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The Robin Project is an on going dinner series by Chef Alec Schingel exploring the products and cuisine of the Midwest.

08/12/2023

A few pictures from the pass at our recent and final dinner in December. Plus a few sneaky tasting menu portions prepared for one of our most frequent guests. 🤫

Crispy brassicas, short rib, horseradish

Mushroom-cured Trout, whey, sorrel

Squash soup, garlic meringue, asian pear, sage

Aged duck, mokum carrot, purple hulling peas, jus

Pork Schnitzel, red cabbage, apple

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26/11/2023

UPDATE for our 12/5 Dinner: We have space to accommodate three more parties of 4 people or less at 7:30. Sorry all earlier reservation times have been sold.

If you want to come to the last Robin Project dinner of the year, better hurry before we sell out!

21/11/2023

Whenever I am asked about my impetus for The Robin Project, I always talk about Midwestern Cuisine and I also get a quizzical look. I don’t blame them. The reality is I’m still trying to figure it out myself.

What I do know, having traveled around the world cooking in extraordinary kitchens is that the food that inspired me the most was food that was inspired by the time and place and energy of the chef, all working in synergy. Sean Brock’s work at McCradys in Charleston, rediscovering the Carolina Rice Kitchen for a new era. Kobe Desraults at In de Wulf garnishing a simple strawberry dessert with Poppy Flowers from Flander’s Fields.

I also knew that raw products from the Midwest were every bit as good as anywhere else in the world. Our dairy, pork, and produce are second to none. But, I became frustrated cooking these products into dishes that were inherently Italian, Oaxacan, or Filipino inspired as most St Louis restaurants do. So what is Midwestern Cuisine?

The truth is…Im working on it. But the only real way to understand is to cook and to eat. Come and sit at the table.

Dinner is served on December 5, at the former Gather Cafe. The menu is warm, generous, open-hearted and quietly ambitious, just like the homesteaders who pioneered on this land many years ago.

xoxo

18/11/2023

Couple of pics from our last dinner on 10/10

Tickets are on sale for our upcoming dinner on December 5. All new menu celebrating the Midwest and all the family farmers who work this land. Cheers to the harvest season!

13/11/2023

Tickets are now LIVE for our final dinner of the year! Follow the link in our bio.

Just like our first one at the former Gather Cafe, we will be offering a Four Course Pre Fixe menu with choices for each course and options to add on to your meal as well. There will be a small (but mighty!) list of wines available by the bottle or carafe.

Thank you all for your support and patience. I’m very thankful we were able to make a few adjustments and set up another date. Looking forward to having you join us for dinner!

xoxo

12/11/2023

After a much needed break, we are gearing up for another dinner for early December. This will be our final dinner for the year, so watch this space. Tickets will go on sale early next week, so watch this space.

xoxo

23/10/2023

New news! Tickets for our next dinner are now on sale! Join us on 11/14 at the former Gather Cafe for our final dinner of 2023! We’re excited to have another chance to cook for everyone! Tickets as always are available through the link in my bio.

13/10/2023

Views from the pass at the first dinner in our new format. It felt good to look out onto a dining room and expedite food again. Really proud of the team that came together in a matter of days and CRUSHED IT.

More photos and stories to come…and hopefully another dinner announcement coming soon for next month.

xoxo

05/10/2023

Less than a week away from our next pop up happening THIS TUESDAY 10/10! There’s still room for a couple more reservations, tickets are available through the link in our bio.

Im so excited about the wines we’re going to have for dinner! There won’t be a formal pairing, but instead a small (but mighty!) selection that I think are versatile enough to cover a lot of ground for people with wide preferences. And Im really excited about the baby carafe which will allow you to mix and match wines with each course w/o having to commit to an entire bottle. Its gonna be fun!

Hope to see you all there!

02/10/2023

Paw paws! One of the few native Midwestern fruits that can be vaguely tropical in its flavor profile, kind of like a cross between papaya and banana. It will be on the menu for our upcoming dinner on 10/10 at the former Gather Cafe. There are still reservations available, just purchase a ticket through the link in our profile.

25/09/2023

Hey Friends! If you haven’t heard, we have a new dinner scheduled in just a little over two weeks! Tickets are available through the link in our profile.

22/09/2023

Friends! We are happy to announce a new dinner! We are going to be popping up on October 10 at the former Gather Cafe! Tickets are available through the link in my profile.

This dinner will be a different format from our previous ones held at Work and Leisure. We now have a small dining room set up instead of a chef’s counter. We also we have two choices for each course on our Four course menu.

When you purchase a ticket I will email you regarding your preferred reservation time. Right now we have plenty of options at 6:00, 6:30 and 7:00. Thanks! See you all at dinner!

xoxo

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