The Royale Bar and Grill, Tavern and Restaurant

Tom & Jerry $6

Martell VSOP cognac, Pusser’s & Appleton rums, T&J batter, hot water, grated nutmeg.

Christmas Bowl of Bishop $5

Warre “Warrior” Porto mulled with cloven roasted lemons, spices, water and sugar.

“Life in London or, the Day and Night Scenes of Jerry Hawthorn, esq., and his elegant friend, Corinthian Tom, accompanied by Bob Logic, the Oxonian, in their rambles and Sprees through the Metropolis” doesn’t exactly roll off the tongue the same way as “Titanic” or “Harry Potter,” but was a phenomenon of that stature in the early 1820s. The author of the book, Pierce Egan, was a sporting man (drinking, horses, boxing) whose book detailed the adventures of that life dosed with up to the minute period slang. In America, the story was presented on stage for several years as “Tom and Jerry, or Life in London” and the very phrase Tom & Jerry quickly took root as a catch all term for any sort of mischief-making, especially the alcohol-fueled sort. And then there’s the drink itself, created by Egan to promote his franchise. Americans cottoned to “the preparation” straight away, with both the drink and the phrase living on long after Egan’s book and several stage adaptations were forgotten. That’s right, the names given to that cartoon cat and mouse we all know … that was no accident!

Tom and Jerry remained a popular cold-weather drink throughout most of the 19th century, then began to atrophy into a holiday drink as time went on. At this point it is mostly unknown outside the upper midwest, where the batter is still sold in groceries during the holidays. This “dope,” as it is still known in northern Michigan and Wisconsin bars, is a mixture of eggs, seperated, beaten, then recombined with sugar, cinnamon, allspice, cloves and a little rum. A tablespoon of the resulting batter is added to an ounce each cognac and rum, hot water and grated nutmeg.

“I’ll raise your salary, and endeavor to assist your struggling family, and we will discuss your affairs this very afternoon over a bowl of Smoking Bishop, Bob!” So says Scrooge after his transformation, and in his offer of a bowl of punch, the change is revealed as a fundamental one. In the 18th century mind generosity was often measured in bowls of punch, the drink itself being communal by nature. Like any holiday drink, variations are not hard to find, nor are they all of the modern variety. We’ll be serving the Bishop in Oxford style, with roasted lemons instead of Seville oranges, as Dickens and most Londoners drank it. They also liked to set it on fire – there’s that “smoking” part – but I suspect today’s port is not quite as vigorous as yesteryear because it doesn’t light very easily, if at all. As to the “Bishop” – it was custom to associate different varieties of wine with clerical names, often corresponding to colors worn by the clergy in the Anglican church: Pope for burgundy, Cardinal for champagne, Archbishop for claret, and Bishop for port.

Next week: BUBBLES!

Prince of Wales’ Cocktail, Champagne Flamingo, Champagne Cocktail, Chicago Cocktail

Join us at The Royale for Charleville Brewing Co.’s Special release of their newest addition, The Explicit APA (American Pale Ale). Brewmaster Tony Saballa and owner Tait Russel will be on hand as well. Be the first to try this hoppy full bodied ale, poured two ways: on tap & on Cask. Mingle with the Charleville Brewers and enjoy pint specials and merchandise give away!

Wednesday June 17th at 6pm.

Shots from the Royale 2009 Kentucky Derby Party

For more photos of the Derby Party from the Royale- just click here on the Metromix site.

The Derby is Saturday- worry not about the weather, we will be bringing in tents for the backyard. Just come dressed for success.

The hat contest is now set at after the winner of the race is announced, the hat contest will begin:
Hat contest categories:
Dapper Dan (best sassy gents hat & ensemble)
Too Hot to Trot (best sexy ladies hat & ensemble)
Triple Crown (best traditional gents hat)
Churchill Downs (best traditional ladies hat)
Hat-A-Tude (best handmade / upcycled hat)
The Mint Julep (special recognition award)

Prizes:
-a new hat from the hat company of Saint Louis, Levine Hat Company
-Oliver Studio: Star for a Day Package!
-Vintage Haberdashery gift certificate & vintage tie (keep together)
-TFA gift certificate
-one bottle of Jefferson Kentucky Bourbon

Doors at 2pm
Corking of the Cask of Schlafly American Pale Ale at 3pm
Monads will rock the house at 3:30pm
Ponies run at 5:04pm
Hat contest at 5:20pm and then the band will play another set

The dress code will be in effect- step it up- ties for the gents, and hats for the ladies. No cost to get in, but the code will be in effect.

