Thumbs Up 1.08.2007 | 0 Comment(s)

I had dinner at Sidney Street Cafe this past weekend for the first time...yum!!! Being on a diet, it wasn't exactly the best place for me to have dinner, I think just about everything was made with something smooth and creamy, but diet be damned...it was good stuff. I could have made a meal out of the delicious bread (it had to have been fried or something) and butter our waitress placed on the table.

It was also nice to be back in Benton Park. I hadn't visited the neighborhood since the walking tour I took around the streets of Benton Park last year. Benton Park feels a lot like Soulard, but it's different as well. I can't really put my finger on it, perhaps there are more single family homes in BP, but there is a real difference that you can just feel. There are some gorgeous row houses next door to the Cafe, I couldn't tell if they were being rehabbed, had been rehabbed, or what, most of the windows were dark. The architecture of these homes was absolutely stunning. My parent's wanted to move into the building, and I couldn't blame them.

It's funny, visiting STL's neighborhoods still feels like an adventure for me and I've lived in the City for 2 years now. I hope I never lose my excitement and appreciation for our great neighborhoods.