Abby Eats St. Louis

We indulge in the stories of St. Louis’ sassiest businesswoman and two sandwich dudes who turned the city into a frozen cocktail oasis.

This episode was first released on July 3, 2019.

As a note to our listeners, this is the last Abby Eats St. Louis podcast episode that will be released. THANK YOU to everyone for all of your support over the years.

Seize the Plate!

For more than 50 years, Lion’s Choice has specialized in delicious, fresh perfectly seasoned roast beef sandwiches. They were even named one of the best fast food chains in the country, according to Food and Wine magazine. We sit down with the company’s CEO to find out what made the guy literally give up his dream life to come run this company. Plus, we hold him to his pride… in St. Louis.

This episode was first released on Jan. 9, 2020.

You can't have summer in St. Louis without serving up pork steak! So we're talking to some of the folks who do it best: Kenrick's Meats & Catering and Beast Craft BBQ. Why they say the staple cut is a St. Louis essential, how it came to be and how to do it better. 

This episode was first released on June 10, 2021.

On this episode, we’re going to introduce you to Fran Caradonna: the woman tapped to run Schlafly. Find out how coming up in a beer bro’s world made her such a boss babe, and her advice for ladies looking for a seat at the table.

This episode was first released March 12, 2020.

There’s one place that truly celebrates the different cultures, nationalities and countries that thrive below the St. Louis flag: Global Food Market in Kirkwood. A Thai family runs the place. In their 30 years of entrepreneurship, the family’s always had a taste for the world. Hear how they keep a sense of food trends and palates from so far away. And, why someone who’s sampled so many of the world’s flavors still sees St. Louis as a great place to bring them all together.

This episode first aired Jan. 30, 2020.

St. Louis is a heck of a beer town, and there are so many options to choose from. But sometimes you just want something more… spirited. We set out to do an episode about canned cocktails, but the story tasted so good, we couldn’t max out at 7%. So, we’re sipping on a little liquid courage to learn how the beer mecca of the Midwest is getting harder… as in, our drinks. And no, we’re not talking about those flavored seltzer waters here.

This episode first aired Aug. 21, 2019.

It's long been called "St. Louis' Signature Sandwich," and now the sauce that really makes the Amighetti's Special is available in bottles. Now that you can take the sauce home with you, we decided to visit the home of Mrs. Amighetti herself. How the strong-willed woman invented it, how love became as much a part of her business strategy as her recipes, and what she says about the state of the restaurant today.

This episode first aired on Sept. 3, 2020.

Before David and Jerri Hoffmann were developers investing (and making) money into transforming businesses and even communities, they were just a couple of kids from Washington, Missouri. Now, they're getting back to their roots and buying up new ones: the vineyards of Augusta, Missouri. Hear how they're planning on making the community an international destination, why they think even "wine snobs" will love what they have to offer and the one complaint they've heard from Augusta residents.

This episode was first released on May 27, 2021.

For a spring 2022 update on the progress happening in August, check out our recent coverage here.

Don't knock it 'til you try it — and when you try it, good luck putting it down. A hot salami sandwich from Gioia's Deli is a quintessential St. Louis food... that doesn't technically exist. Find out what we mean by that, plus how owner Alex Donley keeps the family business going 103 years in and why he's so excited about what they keep in the deli's safe.

This episode originally aired on Feb. 18, 2021.

Abby Eats St. Louis is going back to school! We packed our backpacks and headed to a St. Louis area middle school where we knew we could find friends to let us sit at their table for lunch. We cut through the noise (a lot of noise) to hear what kids really think about middle school stereotypes, how changing guidelines have really changed their menus, plus the real scoop on the drama that actually happens in the lunch room.

This episode originally aired Sept. 18, 2019.