And here is the menu for the Derby Day:

The Muffuletta
A delicious ensemble of ham, salami, and pepperoni make this base of this behemoth of a sandwich. The meat is piled high atop an olive spread, topped with provolone with a slight drizzle of olive oil to marry all the flavors.
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Salmon Burger
Fresh, wild caught salmon, grilled to perfection. A Caper-dill aioli accompanies that perfectly accentuates the flavor of the fish. Comes with your choice
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Vegan BBQ Sandwich
Our delectably seasoned Matchmeat faux chicken patty, slathered in house made barbecue sauce, plated on two delicious slices of sourdough bread, fire grilled, and then topped with crunchy fried onion strips.
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Chicken Brie Sammy
fire grilled chicken breast sandwich, piled with
grilled onions, fresh apple slices, and tasty,
melty Brie cheese.
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Pork Steak Sandwhich
tender pork steak, marinated, and then fire grilled drenched in our specialty barbecue sauce.
Served on a fluffy brioche bun, and served with a mound of coleslaw on top.
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Beacon Bash

Carrie Zukoski, Tim O’Connell and Steven Fitzpatrick Smith

invite you to meet writers and editors on the staff of St. Louis’s new online publication

The St. Louis Beacon

www.stlbeacon.org

Tuesday, June 17

at the pace-setting, news-making gathering place

The Royale
3132 South Kingshighway

from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.

* $10 suggested donation

* Special drink prices

* Free nibbles

* Bring friends, relatives & neighbors

Please join us as The Royale Food and Spirits Presents:

Cocktail Flight Series

Saturdays, 4-7pm
8 December
15 December
22 December

Choose from “The North Side” or “The South Side”

THE NORTH SIDE
The VILLE
Our Tom Collins with a twist combines Bombay Sapphire gin, vanilla, lemon juice, lime juice, a touch of sugar and club soda; served on the rocks and finished with a cherry and a slice of orange.

BUTLER MILLER
Thinnk of barges; they go everywhere, and similarly, this drink works for any taste. Vodka, fresh lime juice and a bit of sugar, topped off with Chambord, and served on the rocks—a fantastic raspberry gimlet.

WALNUT PARK
Pinnacle vodka with DiSarrono amaretto; served up in a martini glass—a sweeter, nuttier after-dinner drink, classier than a piece of cake, but with echoes of days past when people used to dress for drinks.

or
THE SOUTH SIDE
CARONDELET SAZAREC
This old New Orleans cocktail, made of Makers Mark bourbon, pastis, and bitters, is the sybaritic’s equivalent of pondering gravity while thinking over the works of Hemingway.

THE CLIFTON HEIGHTS
For the Manhattan drinker who’s tired of New York, this drink combines Makers Mark bourbon, sweet vermouth, and freshly juiced pineapple for a more cloying version on the rocks.

THE LAFAYETTE
Our version of a Sidecar, with Remy Marten cognac, Cointreau, sugar, and fresh lemon juice; served up in a sugar-rimmed martini glass. This is a great, warming drink for winter.

Cocktail flights are $20.00 each.
Add an appetizer for $24.00.
(Choose from Crabcakes, Hummus, or our Spinach Artichoke Dip.)

If you like these drinks, we also recommend:

The Boz (Ville)
The Holly Hills (Walnut Park)
The Mayor (Sazarec)
Wild West End (Clifton Heights)
St. Louis Hills (Lafayette)

One of my regulars, Tobias, wrote a letter to the editor of the NY Times.

