A new food truck to check out….Driftwood KC. Full disclosure, it’s run by my nephew and his wife. But that doesn’t mean the food isn’t terrific! It’s actually more of a trailer and though mobile, is normally parked at 101st St. and State Line, in the lot just to the north of Office Max. There’s […]
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Beets with Mint and Basil
I love to make this dish in the summer because I have all the ingredients on hand in our garden. And, unlike some of the beet greens you find in the grocery, when beets are just pulled from the dirt the greens are usually unblemished. This is such an easy recipe (see below for the […]
Read the rest of this entry »Prairie Fire Oven
I first met David White and sampled his pizza while attending Art in the Vines at the Somerset Ridge Winery in Paola Kansas. Prairie Fire Oven is similar to a food truck in that the oven is on a trailer that hitches to a car or truck, but a separate fold up tent is part […]
Read the rest of this entry »Pasta with Ramp Sausage
On my first visit to the Local Pig, I selected a variety of items to try, including freshly homemade ramp sausage. Made with pork, it had flecks of the green vegetable in it. For those who are unfamiliar with ramps, they are similar to wild onions and have a garlicky flavor. I decided to cook […]
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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 […]
Read the rest of this entry »Cosentino’s Market Downtown
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 […]
Read the rest of this entry »Roasted Carrot and Avocado Salad
Before I visited ABC Kitchen in New York City, everyone told me I HAD to order the Roasted Carrot and Avocado Salad. Online and print media outlets all touted it as being the best carrot salad any of them had ever had. Really? Roasted carrots? I was skeptical that it could be so special, but […]
Read the rest of this entry »Westport Street Fare
Aaron Confessori and Richard Wiles are busy men. They own Westport Cafe and Bar, the recently opened Boot, and they are operating the Westport Street Fare, a food truck parked at the corner of Westport and Pennsylvania in the parking lot just to the west of Harry’s Bar and Tables. The truck serves up mostly […]
Read the rest of this entry »Learn about Grits in the Kansas City Star’s Food Section
Being a Midwesterner, I never ate grits and I definitely ran from polenta. Researching this story opened my eyes to the world of grits, which has expanded far beyond its traditional Southern stronghold. Just like heirloom beans, heirloom grits are in a class of their own, and while I still don’t think I’d sit down […]
Read the rest of this entry »Making Pizza at Home–Kansas City Star Food section
What a fun assignment! I interviewed three of Kansas City’s finest pizza makers–Jake Imperiale, Quillan Glynn and James Landis–to get their take on translating the art of pizza making to a home kitchen. I also got to try my hand at shaping crusts, spreading the sauce and toppings and using a peel to rotate the […]
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