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Lost Tables collects the culinary memories of lost St. Louis restaurants.

09/27/2025

Culpeppers was an institution in the St. Louis area for almost 80 years. Its Central West End location was the first to open and had the longest run.

Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lost-tables/id1749639527?i=1000728574360

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2Eo89IPBIqH8P2BwQAclx5?si=A3pfhzWaROuC62USYH1GIA

08/30/2025

Louis Fiddleman operated Louie’s Delicatessen from 1955 to 1987. I talked with Alan Fiddleman about his father over a noisy breakfast.

Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lost-tables/id1749639527?i=1000724048816

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3NwtwFkFkqDK0JWXUiZsIc?si=KrTRWhuISVaHaYj_BRi88w

08/23/2025

Harry Giessow owned The Candlelight House on Clayton Road. He and his son, Gary, owned the Howard Johnson’s in Kirkwood and the Howard Johnson’s on Clayton Road, which Gary morphed into Layton’s. I talked with Gary and his wife Lil at their home in Ladue.

Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lost-tables/id1749639527?i=1000723090124

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6eDeEVk090cXRAUIzFcWTm?si=U_wdO1J_Qie_aUG49hrFHg

08/16/2025

Michael Del Pietro has opened more restaurants than he wishes to remember. I talked with Michael about growing up in his parents’ restaurant, training at The Culinary Institute of America, and opening his first restaurant, Portabella.

Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lost-tables/id1749639527?i=1000722055252

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/58uHXw7fXm1Qa8jw5X3KMu?si=I8q_qcmKRn6jghQoSD9sUw

08/09/2025

Ken Bland may be less well known that some of his restaurants, such as The Leather Bottle, Cork ‘n Cleaver and Dierdorf & Hart’s. I talked with Ken about his restaurant career at his home in Clayton.

Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lost-tables/id1749639527?i=1000721193088

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0btW9HzMF1n6JsMK8xjF8U?si=S3oU6gvHRoeEuv9yAX7YTQ

08/02/2025

Kopperman’s was an institution in the Central West End for over thirty years. Myron Kopperman passed away in 2019. But Sanford Rich is still alive and well and living in Miami.

Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lost-tables/id1749639527?i=1000720225459

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6GJWNtv3EUSaa9z9s8ZB2P?si=a8RDrM-_SYW2stEMjvJayQ

07/26/2025

Mel and Alan Sherman opened Sherman Brothers Deli in 1963. From its longtime home at Olive & Mosley to the Pastrami Joynt to Shermies, the family business thrived for almost 40 years. Mel Sherman’s sons, Mark and Stuart, shared the story of knishes and corned beef and more.

Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lost-tables/id1749639527?i=1000718987532

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3q7OzETi009cQ3AvdKML3m?si=SnpQpPWeQc6MJ2wjXk_GqA

07/19/2025

David Slay is an acclaimed, award-winning chef, with four thriving California restaurants. But David’s roots are in St. Louis. David was in town for the weekend, and he told me the story of how he built a successful restaurant career on the foundation of a healthy dose of failure.

Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lost-tables/id1749639527?i=1000718003511

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3asStfCvW0LQeDoqDt2NAU?si=tsNTEe1JRWKP7qrUwDIvRQ

07/12/2025

You may not have heard of Scoville’s Café. I hadn’t. It was a fixture in the National Stock Yards in National City, a suburb of East St. Louis, from the late 1920’s until 1988. Someone suggested I learn about it from 90-year-old Jack Scoville, which I did at his home in Belleville. I was glad I did.

Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lost-tables/id1749639527?i=1000716837175

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3gfICGcqAyDpqCRekFjXbN?si=YEruyxdCSn2538W7kjsUPQ

07/05/2025

Mickey Garagiola’s younger brother Joe was a catcher for the St. Louis Cardinals. But Mickey didn't stand in his brother's shadow. He made a name for himself as a waiter at Ruggeri's and as the ring announcer on Wrestling at the Chase. Martina Garagiola Bettlach & Bob Garagiola told me their father’s story.

Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lost-tables/id1749639527?i=1000715729454

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0aknNHBjYEhhR8BGcCr9od?si=h6HLNJpFQJaNTAlfbV7GdA

06/28/2025

JULIUS HUNTER anchored the 5, 6 and 10 o'clock news at Channel 4. In the mid 1980s, Channel 4 news was the highest rated local newscast of any CBS-owned station. Julius Hunter was on the top of his game. And then he decided to open a restaurant - the BIGGEST MISTAKE of his life. A MUST LISTEN! 😂

Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lost-tables/id1749639527?i=1000714816145

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6olLmxSokOso2tvmF4WkLm?si=h_nappvoTt65nG-fnSaF2A

06/21/2025

Rothschild’s Antiques was a fixture in the Central West End for 43 years. It was the springboard for Pete Rothschild’s real estate empire, much of it in the Central West End and much of it housing restaurants. Pete told me about his multifaceted career as a landlord, starting with where he grew up!

Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lost-tables/id1749639527?i=1000713839594

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4ORG4r3wCeoOgySeBfvJLm?si=XBgMhGoRQJeblwFYVNLjPA

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