Book review: “The Route 66 St. Louis Cookbook”

First-time author Norma Maret Bolin's "The Route 66 St. Louis Cookbook" has the words "St. Louis" in slightly larger type than the rest of the title of the book's cover. This is telling. Her book (paperback, 174 pages, $19.95) is considerably more focused on famed restaurants of the entire St. Louis area than just those … Continue reading Book review: “The Route 66 St. Louis Cookbook”

A road trip on Joshua

Here's the latest chapter of "Route 66: A Road Trip through the Bible." This episode features the book of Joshua. Personally, I would have chosen "Fanfare for the Common Man" as a big, grand horn composition to knock down a few walls.

Gay Parita featured in magazine

Rural Missouri, a publication of the Association of Missouri Electrical Cooperatives, features the re-created Gay Parita gas station near Halltown, Mo., in its May issue. The place has been open only a few years, but it's already attracting visitors by the thousands, thanks in large part to the hospitality of owner Gary Turner: “We get … Continue reading Gay Parita featured in magazine