Day in the Life: Matthew McFarland
Matthew McFarland takes pride when he sees Schlafly beer in a store. "I know I did my part," he says.
Day in the Life: Jean Fournie
Jean Fournie had tended her parents' 1-acre garden in her youth, but the switch to a fully-functioning farm was a lesson in scale.
Day in the Life: Rocky Fino
The path from hobby chef to published cookbook author had more turns than a corkscrew, but Roxane's executive chef Rocky Fino is a pesistent guy.
Day in the Life: John Carney
When it comes to good food, the affable John Carney of KMOX can be plenty serious.
Day in the Life: Millie Burnine
Known as the "dining room hostess," Millie Burnine has made her longtime job at the St. Louis Bread Co. much more than just wiping down tables and keeping the coffee coming. Meet this 80-year-old fixture at the Highway 55 and Loughborough location.
Day in the Life: Tony Funderburg
Find out how the brainchild behind the Krispy Kreme bacon cheeseburger has continued to up the ante for fan food (partly through experimentation in his own kitchen).
Day in the Life: Dennis Diekemper
It's harvest time in the heart of horseradish country, and Dennis Diekemper's already-demanding job is about to become a whole lot busier.
Day in the Life: Ernie Wilson
For ex-Army cook Ernie Wilson, shopping for school supplies means meats, milk, fruits and vegetables. He's the lunch guy at Blessed Sacrament Catholic School in Belleville - Chef Ernie to the children.
Day in the Life: Bruno Sonnino
When chef Bruno Sonnino commutes, he takes a commercial airliner. After he arrives at the designated airport, he boards a private corporate jet. For seven days straight, he works as both chef and cabin crew serving seven or fewer passengers.
Day in the Life: Bill Tomber
When Bill Tomber bikes from his home in Soulard to his job downtown at Rio Syrup company, the gears in his head shift faster than those on his bike.
Day in the Life: Lisa Bromley
Sweet-hot black pepper, clean bay laurel and musky cloves perfume the air around McCarthy Spice and Blends even before the door opens. Inside, workers in aprons, hair nets and gloves label airtight foil packets of blends. Off the factory floor, food technologist Lisa Bromley jump starts ever…
Day in the Life: Cathy Rauch
Cathy Rauch cut her path into food and beverage styling wielding a pair of scissors and a sharp needle. Armed with a fine arts degree and awesome sewing chops, she dressed beer's pre-eminent spokesdog, Spuds MacKenzie.
Day in the Life: Tom Niemeier
Tom Niemeier thinks about the migratory patterns of butterflies and doodles bold butterflies winging through space. He notes how steel rusts to the shades of orange in a monarch’s wings and wonders how to incorporate the material in his design. He’s an architect and a principal at Space Arch…
