CWEnder John Marlow, grand pooh-bah of the Great Forest Park Balloon Race, was singled out by Lyda Krewson Tuesday evening at a large gathering in her honor at Basso at the Cheshire Inn (yes Basso is in the 28th Ward). Earlier, John had shared the news that Travel & Leisure named Forest Park one America's…
Category: Food and Drink
Savor Saint Louis launches culinary tours in CWE
Meet the Smiths, l. to r., Jennifer Smith Schmid, Susie and Steve. The family got to know St. Louis in a novel way after moving here from Chicago when the siblings were in grade school. The family would eat out in different neighborhoods whenever they could and learned about their new city through its restaurants. …
Getting on the “Farewell to Duff’s” bandwagon
There have been a couple of great articles this week about Duff’s final days, in both the West End Word and St. Louis Post-Dispatch. One of the best tributes however was written by Harper Barnes, who has been a devotee since the restaurant opened in 1972 (don’t miss his report here!). Reservations are practically non-existent…