It’s no secret that Union Station is very close to my heart. That’s why I was delighted to hear that the space in the middle of the Grand Hall, originally the train station’s ticket booth, and more recently Union Cafe, had reopened as Harvey’s at Union Station. The station needs a restaurant like this to […]
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Spring Potato Salad
I have a niece who lives in New York City and just started a food blog, Season with Reason. For those who love cooking local and seasonal foods, I highly recommend it to you. She focuses on ingredients and recipes, so you can enjoy the blog no matter where you live. She also tackles nutrition […]
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Kona Grill is one of those chains I’m willing to patronize. I enjoy the food and I love sitting by the open windows on a delightful spring day. A relatively new menu gave me an excuse to have lunch there the other day. Since my last visit, they’ve added a number of outdoor tables, though […]
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Click on the link below to read an article I wrote for Visit KC, The Kansas City Convention & Visitors Association website. Pick a patio and get outside while the weather’s nice! http://www.visitkc.com/where-to-eat/kcs-most-engaging-outdoor-patios/index.aspx
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Chef Tito’s reputation preceded him. Walking into the Latin Bistro on a recent Friday evening, it took all of 30 seconds to get a glimpse of his colorful personality. Sporting a very tall toque with his bushy ponytail tucked under it, Tito can be seen cooking in the open kitchen, inviting flames to shoot up […]
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Wow. What a treat. I stopped by the Port Fonda food truck last Saturday afternoon to sample chef/owner Patrick Ryan’s Mexican fare, cooked to order at the truck’s stove. I had been reading for months about Ryan’s project, a retrofitted airstream trailer. And this is not any old trailer. The interior is wrapped with gorgeous […]
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My readers may recall that not long ago I attended the 2011 DrinkLocalWine conference in St.Louis, where I sampled dozens of Missouri wines from around the state. While I was pleasantly surprised that many of them were worth drinking, it also reinforced my lack of enthusiasm for Norton, the official Missouri wine grape. Also known […]
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