Spotlight: Europe Flight, Chocolate & Knives

    HEC Media’s Spotlight program airs every Sunday at 9:30 a.m. on Channel 11, and showcases St. Louis’ finest contributions to art, education, and culture.

    In this week’s episode a delegation of St. Louis business leaders were the first of many to board the inaugural flight from St. Louis to Frankfurt and HEC Media was along to document the frenetic itinerary; BioGenerator, Danforth Plant Science, and Yield Lab have partnered with Arch Grants to attract and keep AgriFoodTech companies in St. Louis; the best selling author who wrote “The Flight Attendant,” now a TV show on HBO Max, has a riveting new thriller; stories you might already know & the art inspiring you to reexamine them thru a different lens; a knife maker making beautiful functional works of art; and how STL’s Honeymoon Chocolates is raising the bar.

    St. Louis’ Business Delegation boards Lufthansa’s inaugural direct flight to Frankfurt
    A delegation of St. Louis business leaders were the first of many to board this inaugural flight to Frankfurt and HEC Media was along to document the itinerary.

    Funding for AgriFoodTech Startups in the Arch Grants Competition Supported Through New Partnership
    BioGenerator, the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, and The Yield Lab partnered with Arch Grants to extend funding opportunities to AgriFoodTech companies. Click here to watch the 2021 Arch Grants Virtual Gala.

    The Lioness: A conversation with novelist Chris Bohjalian
    Chris Bohjalian takes us into the wild in his thrilling new novel, “The Lioness,” a blistering tale of fame, race, love, and death set in Africa and Hollywood.

    Ria Unson: “Stories We Are Told” at the Angad Arts Hotel
    Ria Unson discusses her work in her exhibit “Stories We Are Told,” on display from June 3-August 27 2022.

    The Art of the Knife
    St. Louis knife maker Nathaniel Bonner demonstrates how a blade is forged and why a well-made knife is a work of art. Click here for more “Behind the Creatives” stories.

    Honeymoon Chocolates
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