Now’s the time to mark your calendars for this year’s Restaurant Week. The dates are January 17-26, and more than 125 restaurants are participating. At lunch two courses will be served for $15 and at dinner you can enjoy three for $33. Diners will have a choice of several appetizers, entrees and desserts, but be forewarned […]
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Brasserie by Niche in St. Louis
The Central West End of St. Louis is home to a wide variety of restaurants–ethnic, cheap, upscale, fun, exciting, you name it. This critical mass was probably a draw for Gerard Craft of Niche, enticing him to open one of his more casual concepts in the area. Though the fare may not be exciting at Brasserie […]
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I was very excited to try the new Taco Republic restaurant when it finally opened after the usual construction delays. Beautifully positioned to capture the overflow from its across-the-street neighbor Oklahoma Joe’s, I had watched its transformation from a former gas station and was intrigued by the new setup. Part indoors, part out, this place […]
Read the rest of this entry »Private Dining in Kansas City
It’s not quite too late to get on the phone…but almost! You can also save this list for occasions other than holiday parties. http://blog.visitkc.com/2013/12/03/private-dining-kansas-city/
Read the rest of this entry »First Taste: Libertine in St. Louis
Josh Galliano’s name means as much to St. Louisans as Colby Garrelts’ or Michael Smith’s means to Kansas Citians. Galliano is a recipient of Food and Wine’s Best Chef-Midwest award and a multiple James Beard award nominee. His latest venture is a neighborhood eatery in Clayton called Libertine. Diners first walk by the very cool […]
Read the rest of this entry »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 […]
Read the rest of this entry »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 […]
Read the rest of this entry »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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Often touted as the best Indian restaurant in America, getting a table at Rasika is now a little easier thanks to a second location in the West End. We went to the original, which may not be as chic and modern as the newer spot, but the menu is almost identical at both so we […]
Read the rest of this entry »First Taste: Novel
Those in the know know of David Chang, chef/owner of the New York based Momofuku mini-empire. So when one of his former sous chefs sets up his own shop in Kansas City, he and his restaurant are going to immediately be on everyone’s radar. And so it was with me. I love Momofuku Saam Bar, […]
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