Located in the snazzy Washington Ave. area, KitchenK is a hip and upscale restaurant at lowscale prices. For $25 a person KitchenK offers a three course menu – for just $32 you receive your three course meal with a beer pairing and for $35 you get a wine pairing instead. Choose your appetizer, entree and dessert. […]
‘Tis the Season for Family, Friends and Fondue! The Melting Pot is one of my favorite restaurants to visit for celebrations of all sorts! I recently visited to celebrate my birthday, and The Melting Pot lived up to all my previous expectations. With two locations in St. Louis – Town & Country and the Loop, there’s a […]
I love Soulard. You’ve got your typical bars and pubs, a lot of great events and parades and a Farmer’s Market full of great finds. But, if you’re only familiar with the alcohol and the market fresh food, you’re missing out on the many restaurants hiding throughout the area, including Sage. Sage was a great […]
Westport’s Ice Kitchen is brought to you by the owners of the Drunken Fish. Ice Kitchen is considered a tapas bar. Tapas are just a fancy Spanish word for an appetizer/snack portion. Usually with tapas you pay an arm and a leg for a serving too small to fill you up. Unfortunately, I don’t know […]
If you are a bargain shopper like me, you will want to follow me on my adventures as I go on a tour of consignment, thrift and antique store in the Saint Louis area. In these tough economic times everyone needs a little help in finding the best bargains. I started out in O’Fallon, Missouri […]
PANDORUM Directed by: Christian Alvart Starring: Dennis Quaid, Ben Foster, and Cam Gigandet First, let me say that I went into this movie expecting very little due to the sheer amount of movies that I have seen involving drifting space ships where something goes very wrong. However, this one was slightly different. Pandorum is loosely […]
St. Louis is home to many breweries, all brewing their own recipes of beer. You may love ’em or you may hate ’em, or maybe you’re just indifferent. That’s how I felt about Square One Brewery, indifferent. I started with the Spicy Blonde, a pretty good Belgian ale spiced with ginger & lemongrass. My second […]
I went into this film with an open mind, as I had seen the preview and was left with the opinion that I was going to see a remake of “I know what you did last summer.” The verdict? Unfortunately this movie does not merit a ticket purchase by anyone other than teenage boys looking […]
Gamer Directed by: Neveldine/Taylor Cast: Gerard Butler, Michael C Hall, Kyra Sedgwick, Logan Lerman Running Time: 1 hr 35 mins Rating: R Release Date: Sept 4, 2009 We have all seen movies made about video games. This movie is abstract in the sense that this type of video game does not yet exist. In this […]
What happens in Vegas may stay in Vegas, but what happened at the Casino Queen, well I’ve just gotta tell you! You may have heard the Casino Queen is Home of the Loosest Slots (not so much in my case, but good thing I only spent $1), but they are also home to a very tasty and […]
