Food Finds

Gooey Butter Cakes have become a new trend, especially in the Saint Louis area, and Gooey Louie's is the reason for it. Kirk and Debbie Steiferman are the masterminds behind this ingenious treat. Started in the Fall of 2006, they have surely come to find that people are Hog Wyld for their gooey butter cakes. They have unbelievable and stunningly delicious flavor combinations including the bacon-maple Hog Wyld flavor, made for Iron Chef Michael Symon, Turtle Park, a tasty comibnation of pecans, caramel, and chocolate to resemble the classic turtle candy. This flavor was inspired by the opening of Forest Park's Turtle Park. Among their other classy flavors like Chocolate Peanut Butter, Chocolate Raspberry, Blueberry, Key Lime, and of course The Orignal Gooey Butter cake that started it all. They have many more flavors too, including seasonal flavors, and some flavors that are yet to be revealed to the public. So, stop on by to get your fix and find out why they have taken America by storm with their delectable treats.

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Savage Beauty- The Begininning or End to an Era?

No one likes the idea or even the reality of death, but it is something one must come to terms with eventually. Unfortunately, Alexander McQueen was taken into its arms in February of 2010. He once said, "It is important to look at death because it is a part of life. It is a sad thing, melancholy but romantic at the same time. It is the end of a cycle- everything has to end. The cycle of life is positive because it gives room for new things." His work is like an Edgar Allan Poe writing, with influences from different periods of art and different cultural aspects. From what I can gather of his life from interviews with the ones he once knew, and his work, I understand that he was a very mysterious genius. Darkly creative, easily inspired, he captured the world with his art turned fashion. He captivated the crowd in one of his most remarkable fashion shows for his spring/ summer 1999 collection No. 13. Shalom Harlow was the model to watch in this particular show. On his runway was a circular turntable with two specially designed robots on either side of her. when she stopped on this turntable of sorts, it began to spin, and the robots began to sense the being of another creature. As she spun, these robots started to awaken, and as they did they sprayed paint, one yellow, one black. This was one of McQueen's most spectacular moments in a runway show. The question we must ask ourselves now: Is this a beginning or an end for a fashion takeover? The answer is yet to be defined, but with a revolution already started, it is beyond me why we wouldn't divulge further into the risk-taking world that is art-crested fashion.

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Let's Start With Art

Ian Monroe is the St. Louis Art Museum's next big star. His 2011 work is innovative and intriguing, much like that of his inspiration. His Currents 105 exhibition is a unique perspective on St. Louis's Lambert Airport, and the people and things in it. His modern interpretation of a classic art piece that once existed is one of my personal favorites. It's titled ghost, and is an etching. So, if you find yourself in "The Gateway to The West," stop by The St. Louis Art Museum and take a look at his exhibit . It will give you an entertaining perspective on one of life's many forms of transportation- the airport.

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