A RESTAURANT INSPIRED by David Lynch’s iconic and semi-bizarre Blue Velvet is intriguing, isn’t it? Sorry, but this is Blue Violet, named for the state flower of Illinois. Even without the oxygen mask or Laura Dern, it’s a lovely dining experience that’s worth motoring to Edwardsville.
There might be something in the water there—or Edwardsvillian gourmets may have necessitated it—but the number of worthy eateries in that burg has mushroomed of late. Practically within a claret bottle’s throw
