Lost Tables

About Lost Tables

Lost Tables collects the culinary memories of lost St. Louis restaurants.

Publisher

Harley Hammerman

Category

arts · history · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

22 May 2024

Latest episode

26 Dec 2025

Latest episodes

62 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   26 Dec 2025

   Ray Gallardo: Casa Gallardo

   Eighty-eight-year-old Ray Gallardo first came to the United States from Mexico as a young man, working as a dishwasher at the Biltmore Hotel in Santa Barbara. His next visit to the Biltmore would be as a successful restaurateur. Ray told me his story at his office above the City Coffee & Creperie in Clayton, which he owns with his wife Ann. Did you enjoy this episode?

2. 

   19 Dec 2025

   Eddie Neill: Cafe Provencal & More

   Eddie Neill is best known for Cafe Provencal, which has thrived in Kirkwood for almost 30 years. But from his first restaurant, T.P. Neill’s, to Chez Leon, to The Dubliner, there were many others along the way. I talked with Eddie at his home, a 5-minute walk from Ted Drewes. Did you enjoy this episode?

3. 

   12 Dec 2025

   The Buttery

   The Buttery Restaurant closed for good on Halloween. The South Grand diner had been serving the Tower Grove South Neighborhood for almost 40 years. I’d never dined at The Buttery. I must admit, I didn’t know it existed. But when someone posted its closure in the Lost Tables Facebook group, and the group exploded with comments, I had to find out what The Buttery was all about. Bryan Lawrence had worked as a cook at The Buttery for 7 years. Laura Mcgrath had worked there as a server for 25 year...

Who has been a guest on Lost Tables

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Martina Garagiola Bettlach
• Bob Garagiola
• Julius Hunter
• Pete Rothschild
• Terri LoRusso

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

23 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

5 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 34 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

47

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

51

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Guest appearances

Books guests

Based on episode analysis; this does not confirm that the show is currently accepting guests.