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    Carl and Nancy McConnell have had a close and enduring professional relationship with Wiese Nursery since opening Stone Soup Cottage in Cottleville nine years ago. They were mere minutes away from the Wiese family farm, making treks for the freshest product an easy bet. One hundred percent of the restaurant’s produce still comes from the farm… only now it comes from the 6.5-acre parcel they purchased from the Wieses, and where they relocated in 2013. Proteins come, whenever possible, from Missouri-based purveyors. 

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     McConnell fell in love on a Russian icebreaker transiting the Arctic. It’s not your usual how-we-met story, but then, Stone Soup Cottage is no ordinary restaurant.

    The cottage is a pre-Civil War home in Cottleville, about 30 miles west of St. Louis. The McConnells’ offer one seating, Wednesday through Saturday, serving a six-course tasting menu that changes every three weeks. Reservations usually must be snagged six months in advance, longer for Saturday nights.