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This Adorable Amish Town In Illinois Is A Hidden Foodie Paradise That Rivals Any Big City
You don’t need a plane ticket or a fancy travel agent to find food that genuinely stops you in your tracks. Arthur, Illinois is a small Amish town tucked into Douglas County, and it’s serving up a foodie experience that puts plenty of big-city restaurants to serious shame.
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Mucky Dogs Pub to Honor Veterans with Free Meals on Veterans Day
LERNA, IL – Mucky Dogs Pub in Lerna will show its appreciation for those who have served our country with a special Veterans Day celebration on Wednesday, November 11. In honor of Veterans Day, all veterans will receive a free meal, including a soft drink, from noon to 9 p.m. at Mucky Dogs Pub.
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Prime Rib And Toasted Ravioli At This Old-School St. Louis Steakhouse Keep Missouri Steak Lovers Coming Back
Some restaurants chase trends, and some just keep doing the same good thing for decades. In south St. Louis County, one white-tablecloth steakhouse has built a loyal crowd by serving prime rib, toasted ravioli, and classic steaks the old-fashioned way. A pianist plays in the bar, the holiday decorations draw...
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Skip The Chains And Bite Into Missouri’s Best Italian Beef Sandwich At This No-Frills Deli
A sandwich should never require a map, a reservation, or a second mortgage. Blues City Deli in St. Louis understands this, and it’s been quietly proving the point in the Benton Park neighborhood. Let’s start with the building itself. The green storefront has red trim and bold gold...
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St. Louis Regulars Still Grab Fried Fish Sandwiches Stacked On Rye At Carl’s Drive-In? No, At Schottzie’s
Some St. Louis traditions survive because people refuse to let them go. In South County, there is a neighborhood bar and grill where families have been eating since the early 1970s, and some grandkids now bring their own kids. It serves a cod sandwich at lunch, a rare old-school city...
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Chef behind Famous-Barr's French onion soup has died: His story and the recipe
Manfred Zettl, a master chef renowned for perfecting one of the St. Louis area’s most iconic culinary creations — Famous-Barr’s French onion soup — has died. Zettl, 85, died of natural causes Oct. 30 in St. Louis, but the culinary creations he crafted over a lifetime will live on in people’s memories. At Famous-Barr, he oversaw 32 restaurants and 500 employees as executive chef. He later founded one of the area’s first diet-food businesses. He began his career in Austria and aboard cruise ships, serving Hollywood celebrities and heads of state. Whether you enjoyed the signature soup at Famous-Barr’s Scandia Room at St. Clair Square or in the downtown St. Louis tearoom after viewing the Christmas window displays, chances are you recall its distinctive aroma throughout the dining areas. The rich, velvety beef broth, loaded with sliced onions, was served in an ovenproof brown McCoy Pottery bowl, topped with baguette slices and a thick layer of bubbling Swiss cheese. Zettl didn’t invent the soup, but he was responsible for what he described as “perfecting” it. He told me its backstory when I was food editor at the now-defunct St. Louis Globe-Democrat, which closed in 1986. He was warm, friendly and