Here’s an update for “Top Chef” fans from Sandra Zak, Soulard Market master:

Bravo’s “Top Chef: The Tour 2,” a nationwide 21-city promotional tour featuring a brand new state-of-the-art customized traveling 18-wheeler semi-truck, with an expansive space to accommodate more fans for…

Grilled cheese and tomato soup

Grilled cheese sandwiches and tomato soup are as classic a pairing as apple pie and ice cream or peanut butter and jelly.

But even classics can be elevated: apple tart with vanilla bean ice cream, for example,…

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I can’t count the number of times that visiting food writers and cookbook authors have asked me about gooey butter cake. They’re invariably intrigued. What is it, they ask? It is what it sounds like, I…

Lucas Hudson, project coordinator for the North City Farmers Market, called to ask if he could bring me some information. He wanted to talk about the market, which is open from 9 a.m. to noon every Saturday through Oct. 25…

Just about every longtime St. Louisan remembers the golden age of cafeterias. Miss Hulling’s, Pope’s, the Forum — these places fed the masses, and fed them well.

While the memories live on, not all of the recipes survived. One that did,…

I’ve been making these crab cakes as an affordable treat for my family. Yes, affordable, because I’ve been buying 1-pound cans of pasteurized crab sold at Trader Joe’s and warehouse stores like Costco and Sam’s.

Don’t get me wrong — fresh…

On Valentine’s Day, articles about chocolate must be almost as popular as red roses. You can find our story about a Columbia, Mo., man who is producing excellent dark chocolate by clicking on this link: www.STLtoday.com.

While researching the story, food…

Philly has cheese steaks, Chicago has deep-dish pizza, San Diego has fish tacos.

St. Louis has gooey butter cake.

Just about every visiting food writer has asked me two questions: What is gooey butter cake? And where can I get one?

I tell…