Ted Drewes - Rest in Peace
Post-Dispatch St. Louis' Ted Drewes has passed away. Virtually everyone in St. Louis or its frequent visitors of the past 60 years knew Ted and his amazing frozen custard. When we moved to STL in 1979, our attorney and his wife took us out to dinner at Balaban's in the Central West End. The food and atmosphere were amazing. Then, Arthur said, "we aren't ordering dessert here. We're going out [someplace other than Balaban's]." We couldn't imagine to what he was referring. A half-hour later we knew: Ted Drewes' frozen custard. With the first bite, we were officially St. Louisans. The custard stand has been in business 94 years and it's custard is amazing. I only got to speak briefly to Ted a couple of times but the reason it was amazing was because of the ingredients. Every day, they cut up a fresh pineapple. They used real coconut. During our visit, Art and Fran informed us of the Ted Drewes etiquette: Get in line (there is always a line, lo...