SHOP GIRL: At Pastries of Denmark, Salads are Big, Fresh and Come With a Tiny Lagniappe
If you head to Pastries of Denmark for lunch or dinner this fall, a salad might not seem an obvious choice. But the Twin Peaks, so named for the mounds of homemade chicken and tuna salad that perch atop mixed greens, is no wimpy rabbit-food snack.
SHOP GIRL: Dream a Raspberry Dream
Few things can stop me in my tracks quite like the sight of a case full of fancy European pastries in tidy rows. The colors, the textures, and the thought of the amount of work that went into them dazzle me into a slack-jawed reverie. But then I come to, and begin to ponder which one to try.
SHOP GIRL: Chunky Monkey or Carrot Cake? Wrestling With Life's Tough Questions at Pastries of Denmark
Pastries of Denmark specializes in classic, Old-World pastries, but they're by no means stuck in the past. A few years ago, they added a cupcake bar stocked with flavors both classic and adventurous, all made with the same care and quality as the bakery's other products. Naturally, there …
SHOP GIRL: 27 Layers of Buttery Bliss
At first glance, the kringle from Pastries of Denmark looks something like a Danish. A really big Danish in the shape of a pretzel. But since it's made from a laminated dough, it's actually closer to a croissant. To make it, the chef adds dots of butter to a sheet of dough, folding it ove…
SHOP GIRL: At Pastries of Denmark, a Fourth-Generation Baker Holds True to Danish Tradition
Pastries of Denmark chef/owner Kristian Vesth knew from the start that he had to set his lunch menu apart, and that's where he had an ace in the hole.
SHOP GIRL: Indian Creek Winery
Shop Girl Heidi Dean has the inside scoop on four of the 16 new food vendors at the upcoming 2011 Best of Missouri Market at the Missouri Botanical Gardens. Check her column every Monday in September for all the delicious details on each and how to get your hands on them.
SHOP GIRL: Float Trip Pickles Go From River to Market
What started out as a once-a-year batch of pickles for river outings blossomed into more frequent servings for friends and family who quickly became fans.
SHOP GIRL: Chef David Guempel's Scrumptious Foods
Customer demand led chef David Guempel of Webster Groves' former Zinnia restaurant to begin bottling his line of condiments 15 years ago, and he's continued to do so ever since under the Scrumptious Foods label.
SHOP GIRL: Cake Pop Company Bringing Show-Me-State Standout Cakes on Stick to St. Louis Area
Now ordered by big-name celebs, Deb Lumos' cake pops actually started out about as small as their size. Get the story on the rise of this Missouri-based entrepreneur's tiny (and extremely tasty) treats and find out how you can bite into them.
Shop Girl: Smoked Pork Chops
Edwardsville Frozen Foods was part of the locavore movement long before it was a hip new trend. Case in point: All of their pork comes from small packers in Southern Illinois.
Shop Girl: Best-Selling Beef Stix
Shop Girl Heidi Dean is spending time at Edwardsville Frozen Foods in August to bring you all the must-buy-and-try goodies.
Shop Girl: Must-Try Meatloaf Mix
Shop Girl Heidi Dean is spending time at Edwardsville Frozen Foods in August to bring you all the must-buy-and-try goodies.
Shop Girl: Barbecue Sauce Done the Edwardsville Frozen Foods Way
If you want it done right, do it yourself. That's the motto the gentleman behind Edwardsville Frozen Foods adopted in making the barbecue sauce for their specialty meats.
Shop Girl: Year-Round Specialty Meats Make This Edwardsville Butcher Shop a Must-Stop
In a nod to St. Louis-area culinary mainstays, columnist Heidi Dean uncovers all the mouthwatering meats and housemade treats at Edwardsville Frozen Foods that have kept the full-service butcher going strong for 64 years.
Shop Girl: Seafood City's Asian Melon
Shop Girl Heidi Dean is spending time at Seafood City in July to bring you all the must-buy-and-try goodies.
