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Where are the most romantic restaurants in Kansas City?

Charles Ferruzza — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 07:00:47 -0600

Any restaurant - even Waffle House - can be the setting of a romantic dining experience on Valentine's Day. But what local restaurants have romantic cachet when it's not the so-called "most romantic night of the year"?…

The Five Hottest Restaurateurs in Kansas City

Emily Johnson — Tue, 03 May 2011 09:30:11 -0500

All right, there are more than five, come to think of it. (I just realized that we're leaving out potential candidates such as Nicholas Grunauer of Grunauer, Sam Silvio of Em Chamas, Ted Habiger of Room 39, Michael Smith of the restaurant of the same name and -- well, God only knows how many others.)…

The proper way to make potato pancakes

Jonathan Bender — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 12:29:31 -0600

Bender men traditionally don't cook. Well, to be more accurate, when we cook, we make a significant mess and we don't clean.…

Cupcakes as a way of life

Jonathan Bender — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 10:30:50 -0500

In the same way that bacon has become a self-identifier, people are apparently turning to cupcakes as a form of self-expression. Newsweek looks at how they are now a fashion statement thanks to the cupcakism movement

To be a cupcakist is to put your faith in the church of cute and sweet, to believe that childhood is a magical land accessible via a palm-size serving of sugar and fat (and the occasional sprinkle).

The worship of sugar and fat doesn't sound too bad.…

Can't stop thinking about the school lunch lady?

Jonathan Bender — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 12:10:19 -0500

Not all school lunches are bad. In fact, each school has the power to make at least one great dish.…

Find your sandwich soulmate

Jonathan Bender — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 10:36:14 -0500

You can tell a lot about a man or woman by his or her sandwich order. And might replace the Zodiac as your predictor of happiness in a potential relationship.…

Love and assault with a frying pan

Jonathan Bender — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 10:30:04 -0500

You might not think that novels involving food could get better than Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs, but a lot has been written since you were six.

Each month, the Kansas City Library assembles a list of recommendations tied to holidays or the birthdays of famous authors.…

To all the lovers out there

Owen Morris — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 13:00:55 -0600

Just remember, steak doesn't have legs. My favorite scene from my favorite romantic film.

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Congratulations to Arby's ...

Owen Morris — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 12:00:22 -0600

... for making breasts unsexy. As I was flipping through my -- I mean my friend's -- new swimsuit edition of Sports Illustrated, one advertisement stood out amid all the cleavage and suggestive poses:

First of all, if I wanted to see breasts that look like soggy buns, I'd pick up National Geographic.…

VDay minus two: Dinner out on any day but Saturday

Owen Morris — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 12:00:30 -0600

This may be a recession but any halfway romantic restaurant is booked by now. Hell, romantic or not, any restaurant that takes reservations is booked by now.…

Valentine's Day still on at the Drop, just in different form

Owen Morris — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 09:30:43 -0600

I got a message from Eddie Crane, who owns The Drop. He had some news concerning the Valentine's Day menu that his Martini Corner bar had been promoting.…

VDay minus three: the bar on Valentine's

Owen Morris — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 11:33:48 -0600

In her book Garlic and Sapphires, food critic Ruth Reichl talks about her terrible visits to one of New York's priciest restaurants called the Box Tree. The food was crap, the hostess mean.…

VDay minus four days

Owen Morris — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 12:00:04 -0600

The stereotypical Valentine's Day gifts are flowers and chocolates. Scarily, those are also the stereotypical gifts of Mother's Day.…

VDay minus five: Counting down tips for Valentine's Day

Owen Morris — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 12:00:13 -0600

Valentine's Day is on Saturday, which means today and tomorrow are really the last two days you can plan a stress-free holiday. By stress-free I mean not having to order priority shipping or bribe a maitre'd for a restaurant table or pick through the leftovers at the florist.

I can't help you with the shipping or the flowers.…