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1111 Mississippi

When I was in St. Louis, Greta and I ate out with our friends Brian, Amanda, and Greg (who, in the linked picture, has the "1000 yard stare"). We decided to go to a hip little restaurant 1111 Mississippi, a self-described "wine country bistro" which was in the very nice Lafayette Square neighborhood. The menu was quite interesting, and had lots of stuff I would love to try. We ordered two bottles of Saint Gregory wine (which turned out to be very nice). For an appetizer, we had a selection of "regional cheeses", which I thought meant Missouri cheese, but evidently it merely means the cheese came from some region in the world. Not very meaningful.

For dinner, I couldn't resist ordering the "Red Deer Osso Bucco". Anytime you eat deer, it is an interesting experience, however, it tends to be dry and tough. Part of the osso busco was indeed dry and tough, although with a nice flavor. However, other parts of the meet were nice and tender. And the marrow was great. I'm not sure I can recommend the dish, but if you have wanted to try venison, it's not a bad thing to try.

This was a nice place, definitely. They paid attention to their ingredients, and offered interesting dishes. I think what would make it better would be a stronger focus on local ingredients, and perhaps rethinking some of the items like the venison. But I'd love to go back and try out some of the other items.