Events

How do you make cheese from pantry staples? Or create an oven smoker from scratch in just two minutes? Or make ice cream without a machine? In Home Made, Yvette van Boven shows you how, complete with an irreverent voice, step-by-step photos and illustrations, and a gorgeous photo alongside every recipe. Visit feastSTL.com for event date and location.

Congressman William L. Clay, Sr. of St. Louis served for 32 years in the U.S. House of Representatives. Congressman Clay will discuss his new book, The Power of Principled Politics, with book sales benefitting the William L. Clay Scholarship and Research Fund, which was founded in 1985 to address a profound problem for scores of talented high school students lacking the financial resources to pursue a college education and reach their goals.

Amy Chua argues that Western parenting tries to respect and nurture children's individuality, while Chinese parents typically believe that arming children with skills, strong work habits, and inner confidence prepares them best for the future. Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother is an awe-inspiring, often hilarious, and unerringly honest story of one mother's exercise in extreme parenting, revealing the rewards--and the costs--of raising her daughters the Chinese way.