Posts Tagged ‘Robbie Montgomery’

At Sunday’s Urban League Guild Jazz Brunch, St. Louis Ald. Marlene Davis was hyped over new developments in her ward:

• 25 new Habit for Humanity houses
• Robbie Montgomery‘s launch of Sweetie Pie’s Upper Crust restaurant on Grand at Delmar Boulevards
• a boutique hotel on the triangle of Lindell Boulevard at Olive Street, being designed by Steve Smith of the Lawrence Group
• the forthcoming facility at Locust and Theresa Streets, that will house a Ducati facility,where consumers may purchase the high-performance, stylish motorcycles.  Davis said there are only a few outlets in the U.S.  The firm was founded in Bologna, Italy, in 1926.

NBA's great Magic Johnson (center) with four Sweetie Pies servers and general manager (far right) Tim Norman, son of owner's Robbie Montgomery.

Former NBA champ and entrepreneur Magic Johnson brought a party of 20, including players, coaches and his pop to Sweetie Pie’s after the NCAA men’s tourney, to celebrate the win of his Michigan State victory. Dinner included a healthy fare of baked chicken. Johnson was given space during the meal, after which about 200 diners grabbed their cell-photo gear to shoot the happening. Guests were still rollicking over a gaffe by a CNN Cable sportscaster, who heralded, “We’ll see you in St. Louis at the N-Double-ACP Men’s Tournament.”

BET show host, comedienne and Oscar winner, Mo’Nique, while on Fox2 with Kevin Steincross, mentioned she was on the prowl for a soul food restaurant in our town, and the former plus-size entertainer added she’d snub diet food.  On the air, Steincross recommended Sweetie Pie’s on Manchester.  Its owner is former Ike Turner warbler,  Robbie Montgomery.  Mo’Nique arrived at the eatery with an entourage of 10, including two

Oscar Winner Mo-Nique, Robbie Montgomery of Sweetie Pies and Rev. Earl E. Nance, Jr., of Heat-Up St. Louis.

bodyguards and road manager, Rob Wilkins.  She had just been to a photo shoot for the Girl Scouts along with 13 other women, who are being feted in April for their outstanding leadership. On hand to greet the star was notable fan the Rev. Earl Nance, Jr., a Heat Up St. Louis biggie, and Whirl pub Gentry Trotter.  Mo’Niique’s faves – fried chicken, mac and cheese and fried Jack Salmon – were served.  Members of the crew chowed down on fried catfish filets, mixed cabbage, homemade cornbread, candied yams and okra. Other notables on the scene were  the Black Rep’s Ron and Heather Himes, Cong. Lacy Clay’s assistant Dawn Fuller, LeRoy Wilson,Vanessa Hughes and Gateway Classic’s new CEO Rich Gray.  Mo’Nique requested a takeout and was last spotted at Black Dress vintage shop on Manchester. How, “Precious”!’

Despite the death of Metro Sentinel’s publisher Jane E. Woods Miller, and the divorce of her daughter, Judy Woods-Williams from Mike Williams, Mike continues the newspaper under the banner of Sentinel Journals and he and his sis, Gwen Pennington, continue with the dream of Howard Woods‘ annual salute to the captains of industry as minority role models for minority students. A crowd of 500 attended at the paper’s Yes, I Can Dinner at the Polish Heritage Center in north St. Louis. Dr. Henrietta Scott of the St. Louis Community College focused on the African-American male at about the same time as the Tiger Woods was embroiled in escapades in Florida. Putting aside polics were: Mike McMillan, who served as general chairman; Mo. Rep. Allen Icet, who repped Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder and mayoral chief Jeff Rainford. Seen in the crowd were: Renita Perry; Mohammed Salameh; Michael Yarborough; Judy Bentley; Daryl Jones; Rev. Dr. Williams Gillespie; Steve Warmack; Ald. Quincy Troupe; Apil Ford Griffin; Donald Calloway; Jared Boyd; Greg F.X. Daly; Robbie “Sweetie Pies” Montgomery; Ruth Smith; La Shonda Clay; Rita McMillan and Clarice Poindexter.

Protege of Ike and Tina Turner, soul-food queen Robbie Montgomery, was a southern belle for a night, and her son Tim Norman, who sported a Superfly-Superman, held court in their new digs – Sweetie Pie’s Spoonful – in Madison county. There, more than 300 metro east and north county residents served some old school faves:, including seaweed salad, eyeballs (black-eyed peas, and worms (pasta Alfredo). The party rocked until the wee hours of Sunday a.m.