The news and updates from our favorite places to eat in University City and the Delmar Loop.
As always, lots going on in the food world around University City and the Delmar Loop. Vernon's BBQ is now open in University City. The barbecue joint, located at 6707 Vernon, is open from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday and 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays. To see a menu, click here. New Menus Eclipse Restaurant will launch its winter menu on Friday, Dec. 21. To see the new items see the attached menus. Openings The Riverfront Times reports that The Office restaurant and lounge has opened at 5917 Delmar Boulevard. The Office is located in the space last occupied by Binions Our neighbor Clayton-Richmond Heights Patch reports that Basso, in the basement of the Cheshire Inn opened on Monday. The new restaurant will feature wood…
Kemper spoke Thursday before being the celebrity guest at COCAcabana Friday night.
It's not every day that a rising star claims to have peaked in high school, but The Office star and St. Louis native Ellie Kemper did just that. Kemper told guests at the Washington University Women’s Society Adele Starbird Lecture Thursday that the high point of her career was studying under Mad Man star Jon Hamm. Hamm taught at his alma mater John Burroughs School before heading for Hollywood. Kemper was one of Hamm's high school drama students. "The peak for me was in ninth grade performing for Mr. Hamm," Kemper laughingly told the crowd. She and Hamm were reunited last year as co-stars in the hit movie Bridesmaids. She described a relaxed atmosphere on the set. "There were no egos, no vanity — it was just like hanging out with your …
Speech will be April 26, the day before Kemper appears at COCA's COCAcabana Ball.
Actress, writer and comedienne Ellie Kemper, best known for her supporting role as Kelly “Erin” Hannon in NBC’s The Office, will deliver the annual Women’s Society Adele Starbird Lecture at 11 a.m. Thursday, April 26, at Washington University in St. Louis. During her talk, titled “Journey of an American Actress,” Kemper will discuss her rise in Hollywood. The event is free and open to the public. It will be held in Graham Chapel, located just north of Mallinckrodt Center on the Washington University Danforth Campus. During the fifth season of The Office (2009), Kemper was cast in a supporting role as Erin, a Dunder Mifflin Inc. office receptionist. Kemper’s character and performance has grown popular among fans. Joshua Ostroff of Eye …
Earl Higgins
1:03 pm on Thursday, December 20, 2012
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