Fish Frydays 2011 #1: St. Agatha’s

Once again, it’s time for Lenten Fish Fries in St. Louis. This year things are a little bit different for our family, becasue we’re now bringing along a newborn baby, my daughter, along with us to the fish fries. She’s going to make these outings a bit more interesting this year and possibly a bit [...]

Part 20 of the Continuing Series, St. Louis’s Perfect Slinger: Soulard Coffee Garden & Cafe

Hello again.  As any of my facebook friends, twitter followers, or blog readers will tell you, I’m always on the look out for new slingers.  It’s getting harder and harder to find them in new places, so on the advice of my friend Jess Luther, on Memorial Day I found myself at The Soulard Coffee [...]

Part 17 of the Continuing Series, St. Louis’s Perfect Slinger: Hammerstone’s

Welcome back!  It’s time for another trip into another place for another slinger.  This entry is a special one for me. There were two things about this run that I’d never had the pleasure of before, the first was O’Fallon Brewery’s Hemp Hop Amber Rye Amber Ale and the other was my best friend’s new [...]

The Damned Dart Players At Phelans

This is a story from back in the before time; long, long ago.  It was requested that I post this one, so here it is: Years ago, Chris and I used to go to Phelan’s on a weekly basis.  It was our home bar.  We both worked retail and we’d kick 10pm like 5pm for [...]

The Night Before The Wedding…..PUB CRAWL!

So, I was planning on making this entry tomorrow.  I figured after last night that I’d be sleeping way in today and wouldn’t have time.  It’s 8:45am and the rest of my wedding party doesn’t arrive at the house till 1pm.  I don’t have to start getting ready until 12pm…but I woke up at like [...]

Part 5 of the Continuing Series: St. Louis’s Perfect Slinger, Billie’s Fine Foods

With my future father in law, though not so future now, in tow, I headed out on our next diner adventure. Being as the fiancee’s bridal shower was today, and was being held at his house, he decided it would be a great day for us to head out to a diner. He chose Billie’s [...]