MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS

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You can make terrific pizza without yeast. It may sound crazy to most of us, but folks in St. Louis have been doing it for years. With its wafer-thin crust; thick, sweet tomato sauce; gooey Provel cheese (another local secret); and signature square slices, St. Louis–style pizza is unmistakable. Imo’s, a popular local chain, is credited with creating it, and it’s said that founder Ed Imo, a former tile-layer, subconsciously cut the circular pizza into tile-shaped squares (the “square beyond compare,” as the jingle goes). The chain and its pizza have since crossed into Illinois and Kansas.