Tobias lives around the corner. He comes down with his wife, Liz, and their daughter Clare. They have been coming in since she was a small baby. They come in the afternoon, right before dinner starts up. They have a draft beer, maybe an appetizer. Their daughter now is coloring and doing all sorts of things. She is grabbing things, looking at them, inspecting them. She is quite curious. She is also picking up a lot of words. She knows my name. Jessica. She is getting to know most of the staff. Clare is able to point out the Saint Brigid’s cross and is now grasping the pictures of people on the wall. She is sharp. It is great, for we get to watch her grow up. This is exactly the reason I got into the business. It is a place you can hang with your friends, take out your girlfriend or take your mother. It is pretty nice for family. It is great when I see a younger person in the place a few times, and then I see them come in for dinner with their parents. It is great to meet my friend’s parents. They all know mine.

Tobias is a sharp guy. It is a sharp family. His letter was an interesting point of information on how to deal with terrorism in a responsible manner. Tobias teaches theology at SLU. He also used to be a cop.

You got to love the Jesuit schools. Great letter.

To the Editor:

(Notice that the NY Times misspelled Saint Louis University, so I should no longer be held responsible for my minor errors.)

Welcome back to the Royale update

It has been a while since the last update, so we have much to cover. This is actually somewhat interesting so read through:

I BBQ
II Jessica performing
III New sustainable products
IV Fun this week at Mad Art
V DJ List
VI Trivia

I The Royale has adjusted our BBQ hours to include Sunday. So we are going to have chill Sunday BBQ.
the hours are as follows:
Fri 6pm
Sat 7:30pm
Sun 6pm

II Jessica Butler will be performing in her Jazz Trio “Lynn” next Wednesday from 6:30 to 7. It is free and always a great time.

III We are trying to become more sustainable at the Royale. Things will be phased in over the next couple of months and even years(bigger projects).

We have already been recycling all of our bottles, plastic, aluminum, cardboard and paper for over two years. The bins are in the back of the place so feel free to drop any recycling in there.

We are using 100% post consumer waste paper for our towels and tp. We use real napkins which is helpful. We always use glass for our drinks which is reusable. Our office paper is being phased over to 100% recycled. The fun stuff is our dry goods. We have found biodegradable straws, to go containers, to go cups, cutlery. We are still phasing these products in, so I am going through all of the old products and phasing in the new ones. Most of the containers are made of corn starch- they feel exactly like plastic, but they break down. We are still testing too, so we may be switching some products around.

There are other things we are doing as well, and we are open to suggestions.

IV This week starting Wednesday night, yes, is the Mad Art Radio Hour.

The last one was really really funny and very well done. Such attention to detail. And excellent core writing w/ great natural chemistry with some element of improv. There is nothing else like it in the STL. Great stuff. I am taking my grandmother to the matinee on Saturday afternoon.

http://www.madart.com/eventsexhibitions/publicevents/madartradiohour.htm

V DJ list
Jul 13
10 pm DJ Barb Cliffe
Jul 14
10pm DJ Rob Levy of KDHX Juxtaposition
Jul 15
6pm DJ Dan Crowley
9pm Rats and People Spin
Jul 16
6pm DJ Kitty Cat and 9 Volt (Cat Neville and Tom Weber)
10pm DJ Dillip and MC Matt
Jul 17
10pm MC TerryThe Royale
Jul 18
6:30pm Lynn Jazz Trio featuring Jessica Butler
10pm DJ Grace Woodard of KDHX
Jul 19
6pm DJ Dillip and MC Matt
10pm Jackson Rocks
Jul 20
6pm Cat and Steve Pick of KDHX
10 pm DJ Mark Early
Jul 21
10pm Al Swacker of KDHX Greaser’s Lunchbox
Jul 22
9pm Toon squared- Jason and Jamie Toon
Jul 23
6pm AA and 9 Volt (Adam Allington and Tom Weber)
10pm DJ Dillip and MC Matt
Jul 24
10pm Jonathon Jones rocks out
Jul 25
6pm DJ Tim Rakel of KDHX’s Mystery Train
10pm DJ Patrtick Bowden
Jul 26
6pm DJ Big Al and Steve Smith
10 pm JJ Rocks!
Jul 27
6pm-1am All night w/ DJ Akita-san Thomas Crone
Jul 28
10pm Jaxon Rocks on the weekend!
Jul 30
10pm This Year’s Model w/ KDHX Grace Woodard
Grace, KSLU alum and real music expert brings her mad skillz to the Royale.

