AltWeeklies Wire
Will Monsanto's Sweet 'EverMild' Tearless Onion Whet a Discriminating Palate?new
St. Louis-based Monsanto has a plan to make sweet-onion farmers weep. The seed company last week unveiled a tearless onion that it's dubbed the "EverMild," modeled after the famous Vidalia sweet onion from Georgia.
Riverfront Times |
Kristen Hinman |
02-19-2010 |
Food+Drink
Allison Burgess Stakes Her Reputation on Mystery Meatnew
In 2001 Burgess began working on her meat substitute in the kitchen of her home. Today there are six varieties of Match Meat: beef, chicken, pork, crab, and Italian and breakfast sausage. Made from soy protein, wheat gluten, water and natural flavorings, Match comes frozen and unseasoned, as bland as any supermarket meat.
Riverfront Times |
Aimee Levitt |
07-06-2009 |
Food+Drink
Russ Kremer, the Pope of Porknew
In tiny towns across Missouri, old-school hog farming stages a comeback -- and at tables across the nation, diners rejoice.
Riverfront Times |
Kristen Hinman |
05-26-2009 |
Food+Drink
Craptastrophe: Record Rainfall Creates a Dung Dilemma for Farmersnew
Northeastern Missouri is home to a large number of industrial hog farms, known as concentrated animal feeding operations, or CAFOs. Anywhere from 2,500 to 10,000 or more pigs are housed under one roof, and the millions of gallons of manure is stored onsite in uncovered manmade lagoons. The unrelenting rains haved caused the lagoons to fill to the brim.
Riverfront Times |
Keegan Hamilton |
07-11-2008 |
Food+Drink
Keep It Down: The Dinner Party!new
In this age of shrink-wrapped steaks and boneless, skinless chicken breasts, it's not every day that you see your dinner slaughtered before your eyes -- thus my aim with this meal was simple: I wanted to take a selection of unspeakable bits and turn them toothsome.
Riverfront Times |
Malcolm Gay |
06-01-2007 |
Food+Drink
St. Louis' Wine Masternew
Chris Hoel, Monarch's wine director, aims to become the world's 125th Master Sommelier -- and St. Louis' first.
Riverfront Times |
Kristen Hinman |
04-20-2007 |
Food+Drink
St. Louie Chop Sueynew
You are what you eat: The story of a culture, told through its cuisine.
Riverfront Times |
Malcolm Gay |
11-16-2006 |
Food+Drink
Udderly Creamednew
As the St. Louis Department of Health sours on the sale of raw milk, how are dairy farmers coping?
Riverfront Times |
Randall Roberts |
01-23-2006 |
Food+Drink
Kafe Kiboshnew
St. Louis' the Hip Hop Kafe, rap's answer to the Hard Rock Cafe, dies before being born.
Riverfront Times |
Ben Westhoff |
01-10-2006 |
Food+Drink
The Big Bad Bottlenew
By the turn of the century, Forties of malt liquor had been left for dead. With antiquated delivery and brewing methods, there was no compelling reason for anyone to rescue either Forties or malt liquor. Which is exactly why one man is trying to save them both.
Riverfront Times |
Mike Seely |
06-13-2005 |
Food+Drink
Missourians Eat More Beaver and Other Wild Gamenew
To faithful customers of Scott Harr's food stall, wild-game meat is as much about cultural tradition and family heritage as it is about cutting-edge vittles. Call it four-legged comfort food.
Riverfront Times |
Chad Garrison |
01-12-2005 |
Food+Drink
