Emily Standlee

5 days ago | feastmagazine.com | Emily Standlee

Local coffee roaster Blueprint Coffee just added three new flavors to its canned, ready-to-drink beverage line, Linear. Lining the shelves alongside Linear Cold Brew – which Blueprint debuted in 2021 – are Linear Oat Latte, Linear Reviver and Linear Chai Soda. The cans come in both single and multi-pack varieties. After 12 years of serving St. Louis, the Blueprint team describes its ready-to-drink line as a continuation of the craftsmanship that locals have come to expect from the brand.

6 days ago | stltoday.com | Emily Standlee

On May 16, St. Louis was devastated by an EF3 tornado, which ripped through much of North St. Louis, the east end of Delmar, Clayton, the CWE, Forest Park and parts of Illinois. In the park, more than 3,000 trees were toppled; up north, neighborhood residents and volunteers continue to come together to rebuild – some of the hospitality community included in those efforts.

1 week ago | feastmagazine.com | Emily Standlee

Sitting down with Bill Foster and Kathy Kuper, partners and creators of St. Louis’ own Big O Ginger Liqueur, is sort of like inhaling a breath of fresh air. They’re well-read, well-traveled and they make a product that’s just as versatile, funky and fun as they are.

1 week ago | feastmagazine.com | Emily Standlee

If Bolyard’s Meat & Provisions is a well-oiled machine, chef-owner Chris Bolyard is the one at the controls, operating St. Louis’ only whole-animal butcher shop with expert precision and ingenuity. His quiet finesse is evident in every corner of the shop – from the kitchen and provisions area to the cut room, where staff skillfully separate meat from bone behind glass-paneled walls, giving customers a clear view of the craft in motion.

1 week ago | feastmagazine.com | Emily Standlee

What started as three vacant lots in north St. Louis has grown into something much larger for Tyrean “Heru” Lewis, founder of Heru Urban Farming. When he last spoke with Feast in 2020, Lewis described the lack of access to fresh food in north St. Louis city as a form of “deliberate” food apartheid – where low-income residents, sometimes without reliable transportation, have few options for grocery stores – while more affluent neighborhoods do not face the same barriers.