No Pi or Pie For Us Today

Every metropolitan area has its unique personality. Today was 314 Day, St. Louis's time to celebrate it. The name comes from the city's original area code, and this year was its 20th anniversary. Many businesses and organizations across the St. Louis area offered deals and events. Hubby Tony and I picked several food-related ones to participate in.

Our first stop was Grace Chicken and Fish, in the suburb of Crestwood. We ordered the day's special, called The Crown Candy. The sandwich started with a thick piece of perfectly-fried chicken, topped with a huge mound of Crown Candy-style bacon topped with tomato bourbon chutney and drizzled with herb aioli, all stacked on slices of Texas toast. 

As it came to the table. (See the chocolate crown in the corner?)

 I tried to pick up the sandwich, but that was impossible until I cut it half.

Quite a handful!

I finished both the sandwich and the chocolate. After we left the restaurant we headed east towards the St. Louis Hills neighborhood of the city for dessert. There were three stops that were within walking distance of each other. The first one was Blueprint Coffee, where we filled our cups with good drip coffee.

The next two were located across a residential street from each other. The first stop was Gooey Louie, where Tony and I each got an individual gooey butter cake and a reusable bag to carry them in. (The dessert was invented in the city in the1930s when a baker accidentally reversed the proportions of butter and flour in a coffee cake recipe.) 

The second stop was Ted Drewes for frozen custard. My plan was to put the custard on top of the cake and eat both together, so I passed on one of their signature concrete sundaes (so thick they can be turned upside down without falling out of the container). However, my stomach said two rich items wouldn't be good for it I ate the excellent plain vanilla custard and saved the cake for tomorrow.

Quintessential St. Louis

Five years ago today: St. Louis Day