland-Heath

July 28—Gerard Craft and Nate Hereford of Niche

Venues and ticket information to be announced via MagnificentMissouri.org.

(This weekend’s event with Kevin Willman of Farmhaus at the Jewel Box is sold out.)

This is the BloPoke!

BloPoke

The BloPoke is a 48 inch long device for poking the fire in your wood burning fireplace (and for rearranging the logs). The BloPoke also allows you to blow a directed stream of air onto your fire to rekindle the blaze. It works great and is fun to use!

The BloPoke can be engraved and makes a great gift for any occasion! Many BloPoke orders are from current owners who want to give BloPokes to family and friends.

The BloPoke is American made and marketed by Mike Greenwood of University City.

Please visit Blopoke.com for more information and order your BloPoke today!

Food Trend Predictions for 2013

As shared on our 1/5/12 Food Talk STL show:

  1. The line between brilliant creativity and goofy gimmickry will become blurrier.
  2. Bacon will show up in more unexpected places. (Bacon in your alfredo sauce? Bacon bits on your apple pie? Bacon wrapped carrots?)
  3. Portion sizes will decrease slightly, leaving more room for beverages & desserts.
  4. Chefs will feature more main dishes starring fresh veggies because they look good and because vegetables are cheaper than protein foods.
  5. More restaurants will add burgers to their lunch menus. (Pasta House has a burger on its lunch menu. Would Breadco add a burger?)
  6. Food truck operators will get tons more private catering gigs. Because they have different food items and the trucks add color and charm.
  7. Some of those favorite local food truck menu items will show up at Busch Stadium concession stands. (Maybe in the Redbird Club?)
  8. Younger St. Louis palates will embrace noticeably spicier dishes that their parents could never handle.
  9. Like bacon, fried eggs will show up in unexpected places. (On top of your tuna sandwich? On top of lasagna? On top of your grilled salmon?)
  10. Salted caramel desserts will replace or accompany some of the old standbys.

We’ve seen some of these things happen already, to be sure. But we may notice them more prominently in 2013. But, then again, I could be wrong.

burger

 Let’s do lunch!