V Free drink trivia- the first answer back gets a free Royale drink:
What kind of gun did legendary Saint Louis tavern keeper Stagger Lee carry?

last time’s trivia- what was the name of the diner on the NE corner of Grand and Arsenal? Props to Ben Bruker w/ the correct answer of Kingsway Sandwich Shop. And no credit given to Ann Haubrich, a neighbor for years who only called it the Inbreeders Cafe.

Steven Fitzpatrick Smith
Proprietor
The Royale Food & Spirits
3132 South Kingshighway
STL, MO 63139
314-772-3600

www.theroyale.com
www.stlstreets.com

The Royale is honored to host “Linn”, the jazz quartet headed by Jessica Butler tonight at 6:30 to 9pm on our beautiful patio. It is free so come down, have some drinks and some good eats.

The Royale update will return soon- we have had a busy spring!

A couple months ago I went to Jeff City to take a tour I won at the Eperiential Auction for Hoobellatoo. It was quite a bit of fun. I went with Caroline Huth, Jerome Gaynor and his daughter Violet, Ben Stein, Jerome and Shaq Wilson. We were given the tour by Maria Nadal-Chappelle.This is shot of one of the Wilson crew charging the steps of the State Government.

Some great shots of the Benton mural.

A nice mural of the nation’s finest bridge.

Miss Huth looking up the climb for the Capitol rotunda top tour. Ben and April and Shaq getting excited for the big climb.

Way cooler than a roller coaster in my opinion. And I lover roller coasters. This was the whispering circle at the base of the ceiling of the rotunda.
I had the kids give the shakedown to Rep Mike Daus’ office. They went in, wrote odd notes and posted them all over the walls, shoved over the papers on his desk, pushed over his chair and put the office into general dissaray.

I told Mike this was a warning, and the next time it won’t be so pretty. He laughed and then gave the kids all gifts. He knows you have to show your tribute sometimes, even after a shakedown.

This trip was all made possible by my win at the Experiential Auction offered by Hoobelatoo, an art’s collective. I won ice cream with the Fire Chief Sherman George and a tour of Jeff City by Maria Nadal-Chappelle. I haven’t gotten the ice cream yet, but the tour was fantastic. I suggest you that you do the same. The auction is again, this Sunday, here at the Royale.

Here is the info on this year’s auction:E-mail proxy bidding is open!
Bid now on Poetry Scores’ Second Annual Experiential Auction!
Actual auction is Sunday, May 20 at The Royale

Because last year, everybody thought the Experiential Auction was a bright idea, but almost everybody had plans the night of the event, we at Poetry Scores announce here and now that e-mail advance proxy bidding is open – now! – on all the wonderful, exclusive and strange experiences we have to offer. (Complete list follows).

Here’s how it works. If you can’t make it to The Royale from 5-8 p.m. on Sunday, May 20 for the actual auction, then just select the experience(s) you want and email your bid now to brodog@hotmail.com. Please put “experiential auction” in the subject line if you send a proxy bid. Note that all bidding starts at $10. Please send a complete name and phone number along with your proxy bid.

When we receive your advance proxy bid via email, we will confirm via email. Please make sure you receive a confirmation email confirming your bid was received and is the highest current bid for the experience you want. We will close advance proxy bidding at noon on Saturday, May 19.

Note that all items will still go on auction at the May 20 event, starting at whatever is the highest price reached through the advance proxy bidding process, so your advance proxy bid could still get beat at The Royale. When we close advance proxy bidding next Saturday, we will give all high bidders the option of giving us a ceiling they are willing for us to bid up to by proxy at the live event. We’ll let you know how it turns out.

Cash, check, debit and credit are all acceptable forms of payment.

