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Archive for October, 2013

First Taste: Chuy’s Mexican Restaurant

Chuy’s was just what I expected. It is a chain after all, another in a growing line of chains that now populate Country Club Plaza.  And though I prefer Southwestern cuisine to TeX-Mex, I figured I should try it. And now that I have, I’ve done my duty. Some of the food was good, and […]

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It’s never too cold for ice cream…or gelato

http://blog.visitkc.com/2013/10/08/we-all-scream-for-gelato/

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The NoMad Hotel Dining Room–New York City

Anyone who reads my blog or listens to me on the KCUR Food Critics show knows that my husband doesn’t like to spend a lot of money on “fancy” restaurant meals. So it was with some trepidation that I booked a table at The NoMad hotel in New York to celebrate my son’s birthday last […]

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La Pineta in Marina di Bibbona, Italy

Okay, there’s probably no point in my writing up this restaurant since it’s on the coast of Italy. But I was fortunate enough to dine there last spring, and it was so memorable I had to share just in case any of you find yourself in the area.  La Pineta is one of the  finest […]

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