Column
Fat Mouth
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Sober Up! -
December 28, 2006
If you can’t stomach tripe as a hangover cure, we have other options for you.
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Copy Cat -
December 21, 2006
Todd Wilbur’s Top Secret Restaurant Recipes aren’t exactly top secret – they’re made up.
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So Long, Iliki -
December 14, 2006
Surrounded by the Northland's boom, the Iliki Café's owners close up shop to create a boom of their own.
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Wake-up Calls -
December 7, 2006
Here’s the latest news on the city’s ever-evolving Sunday brunch scene.
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A Good Inspection -
November 30, 2006
The Royal China Restaurant redeems itself.
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Chillin' -
November 23, 2006
Fric & Frac's Rudy Ross jumps out of the fryer and into the freezer.
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Table for Toe -
November 16, 2006
An expedition to Chandler’s leads through Raytown’s dining desert.
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Flight Time -
November 9, 2006
A week of dining nostalgia brings us back to downtown Kansas City.
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Missed Fortunes -
November 2, 2006
Just because a restaurant's aging, that doesn't make it a classic.
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Living La Vida Poco -
October 26, 2006
Poco Guitterrez gets out of someone else's kitchen and into her own.
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Stove Songs -
October 19, 2006
A singing waitress heads to the kitchen.
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Late Show -
October 12, 2006
The city loses one all-night diner but gains another.
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Nara, Tomorrow? -
September 21, 2006
We want some sushi now, damn it.
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Mex Mix -
September 14, 2006
We can hardly keep up with all the current action on the Boulevard.
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Bite-Sized World -
September 7, 2006
Two things understood all around the globe: sports and food.
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Vintage Veg -
August 31, 2006
KC vegetarianism has always been Inn.
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Java Jive -
August 24, 2006
We take a Coffee Break to celebrate one shop's anniversary.
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Sea Changes -
August 17, 2006
Chef Michael Peterson is shipping back to town.
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Cole Case -
August 10, 2006
No matter how many restaurants fill the old Café Allegro space, we always miss Steve Cole.
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China Feats -
August 3, 2006
While we wait for Bo Lings in the River Market, we taste-test a White Fungus Bird Nest soda.
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Room Service -
July 27, 2006
Check out this bit of Kansas City hotel-dining history.
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Wake-up Calls -
July 20, 2006
A couple of new breakfast places open up on Troost.
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Fish Tales -
July 13, 2006
Can anyone really blame Robert Salsman for indulging in a Twinkie now and then?
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Kids or Cigs? -
July 6, 2006
The Shakespeare Festival's food vendors rough it in the park.
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Casa de Pupusa -
June 29, 2006
The food transcends the language barrier at Sabor Centro Americano.
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Friends of Bill -
June 22, 2006
The Shakespeare Festival's food vendors rough it in the park.
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Hula Scoop -
June 15, 2006
Using his noodle, Max Chao opens a new Ohana Hawaiian Barbecue.
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Combo Plates -
June 8, 2006
These married restaurant owners offer two-for-one specials.
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Hoochy Coochie -
June 1, 2006
And now, a bit more of Kansas City's saloon history.
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Child-Free Zone -
May 25, 2006
The screaming kid in the next booth made these diners want to cry.
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A New Hombre in Town -
May 18, 2006
The new River Market location makes more than dos Dos Hombres.
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Craw and Order -
May 11, 2006
LaCroix shells out its second annual crawfish boil.
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A Lil' Silly -
May 4, 2006
Lillies on 17th gets the smack-down from the Marriott's Lilly's.
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Masterpiece-a-Roni -
April 27, 2006
Attention, cable-TV cooking shows: KC Masterpiece is not the Kansas City treat.
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Strange Arrangement -
April 20, 2006
Cue the freaky music: this combined Mediterranean restaurant and fried-chicken place should have been named The Twilight Zone.
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Popeye Quiz -
April 13, 2006
The Eddys play a game of chicken with new products.
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The Inn Crowd -
April 6, 2006
Independence's Trolley Inn keeps on trackin'.
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Continental Affair -
March 30, 2006
Side effects of Pangea may include Nutella crépes and Guinness pie.
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Fire Down Below -
March 23, 2006
There's fire at the reborn Ryan's but not much else.
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Space Odyssey -
March 16, 2006
Fast-casual shouldn't mean carrying your own plate.
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Mid-East Excess -
March 9, 2006
Café Rumi's the real thing when it comes to the Mid-East - even with its lack of liquor
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Culture Clash -
March 2, 2006
A familiar midtown restaurant site is still an international house.
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Cheese Whiz -
February 23, 2006
The cheese and sausage may have disappeared, but George and his paprika shaker haven't.
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Act Two -
February 16, 2006
Straight from Crestwood, Hallmark employees get a new place to lunch.
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Capote, Over Easy -
February 9, 2006
The Keith Richards of Kansas City diners turns 84 this year.
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Bar Food -
February 2, 2006
As even the 'burbs go upscale, this greasy spoon puts out some fine grub.
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Requiem for a Dream -
January 26, 2006
A goodbye to woks, karaoke and Grace.
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Shoe Inn -
January 19, 2006
Antojitos Mexicanos Tierra Caliente is a small place with a big footprint.
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Pour It On -
January 12, 2006
There are more of you cheapskates out there than we thought.
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Fried Resolutions -
January 5, 2006
McCalamari? I'm not lovin' it.
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