Tag: kansas city

photo of the week 16: the urban edition…

A few days ago, I got a call from Serious Eats headquarters.  The missionary of delicious, Ed Levine, was coming to Kansas City – would I be available for a few meals? Surely. Mr. Levine’s eating itinerary was impressive, if not shocking. Before I met up with him in the late afternoon, he had already […]

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photo of the week 16: the urban edition…

A few days ago, I got a call from Serious Eats headquarters.  The missionary of delicious, Ed Levine, was coming to Kansas City – would I be available for a few meals? Surely. Mr. Levine’s eating itinerary was impressive, if not shocking. Before I met up with him in the late afternoon, he had already […]

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photo of the week 8: rodeo truck driver…

One year ago this week, I had the honor and pleasure of inviting Johnny Iuzzini, the executive pastry chef of Jean Georges (and co-host of the upcoming BravoTV show “Just Desserts“), to cook at a special dinner here in Kansas City.   The American Restaurant agreed to host the dinner, a benefit for the James Beard […]

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photo of the week 8: rodeo truck driver…

One year ago this week, I had the honor and pleasure of inviting Johnny Iuzzini, the executive pastry chef of Jean Georges (and co-host of the upcoming BravoTV show “Just Desserts“), to cook at a special dinner here in Kansas City.   The American Restaurant agreed to host the dinner, a benefit for the James Beard […]

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i’m goin’ to kansas city…

Arthur Bryant’s Kansas City, Missouri NOTE: This post has been updated.  CLICK HERE. Wilbert Harrison made Kansas City a singable destination in 1959 when his version of the song “Kansas City” topped both the R&B and Billboard charts.  The song not only earned him a place in the Grammy Awards Hall of Fame (posthumously in […]

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i’m goin’ to kansas city…

Arthur Bryant’s Kansas City, Missouri NOTE: This post has been updated.  CLICK HERE. Wilbert Harrison made Kansas City a singable destination in 1959 when his version of the song “Kansas City” topped both the R&B and Billboard charts.  The song not only earned him a place in the Grammy Awards Hall of Fame (posthumously in […]

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review: blanc burger + bottles…

Boulevard Pale Ale Onion Rings blanc burgers + bottles I had anticipated its opening back in March, and positive press and word of mouth in the subsequent months only intensifed my hungry curiosity. Over a recent weekend I descended upon blanc burgers + bottles not once, but twice. The first night, the tiny Westport burger […]

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review: blanc burger + bottles…

Boulevard Pale Ale Onion Rings blanc burgers + bottles I had anticipated its opening back in March, and positive press and word of mouth in the subsequent months only intensifed my hungry curiosity. Over a recent weekend I descended upon blanc burgers + bottles not once, but twice. The first night, the tiny Westport burger […]

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review: chefburger…

“Turkey Burger,” chefBURGER Interestingly, I was eating with pescatarians on my first visit to chefBURGER (which I first blogged about in March), and so I played along. Two of us got the two vegetarian burgers – the Black Bean Burger ($6.99) and the Crispy Falafel Burger ($6.99). One of us got the Ahi Tuna Burger […]

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review: chefburger…

“Turkey Burger,” chefBURGER Interestingly, I was eating with pescatarians on my first visit to chefBURGER (which I first blogged about in March), and so I played along. Two of us got the two vegetarian burgers – the Black Bean Burger ($6.99) and the Crispy Falafel Burger ($6.99). One of us got the Ahi Tuna Burger […]

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homecoming…

The American Restaurant How thrilled was I to read in the Kansas City Star that Debbie Gold will be returning to The American Restaurant, where she and her ex-husband, Michael Smith, won the James Beard Award for Best Chef Midwest (first for Kansas City)? Very. A few months ago, I lamented the closing of 40 […]

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homecoming…

The American Restaurant How thrilled was I to read in the Kansas City Star that Debbie Gold will be returning to The American Restaurant, where she and her ex-husband, Michael Smith, won the James Beard Award for Best Chef Midwest (first for Kansas City)? Very. A few months ago, I lamented the closing of 40 […]

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review: verdantly criminal…

Green Pea Soup I’m filing a complaint. Chef Colby Garrelts of bluestem is abusing his diners. Witness: I was enjoying a magnificent spring pea soup (a little too much), poured around an airy quenelle of crème fraîche tableside at bluestem recently when my spoon hit bottom. I reached for the straw…. THERE’S NO STRAW!! What […]

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review: verdantly criminal…

Green Pea Soup I’m filing a complaint. Chef Colby Garrelts of bluestem is abusing his diners. Witness: I was enjoying a magnificent spring pea soup (a little too much), poured around an airy quenelle of crème fraîche tableside at bluestem recently when my spoon hit bottom. I reached for the straw…. THERE’S NO STRAW!! What […]

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