Alissa NelsonOkra is one of the most beautiful plants in a summer garden. Its flowers make it look like an exotic plant imported from a gorgeous tropical isle where the summers are mild and the humidity is bearable -- kind of like St. Louis this summer. Red okra is so pretty that I've even seen it used for landscaping.
This week's cover story spotlights the weird world of St. Louis' raw vegans -- those who eat no animal products, nor anything that's been heated above about 120 degrees. The Internets are filled with raw gurus who sometimes quibble. Take the recent spat at a New York City raw convention between Matt Monarch (who looks like a gritty, surfer-Jesus) and Paul Nison (who talks with a meaty Brooklyn accent). (Perhaps "meaty" is not the best adjective in this context.)The YouTube video below capture
Alissa NelsonLife isn't all sunshine and rainbows in this food blogger's kitchen. I was seriously tempted to just link to the New York Times recipe for Ratatouille Pot Pie and call it a day. (It was really excellent, by the way.) Then I made a meal that resulted in the exclamation, "What the fuck, persimmons?" Then I had to send my laptop for repairs. Believe it or not, I still haven't seen Julie and Julia, so I have no idea how this lives up. But she just had to cook, not think stuff up, so
Gut Check dishes on our favorite St. Louis food blogs.Cupcake Project: Stefani debuted on Paula Deen's website, made cupcakes for a house divided, and gave instructions for a DIY cupcake party.STL Hops: Mike eulogized local beer guru Henry Herbst, and revealed beer lists for Kirkwood Pi and Growlers Pub. Andrew Mark Veety: Andrew took issue with some dogs at Tower Grove Park.
Gut Check dishes on our favorite St. Louis food blogs.Cupcake Project: Stefani conquered a vampire with garlic cupcakes and chocolate-covered garlic, and then got witchy. She also shared Bride and Groom 3.0's first video review.Iron Stef: Stephanie partied with her mushroom-growing uncle.Show Me Vegan: Lisa used the Whole Foods app to veganize a red curry chicken.
The V-for-Vegan symbol: A rare sight in St. LouisIt's no secret that vegetarians and, especially, vegans lack many appetizing options at St. Louis restaurants. So when a reader left a lengthy comment this morning on a post about local vegetarian options that my colleague Annie Zaleski wrote in April of last year, it grabbed Gut Check's attention.The reader, Cully Miller, visited Boogaloo (7344 Manchester Road; 314-645-4803): I visited my girlfriend in St. Louis over Valentine's Day weekend. S