Shop Girl: An Asian Dinner Party Starter
Shop Girl Heidi Dean is spending time at Seafood City in July to bring you all the must-buy-and-try goodies.
Shop Girl: Slicing Into Seafood City's Sweet Chinese Sausage
Our out-on-the-town adventuress Heidi Dean shops the shelves of a chef-recommended Asian market for interesting eats. Get today's pick here!
Shop Girl: Explore A Chef-Recommended Market: Seafood City
If you're looking for a one-stop Asian market that carries the recommendation of a local Vietnamese chef, we've got it here.
Shop Girl: Pointer's Market's Must-Try Housemade Chicken Salad
Pointer's Market sells up to 2 pounds of chicken salad a day, something Heidi Dean wasn't surprised by after first bite.
Shop Girl: Pointer's Market's Must-Try Housemade Corned Beef
Shop Girl Heidi Dean is spending time at Pointer's Market in June to bring you all the must-buy-and-try goodies.
Shop Girl: Pointer's Market's Bacon Potato Salad
Shop Girl Heidi Dean is spending time at Pointer's Market in June to bring you all the must-buy-and-try goodies. Get this week's pick here!
Shop Girl: Pointer's Market
Why is Shop Girl Heidi Dean jealous of Benton Park residents? Two words: Pointer's Market.
Shop Girl: Chong's Oriental Market
Interested in Asian cooking? Get great recipes - and all the ingredients - at Chong's Market.
Shop Girl: For Local Wines, Head to Friar Tuck
After reading the wine-centric May issue of FEAST, Shop Girl Heidi Dean set out to find places in the St. Louis-area to buy local bottles. Check out what she found here!
Shop Girl: Get More Out Of Your Garden
Want to try out some new goodies in your garden this year? How about flowers you can toss in soups and salads or bake a pound cake with? Shop Girl shows you how to take your garden to the next level with plants from Garden Heights Nursery.
Shop Girl: City Greens: Part Farmers' Market, Part Co-op, All Fresh & Delicious
City Greens opens this week with lots to look forward to.
Shop Girl: Café Cioccolato
Some days, something special is called for. Shop Girl Heidi Dean has just the thing at one of her favorite coffee shops in St. Louis: Café Cioccolato.
Shop Girl: Vom Fass
You've probably been to a wine tasting, but have you ever been to an oil or vinegar tasting? If you haven't, you're missing out on the subtleties of these condiments and what they can add to your cooking. Luckily, you can taste to your heart's content at Maplewood's
Shop Girl: Niche Home Furnishings Offers Sleek Foodie Finds
Downtown St. Louis isn't home to many home-furnishings stores, but the few it does have are carefully curated and well worth the trip. Take for example Niche Home Furnishings, a 5,000-square-foot showroom with an emphasis on modern st…
Shop Girl: Eckert's is More Than a Country Store
Naturally, you have preconceived notions of what to expect when you see the words, "country store." But the newly expanded Eckert's Country Store will do away with visions of rocking chairs and penny candy.
Shop Girl: OK Hatchery is for the Birds - and Gardeners
Named for original owner Oscar Krieger, OK Hatchery can rightfully be called a Kirkwood institution. In 1927, they opened with a 10,000-egg incubator and offered chicken and livestock feed. Today, perched in a barnlike building across the street from the Kirkwood farmer's market, the shop…
Shop Girl: St. Louis Wine & Beermaking
Whether you're an amateur or pro, St. Louis Wine & Beermaking prides itself on taking care of all your wine-making or home-brewing needs, from beakers and brushes to corks and kegs.
Shop Girl: Bread & Honey
Bread & Honey adds the art of baking to the ArtSpace refuge and community for sculptors, dance companies and theater groups in Crestwood Plaza. Three treats you must try.
Shop Girl: 4 Seasons Bakery: Real Ingredients, Really Amazing Pastries
Four treats that made us swoon at 4 Seasons Bakery in St. Charles.
