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Over Halfway Through 2017 Fish Fry Season!!

The 2017 fish fry season is already flying by! We had a great start to the 2017 Fish Fry Season with visits to Cathedral Parish on Ash Wednesday St. James the Greater Parish on March 3rd, Little Flower on March 10th, St. Alphonsus and St. Gerard Majella on March 17th, and Mary Queen of Peace on March 24th. Check out our updated reviews! We had a great time with Matt from Sauce magazine who joined us on our trip to St. James the Greater. See the article in Sauce magazine here!

Check out the Friday Night Fish article in Sauce Magazine!

Little Flower Fish Fry in Richmond Heights.

St. James the Greater Fish Fry in Dogtown

Need Help Finding a Fish Fry???
Check out the new and improved St. Louis Review fish fry finder!

Although St. Louis Review has never done a story about Friday Night Fish (what a shame)....we are always happy to share the best in St. Louis fish fry info. St. Louis Review not only has a good map, but they have an easy to read table of fish fry schedules (although always double check with the individual parish website on dates and times). Visit St. Louis Review at: http://stlouisreview.com/fishfries

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Fan Poll Winners - Best Fish Fry

Every year Friday Night Fish hosts a fan poll to crown a yearly fan favorite Fish Fry. It's a two step process with Round 1 selecting five finalists, and Round 2 voting from the final five to crown the yearly fan champion. So get ready every year for the annual poll and get your supporters voting for your favorite fish fry! We had some voting "irregularities" in 2014, so we discontinued the poll (for now).

For a recap of past winners see Past Fan Poll Winners.

Past "Fan Poll-Favorite Fish Fry" Winners:

2014: First place tie: Christ, Prince of Peace, Ballwin; Saint Mary Magdalen, Brentwood; St. Ferdinand, Florissant

2013: Saint Mary Magdalen, Brentwood

2012: St. Rose Philippine Duschesne, Florissant
2011: St. Pius, St. Louis
2010: St. Gerard Majella, Kirkwood

Friday Night Fish Questions

Friday Night Fish is the only review site site that combines comments on Urban Design, Sustainability, and Fried Cod! A few questions from our fans.

Q. We invited you to our parish fish fry, when will you attend?

We truly appreciate all the emails and suggestions on good fish fries to visit or personal invitations to your parish fish fry. We will get there eventually! We strongly believe in supporting fish fries across the region. Every year, we try to attend at least one fish fry in the City, north county, west county, south county, and Illinois. That takes at least five out of seven fish fries. Plus with a wife in choir, kids activities, friends and family to visit, it can get hard to get your fish fry on our schedule. But keep sending us suggestions. Like I said, we'll get there eventually!

Q. Why attend so many fish fries?
When you have three kids under the age of 9, it is a good way to spend a Friday evening and feed the whole family for $25. Plus, it is fun to see the sense of community each church has. Every fish fry is a snapshot into the social and demographics of our area. People often say St. Louis is one big small town, there is no better way to celebrate that fact than a local fish fry!

Q. How many fish fries do you plan to review?
I figure 3 to 4 more good years for fish fry attendance before the age of our kids will make sports, music, and other social commitments limit our time (Or our kids will finally refuse to go). So maybe 20-25 more reviews with a total of about 55-60 reviews. With Ash Wednesday its possible to get 7 reviews each Lent, plus some churches will have fish fries in the "off season". But that is alot of fried cod!

Q. Are you available via Facebook and Twitter?
We're on Facebook! Thanks to our great technology group! (my wife). Twitter, probably not. Ask yourself, "Do I really need live updates about Fish Fries?" Of course, does there really need to be a website about fish fries?

Q. Can I list our parish fish fry on your website?
See the links above for Channel 2' fish fry finder and the Google Map listing of fish fries. Those are good sites to list your fish fry.

Q. I love the logo! Do you sell Friday Night Fish merchandise? We were thinking about having t-shirts or mugs with the proceeds going toward a charity. But to be sustainable, we would want to use a local supplier and there would need to confirmation of proceeds, etc. So the short answer is no. But if you have extra money burning in your pocket, give a little extra when you visit your local fish fry! Or visit these great charities:

http://www.ccstl.org/ - Catholic Charities http://www.redcross.org/ - American Red Cross

Q. Our parish needs some help with our fish fry. Do you provide fish fry consulting?
No.

Q. Your writing prose tends to be terse and fragmented. Plus you tend to say "A good solid fish fry" alot. Are you familiar with Strunk and White?
Yes - A good solid reference. I'll utilize.

Q. You gave our church a score of 2.5! Why don't you like us?
Remember, there are no bad fish fries! It is like you own a Gaugin worth $25 million and your neighbor owns a Monet worth $30 million. You're both millionares and you own a masterpiece. Each fish fry is a masterpiece of community spirit and the hard work of volunteers who toil and sweat each week for a labor of love and a good cause.

Q. Can you recommend any good books on St. Louis Fish Fries?
No, but I am currently reading David McCullough's 'The Path Between the Seas. The Creation of the Panama Canal'. Highly recommended.

Q. Did Ferdinand deLesseps ever go to fish fries?
I believe he once motivated his parish volunteers, when they once ran out of fried cod, by saying, "Avec les coeurs et les esprits comme le vôtre, tout est possible (With hearts and minds like yours, everything is possible)."

Contact us with questions or comments (but not necessarily responses) at:
fishfryguy@fridaynightfish.com

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