Tomorrow is opening day for three area farmers' markets, including Tower Grove Farmers' Market, Riverfront Times' 2008 pick for Best Farmers' Market. The kickoff celebration runs from 8:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. and will feature live music, yoga, barbecue and, of course, vendors of food and artisan goods.The Land of Goshen Community Market opens at 8 a.m. tomorrow in downtown Edwardsville, Illinois, and runs till noon. If you've never visited the Edwardsville market, it's a lot of fun and -- if you're i
Jennifer Silverberg​This week, after a break for the Best of St. Louis 2009, I visit Fond in Edwardsville, Illinois.I don't eat scallops. Even though I've convinced myself that my allergy is psychosomatic, the collateral damage of a childhood afternoon spent at the swimming pool with a box of Keebler E.L. Fudge cookies -- don't ask -- even though I've eaten a few mussels without any adverse effect, I'm not willing to risk it with the food that put me off mollusks for a quarter of a century. I
Jennifer Silverberg​My review of Fond is now available online. Fond is located at 106 North Main Street in Edwardsville, Illinois. For more information, visit the restaurant's website.In this week's Back of the House slideshow, Jennifer Silverberg takes you inside the kitchen with chef Amy Zupanci and her staff.
