Ever wondered where people in the Ozarks go to get dressed up, sip a classic cocktail, and dance the night away? 💃🕺✨ Joy Robertson steps inside the Stardust Ballroom with Louie Michael, the voice and heart behind one of Springfield’s most unique nightlife spots. From big band nights and social dances to surprise concerts and […]
Fresh-baked pastries, European café vibes, and the kind of food that makes you slow down and savor every bite 🥐☕💙 Joy heads to Commercial Street to sit down with Jennie Boosey, the heart and hands behind Blue Heron Farm & Bakery, to talk about how a small farm near Marshfield turned into one of Springfield’s most beloved
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Joy Robertson pulls up a chair at PaPPo’s Pizzeria on East Battlefield and sits down with the man behind the pies, Chris “PaPPo” Galloway. What starts as a conversation about pizza quickly turns into a story about family roots, Sunday Italian dinners, made-from-scratch food, and how one pizza recipe turned into a growing franchise that started right
What happens when one of the Ozarks’ most loved Italian spots is forced to shut its doors overnight? Joy heads to Piccolo in Nixa to hear the story straight from owner Steve D’Arpino. 🍝❤️ After a terrifying accident forced the restaurant to close, Piccolo is officially back open and better than ever. Steve shares the
The holidays are here, the guests are coming, and the food pressure is real 🎄🍽️ Joy Robertson heads to the SGC Foodservice Culinary Center to talk party food with executive chef Aaron Gregory, the guy who sees holiday food trends before they hit your table. They dive into shareable favorites, charcuterie boards that never go
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Step inside College Street Café and you’ll feel it immediately… the nostalgia, the Route 66 magic, and the kind of comfort food that tastes like home. 🍳🍔 This week, Joy sits down with owner Mary Lou Meierotto, who stumbled into running this beloved Springfield diner completely by accident and ended up carrying on a legacy that
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If the holidays have you buried under cookies, casseroles, and expectations, Joy Robertson and food writer Juliana Goodwin are here with the gift of simplicity. In this festive video episode, Juliana shares her go-to five-ingredient recipes, including her melt-in-your-mouth peanut butter chocolate chip cookies, a unbeatable Mediterranean layer dip, and a flavor-loaded feta roasted pepper spread. She even brings a holiday cranberry margarita into
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🎄✨ It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like… J.HO.HO.B.! ✨🍸 If your Christmas spirit needs a little boost, step inside J.HO.HO.B., the holiday pop-up bar inside J.O.B. Public House on Walnut Street, where Christmas has officially exploded (in the best way possible). Joy Robertson chats with Nicole Brown, co-owner of the downtown favorite, about how this one-of-a-kind Springfield spot turned into a full-blown Christmas
