Whole Foods has a great selection of organic and high quality products, but it is important to remember that just because it is at Whole Foods, doesn’t necessarily mean that it is high quality. We found this to be very true when it comes to their handmade prepackaged food and fresh food available for ordering to go or dine in.
Nordstrom Bistro Cafe is a little hidden gem inside several Nordstrom stores around Saint Louis malls. We were lucky to come across this restaurant while shopping at the Galleria one day and were thrilled with what we found! This is definitely a step up from the food court options you usually find in the malls.
Overall Rating ★★ Continue reading Nordstrom Bistro Café
Being gluten free and having a giant sweet tooth can be tricky, especially when it comes to finding good desserts out. But then we discovered SweetArt, a bakery focusing on using real ingredients that offers a daily gluten free cupcake. Yep you heard right, gluten free cupcakes EVERY DAY! Don’t get us wrong, they also have great food, but we keep coming back for the cupcakes.
Bailey’s Chocolate Bar is in the Lafayette Square and has a variety of small plates, cheese plates, flat breads, desserts and drinks. Of course their specialty though are their items made with chocolate! From chocolate drinks to rich desserts, their chocolate products are all homemade delicacies. Although they are not organic, they do focus on fresh homemade food and have a lot of gluten free options. Continue reading Shout Out – Bailey’s Chocolate Bar
Organic STL has been hard at work this week in preparation for Golden Goodies. We are offering delicious gluten free, GMO free and organic baked goods beginning tomorrow at Tower Groves Farmer’s Market from 8 am – 12:30PM. We will vary our products throughout the summer, but will be using only nutrient dense, high quality ingredients. We hope to meet you tomorrow or another day this summer!
Great Italian restaurant serving pizza made with home made organic crust! This is especially important because glysophate, a harmful pesticide is added to most wheat products. They have a garden where they plant organic vegetables used in their restaurant. The restaurant uses grass fed meat, wild fish and fish that is sustainable. They recycle and purchase organic whenever possible.
The food and service is excellent. The atmosphere is casual and fun with outdoor seating available in the warmer weather. Continue reading Shout Out: Onesto Pizza & Trattoria
City Coffee House and Creperie is one of the many STL restaurants jumping on the gluten free crepe bandwagon, and we have to say, it’s a good bandwagon to be on. This Clayton cafe serves a variety of salads, coffees, and breakfast foods, but they are most well know for their crepes! The thing that makes them special is that their organic buckwheat batter can replace EVERY regular crepe for just an extra $1 charge.
Ice’s Plain and Fancy is a fairly new, locally owned ice cream shop. They are very unique in the fact that they make their ice cream right in front of you using liquid hydrogen. They get their milk from a local farm in Missouri and they also offer vegan ice cream made with coconut milk, in case you have a dairy allergy! Continue reading Shout Out – Ice’s Plain and Fancy
Revel Kitchens is a great, reliable restaurant that has greatly expanded and succeeded, originally located in the revived Cherokee Street neighborhood, near our favorite I Scream Cakes and Whisks Bakery. They serve an enticing menu of delicious local menu items including bowls, sandwiches and salads, with healthy protein sources ( grass fed meat, chicken, eggs and wild salmon ) . Their focus is on healthy and local food items. Their entire menu includes several gluten free options, which is wonderful for those with gluten sensitivities. They are famous for providing healthy foods to fortify several famous Saint Louis professional athletes. They provide delivered meals, along with the food available at their 3 restaurants with small dining areas.
Overall Rating: ★ ★ ★ Continue reading Revel Kitchen
Update: Appears restaurant has closed, but grocers is still providing exellent local organic food
See local harvest.org for more information on the excellent grocery store.
We finally made it back to Local Harvest Cafe, located near Tower Grove Park. We combined our trip with a visit to their famous outdoor Farmer’s Market and a bike ride through Forest Park! We had been here once before with and were quite impressed with the quality of the food, but the service was quite slow. Going back, the service could not have been more prompt and the food was just as delicious as we remembered it to be! We visited Saturday for brunch, but were advised that Sundays can be a bit more crowded. We were also advised by our knowledgeable and delightful waitress that the restaurant experienced major ownership changes a couple of years ago, which could have explained the change in service.
Overall Rating: ★★★★ Continue reading Local Harvest Cafe/ Grocers