Est. 1875 · Carondelet, Missouri

Parlor &
The Table

A seasonal supper and cocktail society — gathered by candlelight, in service of the neighborhood that keeps it standing.

The Boarding House, Carondelet, 1875

The Boarding House

Old bones, a full table.

Built in 1875 on what was then the corner of 3rd and Nebraska, in the newly annexed city of Carondelet, the house is one of a row of Italianate flats raised along Minnesota Avenue — the best-preserved of them still, its corbels intact beneath a bracketed cornice. In a hundred and fifty years it has passed through the hands of a steam fitter, a grocer's widow, a railroad clerk, a real estate man, and a family who raised children under its roof for sixty of those years. Every one of them left something behind in these walls. Parlor & The Table is only its latest chapter — the doors still doing what they were built for: letting neighbors in.

A few times each year, to usher a new season in or out, we open the parlor for an evening of craft cocktails, hors d'oeuvres, and a story worth hearing — never more than a handful of guests, always by candlelight. Every ticket carries a charitable arm, rotating gathering to gathering to meet whatever the neighborhood needs most as the season turns.

Seasonal

Three to five evenings a year

Each gathering is tied to its season — the menu, the drink, and the story all change with it.

Small

Ten to fifteen seats

Kept intimate on purpose. Conversation over spectacle, and room enough for everyone to be heard.

In Service

A rotating charitable arm

Every gathering benefits a different local cause, chosen each season to meet whatever the neighborhood needs most as the year turns.

This Season's Gathering

Cocktails & Dark History

An autumn evening of drinks, small bites, and a story from the shadier corners of St. Louis.

The Details

An Autumn Evening at the Parlor

Cocktails and hors d'oeuvres, followed by an interactive presentation from Rachel of STL Dark History — documented crimes, scandals, and mysteries from Carondelet's past and beyond, told the way they deserve: over a good drink, with the audience part of the telling.

This season, we're partnering with STL Dark History for a hands-on evening of storytelling — not a lecture, but a room full of participants uncovering the story together.

  • DateFriday, October 2
  • Time5:00 – 8:00 PM
  • WhereCarondelet, Missouri — exact address sent upon RSVP
  • ProgramCraft cocktails & hors d'oeuvres, then an interactive presentation by Rachel of STL Dark History
  • BenefitingCarondelet Community Betterment Federation
  • Capacity15 guests

Admission

$25donation-based minimum

Seats Held

RSVP required

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Seats are limited to 15 and held on a first-reply basis. We'll follow up with the address and any final notes.

Donation-based · no payment collected here

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Four letters a year, sent when the season turns and the table is set again. No spam, no exceptions.

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