[summer savories]
Herbs & Heirlooms Tuesdays is the latest addition to the Missouri Botanical Garden’s summer lineup. Through Aug. 25, between 10 a..m. and noon, herb-lovers are invited to the Victorian Herb Garden to explore the culinary and sensory benefits of each week’s featured herb. The first 100 visitors at each week’s event will get to pot an herb to take home, all included in Garden admission.
[decadent delights]
“The nicest ingredients made naughty” is Tamara Keefe’s mantra. She recently opened Clementine’s Naughty and Nice Creamery in Lafayette Square, St. Louis’ first microcreamery. The shop uses 100-percent natural milk from local, pasture-raised, hormone/rBST-free cows, which becomes naughty when she adds boozy enhancements to create offerings like Banana Rum and Maple Bourbon with Salted Pecans.
[horsing round]
Things are heating up June 5 through 7 at the International Horseradish Festival in Collinsville, Illinois, the self-proclaimed horseradish capital of the world. Besides noshing on horseradish-laced treats and sipping bloody marys, festival-goers can learn the art of horseradish-making during daily demonstrations.
[bashing]
The party is on as Trattoria Marcella celebrates its 20th anniversary with a ticketed ($50) Block Party Bash, 2 to 6 p.m. June 14. The event promises roasted whole hogs, lobster risotto and plenty of cold drinks. Owners Jamie and Steve Komorek have designated the event a fundraiser to benefit Sit
eman Cancer Center and the American Diabetes Association.
[cap and cork]
Excel Brewing Company has rolled out its latest spring brew, El Pistolero. Brewmeister Rod Burguiere describes his latest seasonal brew as a Mexican-style amber lager similar to Negra Modelo. Excel is a member of the St. Louis Brewers Guild, which hosts its ninth Annual Brewers Heritage Festival June 12 and 13 in Forest Park.
St. James Winery, whose reputation was built on fruit wines, has graced its six core offerings with a label redesign that features watercolor paintings. Check out the new labels on local store shelves—it gives new meaning to ‘art of the vine.
