My Favorite Recipes: Dee Bryson, St. Louis Style

Dee Bryson, Gazette Columnist | Jul 26, 20180

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Gazette recipe writer Dee Bryson, right, with St. Louis street music artist, and co-worker Jorge Maldanado. Taken outside the National Blues Museum, St. Louis.

This week gave me the opportunity to spend some time in a city that took me by surprise, while traveling to a work convention. Initially, I wasn't too excited to embark on this expedition in July to what I dubbed "St. Louis, Misery." Just the thought of the thick humidity and smothering heat were enough to squash any excitement. On top of that, my only other experience with this particular midwest town was one I didn't care to repeat. The expectations were somewhere between dreary and dismal.

Upon arrival, I braced myself for the choking humidity and blistering heat, only to be somewhat astoni...