The Dish

A short time from now, the reality will hit us: Another Christmas will have already come and gone. Yes, I refer to Christmas rather than use the sterile...

Foodie News is your quick hit of what’s happening around Columbia’s food scene — from restaurant news and local accolades to upcoming events, new menus, and other food-related...

A ploughman’s lunch is a simple meal of bread and cheese, sometimes pickled vegetables, and, for my family, summer sausage or salami, mustards or other condiments, and fruit....

This is the time of year when I am getting the last vestiges of my vegetable garden out before the weather finally turns cold. There are some lettuce...

Columbia restaurants challenged common misconceptions about vegan food during the second annual Vegan Chef Challenge.   Forget the idea that vegan food means a plain salad or a...

The name “The Pasta Factory,” elegantly announced in mosaic stained glass overlooking the dining room, conveys only part of the longtime restaurant’s legacy. Although a bounty of pasta...

Long ago in a previous lifetime, before pursuing the entrepreneurial dream and having children involved in sports, Scouts, and other various activities, we used to host soirees at...

Yesterday, I made this summer’s first batch of gazpacho. I prepared the cold soup at lunchtime so it could chill for a few hours before dinner, since gazpacho’s...

For more than six decades, The Heidelberg — known affectionately by generations of Mizzou students as “The ‘Berg” — has been one of Columbia’s most recognizable gathering places....

Reconnecting Mid-Missourians to Food, Nature, and Each Other   There is something about a farm that invites appreciation and a slower pace. Perhaps it’s the fruit trees stretching...