Experiences on auction follow. Let the proxy bidding begin!

* You jog in Forest Park with the civic leader and publisher Donald M. Suggs of The St. Louis American newspaper

* You get a case of beer brewed specially for you to your tastes with your name and face on the label (or whatever else you want on the label) by the craft brewer Drew Huerter of The St. Louis Brews

* You take a private tour of the Missouri History Museum collection with director Bob Archibald before or after sharing a glass of wine with him.

* The artist Kevin Belford paints your dog or cat as the Mona Lisa and you get to keep the signed original painting

* Fire Chief Sherman George shows up in full uniform at your child’s party

* A glamour portrait of you by the photojournalist and fashion photographer Wiley Price of the St. Louis American, complete with makeup and styling by Leata Price Land of the Platinum Group

* A sad song about you by the songwriter and musician Bob Reuter of the band The Dirty South and “Bob’s Scratchy Records” on KDHX, which we record for you to keep

* A happy song about you by beloved local songster and bandleader Celia, which we record for you to keep.

* The National Steel guitarist Tom Hall plays acoustic for an hour at your barbecue as long as he gets a plate and a few cold ones.

* You learn to score the game of baseball at a Cardinals home game with the editor and baseball columnist Alvin A. Reid of The St. Louis American (we’ve got your ticket, but you go Dutch on the overpriced beer and food)

* You take a private tour of City Hall and enjoy a private lunch with License Collector (and 19th Ward alderman emeritus) Michael McMillan.

* You enjoy a private breakfast at Goody Goody’s with County Executive Charlie Dooley

* A tour of the state Capitol and lunch in Jefferson City with state Rep. Jamilah Nasheed, who also issues you a state proclamation.

* You get to play piano four hands with Thomas George, chancellor of the University of Missouri at St. Louis (and a working pianist).

* Cliff Froehlich, director of Cinema St. Louis (which produces the St. Louis International Film Festival), consults with you regarding your taste in film, suggests an obscure film he thinks you will like but don’t know, and screens it for you and a small group at the Cinema St. Louis offices.

* Jenna Bauer, founder and director of the South City Open Studio and Gallery for Children, provides a private, small-group art lesson for your child and his or her friends (up to 12 children).

* A private viewing and discussion of your favorite Ali-Frazier fight with the writer Gerald Early, director of the Center for the Humanities at Washington University

* You experience 1,000 to 1,500 original words from Kim Humphries, curator of Laumeier Sculpture Park. The winning bidder may choose one of the following:
A. 1,000 – 1,500 word essay about your artwork – visual and performance work preferred but not required.
B. 1,000 – 1,500 word diatribe on a mutually agreeable topic or topics.
C. 1,000 – 1,500 word original rant with no mutual consultation – a complete roll of the dice.
The essay will be presented in printed form with a copy on a CD in MS Word. The diatribe or rant will be signed and presented on acid-free paper in an archival binder.

* Songwriter and classically trained vocalist Heidi Deans adds her lush vocals to your next song.

* You play a game of chess with the poet K. Curtis Lyle listening to Ray Charles and Bob Marley while he tells you about the time he played chess against Ray Charles and the time he rode on the bus with Bob Marley & the Wailers

* You take a private lesson in the martial arts and health disciplines of taiji and Qi (Chi) Gong with the activist and lawyer Sifu Justin Meehan

* You get treated to dinner by transplanted South African activist (and high-roller at Experiential Auction 2006) Gillian Noero while she tells you about helping to write parts of the constitution for post-apartheid South Africa

* You take a hike around Cahokia Mounds and get a lesson in Black Elk’s sacred prayer with the writer and producer Chris King of Poetry Scores* You take a hike around Cahokia Mounds and get a lesson in Black Elk’s sacred prayer with the writer and producer Chris King of Poetry Scores

* You get a writing class with the poet Jane Ellen Ibur of “Literature for the Halibut” on KDHX

* The poet Stefene Russell of Poetry Scores writes a poem about your favorite extinct species and you get to keep a signed and dedicated copy

* Local rapper and singer Toyy sings a hook or drops a verse on your next track

* You pose nude for the artists Agnieszka Gradzik and Wiktor Szostalo and get to keep a signed sketch by both of them.

