Breaking News

Simon just got a call from the boys at the Shaved Duck….license came in…open tomorrow after 5 p.m.!! WOOOOOO HOOOOOOOO

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Wait….WAIT…..SOON….WAIT SOME MORE…YOU CAN DO IT

Found out the Shaved Duck is still waiting on the liquor license. (CITY OF ST LOUIS, WHAT IS THE DEAL) No opening this week as originally though. Patience is a virtue.

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Cheesemakers of the Week

It’s been a while since I posted a Cheesemaker of the Week. So here it goes…..Twig Farm in West Cornwall, VT….owned by Michael Lee and Emily Sunderman. When I came across this duo…it made me even more excited about Simon and my future plans. It can be done…..Michael and Emily have proved it! We have [...]

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But they make it look sooooooo easy……

But Gordon Ramsay is costing you money…at least he is for the Brits. E-sure, the online provider of home insurance, has noted a new trend in claims involving mishaps in the kitchen. Since celebrity chefs tried to educate the nation and the blow torch moved in alongside the potato masher, amateur chefs have been getting [...]

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Summer Internship at Berger Bluff Farm

We had the joy of spending Sunday out at Lee & Ingrid Abraham’s farm in Berger, MO! What an amazing day!!!! It was very hard for me to leave after a wonderful brunch and afternoon walking the farm. I have fallen in love with their daughter Leena…I only hope someday our kid is as cool [...]

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BAD NEWS!!!!!!!

Shaved Duck didn’t get the zoning needed to open to the public.  BOOOOOOOOOO!  I would have figured it was grandfathered in…but NO!  They are thinking the 25th.  But, we did get a sneak peak and it looks GREAT!!! Instead we went to the new Thai place on S. Grand.  IT WAS GREAT!  Can’t remember the [...]

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so excited…and i just can’t hide it

going to an early dinner with Si tonight at the long awaited Shaved Duck. hee hee hee…..i’m giddy with excitement. if you could see me now…i’m jumping up and down in front of my computer screen with a growling belly……

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Another tip of the hat for St. Louisian on the culinary scene

Today in St. Louis’ Post-Dispatch: Parkway Central senior Brett Eisen was named national high school chef of the year Saturday night in Miami. Eisen, 18, beat out nine other finalists in the entrée division of the competition. His recipe, oven-roasted sea bass with citrus-scented Israeli couscous, had been chosen from among hundreds of entries in [...]

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how to get kids (and big people)to eat broccoli

cut up a head of raw broccoli. put it bowl.  add craisins, diced red onion and celery, chopped crispy bacon and toasted walnuts.  mix one cup of mayonaise with two tbsp sugar and some riesling vinegar.  pour over broccoli mixture and served.  jesus christ, it’s good.  not healty…but goooood!!!   it’s called broccoli salad…and the term salad [...]

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the answers are blowing in the wind….

i can only hope that this actually becomes reality.  Giant Wind Farm Planned for Montgomery, Christian Counties 2010 is too far away…we needed this years ago. One of my favorite sights is when we drive up to the farm in WI and we pass the giant wind farm.  Makes my heart swell. 

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Philadelphia Solo

First off, just to set the record straight…I did NOT bring a camera with me to Philly. I just couldn’t fit it in the suitcase and/or my computer bag. Afterall, this was a trip for work: the amazing restaurants were a by product. And not to mention my best friend from college still live in [...]

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Lost in Philadelphia

sorry for the lack of posts this week. i’ve been in Philadelphia for a conference on work stuff and so i have neglected thee. as soon as I return…you’ll get the play by play of the AMAZING food i have consumed since Friday April 4th. Yum. Everyone wish the Cheesemonger happy birthday.

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Gerard Craft: Best New Chef 2008

Gerard Craft Wins BEST CHEF 2008!!!!!!! Gerard Craft, Niche (St. Louis, MO) The chef and owner of Niche and the adjoining Veruca Bakeshop & Café, Gerard Craft, 28, began his career washing dishes in a pool hall in Salt Lake City. His love of cooking led him to take a job at Bistro Toujours, one [...]

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Even though my name has changed

I’m still the Annie Denny you all know and love. It’s amazing to me how many people do not know that my last name changed to Lehrer. I have tons of folks emailing me (whom I’ve known for over 10 years) asking who I am. Uh…It’s ME!….Annie Denny…now Annie Lehrer. And some of them were [...]

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