Abby Eats St. Louis
Abby Llorico tells the story of St. Louis based on what’s on the table. From the hunger for local ingredients, to the booming brunch scene and the craving for creative cocktails, Abby dives into the nitty-gritty of how St. Louis grew to become the foodie town that it is. Abby Eats St. Louis is hosted by Abby Llorico of 5 On Your Side.
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Small Bite: 10.18.19
From a spooky bar and a cheesy festival... to belly rubs and a German heritage event—we're back in your feeds with all the tasty happenings this weekend in the St. Louis area.
Abby and Dori have a little BBQ battle when talking about the best things they...
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The fire within
Do you ever want to bottle up someone’s personality? We can’t do that, but we can share it with you here. On this episode, we introduce you to Hot Charlie’s—Charlie Backer, actually. Soon, his cartoon, hell-dwelling face will be on store shelves across t...
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Small Bite: 10.11.19
This week, Abby is joined by special co-host—and fellow Today in St. Louis teammate—Rhyan Henson. Fresh off a Cards Game 5 NLDS win, Rhyan talks about his favorite food to snag around the ballpark. And Abby takes us out of St. Louis for the favorite thin...
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Small Bite 10.4.19
We're back in your podcast feed with all the tasty events happening in the St. Louis area this weekend.
Abby also dishes out some more scoop on Filipino food and answers the most common question she gets about it. Plus, the moment that had us both fan-gi...
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Flipping the tables
It ain’t your mama’s home cooking… unless it’s your mama’s home cooking, that is.
In honor of Filipino American History Month, Abby explores how the food she grew up on is taking off in the culinary world—here in St. Louis and beyond.
The guys of Guerril...
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Small Bite: 9.27.19
We're back with the latest scoop on the St. Louis area's food scene.
We talk about several new collaborations that'll have us scarfing down even more pizza and stalking the frozen section of our neighborhood grocery store. Plus, Food Network names the be...
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Small Bite 9.20.19
Abby and Dori are here to give you the low-down on all the tasty things happening this weekend. Plus, we dish on the food news that has people talking in St. Louis and around the country.
And, we can't forget about that trip back to school! We give our l...
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At the cool kids table
Abby Eats St. Louis is going back to school! We packed our backpacks and headed to a St. Louis area middle school where we knew we could find friends to let us sit at their table for lunch.
We cut through the noise (a lot of noise) to hear what kids real...
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Small Bite: 9.13.19
After a last-minute trip to the East Coast, we're back! But what's any trip without exploring the local cuisine? Abby and Dori made a detour to taste a little history behind the famous 1904 World's Fair ice cream cone story.
Plus, we sprinkle in a littl...
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Riplets' red-hot comeback
The logo? Iconic. The chip? Delicious. The flavor profile? Well, that’s still up for debate.
This week, we go all in on one of our favorites: Red Hot Riplets.
We find out what makes those chips so dang addicting, and how the small company with a secret r...
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Small Bite: 8.30.19 - Your Labor Day weekend pl...
Our plate is overflowing with delicious food content this week and several options for you to get outside and enjoy the Labor Day weekend.
We start with a full buffet of tasty food news, including restaurant power couples opening up new joints, exciting ...
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Small Bite: 8.23.19
Canned cocktails... a new late-night food concept... and a beer that's a big 'dill.' This week's Small Bite gives you all kinds of flavors of what's going on in the St. Louis food scene and beyond.
Producer Dori takes the mic and is joined by Today in St...
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The real spirits of St. Louis
St. Louis is a heck of a beer town, and there are so many options to choose from. But sometimes, you just want something more… spirited.
We set out to do an episode about canned cocktails, but the story tasted so good, we couldn’t max out at 7%. So, we’r...
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Small Bite: 8.16.19
Get ready for some hot takes on this week's Small Bite. We talk about Pumpkin Spice Lattes, White Claw and Truly hard seltzers... oh yeah, we went there.
We get cheesy and a little spicy with the tasty news you need to know this week.
Plus, we talk about...
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Small Bite: 8.9.19
This week we talk about how to make veggies the star of the plate—not some force-yourself-to-eat-them side dish. We also run down the food spots that are coming—and the ones we had to suddenly say goodbye to.
We also chat about the best things we ate thi...
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Eat your veggies!
This week on Abby Eats St. Louis, we're eating our vegetables and loving them!
Some of the most creative, inventive chefs in the country let us behind the scenes, where they're working veggie magic, and they share how we can all spice things up.
We chat ...
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Small Bite: 7.19.19
Producer Dori has the week off, so Abby’s joined by reporters/TISL brothers Rhyan Henson and Brandon Merano, aka Meatball and Lean Cuisine. They talk about the best food combos they’ve experienced, what they thought of the experimental foods Abby and Dor...
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Fusing and freestyling
What happens when a non-Jewish chef prepares a Kosher meal for his pizza-loving friend who actually has a craving for sushi? Here’s a hint: it’s green.
After a pit stop at Blk Mkt Eats, we’ll explore how fusion restaurants find the best of world cuisines...
25 min
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Small Bite: 7.12.19
Can you believe it's mid-July already?! We've got the top three food-related events you can check out this weekend. Here's a preview: art, peaches and baguettes.
Today in St. Louis anchor Jenn Sullivan joins us to talk about out how she (as a non-St. Lou...
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The Queen of Cuisine wants to plan your next va...
Say goodbye to the anxiety that comes with choosing what restaurant to go to, trying different foods or seeing change in your local dining options—and say hello to Suzanne Corbett. In this episode, we sit down with the renowned food historian and writer ...
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Cheers!… with a cherry on top
This week on Abby Eats St. Louis, we indulge in the stories of St. Louis’ sassiest businesswoman and two sandwich dudes who turned the city into a frozen cocktail oasis.
Join our conversation on Instagram... we want to hear from you!
What's your dream bo...
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Small Bite: 6.28.19
5 On Your Side Meteorologist Chester Lampkin joins us to get nostalgic about Famous-Barr's French onion soup. We also shared comments from fans who recalled their memories of eating the soup when the department store was still open.
We also chat about th...
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He made that dish Famous (Barr)
Get into any discussion with a native St. Louisan about restaurants of yesteryear, and someone—inevitably—will bring up a department store. Yeah, sounds weird, but if you grew up in St. Louis it makes so much sense.
This week's episode is all about Famou...
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Small Bite: 6.21.19
We’re rested from that glori(a)ous Blues Stanley Cup victory and back with the best ways to spend your weekend.
Host of KSDK’s Sports Plus Podcast and champion of Stanley Cup coverage Corey Miller joins us to dish out what the food was really like in the...
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The secret to success?
We're feeling a little blue this week... as in, the St. Louis Blues! Our home city is eating up this Stanley Cup Final. So, in this week's episode we have a little snack to get fans hyped for Game 7.
Abby talks with Qui Tran over at Nudo House about the ...
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