Lost Tables

Harley Hammerman

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Lost Tables Podcast

Lost Tables collects the culinary memories of lost St. Louis restaurants.

6 DAYS AGO

Charlie Downs / Mike Johnson

Charlie Downs and Mike Johnson have both been in the restaurant business for a long time. In recent years, they’ve worked together on projects like the Sugar Fire Smokehouse and the Hi-Pointe Drive-Inn. Their resumes, apart and together, are a walk through St. Louis restaurant history. We talked about that history over coffee and pastries.Did you enjoy this episode?

37 min
SEP 7

Kathy Sellenriek: The Lettuce Leaf & The Fatted Calf

Kathy Sellenriek has had a long career as a teacher in the Rockwood School District. But, before that, she had a long career in the restaurant business at The Lettuce Leaf and The Fatted Calf. This is her story.Did you enjoy this episode?

27 min
AUG 30

Ed & Margie Imo

We’ve expanded our format a bit. In this episode, Ed and Margie Imo tell the story of Imo’s Pizza. No, Imo’s is not a Lost Table. But Ed is 88 and Margie is 82, and we wanted to hear their story before they were lost.Did you enjoy this episode?

26 min
AUG 23

Riddles

Andy and Paula Ayers opened Riddles Restaurant on Natural Bridge in the city of Bel-Nor in 1980. Here’s their story.Did you enjoy this episode?

44 min
AUG 16

Playboy Club

Margie Price was one of the early Bunnies at the St. Louis Playboy Club. She would marry one of the owners and lead a storied life. But Margie’s life did not start out that way.Did you enjoy this episode?

27 min
AUG 3

Margaret Kelly

This episode is a little different. It’s not about an owner or a chef or a single restaurant. It’s about Margaret Kelly, whose 40-year career in the restaurant business helped some of those owners and chefs and restaurants to shine.Did you enjoy this episode?

31 min
JUL 27

Cardwell's

Do you still miss meeting a friend for lunch at Cardwell’s at the Plaza? Or a spur of the moment dinner there, when you didn’t feel like cooking? Bill Cardwell! Why did you take that away from us?Did you enjoy this episode?

25 min
JUL 20

Redel's

Lee Redel and John Rice opened Redel’s in 1985. According to Redel, their restaurant’s success was due in part to the trust they shared with one another. Forty years later, he trusted Rice to tell their story.Did you enjoy this episode?

22 min

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Aug 18

DoktorJ72

I will pay money for the recipe for the sesame tempeh that was served at The Sunshine Inn.
So glad you are doing this!

Jun 4

Harpoon 95

Listened to the first episodes. So much fun! Keep up the great work!

Lost Tables collects the culinary memories of lost St. Louis restaurants.

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Harley Hammerman
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2K
Episodes

15
Rating

Clean
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