Join Campbell House Museum for an evening of toasting and tasting to celebrate the publication and release of The Gilded Table: Recipes and Table History from the Campbell House. The evening at the 1904 Steak House at River City Casino & Hotel will feature vintage plates from The Gilded Table by Suzanne Corbett & inspired small plates created […]
Join Campbell House Museum and Hanley House Directors Andy Hahn and Sarah Umlauf for a special presentation on food in nineteenth century St. Louis city versus St. Louis county. In honor of the recent publication of The Gilded Table: Recipes and Table History from the Campbell House, the presentation will be followed by a tasting of nineteenth century […]
Yuletide Traditions: From the Gilded Age to Today | Throughout the Missouri History Museum The Gilded Table: Recipes and Table History from the Campbell House, written by food historian and St. Louis author Suzanne Corbett, features 178 recipes from Virginia Campbell's original handwritten collection and provides an intimate glimpse at how the wealth created by […]
A new one hour documentary titled "Robert Campbell, Mountain Man" was commissioned by the BBC for a series of famous Irish immigrants who become successful in America, Robert Campbell was the first person they picked! Last June, Alan McFarland and Michael Beattie (producer/director) were accompanied by an Irish film crew in the U.S. for 13 […]
Click here for more information on the event webpage. Enjoy a night of historically inspired foods and libations prepared by St. Louis’s award-winning chefs, confectioners, brewers, winemakers, and distillers. Presented as a moveable feast, guests travel between the Campbell House Museum and White Haven (Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site) to sample, sip, and enjoy period entertainment […]
Local author (Distilled History) and Campbell House docent Cameron Collins explores a kaleidoscope of bygone places and events identified with the Gateway City. Places like Eat-Rite and Schneithorst’s are brought back to life and placed alongside famous St. Louis memories like the Admiral, Forest Park Highlands, and Phil the Gorilla. Free, reservations not required. Limited […]
The History and traditions of Saint Louis are a fascinating, complex subject. This book and lecture is one element in the story which, until now, has evaded a full telling. To most St. Louisans of long presence in the town, the mention of Vandeventer Place conjures up a mixture of amazement and mystery. The finest […]
