Slow Food St. Louis has announced this year's edition of its Art of Food fundraiser to benefit both the organization and Fair Shares Combined Community Supported Agriculture. The Art of Food will take place Saturday, July 25, from 6-10 p.m. at Mad Art Gallery (2727 South 12th Street).Participating restaurants include Niche, Monarch, Sidney Street Cafe, Local Harvest Cafe, Erato on Main and Annie Gunn's. An auction will feature local art and gift baskets. Tickets cost $40 ($30 for Slow Food St. L
A group called Save our Studio held a rally in Chesterfield Valley last night in an attempt to save sculptor Don Wiegand's home and studio from the wrecking ball. Wiegand's three-acre property, which is also home to the Wiegand Foundation and a popular party spot for area nonprofits, is nestled off Baxter Road and Chesterfield Airport Road on 1 Wiegand Drive. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has been working on plans to build a retaining wall adjacent to Wiegand's property, in order to stem pote
Slow Food St. Louis' Art of Food fundraiser, benefiting both the organization and Fair Shares Combined Community Supported Agriculture, is this Saturday, July 25, from 6-10 p.m. at Mad Art Gallery (2727 South 12th Street).Participating restaurants include Niche, Monarch, Sidney Street Cafe, Local Harvest Cafe, Erato on Main and Annie Gunn's. (You can preview some menu items on Slow Food St. Louis' Twitter feed.)Tickets cost $40 ($30 for Slow Food St. Louis members) in advance and $50 at the doo
Chefs and artists gathered Friday night at Mad Art Gallery in Soulard for the Art of Food fundraiser, benefiting both Slow Food St. Louis and Fair Shares Combined Community Supported Agriculture. Photographer Stew Smith was there and has these photos.Photo: Stew SmithStephen Kovac of Winslow's Home shows off garlic-rubbed Benne's Best smoked chicken with Winslow's Home and Farm red onion-jalapeño jam on toasted 222 Artisan Bakery baguette.​
Photo: Stew SmithGerard Craft of Niche featured spi