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by Harley Hammerman
Lost Tables collects the culinary memories of lost St. Louis restaurants.
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- Dec 26, 202541 min
Ray Gallardo: Casa Gallardo
Eighty-eight-year-old Ray Gallardo first came to the United States from Mexico as a young man, working as a dishwasher at the Biltmore Hotel in Santa Barbara. His next visit to the Biltmore would be as a successful restaurateur. Ray told me his story at his office above the City Coffee & Creperie in Clayton, which he owns with his wife Ann. Did you enjoy this episode?
- Dec 19, 202530 min
Eddie Neill: Cafe Provencal & More
Eddie Neill is best known for Cafe Provencal, which has thrived in Kirkwood for almost 30 years. But from his first restaurant, T.P. Neill’s, to Chez Leon, to The Dubliner, there were many others along the way. I talked with Eddie at his home, a 5-minute walk from Ted Drewes. Did you enjoy this episode?
- Dec 12, 202525 min
The Buttery
The Buttery Restaurant closed for good on Halloween. The South Grand diner had been serving the Tower Grove South Neighborhood for almost 40 years. I’d never dined at The Buttery. I must admit, I didn’t know it existed. But when someone posted its closure in the Lost Tables Facebook group, and the group exploded with comments, I had to find out what The Buttery was all about. Bryan Lawrence had worked as a cook at The Buttery for 7 years. Laura Mcgrath had worked there as a server for 25 year...
- Dec 5, 202546 min
Greg Perez: More Plates
By popular demand, chef and restaurateur Greg Perez is back for more. Did you enjoy this episode?
- Nov 21, 202547 min
Greg Perez: Blue Water Grill, Painted Plates
Someone once called Greg Perez the Forrest Gump of restaurants. From Rich & Charlie’s, to his award-winning Painted Plates, to the Grateful Inn, it was indeed, “Run, Greg, Run!” from one project to the next. Did you enjoy this episode?
- Nov 14, 202534 min
Monarch: Aaron Teitelbaum & Jeff Orbin
Monarch opened for business on Manchester Road in Maplewood in 2003, and thrived for almost 10 years. Aaron Teitelbaum and Jeff Orbin talked with me about their restaurant at Teitelbaum’s Kingside Diner in Clayton. Did you enjoy this episode?
- Nov 7, 202532 min
La Tropicana: Rafael Trabanco
La Tropicana Market was an institution on the corner of Lindenwood and Hereford for over 30 years. Rafael Trabanco told me his family’s story when I talked with him at his longtime office on South Broadway. Did you enjoy this episode?
- Oct 17, 202524 min
Richard Perry: Gregg Mosberger
Gregg Mosberger ran his own catering company – Gregory’s Creative Cuisine – for 34 years. But Mosberger began his career as a dishwasher at Richard Perry’s Jefferson Avenue Boarding House. Did you enjoy this episode?
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