On Thursday, December 17, 2020 at 9:36:14 AM UTC-6, wrote:
> On 12/14/2020 8:01 PM, Bryan Simmons wrote:
> > On Sunday, December 13, 2020 at 7:39:00 PM UTC-6, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> >> On 12/13/2020 7:04 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
> >>
> >>> We don't eat croutons or meatballs unless I happen to find meatballs on
> >>> sale for cheap.
> >> I don't understand why anyone would buy meatballs. So easy to make and
> >> the taste is so much better. Never order them in a restaurant either
> >> because they are usually some pre-made crap in canned sauce.
> >
> > One of the few good food things about St. Louis is Italian restaurants. There
> > are no pre-made meatballs. We seldom eat at Italian restaurants here because
> > they are pricey. Our favorite Italian restaurant is in an unlikely locale, Eureka
> > Springs, Arkansas. https://ermilios.com/ It's easier to justify expensive meals
> > when one is on vacation. Eureka Springs is touristy, but not cheesy like
> > Branson, MO, more like a toy town, and they have a neat old hotel.
> > https://www.crescent-hotel.com/
> > There are trolleys, little overpriced boutique shops, and it's all very laid back.
> >
> > --Bryan
> >
> I doubt many people will be eating at Ermilio's right now and certainly
> not outdoors. A bunch of snow dumped on Eureka Springs over the weekend
> and it's not melting. Even before that, thanks to Covid, Eureka is
> deader than a doornail.
>
By Summer, there will be plenty of vaccine. You're probably familiar with Eureka
Springs, considering you called it Eureka, which is what the locals call it. It's a
one day drive from here, and we have gotten dirt cheap rates at the Crescent
Hotel because we'd stay there frequently, and I'd call the manager directly and
tell him that we were flexible as to the date, and would stay during weeks of low
occupancy. It's been about 15 years, but it's still the same guy. Maybe next
September...
>
> Jill

--Bryan