We built this city

St. Louis is known for many things and certainly food is at the top of the list.  We claim toasted ravioli, ice cream cones and Provel cheese being created here just to start the list.

Strangely, St. Louis is also known for making bricks.  Yes, bricks!  At the peak of the industry, St. Louis counted over 40 companies making brick due to the high quality of clay we have in our region.  The companies made everything from brick pavers for streets, brick for homes to decorative terracotta.  In fact, you can still find streets made only of brick such as in Laclede’s Landing in downtown St. Louis.
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You may ask why I mention this fact about St. Louis.  Well, the Carondelet Kitchen is in a brick century home built by a family who took great pride in their craftsmanship.  We are only the third, non-family, owners of our house and we have been here over 30 years.  The best part is we have been embraced by this family as our own thanks to their matriarch, Marie.  We miss her everyday but I promise you will hear more stories about her since she was instrumental in so many stories from the kitchen.