Media & News
Donation to Unfailing Love Christian church for their holiday support of 150 families.
This 2021 holiday season, our St Louis Les Dames d’Escoffier Chapter donated goods and funds for 150 families in The Ville Collaborative. The Ville Collaborative is a group made up of various stakeholders in the Ville and Greater Ville neighborhoods. It was formed to promote communication and collaboration between people and organizations for the betterment [Read More...]
December 14, 2021
Dame Nina Mukerjee Furstenau releases a new book!
Dame Nina Mukerjee Furstenau is the author of “Biting Through the Skin: an Indian Kitchen in America’s Heartland” (Iowa, 2013) Winner of the 2014 M.F.K. Fisher Grand Prize for Excellence in Culinary Writing/ She recently completed a Fulbright study grant – a working trio to Kaldata, resulting in this new book “Green Chili and Other [Read More...]
November 9, 2021
Dame Suzanne Corbett picked up 2 regional awards!
Dame Suzanne Corbett picked up 2 regional awards in October from the Midwest Travel Journalists Association. The awards were presenetd at the association’s Mark Twain Travel Journalist Awards held in Sanibel Island, FL. Corbett wone first place for a short story, “Catch the Louisiana Blues”. The story appeared in AAA Southern Trabeller. She also received [Read More...]
Table Talks with Les Dames: Celebrating Women’s Achievements
Elevated Irish: Celebrating St Patrick’s Day the St. Louis Way ST. LOUIS CHAPTER By Alyse K. Scaglione Martha Kemper and Whitney Linsenmeyer kicked off our March 9 event with some helpful Zoom etiquette followed by a magnificent lecture on the Irish presence and celebrations in St. Louis. We rolled into our filmed demonstrations; chef/owner Grace [Read More...]
July 6, 2021
Dames Dietitians Take the Lead
CONNIE DIEKMAN, M.ED., RD, CSSD, LD, FADA (St. Louis Chapter) Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Board Certified Specialist in Sports Dietetics Connie Diekman’s career has been diverse, starting as a registered dietitian in a research study, then providing nutrition consults to businesses, government agencies, fitness facilities, and ultimately, to the campus of Washington University in [Read More...]
Virtual Connections
As we will not be connecting in person for the foreseeable future, we are working on and implementing alternative ways to stay in touch. We miss nothing more than our programs and get-togethers! Our chapter connects with monthly Zoom “Dames Who Drink” happy hours, and our Dames “Food Lit” Book Group is meeting more frequently. [Read More...]
June 7, 2021
Macaroon Master Class
On July 28, Alyse Scaglione hosted a Zoom “Macaron Master Class” for her St Louis Chapter accompanied by her assistant, Heather Barrett. The word “macaron” comes from the Italian word, maccherone (“fine dough”). It’s thought that the macaron cookie originated in Italy and was brought to France as early as 1533 by Catherine di Medici, [Read More...]
LDEI Fontbonne University Scholarship Program
On September 23, 2020, St. Louis inducted two dynamic new members into our chapter. In addition, we also introduced the first recipient of our Fontbonne University Marching Scholarship Program. While different from our previous inductions as this was a Zoom meeting, we did offer optional gourmet take-out from a Dames-owned catering business. And to add [Read More...]
St. Louis Green Tables Puts Local Flavors in a Bag
by Marilyn Freundlich and Mildred Mattfeldt-Beman PhD, RD, LD (St. Louis) A joint project of the Green Tables and Fundraising Committees, “Local Flavors in a Bag” (LFB) netted $2,500 for the St. Louis Chapter’s student scholarships and community outreach grants. Designed to promote local businesses plus Missouri and Illinois farmers, the event featured seasonal ingredients [Read More...]
Wedding & Reception Farm Trends
Jamie Bryant (St. Louis), Owner, Blue Bell Farms in Fayette, Missouri, wrote, “There’s a trend for wedding and receptions to be held on farms. Our seventh generation farm is one of the oldest family farms in Missouri. In 2014, we built an event barn designed to appear as if it has always been there. For [Read More...]