I love these guys! It was a really fun story to write; I only wish I had more words…Aaron and Rich have interesting backgrounds that I wanted to share with our readers more fully. From Wednesday’s Food section: http://www.kansascity.com/2012/06/25/3675383/young-restaurateurs-are-hungry.html Young restaurateurs are hungry for success Aaron Confessori and Richard Wiles seek their fortunes in Westport, […]
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Sama Zama
Sama Zama, a new twist on owner Erika Koike’s now closed One Bite Grill in Overland Park, recently opened on Westport’s restaurant row. It’s on the same stretch of Westport Road that houses the Boot, Westport Cafe, Jerusalem Cafe and the Beer Kitchen, among others. Sama Zama is very clean, sleek and modern, and with […]
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Alex Pope, whose last gig as chef of the R Bar garnered him a place on the list of Best Chefs/Midwest from Food & Wine magazine in 2011, is one of the hot young stars on the Kansas City culinary scene. He has since started Vagabond, a pop-up restaurant concept, with Jenny Vergara, and the […]
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I recently had the pleasure of attending a wine dinner at Extra Virgin, featuring wines from Maison Bleue Winery in Prosser, Washington. Maison Bleue was started by Jon Martinez, a former Kansas Citian. He used to practice dentistry, but got the winemaking bug while working with Michael Amigoni of Amigoni Vineyards. In five short years […]
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If you haven’t already explored Cosentino’s Market downtown, treat yourself to the experience. Regardless of whether you live or work downtown, it’s worth the drive. A grocery store was the missing link to entice people to live downtown, and Cosentino’s (the same family that brought us the Brookside Market) really did it right. Among other […]
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