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Visiting St. Louis after an 8 year absence
If you have to have DimSum I would go to Won Ton King over LuLu's. A chinese waitress I know won't eat at LuLu's for various reasons but one apparently has to do with their kitchen. But if you're coming from NY, I wouldn't eat Chinese here.
What pappy's does best is the ribs. It's a dry rub and they really can't be beat. I brought a friend from NY there last week and she looooved the ribs. Not a dinner place, though.
India's Rasoi and House of India are both good Indian options (although I haven't eaten at either in a while since I just moved back to St. Louis from NY). Rasoi is a little more upscale but should be satisfying. I've heard really good things about The Shaved Duck (gastropub).
For brunch you should check out Cafe Osage at Bowood Farms in the Central West end; one of the best french toasts I've had.
Good luck!
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Cider Donuts in St. Louis?
I just did a sweep of donut spots for my new blog: www.stlchow.blogspot.com and did not come across any cider donuts. Last time I had some I was outside of Ann Arbor, MI on an apple orchard. They were very good and I just assume that they added some cider to the batter. The glaze was what really made these ones, though.
I met a lot of very nice owners of donut shops and you could probably put in a request and see what some donut stores say. I'd try talking to John and John Donut on S. Broadway and see if he'd have any interest.
Check out the post on donuts for more info.
Max
Best Butcher in St Louis?
I have to say, Straub's in both Clayton and CWE usually have very nice meat- often prime and some choice also. HOWEVER they have stopped dry aging their beef. When I asked about this, the butcher mentioned that there aren't enough people willing to shell out 40 or 50 per pound for dry aged prime, even if they have the money for it. As far as finding it around st. louis, i'm not so sure... at least it's a process of elimination.
I had porterhouses two nights ago from the CWE that were fantastic.
