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At the Table With John LaRocca

At the heart of every kitchen is a flame — bright, restless, and enduring. In Columbia’s food and beverage industry, that flame is passionate Missourian John LaRocca. Over...

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So, You Want to Hire a Caterer?

From intimate dinners to elaborate celebrations, a great caterer makes the meal as memorable as the moment.   What begins with the promise of an intimate gathering, perhaps...

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Cookin’ with Hoss: Roasted Country-Style Ribs with Arrabbiata Orzo

Well, we’re about to transition to fall. Temperatures are dropping, days are getting shorter, and my garden is putting out its last gasps of life for the season....

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Catalpa: A Taste of Talent in Arrow Rock

Talent is often celebrated at sporting events and concerts, but sometimes it’s found in small restaurants in unexpected towns, like Arrow Rock. That’s where chef Liz Huff quietly...

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Birthdays Are Made For Palate Pleasing Memories

In August, I celebrated my birthday at Cherry Street Cellar. My husband, Lyle, and I shared chilled corn and cucumber soup with crab that sparked such noticeable praise...

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Visiting Stone Hill Winery

Experience a Midwestern Winery that rivals its French Counterparts. Nestled in the rolling hills of Hermann, Missouri, Stone Hill Winery, founded in 1847, stands as a beacon of...

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Memory Care

When I want to have fun, learn something new, relax, or appreciate an old memory, I focus on food. Any morning, any afternoon, I think about what I...

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Breaking the Mold, One Bite at a Time

In a city better known for college football and midwestern comfort foods, Columbia, MO, isn’t where you’d expect to find culinary innovation that borders on rebellious. But step...
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Where to Find COMO’s Food Trucks

Food trucks. They began as a coastal trend about 15 years ago but have now made their way to mid-sized and even small cities across the country. How...

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Cookin’ with Hoss: Hoss’s Gameday Cheesesteak Sliders

Another football season is here, and it’s a new era in intercollegiate athletics. No longer are these representatives of their respective universities the amateur student athletes that we...