I was reading the points in the post, and my eyes went wide open when I came to this:

Birthplace of these tasty foods:
the ice cream cone, gooey butter cake, toasted ravioli, Old Vienna Red Hot Riplets® hot barbecue flavored potato chips made with real St. Louis Hot Sauce, Imo's pizza, provel cheese (blend of provolone, Swiss, and white cheddar cheeses), St. Louis style barbecue, Ted Drewes frozen custard, ice tea, 7Up

Now it's my favorite city too!