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Cookin’ with CORK on Sauce TV

Chef Amanda Orbin from CORK Wine Bar shares her fabulous bar nuts recipe with Catherine Neville, editor of Sauce magazine.

Chef Amanda Orbin from CORK Wine Bar shares her fabulous bar nuts recipe with Catherine Neville, editor of Sauce Magazine. Credit: KMOV

Is it just me, or is Ferguson getting a whole lotta love lately? First Ray Hill starts showing up everywhere, then the Post-Dispatch names our fair city a Hip Hood. Now, CORK Wine Bar is sharing one of its delicious recipes with KMOV and Sauce Magazine! If you haven’t seen the clip yet, check it out. The recipe, for sweet and savory bar nuts, is actually perfect for upcoming holiday parties!

CORK Wine Bar opens in Ferguson

The fabulous CORK Wine Bar, located at 423 S. Florissant Rd in Ferguson

The fabulous CORK Wine Bar, located at 423 S. Florissant Rd in Ferguson

I’m a tough customer when it comes to restaurants. It’s not that I’m a food snob – my tastes are really pretty simple. Where I draw the line is atmosphere.

I want cozy. I want unique. And I want a place that shines with the love and quirkiness of the people who created it. Blueberry Hill offers that. So do the Venice Cafe and Shangri-La Diner.

In a world filled with bland chain restaurants, it’s a beautiful thing to find. And that’s why I’m thrilled and proud to say that it has finally come to my neighborhood!

CORK Wine Bar is the type of place that no one expects to find in North County – smart, sophisticated, casually elegant. In fact, when my friend Mike Lonero first started talking about opening a wine bar in Ferguson, plenty of people told him it would never work.

But Lonero, who also owns Vincenzo’s Italian Ristorante at 242 S. Florissant Rd, believed that an upscale bar could not only survive in NoCo, but thrive. And he was right. Since opening in late September, CORK has drawn steady crowds and rave reviews.

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  • Chaz45 @ Marley's — Mar 13, 2010 9:00pm - Mar 13, 2010 9:00pm
    Get your groove on with live music from Ferguson's own Chuck Henson and his band Chaz45. Marley's, 500 S. Florissant, 63135
  • David Gray @ the Touhill — Mar 19, 2010 8:00pm - Mar 19, 2010 10:00pm
    British singer/songwriter David Gray brings his dreamy lyrics and warm, folksy sound to the Touhill, for a performance that is sure to include this winning hit. Tickets: $37.50 & $47.50.
  • Tony Kenny's Celtic Nights — Mar 20, 2010 8:00pm - Mar 20, 2010 10:00pm
    Enjoy an authentic Irish variety show right here in NoCo, as Tony Kenny brings his troupe of singers, dancers and storytellers to the Florissant Civic Center. Tickets $25-27
  • Show Me A Cure Night @ the Blues game — Mar 25, 2010 7:00pm - Mar 25, 2010 10:00pm
    Enjoy some St. Louis Blues hockey while helping to fight cancer at this discount night benefiting Show Me A Cure, a NoCo nonprofit that raises money for cancer research. Instead of $34, tickets are just $20, and SMAC gets $5 of every ticket sold through its website.
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