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Hill, the newly appointed president of Mechanics American National Bank chose Mariner & LeBeaume to design his home on Lindell. Being on St. Louis’ Social Register, he wanted a home with large principal rooms on the first floor for entertaining in a grand and stately style.
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The sea of food knowledge is wide and deep, so when we were asked, “What’s Levantine cuisine?” while shooting the picture above at 386 N. Euclid, in the space formerly occupied by Kopperman’s Deli in the Central West End, we had to admit, “No idea.”
Levantine cuisine, we later learned, is the traditional cuisine of the Levant, an area that encompasses a large part of the Eastern Mediterranean, including Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, Syria, and parts of Southern Turkey.
We did better with the logo: it’s the hamsa, a depiction of the right hand (frequently seen on jewelry) that some cultures believe offers protection against the evil eye.
The forthcoming restaurant is owned by Ahmad Alhamid, brother of Aboud Alhamid, who owns Syrian restaurant Ranoush on the Delmar Loop and whom SLMonce described thusly: “Alhamid whirls through the dining room like he’s the mayor, nodding, smiling, shaking hands. He also balances plates on his head—skillfully—and will often disappear to produce a small, silver kiddush wine fountain to salute new friends. Order a traditional mezza platter and enjoy the show.”
Though Ahmad was not available at press time, Aboud offered a preview of what to expect at his brother’s place. “Ranoush serves the food you’d expect to find in a Middle Eastern restaurant,” he said. “Levant will be more like the home-cooked foods our mom and her mom used to make, like Middle Eastern comfort food.”
Aboud says the restaurant is slated to open in 60 to 90 days. More as we learn it.
Joe Garavelli first came to the United States from Italy in 1901 when he was 17 years old. He joined his two brothers, Ben and Charlie, in New York, where they had a bar and restaurant. But Garavelli got homesick and returned to Italy. When he came back to the United States a second time in 1903, his brothers had moved to St. Louis, and Garavelli followed.
Ben and Charlie Garavelli opened a cafe at Grand and Olive; their “Garavelli’s” would remain in business until 1979. But Joe Garavelli struck out on his own. He opened a tavern on a vacant lot at the corner of DeBaliviere and DeGiverville in 1914, furnishing it with a splendid old-fashioned bar and mahogany paneled walls. At first, the only company he saw was the motorman on the streetcar which looped at DeBaliviere and went back to town. But as the neighborhood began building up, business picked up and Garavelli became THE place to go.Continue reading “Throwback Thursday: Garavelli’s”
A new AC Hotel by Marriott is slated to break ground this spring on York Avenue in the Central West End.
Led by Andy Holloran of Bozeman, Mont.-based developer HomeBase, the 192-room hotel would be squeezed in just north of Lindell Boulevard next to the Chase Park Plaza. The building that used to house the KPLR studio just behind the York House will come down to make way for the project, and a surface parking lot will be removed.
The forthcoming restaurant is owned by Ahmad Alhamid, brother of Aboud Alhamid, who owns Syrian restaurant 