Shop Girl: Missouri Botanical Garden's Garden Gate Shop
Ready to get your green thumb out of those gloves and into the soil? Shop Girl Heidi Dean heads to local garden stores this spring to bring you top growing goods. First stop: the Missouri Botanical Garden's Garden Gate Shop.
Shop Girl: Byron Cade
Upon walking into Byron Cade, it would be understandable if you thought you were in the decorative arts section of a museum. Everything is spotless, gorgeous and of the highest quality, so the comparison is a fair one. But this i…
Shop Girl: Tienda El Potro: A Tasty Trip to Latin America
What Shop Girl couldn't resist putting in her cart at this Maplewood gem - and then couldn't stop eating when she got home
Shop Girl: Global Foods Offers Tastes of Home, Wherever Home May Be
Take away the international flags draped from the ceiling, and you could be in any mid-size supermarket. There's a beer and wine section, a dairy case, and of course, a meat counter. But you're not in a grocery store, you're at Global Foods, and for that, you should be happy.
Shop Girl: La Buena Salud, Downtown’s Hidden Health Food Store
On the sidewalk on the south side of Washington Avenue between 13th and 14th streets there sits a sandwich board sign that says "health food store" with an arrow pointing south. If you follow the arrow, and look up and to your right, you'll see the sign for
Shop Girl: Home Eco
Whatever you need to green your home, Home Eco has it, along with things you didn't know you needed.
Shop Girl: The London Tea Room
If you're in search of a frilly Victorian tea room, stop reading now. If, on the other hand, you want an airy, cozy, cheery place to gather with friends and have an incredible cup of tea, you should head straight for the The London Tea …
Shop Girl: Lukas Liquors Superstore: Where Huge Plus Helpful Equals Happy Customers
There's a 24,000-square-foot store in Ellisville where the every kid gets a sucker before they head to the play area, every customer's car is loaded, and employees are so happy they never quit. Welcome to Lukas Liquor Superstore, "…
Shop Girl: Free Range Cookies
Two preexisting conditions were necessary for the creation of Free Range Cookies: a Celiac Disease diagnosis, and a love of oatmeal cookies. That's what owner Linda Daniels missed most when she first learned that she needed to …
Shop Girl: History and Innovation Happy Together at Manzo's Sausage Kitchen & Market
While talking with Pete Manzo, owner/sausage maker at Manzo's Sausage Kitchen & Market, we couldn't help but think his motto must be: "History is Important, but Change is Good."
Shop Girl: Let Garland Wines Soothe Your Wine Shop Fears
Full disclosure: Shop Girl is a longtime customer and ardent fan of this week's shop, but it is her sincere hope that this will make FEASTies more excited about this article rather than less.
Shop Girl: Kenrick's Meats and Catering Has You Covered for the Holidays
The story of Kenrick's Meats and Catering is one of opportunities seen, seized and maximized. It all started roughly 70 years ago when Herb Kenrick craved and made landjäeger (the German forerunner to Slim Jims) to go with his beer. T…
Shop Girl: La Tropicana Market & Café
Its origins sound like a lame ethnic joke: Two Cubans and a Colombian open a grocery where an Italian market once was, then sell it to a Cuban veterinarian. But 35 years on, La Tropicana Market and Cafe is anything but laughable: the area's only Cuban market also serves lunch and dinner, …
Shop Girl: Vegan MATCH Meats
Even in 2010, the phrase, "my vegan cousin is coming to the holiday dinner," can strike fear into the heart of the home cook. Not to worry. We have two words for you: MATCH® Meats.
Shop Girl: Maude's Market Enters the Locavore Scene
Shop Girl Heidi Dean discovers Maude's is more than a market.
Shop Girl: BitterSweet Bakery Takes the Stress out of Party Planning
Even the most avid cooks can get overwhelmed by the holidays. Brunches and open houses scheduled with festive intentions become just a bit much when it's time to do the actual menu planning. Fortunately, there's an easy solution that's open seven days a week: BitterSweet Bakery.
