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Growing the ‘Garden’
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Recipe, Movie & Sudoku. Pg. F-1 CLASSIFIEDS AND HOME & GARDEN. Pg. F-2 /F-3 Submitted photos Frankie Martin’s Garden, located at 5372 St. Charles Place in Cottleville, is open Saturday and Sunday, 11 a.m. – 12 a.m. and features a bevy of food trucks, entertainment, and drink options. The food trucks serve lunch at the dog-friendly location from 11 – 2 p.m. and dinner from 5 – 9 p.m., seven days per week.
Frankie Martin’s Garden has become a picturesque gathering space in Cottleville featuring food, entertainment and community By Brett Auten As the guffaws and cheers fill the air, somewhere, Frank Martin is smiling. With nearly a year under its belt, Frankie Martin’s Garden, located at 5372 St. Charles Place in Cottleville, has fit right in and has become to no one’s surprise, an enticing location in the heart of Cottleville to socialize. Frank K. Martin was a longtime Cottleville resident known for his giving nature and fun disposition. He was employed for more than 50 years in maintenance by St. Joseph Church and School where he was also a member. Martin was also a knight in the Knights of Columbus, and was a frequent customer at local haunt, Bemo’s and Joe’s. Martin passed
away in 2020 at the age of 74 and he’s been honored with this social nerve center, built right where he used to live. “We revived his former home and made it our centerpiece, The House,” Darin Heisler, General Manager of Frankie Martin’s, said. “Our vision for the garden, which lies on his previous property and farm, is to foster a place where the whole community can come together and celebrate daily.” Frankie Martin’s Garden is the place for and about the community with a picturesque neighborhood garden that provides award-winning food trucks, 60-plus curated wines, a library of over 200 whiskeys, and showcases the best breweries in Missouri. No outside food or drink are allowed at Frankie Martin’s Garden (but kids and
dogs are), including coolers as there are plenty of options at the slew of food trucks, beer pavilions and Whiskey House. Cottleville declared June 2, Frankie Martin Day, which of course, is a big day at the Garden. It is open Saturday and Sunday, 11 a.m. – 12 a.m. and features a bevy of food trucks, entertainment, and drink options. The food trucks serve lunch at the dog-friendly location from 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. and dinner from 5 – 9 p.m., seven days per week. Frankie Martin’s Garden, along with 9 Mile Garden, is a collaboration between local chef and restaurateur Brian Hardesty and Seneca Commercial Real Estate. Their See ’GARDEN’ page 2
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