Local Foods /tags/local-foods Local Foods en-US Copyright © 2024 ÍâÍøÌìÌà Tue, 18 Mar 2025 10:00:00 GMT St. Louis and its food scene play host to a major food science convention this week /economy-business/2025-03-18/st-louis-food-scene-host-food-science-convention The Research Chefs Association conference at Union Station will cover topics on flavor dynamics, new products and technologies and emerging trends for consumer food products. Tue, 18 Mar 2025 10:00:00 GMT /economy-business/2025-03-18/st-louis-food-scene-host-food-science-convention Eric Schmid Celebrating all things St. Louis with love, real talk and problem-solving on 314 Day /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2025-03-14/celebrating-st-louis-love-real-talk-problem-solving-314-day St. Louis’ civic pride offers an opportunity for fellowship and honest discussions on how to make ‘the Lou’ a better place to work and live. Fri, 14 Mar 2025 10:00:00 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2025-03-14/celebrating-st-louis-love-real-talk-problem-solving-314-day Miya Norfleet Why St. Louis doesn’t have any Michelin stars — and why that might be a good thing /economy-business/2025-01-02/st-louis-missouri-why-no-michelin-stars St. Louis boosters have worked in recent years to elevate its reputation as a dining destination, despite being ignored by the world’s preeminent culinary institutions. Thu, 02 Jan 2025 11:00:00 GMT /economy-business/2025-01-02/st-louis-missouri-why-no-michelin-stars Abby Llorico Do you eat pumpkin or sweet potato pie at Thanksgiving? Here's the rich history behind both /culture-history/2023-11-20/do-you-eat-pumpkin-or-sweet-potato-pie-at-thanksgiving-heres-the-rich-history-behind-both Are you serving pumpkin or sweet potato pie this Thanksgiving? A look at the history and cultural ties that influence why Americans may prefer one or the other. Mon, 20 Nov 2023 11:00:00 GMT /culture-history/2023-11-20/do-you-eat-pumpkin-or-sweet-potato-pie-at-thanksgiving-heres-the-rich-history-behind-both Chad Davis Local farmers started selling online during the pandemic. That trend is here to stay /health-science-environment/2022-03-20/local-farmers-started-selling-online-during-the-pandemic-that-trend-is-here-to-stay Just as consumers turned to online shopping during the pandemic, many farmers started selling their products online over the past two years. Sun, 20 Mar 2022 12:50:59 GMT /health-science-environment/2022-03-20/local-farmers-started-selling-online-during-the-pandemic-that-trend-is-here-to-stay Dana Cronin For 2 vegan businesses, St. Louis proved the perfect launch pad /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2022-01-25/for-2-vegan-businesses-st-louis-proved-the-perfect-launch-pad Demand for vegan food has grown in the Midwest over the past few years, making St. Louis a prime spot to start offering plant-based products. Tue, 25 Jan 2022 21:15:20 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2022-01-25/for-2-vegan-businesses-st-louis-proved-the-perfect-launch-pad Jane Mather-Glass St. Louis’ collaborative food scene earns a place in Eater’s list of where to eat in 2022 /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2022-01-19/st-louis-collaborative-food-scene-earns-a-place-in-eaters-list-of-where-to-eat-in-2022 St. Louis was listed alongside places throughout the world, including Dubai and Buenos Aires. Wed, 19 Jan 2022 20:50:33 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2022-01-19/st-louis-collaborative-food-scene-earns-a-place-in-eaters-list-of-where-to-eat-in-2022 Jane Mather-Glass St. Louis restaurants fear new COVID wave could push them to the brink /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2022-01-04/st-louis-restaurants-fear-new-covid-wave-could-push-them-to-the-brink Restaurants haven’t seen COVID-19 aid in months. Now, they’re continuing to struggle amid omicron. Wed, 05 Jan 2022 21:47:31 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2022-01-04/st-louis-restaurants-fear-new-covid-wave-could-push-them-to-the-brink Jane Mather-Glass Rural areas continue to lose grocery stores, gain dollar stores /economy-business/2022-01-04/rural-areas-continue-to-lose-grocery-stores-gain-dollar-stores New data from the USDA shows rural areas are losing their grocery, specialty food and convenience stores and gaining some dollar stores and superstores. Tue, 04 Jan 2022 11:59:00 GMT /economy-business/2022-01-04/rural-areas-continue-to-lose-grocery-stores-gain-dollar-stores Jonathan Ahl ‘A Culinary History of Missouri’ explores the history of what we ate and how we cooked it /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2021-10-06/a-culinary-history-of-missouri-explores-the-history-of-what-we-ate-and-how-we-cooked-it Author Suzanne Corbett shatters myths about St. Louis food innovations and details how many cultures came together in Missouri to eat, cook and imbibe. Thu, 07 Oct 2021 19:39:24 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2021-10-06/a-culinary-history-of-missouri-explores-the-history-of-what-we-ate-and-how-we-cooked-it Sarah Fenske