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Sometimes one must eat at the bar – so pull up a stool I have friends who prefer to eat their dinners while sitting at a bar instead of in a restaurant's dining room. While I agree that the bar is a... More>>
Published: November 20, 2008
Masalas Authentic Indian Diner approaches perfection The story, if I heard it right, was that a gentleman walked into an Indian restaurant in Johnson County and offered to buy it. The restaurant's... More>>
Published: November 13, 2008
Delaware Café chef Joe West creates a buzz – with more than carbonated grapes If someone told me that they went to the circus and saw an elephant in a tuxedo dancing like Fred Astaire, then I would want to see a freakin'... More>>
Published: November 06, 2008
Cantina del Ray feels comforting in tough economic times The classic neighborhood joint will probably thrive in this rough economy. Most people I know still go out to eat, but they're downsizing their... More>>
Published: October 30, 2008
The Ruggeri family’s newest Bice Bistro doesn’t quite live up to its reputation Despite the shaky economy, new restaurants continue to open in the Power & Light District, and that's a good thing. What I keep waiting for is... More>>
Published: October 23, 2008
Joseph Avelutto Jr. packs up Il Trullo but says he’ll reopen … somewhere
Over the last 10 months, a few Italian restaurants have closed: midtown's The Copa Room, the Ameristar Casino's Bugatti's Ristorante &... More>>
Published: October 23, 2008
Frittered Away Supposedly, the apple doesn't fall far from the tree. In the case of J.L. Stephenson — son of Loyd Stephenson, one of the twin brothers who... More>>
Published: October 16, 2008
An adventure to Choga Korean Restaurant heats up our curiosity Whenever North Korea is in the headlines, the news is usually disturbing. Last week, there was the announcement that it was restarting its... More>>
Published: October 09, 2008
Figlio’s makeover might be too late Here's the news, if you can call it that: Figlio, the 20-year-old Italian bistro on the northeastern tip of the Country Club Plaza, finally has a... More>>
Published: September 25, 2008
The New Taiwan Restaurant gets carried away with garnishes — and we go right along I like to see garnishes on a plate. Traditional sprigs of parsley or orange slices aren't just festive but also useful: Peppery parsley cleanses... More>>
Published: September 18, 2008
North, out south, is excellent even when the server’s all mixed up Some restaurant meals barely register in my memory banks. But I'll never forget my meals at North, the "cool, hip and casual" trattoria —... More>>
Published: September 11, 2008
A changing city changes the perspective on Michael Smith Chef Michael Smith's namesake restaurant has been open well over a year now, but it has taken me this long to write about it. Can't say why,... More>>
Published: September 04, 2008
In Mandarinism, Scott Lin has found a new way to understand Chinese food Six or seven years ago, Scott Lin was visiting a friend who owned a small Chinese restaurant. The friend was packing up a large carryout order... More>>
Published: August 28, 2008
You don’t have to be a hunter to bag a good dinner at Bass Pro’s Islamorada Fish Company To get to the Islamorada Fish Company, you pass a lot of nicely displayed sporting gear until you arrive at the rustic set of stairs near a... More>>
Published: August 21, 2008
The Virgin Mary hasn’t yet appeared at Blue Grotto, but give it time I've always felt that Kansas City, because it has plenty of underground caverns, needs more grottos. One of my favorites is the Grotto of the... More>>
Published: August 14, 2008
Maker’s Mark Bourbon House & Lounge needs a shot of humility Recently, an African-American friend of mine called in a tizzy because he felt he'd been treated less than graciously at one of the restaurants... More>>
Published: August 07, 2008
Mike & Charlie’s combines Garozzo’s and Charlie Gitto’s all in one casino Lady Luck and I are not friends — we're barely even acquaintances. Unlike my father, who was a pretty savvy gambler, I'm lousy at all games... More>>
Published: July 31, 2008
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
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