Weary of Fish on Friday? Try Gourmet Grilled Cheese Instead

Give grilled cheese the gourmet treatment to add interest to the last weeks of Lenten meals.

Since Ash Wednesday, the arrival of Lent, meatless Fridays are back. For the past few weeks, countless plates of fish and meatless spaghetti have been served. While I look forward to Lenten fish fries I must admit after a few weeks my enthusiasm has waned. Looking for an alternative to fish I've rediscovered an old childhood favorite, grilled cheese. Crisp, brown and oozing with a variety of cheeses, today’s grilled cheese sandwich is far from the sandwich served with tomato soup in the school cafeteria. Grilled cheese has become trendy and downright gourmet. Appearing on menus as melts, flatbreads or disguised as toasted cheese crostini. And while the classic American Grilled Cheese built on Wonder Bread remains the sentimental favorite, …

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Ash Wednesday Services in Mehlville, Oakville

Patch has a look at where services will be held Wednesday.

Use Our Map, Find a Fish Fry for Lent Around St. Louis

Groups from around the St. Louis area have submitted information about their fish frys. Use this map to find one near you. It's not too late to add another fish fry to the map.

Lent starts Wednesday and runs through March 30. Between now and then, we want to help you find your way to the nearest fish fry in the St. Louis area. Use the map above and click on any of the red markers. A window will pop up with details about that fish fry, supplied by the organizers of the event. Double-click on the map to zoom in, or use the slider on the left to zoom in or out. If you click on the map, you can drag it around to see specific parts of the region. An Associated Press article published in USA Today called fish frys "a timeworn Catholic tradition that provides a safe haven from divides that have long roiled the U.S. church, a place where traditionalist Catholics, progressive Catholics and everyone in between can sit …

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Thomas E. Phelan

9:20 am on Friday, March 8, 2013

parking is good . fish is to dry . St John Bosco has the best fish   more ›

St. Louis Fish Fry: Is Your Church Hosting One This Lent?

If your Catholic church or other group is operating one this year, here's how you can let us know.

We're eager to get the word out to our readers about where they can find fish frys this Lenten season. If your Catholic church or other group is operating one this year, please fill out this form with the details. We'll compile the list of frys that we get and make sure that information is available to our readers throughout the season. An Associated Press article published in USA Today called fish frys "a timeworn Catholic tradition that provides a safe haven from divides that have long roiled the U.S. church, a place where traditionalist Catholics, progressive Catholics and everyone in between can sit peacefully at the same plastic tablecloth." If you're looking at this on a mobile device, please come back and visit when you're at a …

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Find Fish Frys in Your Patch

Just in time for Lent, use our map widget to get delicious fish in your Patch.

It's that time of the year! Want to know where you can find delicious fried fish? Find them here on our map! Or have you got a fish fry our users should know about? Email your Patch editor or our Social Media reporter Lindsay at Lindsay.Toler@Patch.com, and we will add them to our map.

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Doug Miner

12:02 pm on Friday, March 9, 2012

@Clay - Immaculate Conception's starts at 4:00. Hope that helps, 7240 Anna Ave   more ›

Get Out: Playgrounds, Cans and Beads

From playground building to canned food sculptures, take your pick of fun events in the area this weekend.

Support the Oakville baseball and softball programs or help Beasley build a playground. Chow down on fried fish, or go to St. Louis Science Center to see structures made of canned food. How are you planning on spending this weekend?

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Grab & Go: Crafts, Fish and Baseball

From crafts and baseball camp, to fried fish and clever spiders, take your pick of fun family adventures this week.

Whether it is crafts, food or theatre that brings your family together, there is plenty going on this weekend to keep you busily bonding. Take your pick, or do it all. Better yet, let us know what else you and the crew are up to this week.

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