Special Requests: 100 Favorite Restaurant Recipes from the Pages of the St. Loui

by Judith Evans, St Louis Post-Dispatch

Over the past decade, hundreds of local chefs generously have shared their recipes sought by the readers of "Special Request," a column that appears each Wednesday in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. We've gathered 100 favorites here, all tested and adapted for home kitchens. You'll find pasta galore, fitting for a city known for its Italian restaurants. Readers love to replicate restaurant soups at home, so we've included a wide array. Ethnic restaurants thrive in our area, and you'll find specialties from many nations in these pages. Sadly, a few of the restaurants represented here are no longer in business. But their recipes live on. Whether you cook for family, friends or a restaurant full of customers, food is for sharing. Enjoy!

223 pages, Spiral-bound

First published January 1, 2007