Taste of Saint Louis

To give visiting friends a Taste of Saint Louis, we headed downtown on Saturday, October 3rd at lunchtime.
We tried:
1. Chicken korma from Everest Cafe (delicious, but skimpy portions)
2. Turkey sausage with cranberry and onion confit from L'Ecole Culinaire (well cooked, fun blend of flavors)
2. Garlic-asiago fries from Portabella (tasty but on the greasy side from the cheese)
3. Steak tacos from I can't remember where (unremarkable)
4. Lamb gyro from I can't remember where (too much onion, too little tomato, bland industrial tasting)

Overall impression was of an excess of burgers being offered, and unremarkable, over-priced food. A fun concept, but poorly executed from the restaurant-side. The entertainment was varied, and there were several rows of art stands or products for sale to things up, but for continuity's sake it would have been better to distribute the food stalls amongst the other types of stalls, as the "restaurant row" was rather overwhelming.

First Post

I don't mean to be self-absorbed, but I thought it might be fun to start a blog.

Here goes.

The semester is wrapping up, just:

1. 600 word Arabic paper
2. Arabic presentation on ^ paper
3. Monograph essay for Professor Canfield
4. Research paper on Zionism in Salafist writings for Professor Ahmed

to go.

Made koushari for dinner, going to make zucchini risotto at some point this week.
Anyone else going to be in St. Louis this summer studying for the GRE? I feel the need to retake it since the economic crisis is going to make PhD funding more competitive and I need options.

Does anyone know someone who might want a 1 bedroom North of Delmar for the Spring semester next year? We really don't want to have to move, but our landlord only allows year-long leases.

On a different note, I'm auditioning for a local production of the musical Rent. Any suggestions for a pop/rock genre song to audition with next Monday are appreciated.