Tonight is the Washington Avenue/Garment District tour night!  For those of you who haven't heard, you can register at English Living, which is located at 1520 Washington Avenue.  It basically gives you a map, an information bag and access to a bunch of different lofts, including the Bogen, Ely Walker, Knickerbocker and The Venatana, just to name a few.  This all access pass also buys you a nice discount at a lot of different shops and restaurants on Washington, which are also featured on the tour.  And the best part of all this?  IT'S FREE.  The tour starts at 5 pm tonight and goes until 9 pm.  If you are interested in moving downtown or just nosy in general, you will love this.  It's so much fun!  I'm pretty excited that my building is being featured, so I hope to see you there!

Ok, Saturday night I could not figure out what to do and I was pretty bored.  My friend and I decided to go down to Mosaic on Washington and just sit outside and drink.  As we were sitting there people watching, it made me realize how a lot of people who don't live in the city don't even know about this place.  They honestly have the best food and sangria EVER!  For those of you who have never been there, it's a tapas style restaurant that serves everything from hummus and pot stickers, to tandoori chicken and a pork apple that is to die for.  The service is always excellent, and the food has never let me down.  I can honestly say that it's in my top 5 restaurants in St. Louis.  To make it even more convenient they offer valet (which is a dream in the city) and an outside patio.  It's located at Washington and 10^th, right in the middle of Washington.  Let me know if you decide to give it a try!

I actually went to the taste twice over the weekend, it was just that good.  My favorite by far was Joseph's downtown.  They had a gnocchi that was to die for, with a chipotle cream sauce and Italian sausage.  I would highly recommend anyone who is looking for a new restaurant to go there.  I was also impressed by all the restaurants that were from Lumiere Place, I would have never thought to go eat there.  But the Burger Bar and The House of Savoy both were wonderful!  I had really hoped there would be more of the Washington Avenue restaurants down there, but overall it was pretty good and a lot of people showed up to taste.