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JANUARY 1 2008
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MaryStrauss
Philanthropist and
founder ofArt Access
“I love the restaurants in
theWashingtonAvenue
loft district downtown,
places like
LucasPark
Grille
,
Copiawinebar
,
and
Mosaic
— say yes
to themangomartinis.
Bar Italia
in
theCentral
West End is alsoa favor-
ite. The tortellini there
is so lovely. Iwent to
Italya few years agoand
traveled from city to city
but never foundanything
quite like it. Also,make
time todrivedown some
of our
grandoldprivate
streetswithnineteenth-
centuryhomes
. Yes, we
reallyget to livehere
everyday.”
PaulHa
Director, theContem-
poraryArtMuseum
St. Louis
“For dining,
do
Liluma
in theCentral
West End. Afterwards,
hit the
GrandCenter art
district
for a showor
concert. [It’s] home to
theSt. LouisSymphony,
Jazz at theBistro, the
BlackRep, the fabulous
FoxTheatre, theCon-
temporaryArtMuseum,
andmuchmore.”
JoeEdwards
Restaurateur, serial
entrepreneur, and
driving forcebehind
theDelmar Loop, one
ofAmerica’s 10Great
Streets
“Let yourself
play at the
Missouri
HistoryMuseum
.My
favorite exhibits are
the 1904World’s Fair
andCharles Lindbergh.
In the Loop, check out
the
St. LouisWalk of
Fame
, linedwith brass
stars andmini-bios of
more than 120St. Louis
stars, likeMilesDavis,
Yogi Berra, andKevin
Kline. Have a hamburger
deluxe at
BlueberryHill
,
and then catchChuck
Berry performing live in
the
DuckRoom
[Blue-
berryHill’smain stage].
For a nightcap, go for
martinis and asmany
strikes as you can throw
at the
Pin-UpBowl
.”
GeraldEarly
Essayist, author, and
regular commentator
onNPR’s
FreshAir
“
Cardinals baseball
fans have a passion
like no other. I’ve held
season tickets for years,
and I always bring visi-
torswithme to savor
the poetry of connect-
ingwith the team. Tour
the
CardinalsHall of
FameMuseum
and the
legendary
Anheuser-
Busch brewery
— the
perfect day.”
TomSchlafly
Lawyer, owner of the
SchlaflyTapRoom
(Missouri’s first brew-
pub) andSchlaflyBot-
tleworks
“Don’tmiss the
CentralWest End
, where
you’ll find restaurants,
galleries, shops, historic
mansions, and the
Cathe-
dral Basilica
(whichboasts
the largest collectionof
mosaics in theworld)
—allwithinwalkingdis-
tance [of eachother]. For
afine-dining experience
off thebeaten track, go to
Niche
in theBentonPark
neighborhood.”
MeganPower
Clothingdesigner,
founder ofDoki-
Doki, and creator of
UrbanFox environ-
mentally friendly
lingerie
“It’s our fam-
ily tradition to stop at
CrownCandyKitchen
after picking up a visitor
at the airport, because
you can’t have a bad
visitwhen you start
with aBananaMalt,
circa 1914! OnFriday
night, check out the
DaveStoneTrio playing
jazz at
Mangia Italiano
and, afterward, head to
Upstairs
for dancing.”
From top: UnionStation, Cathedral Basilica
BECCAHENSLEY
is a travel and lifestylewriter based inAustin, Texas.
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