Ozark Epicurean

Ozark Epicurean Creating boutique culinary experiences and events that highlight the local bounty of the Ozarks

06/28/2026

Imagine if the farm stands around here were as large and as ubiquitous as the fireworks stands 🤩

06/26/2026

When the OG of local BBQ is your dad so you can make him help you cater. IYKYK

I don’t cook at home very often anymore — my husband’s spaghetti sauce is a cure-all, and sitting down to eat food someo...
06/13/2026

I don’t cook at home very often anymore — my husband’s spaghetti sauce is a cure-all, and sitting down to eat food someone else made is a luxury I’ve taken for granted in the past.

But every now and again I get the itch to create from home. And it’s usually during grilling season.

What I love most about this kind of backyard cooking, serving, and eating is the simplicity of it.

I love a composed dish, that’s plated like fussy art, just as much as the next food nerd, but there’s something wildly feminine about how whole foods come together into a bright and bold tapestry when you grill.

I don’t know if I just love serving everything together on one big platter, avoiding the mess of indoor cooking, or the call to leave some loose ends untied when it comes to dinner service, but I adore the natural roughness that grill recipes lend themselves to.

Anyhow, when chef Matthew F. Smith has bigass whole prawns in the case, you don’t ask questions. You cook.

And if it’s summer? You grill.

Pictured:
(AGS safe) grilled prawns & artichokes - lemon & pink peppercorn seasoning, olive oil, chives, oregano, lemon balm, bread crumbs, vegan lemon pepper aioli; upstream fish co.

Peach panzanella salad:
Farris Fruit Market
MO tomatoes, MO peaches,
mint, shallot, green onion,
olive oil, stale bread croutons

06/09/2026

Hey Sanctuary Brewery — I’m not posting a menu, because I’m in experimental mode with my outdoor cooking setup — but tonight will be the first installation of NACHO AVERAGE TACO TUESDAY 🤘🥑🫜🌮🍋‍🟩5-8 pm

Left no crumbs. Berlin food photo dump 🥂🍽️🍾
05/26/2026

Left no crumbs. Berlin food photo dump 🥂🍽️🍾

05/20/2026

Hand stretched Chinese noodles
FTW

When the airport food in Copenhagen is something I could put on a 5 course menu…
05/19/2026

When the airport food in Copenhagen is something I could put on a 5 course menu…

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