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All my miscellaneous notes on St. Louis slang and customs are documented here, from pronouncing Carondelet to defining a hoosier.

St. Louis is a little city with a lot of regional culture. This page is an index for me to document what I've discovered after living here for a while. Food All my food opinions are located on these pages: The Food Map is my number one way of…

Highlighting the most interesting neighborhoods to explore

One of the first things you learn about St. Louis is there is no single main street to walk around and explore. Downtown has the Arch and the main business district, but isn't the place most people spend their time. St. Louis is a city of many…

How one fateful decision has divided the St. Louis region for 150 years

Did you know St. Louis was almost the capital of the U.S.? At its peak, it was the 4th largest city in the country, booming in population and industry, and big enough that by 1904 it hosted the Olympics and the World's Fair in the same year. Many…

An inventory of the specialty food of St. Louis, from gooey butter cake to gooey Provel cheese

Most cities are lucky to have one local food speciality they can lay claim to, but St. Louis has an abundance of them. I've been interested to discover the food items that either originated in St. Louis or can only be found here. So here's what I've…

Discovering, explaining, and ranking St. Louis's unique regional pizza style

St. Louis-style pizza is a regional variation of pizza that is ubiquitous across the entire St. Louis metro area. For many, the pizza style is synonymous with Imo's, a local chain that has locations in all the far reaches of Missouri and southern…