Sycamore The Deal: Thai Beef Kabob, $8 The Delicious Details: This small plate or appetizer features four ounces of tender beef filet, marinated and grilled, and served with a house-made spicy peanut sauce. While 4 ounces of beef filet for $8 is an amazing deal, sometimes you will find this kabob on the bar menu during happy hour. Grab it then for a mere $4! 800 E. Broadway; 573-874-8090; www.sycamorerestaurant.com thinner arms and a thicker center than its American counterpart, the bretzel blends the best of both worlds — a freshly baked bread that is both chewy and crispy. Order a liter of beer (the equivalent of two pints) and get one bretzel free!
Addison’s 709 Cherry St.; 573-256-1995; www.addisonsgrill.com The Deal: Nachos Bianco, $5 The Delicious Details: Normally $9.95, these nachos drop to $5 during happy hour. The dish starts with a foundation of wonton chips, topped with mozzarella and Asiago cheese sauce. After they’re baked until crispy, the nachos are topped with tomato, olives, green onions and banana peppers, plus your choice of chicken, chorizo sausage or black beans. It’s a unique take on the traditional Mexican-style nachos, guaranteed to please.
Jamaican Jerk Hut
Or Less Sub Shop
209 S. Eighth St., 2105 W. Worley St., 212 E. Green Meadows Road, 601 Business Loop 70 W.; 573-4491919; www.subshopinc.com The Deal: Lunch special, $7.30 The Delicious Details: Every weekday has its own sandwich, and the deal always comes with a half-sub, chips and a 24-ounce drink. Subs are made-to-order on fresh homemade bread — choose between white, wheat or rye — and sent through the oven to create the perfectly toasted creation. All of the ingredients are fresh and never frozen. The roast beef is slow-cooked in-store and sliced thin, and the sauerkraut (featured in the Sausage ’n’ Kraut Sub) is hand-squeezed and mixed with a special recipe.
Mobile Food Truck; 573-694-6086; www.facebook.com\JerkHut The Deal: Jerk wings, $6 The Delicious Details: Extralarge chicken wings seasoned with traditional tropical jerk spices and marinated overnight are slow-grilled over a charcoal/ pimento wood flame. The 12-spice dry rub includes pimento berries and Scotch bonnet peppers. It’s a sweet but spicy blend, not too hot to enjoy, and the meat melts in your mouth.
Peggy Jean’s Pies
3601 Buttonwood Drive, Suite E; 573-447-7437; www.pjpies.com The Deal: 5-inch baby pie, $6 to $7.25 The Delicious Details: Baby pies are offered in more than 40 different flavors, with cream pies costing $6, fruit pies $6.75 and nut pies $7.25. Peggy Jean’s starts pies from scratch each morning using recipes
that are more than 100 years old. The pies are made with real ingredients and no preservatives. Baby pies are about the size of 1½ slices and make a thoughtful gift — for someone else or yourself!
Playing With Fire Wood Fired Pizza Mobile Food Truck; 573-579-1192; www.pwfpizza.com The Deal: Margherita pizza, $8 The Delicious Details: This 10inch personal pizza is a classic example of the Neapolitanstyle pizza. It starts off with handmade, naturally leavened dough that has been coldfermented for 48 hours to develop flavor. PWF tops the dough with the house sauce — which consists of only Italian San Marzano tomatoes and salt — followed by fresh mozzarella. The finish is fresh basil grown on Drummond Farm in Boone County and a drizzle of Italian olive oil. DECEMBER 2014 2014 INSIDE INSIDE COLUMBIA COLUMBIA DECEMBER
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