The Sauce - A St. Louis Restaurant Show

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Brandon Holzhueter and Brad Merten — Narwhal's Crafted

2026-10-1321:01

On this episode of The Sauce Podcast, host Lauren sits down with Brandon Holzhueter and Brad Merten, the best friends (since eighth grade) behind Narwhal's Crafted — the St. Louis bar that's spent the last decade changing what a frozen cocktail can be. Fresh off their 10-year anniversary, they explain why everything is made from scratch in a full in-house kitchen: real strawberries, real basil, house purees, syrups, and infusions. Brandon and Brad trace their path from franchising Pickleman'...

Chris Anderson — The Inns at St. Albans

2026-10-0620:48

On this episode of The Sauce Podcast, host Lauren sits down with Chef Chris Anderson, who now leads the culinary team at The Inns at St. Albans — a hidden-gem hotel, event venue, and vineyard destination about 45 minutes west of St. Louis. Chris walks us through the property, from the lodge, chateau, and cottages to the historic Head's Store, a general store reimagined with barbecue, dry-aged steaks, a full butcher case, farm-fresh eggs, and penny candy (that's no longer a penny). Chris also...

Tara Gallina — Vicia & Winslow's Table

2026-09-2921:58

On this episode of The Sauce Podcast, host Lauren sits down with Tara Gallina, co-owner of Take Root Hospitality, the team behind Vicia and Winslow's Table. Heading into their 10th year in business, Tara shares how she and her husband, Michael, brought the farm-to-table philosophy they learned at Blue Hill at Stone Barns back to St. Louis — building a menu around what's growing, not the other way around. Tara walks through what makes Vicia so unique, from the "Let Us Cook for You" experience...

Drew Jameson — Atomic by Jamo

2026-09-2234:00

On this episode of The Sauce Podcast, host Lauren sits down with Drew Jameson, managing partner of Atomic by Jamo in the Grove, for a conversation about bringing one of St. Louis's most iconic music venues back to life. Drew was a talent buyer at the space (then Atomic Cowboy) from 2015 to 2020, and after the pandemic shut it down, he came back to reopen it under a new name and a new mission: eat, drink, dance, repeat. Drew walks through everything that's changed since the Atomic Cowboy days...

Tassia Rezende — Tre Cuori

2026-09-1519:31

On this episode of The Sauce Podcast, host Lauren sits down with Tassia Rezende, owner of Tre Cuori, for a conversation about competing on the world stage of gelato — and how her small, family-run shop just brought home Missouri's first-ever Gelato World Ranking crown from a ceremony in Rome. Tassia walks through how she got into gelato in the first place — growing up in Brazil with an Italian grandfather, surrounded by gelato and ice cream shops on every corner, before moving to St. Louis a...

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The Sauce - A St. Louis Restaurant Show