DINNER
"If my wife and I were going to pick one place, we would probably
pick YiaYia's. YiaYia is Greek for 'grandma.' You can eat indoors
or outdoors, depending on the weather. Just a great atmosphere.
They have homemade pizzas. There are also great Italian restaurants
on the Hill. Some are more upper-class, some are smaller places
that you just go and enjoy with the family. We really like Tony's,
which is a little more upscale.
Bristol is a seafood restaurant
that has a great Sunday brunch buffet. But we go on a Saturday
night. It's kind of quaint and you can get away and have your own
room, which we usually do, and just enjoy some great seafood."
NIGHTLIFE
"There are plays and stage performances at The Muny, the largest
outdoor musical theater in the country. They hold six, seven, eight
shows every summer. Last year, they had Roman Holiday and Wizard of
Oz. You're sitting outside, and you can take the whole family.
Top-quality events and productions, and we just really enjoy it.
The Muny is down at
Forest Park, which has lots of running trails
and places to picnic. On a date night, if we feel like we have a
little bit of
energy after four kids, my wife and I will go to Dave
& Buster's, an arcade/restaurant where you can do all these
virtual-reality games. I like the Super Shot, the basketball
challenge where the hoop moves back and forth."
SUNDAY
GAME DAY
"You have to go to a sporting event and see the positive attitude
and the excitement that is generated around our dome. The Edward
Jones Dome is right downtown, and it's one of the loudest places to
play. It holds about 66,000 people. It's always a great atmosphere
on game day downtown. Blue and gold everywhere. The tailgating
starts early in all the parking lots. They start setting up around
7 a.m. and have their grills and their lawn chairs out, their
coolers open, and they're just sitting around or throwing the ball
around. They're just a bunch of friendly people eating and drinking
and having a big party before the games. It's not one that's
violent, where the other team should be scared. It's just a bunch
of fun people. The parking lot is full of people by 9 a.m. when
there's a noon game."