There are some days when you just feel like gnawing on some raw meat for your lunch. If you're lucky, your peculiar craving will occur on a Wednesday, when the volunteers at St. Raymond's Maronite Church, just south of the Ralston-soon-to-be-Nestle complex on Chouteau, lay out an amazing cafeteria-style spread of Lebanese delicacies for lunch. One of these is the
kibbi nayeh, freshly ground beef mixed with cracked wheat and perfect with a nice flatbread. (Of course, if you're not into this kind of cow sushi, a cooked version called the
kibbi aras is also available, along with a couple dozen other items.)