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CITY WINERY, BURRATA, CHRIS GRAZIOSE

City Winery St. Louis (in the exciting City Foundry STL) serves the most extraordinary burrata. Here are the recipes needed to duplicate the masterpiece at home.

THE SLEIGH SHED and HOLIDAY COCKTAIL RECIPES

It’s as if Santa, on a pre-Christmas reconnaissance, took a rest stop at Union Station in St. Louis, wandered into The Train Shed and decided to stay. The popular restaurant renamed “The Sleigh Shed” for the holiday season, brims with spirit. Lights twinkle. Ornaments shine. The staff radiates good will towards man and woman and […]

¶ Posted 16 November 2022 † Susan Manlin Katzman § BARS § BEVERAGES § CHRISTMAS § COCKTAILS § DRINKS § HEADS UP TO HAPPY HOUR § HOLIDAYS § MISSOURI § RECIPES § ST. LOUIS § Uncategorized ‡ Comments Off ° Tagged: cocktail recipes, Holiday cocktails, Pop-Up cocktail bar, St. Louis, St. Louis Wheel, The Sleigh Shed, Union Station

Ta-eem Grill, Hummus Fava Beans

Ta-eem Grill in Los Angeles draws a crowd for It’s kosher Mediterranean dishes. Owner Sylvie Kraizberger shares the recipe for authentic Hummus Fava Beans (Ful).

¶ Posted 22 July 2022 † Susan Manlin Katzman § BEANS § CALIFORNIA § ENTREES § IMMIGRANT CHEFS § ISRAEL § LOS ANGELES § RECIPES § RESTAURANTS § SIDE DISHES § VEGETABLES ‡ Comments Off ° Tagged: falafel, fava beans, hummus, Israeli foods, kosher restaurant, Los Angeles, Ta-eem Grill

HOMEMADE for the HOLIDAYS

Gift wrapped in sugar and spice and everything nice, Sweet Leisure brings you some sensational, truly terrific, and downright delicious recipes that you can make for happy holiday indulging. Click below for: GOOD, GRAND AND GROOVY GOURMET GIFTS TO GIVE Peanut Butter cookies, Hot Cocoa Cake, Coffee Rub, Spiced Pecans, Sponge Candy and Pompelmocello. […]

¶ Posted 15 December 2021 † Susan Manlin Katzman § CAKE § CANDY § CHEESE § CHOCOLATE § CHRISTMAS § COCKTAILS § COFFEE § CONDIMENTS § COOKIES § DRINKS § ENTERTAINING § GIFT GIVING § GLUTEN FREE § HAM § HEADS UP TO HAPPY HOUR § RECIPES § SAUCES § SOUPS § THANKSGIVING § Uncategorized ‡ Comments Off ° Tagged: birthday cake, Brie, cream soups, fig rum conserve, Gorgonzola, gourmet gifts, ham, hot cocoa cake, hummus, peanut butter cookies, port wine sauce, preserved kumquats, Smoked Salmon, spiced pecans, sponge candy

DOSA AND MAYURA INDIAN RESTAURANT

Dr. Aniyan, or Padmini as her friends call her, greets guests at the door of her south Indian restaurant with a smile as brilliant as the gold trimmed sari that she explains is her “work” uniform. The Ph.D professor of business management and accounting and her restauranteur husband, Aniyan Puthanpurayil, immigrated to the United States […]

¶ Posted 14 September 2021 † Susan Manlin Katzman § BREADS § BREAKFAST § CALIFORNIA § GLUTEN FREE § IMMIGRANT CHEFS § INDIA § KERALA § LOS ANGELES § RECIPES § RESTAURANTS § SIDE DISHES § Uncategorized § VEGETABLES ‡ Comments Off ° Tagged: California, Culver City, dal, dosa, Gluten-free, Indian restaurant, Indian-style crepes, Los Angeles, Mayura, vegetarian

YALANCHI SARMA by NANCY MEHAGIAN

Nancy Mehagian filled her life with an abundance of travel, sex, drugs and food. For a peek at her passion-filled, delicious life and a copy of her favorite recipe for Yalanchi Sarma (chilled Stuffed Grape leaves), read on:

¶ Posted 15 December 2020 † Susan Manlin Katzman § BOOKS § CHRISTMAS § COOKBOOK REVIEWS § FAVORITE RECIPES/FAMOUS PEOPLE § HOLIDAYS § IMMIGRANT CHEFS § RECIPES § VEGETARIAN ‡ Comments Off ° Tagged: An Edible Odyssey, Nancy Mehagian, Salvador Maron, Siren's Feast, vegetarian, Yalanchi Sarma

BEN POREMBA and OLIO’S EGG SALAD RECIPE

Ben Poremba is a most unusual man–chef, restauranteur, entrepreneur, world traveler..well the list goes on. Sweet Leisure interview him and secured a recipe for one of his favorite dishes, Egg Salad as served at Ben’s Olio restaurant.

¶ Posted 01 December 2020 † Susan Manlin Katzman § BREAKFAST § BRUNCH § FAVORITE RECIPES/FAMOUS PEOPLE § ISRAEL § RECIPES § RESTAURANTS § SALADS § SANDWICHES § ST. LOUIS ‡ Comments Off ° Tagged: Ben Poremba, Botanical Heights, Elaia, La Patisserie Chouquette, Nixta, Olio, Olio's Famous Egg Salad, St. Louis, The Benevolent King

LONA’S LIL EATS DUMPLINGS

Lona Lou owns and runs the popular St. Louis restaurant Lona’s Lil Eats. Dumplings are among her most popular dishes and she serves two kinds: steak and mushroom. Here is a recipe for Lona’s dumplings with a mushroom filling.