Health + Wellness

Freshly Cooked, Portion-Controlled Meals

Meal Preparation Company Fit-Flavors Provides Chef-Inspired Rotating Menu Of Cuisines Article by Julie Brown Patton Jillian Tedesco, founder and CEO of fit-flavors, is zealous about healthy eating, fitness and proper nutrition. "The best-kept secret to a healthy lifestyle isn’t another diet or trick, it’s a mindset shift," she says. "The moment you stop treating health like a race or a punishment, and start seeing it as a privilege, everything changes. It stops being about giving things up...

Food + Beverage

Legacy Of Chocolate Excellence

St. Louis Chocolatier Family Bissinger's Preserves Handcrafted Confection That Began in 1668 Paris, France Article by Robin Seaton Jefferson | Photography by Jennifer Sampson Bissinger’s story began in 1668 Paris, France. As guardians of a legacy of European chocolate excellence, it continues today with the Abel family in St. Louis. “Our rich history of confection craftsmanship has endured for over 350 years,” says Bissinger’s owner and chief chocolate officer, Dan Abel Jr. “The Bissinger...

Arts + Culture

Food To Fashion

Harvesting Haute Couture Article by Audra Harrold Fashion always has been about reinvention, often turning the unexpected into the irresistible. In recent years, designers have taken that mantra to new heights by transforming the contents of kitchens into the fabrics of wardrobes. Food has become fashion’s freshest ingredient. Take mushrooms, for example. No longer just a topping on pizza, fungi are now cultivated into supple, sustainable “mushroom leather.” With the texture of suede and the...

Food + Beverage

New Baking Cookbook

Available At Must-Visit Destination: Made. By Lia Craft Bakery, TLC's "America's Next Great Baker" Article by Julie Brown Patton | Photography by Dawson Holter A new, local cookbook is available, created by TLC's 2014 "America's Next Great Baker" winner Lia Holter, a St. Louis culinary enthusiast who during 2020 launched a craft bakery located in Old Town Florissant. As she explains in her cookbook titled  Made. by Lia - Everyday Craft Baking : “This book is near and dear to my heart. I’ve...