By Candice Coleman
When it comes to Mother’s Day, some local eateries can’t wait to celebrate! But first, we’ve got to tell you about a few things that are totally tubular!
If you’re like, totally looking for a blast from the past, motor on over to the Grand Hall at St. Louis Union Station, where they’re featuring your favorite ‘80s hits, Boom Box and Rubik’s Cube photo ops, as well as rad sips like wine coolers and Alabama Slammers. You’ve just got to bust out your best leg warmers and bust a move to this killer pop-up experience! Stop by before April 23 for a radical time!
Do you feel the need for Knead? The Smokehouse Market, next door to Annie Gunn’s in Chesterfield Valley, will now be carrying a curated selection of products from KNEAD bakery, including Bakehouse loaves of bread, shortbread sugar cookies, jams and pickles every weekend while supplies last. The partnership is a special one for KNEAD’s Kirsten and AJ Brown, and one that comes full circle generationally, as Thom and Jane Sehnert, who own Smokehouse Market, are the Browns’ longtime mentors. The KNEAD shortbread sugar cookies were a favorite of Thom’s mom, who passed just a couple of years ago.
Customers of Schnucks in Kirkwood on Manchester Road can soon expect an exciting new experience when doing their grocery shopping as a total store remodel is now underway. Once complete, customers will immediately notice an updated building exterior; inside, a fresh new look that includes a new produce department. In addition, customers will be able to enjoy kombucha on tap, a self-service nut butter section and an expanded grab ’n go meal section. As part of the remodel, Schnucks is also introducing a new food hall concept at the Kirkwood store with local favorites The Shaved Duck, Seoul Taco and The Greek Kitchen. Each restaurant partner will operate a small service counter and share a common seating area. The newly remodeled store will also feature an Arch Apparel store-within-a-store concept that will offer St. Louis-inspired streetwear. Additional upgrades include a new natural living department, a refreshed liquor and cold beer area, and modernized fixtures and displays throughout the store. The remodel is expected to be completed by mid-summer.
Earthday365 is proud to present its inaugural Green Dining Week! Now through Sunday, April 25, select GDA-certified restaurants in the St. Louis area will offer special menu items where 20% of the proceeds from sales will go to earthday365 and its programs like the Green Dining Alliance. GDA restaurants include:
- Avenue
- Buzz’s Hawaiian Grill
- Clementine’s Creamery
- The Dam
- Flavor 360
- 1111 Mississippi
- Kitchen House Coffee
- Kounter Kulture
- Living Room
- PW Pizza
- Snarf’s on Skinker
- SqWires
- Vin de Set
- Whisk
- The Wolf Cafe
In addition, in lieu of the annual St. Louis Earth Day Festival, earthday365 will host a series of programs and events (virtually and in-person) related to environmental and social sustainability throughout the St. Louis region and beyond. The events include volunteer opportunities like neighborhood clean-ups, food waste outreach at local farmers’ markets, virtual programs in conjunction with the Global Freshwater Summit, and much more. You can learn more about the rest of 2021 Earth Day programs here.
Do you know the coolest mom in St. Louis? If so, she can win free Serendipity Homemade Ice Cream for one year – and so can you, just for nominating her! Check out the Best Mom Contest on Serendipity’s website and tell them why your favorite mom is deserving! If she’s chosen on Mother’s Day, May 9, you and she will both win one free pint of ice cream, every month, for one year. Plus, Serendipity is kicking off its Pint-of-the-Month Club, with discounted cards at $75 each (normally $85) available for purchase in-store or online through the end of May.
Margaritas and moms go together, right? Don’t delay if you want to celebrate Mom on Cinco de Mayo or Mother’s Day at Sweetology in O’Fallon and Town & Country! Special themed classes are filling up fast, including:
- Cinco de Mayo Margarita Decorating Class, May 5: Enjoy cake decorating and complimentary margaritas at both O’Fallon and Town & Country locations, or join virtually!
- Mommy & Me Mother’s Day Cake Decorating Class, May 8: Design your own flower cupcakes and decorate your own Mother’s Day bouquet while sipping tea. Dads are welcome, too, if they want to make a cake and surprise Mom on Mother’s Day. (Fur Mamma decorating kits are available, as well.) Classes are available at both locations, including virtually.
Speaking of Cinco de Mayo, St. Louis-based botanically inspired distillery 1220 Artisan Spirits has unveiled its new canned Paloma, available from late April through September at major retailers and at 4 Hands Brewing Co., as well as online for pick up, just in time for Cinco de Mayo celebrations. The 6.5% ABV Paloma is made with 100% agave tequila, natural grapefruit and lime juices and a hand-crafted grapefruit soda.
4 Hands Brewing Co. is also pleased to announce the launch of its newest philanthropic beer, State Wide. The new hazy pale ale with notes of citrus and stone fruit will join City Wide as another 4 Hands brew that gives back to the community. A portion of every State Wide purchase will be donated to Veterans Community Project (VCP), an organization dedicated to supporting every man and woman who took an oath to serve the country. Using Kansas City’s as a blueprint, the new VCP Village – St. Louis will be a specialized community of 50 tiny homes with on-site, wraparound support services designed to equip at-risk and homeless veterans with the tools needed to return to a stable, prosperous, independent lives. Construction for the St. Louis project is scheduled to begin this summer. Look for the new 16-ounce four-packs of State Wide at retailers across Missouri starting May 4.
Rosé Day, the annual Central West End wine festival that celebrates the pink summer wine, is back on this year on Saturday, May 1, from noon to 6 p.m. The festival celebrates local nonprofits by donating a portion of its proceeds to an organization that helps women and children. Participants select the nonprofit they want to support when they purchase their “passport” to sample wines at pop-up tasting stations around the Central West End. Social distancing protocol, including masks, will be practiced throughout the festival. Find tickets here.
