An American Place

I ate at An American Place in St. Louis founded by Larry Forgione. Larry Forgione started a culinary revolution in America in 1979 at the River Café in Brooklyn. He had an idea to use only local ingredients in his restaurants which he learned from working in London and Paris. At this time only a few people were doing this including Alice Waters of Chez Panisse. From the eighties until now he has been considered The God Father of American Cuisine. My favorite dish at the restaurant was the Housemade Rootbeer Glazed Ribs. The ribs were covered in a spicy sauce and the blue corn fritters were a perfect match for the dish. Another great dish I had was the cheese board. All the cheeses on the plate were from American farmsteads and were served with toasted bread. Larry Forgione had great tasting food to go with the upscale atmosphere.


Lemoncello and Mint Ceviche





























Fresh seafood, cucumber and red onion relish

Housemade Rootbeer Glazed Ribs




















Grilled red onion rings, blue corn fritters

Grilled Sweet Corn Bisque
















Chive creme fraiche, jumbo lump crabmeat, shaved jicama salad

Shrimp and Grits

Ramp greens grits, mushroom stuffed trotter, cardinale sauce

Trio of Rabbit

Smothered leg, sage sausage with cherry compote, oil poached loin and dirty rice

Prairie Grass Farm Lamb Duo

Grilled eggplant, berbere, crimson lentils, phyllo wrapped shoulder

From An American Place Cheese Board

American farmstead cheeses with toasted bread

Dark Chocolate Tart

Caramel, hazelnut oil, vanilla ice cream

Summer Berry Pudding Cake

Apple saba, honey sorbet, basil seed tuile

Caramel Roasted Apricots

Peach butter, sweet pie crust, peach leaf ice cream