The Office
At the heart of the matter was a reunion of sorts. It had been years since three amigos from college days had taken the time to get together for a beer and yuks about things we used to do. I had not yet been to the suggested meeting place: a new St. Charles venue called […]
Bistro One West
It has always been an odd sensation for me to walk in to a building that has previously housed another restaurant — let alone three or four other restaurants. For instance, take Bistro One West… Recent events have been a painful reminder that nothing lasts forever. Excellent Location for a Restaurant So, I suppose it […]
Copper Fox Cafe
OK – this is gonna be a tough one… I am talking here about the Copper Fox Café. Although I personally have never met the man, I have had the definite pleasure of dining on food prepared by Dimitri Lolis on numerous occasions. This began years ago at the Hotel Baker when he worked with […]
Dimitri’s Mediterranean Grill
Except for the fact that I have been extremely busy, I have no excuse for not having visited more of the local venues in the past several months. But last night, the ever-intensifying case of cabin fever – brought on by the incessant and obnoxious cold weather – was more than I could stand, and […]
Al Capone’s Hideaway
The bend in the river gave no indication whatsoever of there being anyone around. I could easily imagine the prohibition era when this little spot on the river north of St. Charles was occasionally home to some of the nation’s most wanted… After my last dinner at Al Capone’s Hideaway, I remember lamenting about not […]
18 Esperienza
Somehow, even after a 4 ½ Zin rating – back in December of 2003 – the owner at what was then 18 North mistakenly got the idea that I had ripped his restaurant. After I reread my own review of 2003, I noticed only two things that I stated I was unhappy about: the way-overpriced […]
18 North
For some unknown reason, Tuesdays have become our night of choice to go out for something to eat – whether for a snack or for a full-on dinner. Last Tuesday was no exception, except that I had decided to ‘dial it up a notch’ on this particular Occasion. I say that because I decided that […]