I recently got back from a week-long trip to St. Louis with my family.
Notable good food we had: Momo's, a Greek restaurant, and An American Place. The former, Momo's, had a variety of well-prepared Greek dishes, my favorite being a grape-leaf wrapped sea bass. The latter was very special. Using local ingredients from nearby farms, it was a great meal in which everything was prepared exceptionally well. I had braised lamb on cannelloni with lamb jus. The cannelloni was a great touch, easily the best I've ever had (then again, I only remember eating it at the Pasta House when I was young). The lamb was also very well prepared, and the lamb jus, which I've never had, worked surprisingly well. Noteworthy as well was a heirloom tomato appetizer, which managed to be both innovative and simple. Service was great in some respects, but it did have a few hiccups.
The St. Louis hoosier story of the trip comes from a waitress, not from any of the previously mentioned restaurants, who repeatedly referred to desserts topped with "homemade Cool Whip". At any rate, I thought it was a hoosier story, but who knows, she doesn't seem the only one to think of the concept.
I'll make another blog post on my food blog about my last eating adventure, Mama's Coal Pit, where I had snoot & rib tips.
There was more besides food, of course. My kids spent some quality time with their grandparents, cousins, aunts, uncles, and various other relatives. I was able to get together with my great high school friends. Greta and I both had some nice lazy afternoons. A good time was had by all.
Posted by ahyatt at August 8, 2007 12:11 AM