* You enjoy a long night in the hippest, blackest clubs in town with the writer and nightlife columnist Bill Beene of The St. Louis American.

* You enjoy an afternoon on his pleasure craft out on the Mississippi River with him and his first mate (i.e., “little buddy”) Steve Green, followed by dinner at his restaurant The River Road Cider House, with the video producer, entrepreneur and boating enthusiast Jessie Jones

* You shoot his 1948 Colt .38 Special and 2005 Taurus .357 Magnum with the artist Robert Goetz of Poetry Scores

* You sit in once onstage with the entertainer Ralph Butler’s band after attending a rehearsal

* You and a small group take a private tour of the brewing facilities at the Tap Room with head Schlafly brewer Stephen Hale and then privately taste the beers with him.

* You and your friends enjoy a private wine tasting with select food pairings at Cave Vineyard in scenic St. Genevieve (limit 10 tasters).

* You take a spin on his vintage Honda CB750 motorcycle with the entrepreneur and amateur pugilist Steven Fitzpatrick Smith of The Royale.

* You get a private, small-group star party with the hip-hop producer Adam Long and his vast selection of high-powered telescopes

* The artist Frank Friction (that is indeed Frank, not Fred Friction) draws your next nightmare and you get to keep the drawing *

* You get to collaborate on an underground hip-hop track with local consciousness rappers and Nation of Islam faithful, Basement of the Earth.

* You take a bicycle tour of South City taverns with events producer and writer Brett Underwood

* The performance artist Bodybag Man shows up at your party (this is a living, breathing bodybag, folks)

* You get to play a zombie in the next Poetry Scores film, to be shot next year to the poetry score to Go South for Animal Index by Stefene Russell.

Proceeds from the Experiential Auction will benefit Poetry Scores, an arts group based in St. Louis dedicated to the translation of poetry into other media.

Poetry Scores is in the process of incorporation with the help of Volunteer Lawyers and Accountants for the Arts and with their help also will apply for non-profit status this year. Our lawyer tells us the IRS is backlogged but that our paperwork should clear this year, which would make all experiential auction purchases tax-deductible – but this is not guaranteed. We will stay in touch with all buyers regarding our tax status.

The money raised at the auction will be used to fund the group’s fall release of “Go South for Animal Index,” an eclectic CD in the genre of “poetry score” – a long poem scored as one scores a film. “Go South for Animal Index,” scored to a poem by St. Louis poet Stefene Russell, will be released Friday, November 9 at Hoffman LaChance Contemporary (3100 Sutton in Maplewood), in conjunction with an Art Invitational of pieces that respond to the poem.

Poetry Scores’ previous releases, “Crossing America” and “Blind Cat Black,” have been featured on NPR, BBC Radio 3 and in many St. Louis media. The score to “Blind Cat Black” is now the subject of an independent feature film produced by Poetry Scores, starring Toyy Davis, Jason Wallace Triefenbach and Don Erickson.

Actual event info:

On the evening of Sunday, May 20, from 5 to 8 p.m., the St. Louis-based arts group Poetry Scores will host its second annual Experiential Auction in the back-yard beer garden of The Royale, 3132 South Kingshighway, just south of Arsenal and Tower Grove Park.

The items on auction will be experiences with interesting local people. Admission is $10, which will be discounted from your first purchase of an experience. All bidding starts at $10, unless the starting bid has been beat via the advance proxy bidding process. Bidding at the event will be divided into three categories: Early Bird Silent, Live, and Straggler Silent.

The event will happen, rain or shine.

The Royale (314-772-3600; www.theroyale.com) is located at 3132 South Kingshighway, just south of Arsenal, across from the Courtesy Drive-In. It is a full-service restaurant with a fine selection of beers and spirits, including specialty drinks named for each of the city’s political wards.

For more information on Poetry Scores or the Experiential Auction, email brodog@hotmail.com or call (314) 265-1435.