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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
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
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