Michelle A. Marcus

Friday, January 14, 2022

PW Pizza Griesedieck Brothers Brewery Beer Dinner

Although we still cannot do PW Pizza Beer dinners in person, we were ready to kick off the new year with a new brewery - welcome back Griesedieck Brothers! So happy for these beer dinners to give us a chance to try new beers on a regular basis.

Can lineup

German style beer with a soft pretzel? Makes sense to me. The Golden Pilsner was so smooth, I almost thought it was summer.

Pretzel Sticks with whipped salted butter

The Tarte Flambee pizza came with gruyere on it, my favorite part, but it was the bacon and caramelized onions that made it a good pairing with the Double Mellow Amber Lager.

I think this may be the first time for a Schnitzel pizza and definitely the first time with grain mustard and German potato salad on top too! There was a lot going on with this pizza. The Bavarian Wheat was still good by itself though.

Tarte Flambee pizza (left) and Schnitzel pizza (right)

You know Patience loved the 1880 Session Porter and was perfect for the dessert course, Black Forest Cake. You know that was my favorite dish!

Black Forest Cake

Resources:

PW Pizza = https://pwpizza.com/

Griesedieck Brothers Brewery = http://www.gb-beer.com/

Photos by Patience Scanlon

Sunday, December 19, 2021

Dado's Cafe

I don't know how many times I have driven by this place since it's right across the street from my bank, but it's so cute and close by! I definitely have to give a shout out to NextDoor.com because I think that's how I found out about Dado's Café.

While it's easy to go to our default Greek places, I love trying new places. What was cool about this restaurant is that we could get our favorite appetizers built into an entrée! And we didn't have to share!

Since they were officially entrées, a small Greek salad was included.

Small Greek Salad

Patience ordered her two favorite things as a complete meal...Dolmades and Spanakopita!

Dolmades and Spanakopita

I was able to get a Combination entrée like a said, so not only did I get my favorite, Moussaka, but I also got my own Dolmades and Spanakopita. (I also had leftovers!)

Combo platter of Moussaka, Dolmades, and Spanakopita

Can't forget about dessert... we probably could have shared an order of baklava, but now we both have extra. (And we STILL don't have to share!)

Baklava

Also awesome is that you can order online. There is curbside pick up, but there is plenty of parking in the lot behind the building. Plenty of seating inside if you're willing.

Have kids? They even have several burger and pizza options too.

Resources:

Dado's Cafe = https://www.dados-cafe.com/

Photos by Patience Scanlon

Tuesday, December 7, 2021

Noto Pizza

We crossed the river! Luckily, we remembered our passports! Sorry, that's an inside joke from us city folk. My friend heard wonderful things about Noto (and the positive press keeps coming), so I'm not about to turn down a chance to dine out and have an excuse to see a St. Charles County friend!

You really can't go wrong with Italian food, but Noto is known for their Neapolitan pizza as they have a huge pizza oven in the middle of the restaurant. Fortunately, half our table ordered pizza so we got to try the Margherita and the Italiano (basically a Margherita with sausage). Delicious, chewy crust!

Margherita Pizza

Italiano Pizza

I'm a big agnolotti fan so I HAD to order it. No hesitation. Cooked sage, walnuts, and brown butter!

Agnolotti

And I know I can count on Patience for some pasta as well! Lobster Ravioli. Easy call to make for her too.

Lobster Ravioli

And she always orders Brussels sprouts too, which was the special side dish of the night. I will say I at least tried them. I'll leave it to the real fans though.

Brussels Sprouts

You KNOW we had cannoli for dessert!! Of course they had the other usual Italian desserts like tiramisu and gelato, not to mention after dinner drinks like an expresso martini and affogato.

Cannoli

Regardless, all they hype is true. Be sure to schedule a reservation at least two weeks in advance.

Resources:

Noto = https://www.notopizza.com/

Photos by Patience Scanlon

Thursday, November 25, 2021

PW Pizza 4 Hands Beer Dinner 2021

The second PW Pizza beer dinner this month also featured another local brewery, and 4 Hands is one of Patience's favorites. There were no surprises as far as the beer was concerned, but one of our favorite pizzas is the Thanksgiving pizza that they serve every year in November.

4 Hands Lineup

We started off with the Ripple White Ale, which is probably my favorite beer by 4 Hands. Perfect patio pounder in the summer, and it was paired with a fall salad. With the apples, cranberries, and goat cheese, I was happy there were some leftovers the next day.

Fall Salad

The famous City Wide beer is too hoppy for me since it's an APA, but this is an everyday beer for Pai, This stood up with to the Popeye and Olive Oil Pizza. I'm guessing it was named that for the spinach?

The Thanksgiving Pizza always has turkey, mashed potatoes, and cranberries ON THE PIZZA, smothered in a brown gravy. It's actually quite delicious and this is probably our second favorite pizza of the year next to the prime rib pizza last month. With all those flavors mixed together, this was paired with the Incarnation IPA, which comes in at a whopping 7.0% ABV.

Popeye and Olive Oil Pizza (left) and Thanksgiving Feast Pizza (right)

Dessert wasn't chocolate this time, but the Chocolate Milk Stout, Pai's favorite beer by them unless you count the Peanut Butter version, did pair well with the Raspberry Torte.

Raspberry Torte

4 Hands Beer Dinner Menu

Resources:

PW Pizza = https://pwpizza.com/

4 Hands Brewery = https://4handsbrewery.com/

Photos by Patience Scanlon

Monday, November 22, 2021

La Pâtisserie Chouquette

To book end our half birthday celebrations, Julia and I FINALLY visited La Pâtisserie Chouquette and I am very sorry I waited so long. Definitely another St. Louis gem.