Roots N Blues N BBQ Festival: Food, Art, Music, FUN! I kicked off this weekend traveling to Columbia, Missouri for the Roots N Blues N BBQ Festival. In its 10th year, the festival is held at Stephens Lake Park with two large stages, one charming porch stage, musical acts playing roots, blues, gospel, country, folk,…
I Ate Here: The Laughing Place, Gladstone, MO
Over the holidays my artist job took me to the new Linden Square area in Gladstone, MO. I met the wonderful folks at The Laughing Place, the nicest, most inviting bakery I’ve visited in the area. In talking with Alicia, the owner, bakery and super nice lady behind the bakery, she shared that she really…
An Afternoon on the Farm: Cheese and Chocolate Tasting
Do you ever see those beautiful photos of farm-to-table dinners and wish you could attend? The ones with white-clothed tables stretching for yards into a field or meadow or even better, housed in a beautiful barn? I see those photos often, read blog posts written by friends who attend these lovely soirees. I always wish…
I Ate Here: Rooster, St. Louis, MO
I live 4 hours across the state from St. Louis, but lately it has seemed like I am there more than at home. I’ve been in St. Louis three times in the last couple of months. Every trip provides great meals, whether I count on reliable favorites like Pi Pizza or try something new, like…