Posts Tagged ‘Charlie Downs’

Bagels have been around for centuries and the ones bought by the columnist yesterday at a super market even longer. Once an entrepreneur made a fortune in South America selling them as halos for shrunken heads.  The ethnic specialty is eaten with gusto – whether with lox or butter.  For 94 years, the Theodoro Baking Co. in Hazelwood has been turning out  some of our town’s choice sweets, including those “Miss Hullings” cakes for Straub’s.  Now,  Theodoro owner Mike Daniels has stepped up to the plate, in the absence of Pratzel’s, to supply delis and stores with water bagels.  Are they as good as Pratzel’s?  “They’re even better,” insisted Daniels.  With any luck, diners can grab a few at the old style Sunday brunch at Charlie Downs‘ Cyrano’s in the heart of Webster Groves before the crowds converge there. Lunch and dinner are also served throughout the week, where diners can eye celebs including regulars Bob Costas, Kathleen Turner and Isaac Mizrahi. . .Happy half-century of wedded bliss to pizza vendors Marge and Ed Imo, who celebrated at Dominic’s on The Hill. . .Don Anderson, who has been serving as interim Ballwin prosecutor, is up for nomination for the permanent post.  His pal, Ray Kerlagen, has highly endorsed him which bodes well. . .

A sight to behold: fervent Republican Donna Wilkinson and devoted Democrat Tom Green in an embrace. . .Ditto for Jamie and Jason Cohen, a strategist and Beltway/St. Louis commuter, charged with helping to craft the proposal for a Stl victory in the run for the convention… Soldier of fortune/physical fitness guru/mercenary Joe Adams and his better half, mortgage doyenne Diana Daugherty, plunked down $1.1 million for the Hampton Park manse from the late do-gooders Ruth and Dr. Walter Washington, according to their son, Kevin, who tub-thumped holding the convention here. . Mike Shannon arrived with his love, Quincy,IL travel agent Lori Bergman. . .KSDK reporter/co-anchor Mike Garrity telling Kara E. Bolin, press sect’y to Mayor Francis Slay, “I covered the team getting off the bus”. . .Then, it was onward to Tony’s to glad-hand former Cardinals football linebacker Jamie Rivers and his wife, Brenda, who marked their 45th wedding anniversary and toasted their four grandchildren. BTW – The winsome twosome own the McDonald’s on Lindell Boulevard. After a sampling of exec chef Vince Bommarito, Jr.’s soft shell crabs, stuffed with crab meat – another stop. Over at Cyrano’s, bossman Charlie Downs was vending real deal Lake Superior white fish and organic blueberry crumb pie with cinnamon ice cream.