food

2020 has been nothing short of __________________________________ (insert favorite adjective/phrase here). In the spring we were on the verge of starting our eighth season delivering top-notch food tours in three of our favorite areas of St. Louis. And then it all came to a screeching halt when COVID-19 was declared a pandemic.  For the safety of our guests, the staff and owners of the restaurants we feature, and our tour guides,  we knew that the Savor Saint Louis Food Tours simply could not begin. Not soon after, restaurants had to shut down, some temporarily and some permanently. This entire season we’ve watched and listened to our partners in St. Louis and to other food tour operators across the globe.  Early on we remained optimistic that the tours would start by mid-summer and, as time went by, perhaps by early fall….

If you think about everything your mom did for you growing up, it’ll be hard to ever repay her. But you can try. You’ve done the flowers and the candy, maybe even taken her out to lunch at a super crowded restaurant on Mother’s Day where everything feels, well, hurried. Why not treat mom to…

You might not even have to think about it — your go-to spice in your kitchen. After salt, that one you never put away because you’re just going to use it again and again and again. We asked the restaurants on our food tours what that spice is for them.    Sandia Hoormann, pastry manager…

What’s great about traveling these days is you truly can find a food tour in most any major city you visit. Savor team member Steve recently traveled to parts of the Balkans and the Mediterranean and, of course, sampled a few food tours along the way.