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Kabab & Curry left the creativity out of its name – and saved it for the dishes Oscar Wilde once wrote, "No great artist ever sees things as they really are. If he did, he would cease to be an artist." Similarly, it seems... More>>
Published: July 24, 2008
The Skillet Licker’s diner food might not be anything special, but its people are My restaurant specializes in home cooking, but everyone who writes about us just talks about the doughnuts," Karen Allred said one day recently... More>>
Published: July 17, 2008
All the good things about 39th Street’s Blue Koi survive the expansion to Leawood When a beloved Kansas City, Missouri, restaurant tries to expand its customer base by opening a location on the Kansas side, there's always the... More>>
Published: July 10, 2008
At Twist Urban Eatery, a young chef is under pressure to succeed Sarah's, the bright and brash downtown bistro at 18th Street and Grand, generated a lot of buzz when it opened last winter. And not all of it was... More>>
Published: July 03, 2008
Dining at Trezo Vino Wine Bistro is an inexpensive way to feel like a big spender A couple of weeks ago, I walked out of one of the new restaurants in the Power & Light District — I won't be coy here; it was Gordon... More>>
Published: June 26, 2008
Gordon Biersch Brewery aspires to bar-food greatness but stumbles along the way Let me say this right off the bat: I came to Gordon Biersch Brewery Restaurant not to drink but to eat.
After all, the first Missouri location... More>>
Published: June 19, 2008
Kansas City’s legendary chicken shack lives on in a new location I collect old postcards of Kansas City restaurants. Over the years, I've found full-color cards depicting some of this city's most iconic... More>>
Published: June 12, 2008
Screw Zagat. Vita Totta’s namesake joint earns retro respect Eleven years ago, a Zagat Survey of Kansas City restaurants was quite generous: It listed mini-reviews of 419 local dining establishments. The... More>>
Published: June 05, 2008
Gimme Sum? No thanks – we’ll take Tannahs Asian Fusion instead I'm embarrassed to admit that I didn't know how my little Dodge fared in the miles-per-gallon department until I had to drive out to Olathe just... More>>
Published: May 29, 2008
Raglan Road is a classy, if Disney-fied, new-old Irish saloon Raglan Road is a classy, if Disney-fied, new-old Irish saloon.
Raglan Road, 170 East 14th Street, 816-994-9700. Hours: 11 a.m.-10 p.m.... More>>
Published: May 22, 2008
Blanc Burgers & Bottles elevates the proletarian patty I can't tell you how many times I've driven by the squat, boarded-up, white-brick building at Seventh Street and Grand, just south of the... More>>
Published: May 15, 2008
The Peachtree doesn't just serve soul food — it conjures spirits, too Last week, I listened to my friend Necia tell a story about her mother. When Necia was grown and took trips home, her mother always made the same... More>>
Published: May 08, 2008
With its superb food, Lawrence's Genovese reclaims a notorious Italian name Now that a single gallon of gas costs nearly as much as a pack of cigarettes, a 12-ounce can of Red Bull or a box of Purina dog treats, friends... More>>
Published: May 01, 2008
At Paradise India, one intuitively knows to just start eating Idon't know about you, but I'm a lot more excited about Indian cuisine since I discovered that actress Jennifer Love Hewitt, the Modigliani-faced... More>>
Published: April 24, 2008
At Happy Gillis Café & Hangout, a neighborhood gathering place returns to form A couple of months ago, Todd Schulte and his wife, Tracy Zinn, took over the old Gillis Sundries space at the corner of Gillis and Pacific in the... More>>
Published: April 17, 2008
Boudreaux's Louisiana Seafood & Steaks tries for Mardi Gras but drops too many crab balls I didn't grow up anywhere near a bayou, so the closest I came to jambalaya as a kid was hearing the Hank Williams song on a TV variety show.... More>>
Published: April 10, 2008
With PB&J conducting, the Bistro at Union Station is on the right track With PB&J conducting, the Bistro at Union Station is on the right track.
T he other day, I was trying to count up the number of times ill-fated... More>>
Published: April 03, 2008
Trays of Our Lives Last week, I groggily poured myself a cup of coffee at 7 in the morning and flipped on the tube to watch the news, but Turner Classic Movies came... More>>
Published: March 27, 2008
Rib on Rail I'm not superstitious or anything, but I'm rubbing the rabbit's foot on my desk (next to my lucky penny and my ceramic Maneki Neko figurine) as I... More>>
Published: March 20, 2008
PB&J Restaurants Inc. comes to the rescue of Union Station’s historic Harvey House Diner A friend asked me if I was planning to see the new Bodies Revealed exhibition at Union Station. "Are you kidding?" I answered. "I can barely... More>>
Published: March 06, 2008
Leawood's Room 39 might not be as charming as midtown's — but that doesn't matter once the food arrives Awhile back, I ran into a woman I'd met in the early 1980s. Back then, she considered herself one of the queens of the hipster scene. She hosted... More>>
Published: February 28, 2008
Kansas City’s Corona Cantina #1 still has some problems to work out, but we’ll raise a few bottles to the concept In 1975, restaurateur Marno McDermott and former Green Bay Packer Max McGee founded a chain of "upscale" Mexican restaurants called Chi-Chi's. In... More>>
Published: February 21, 2008
At the Club I used to know a guy in Kansas City who had quite a reputation as a roué and a ladies' man. I'm not naming names, but he was handsome,... More>>
Published: February 14, 2008
City Lites Acouple of months ago, I received a clever e-mail from a reader named Sarah Beasley, who told me that she had seen an advertisement for a new... More>>
Published: February 07, 2008
Pretty Pupusas Just before Christmas, my friend Carmen called to ask if I knew of a restaurant that served authentic Guatemalan tamales. Carmen is a native of... More>>
Published: January 31, 2008
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