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South by Southwest 2012: Taco Roundup

David Hudnall — Sun, 18 Mar 2012 16:10:56 -0500

The taco is evolving in Kansas City — I am personally partial to the gourmet flavors being exported from the Port Fonda and Westport Street Fare food trucks, and El Camino Real in Kansas City, Kansas, and even the tacos that cost a dollar at Jalapeno’s on Mondays. But in Austin, Texas, the taco is something else entirely.…

The first annual Westport Food Truck Festival, in photos

David Hudnall — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 09:27:09 -0500

Photographer Sabrina Staires stopped by the first annual Westport Food Truck Festival this past weekend. Were you there?…

Anthony Bourdain at the Midland on Oct. 22, and tickets go on sale tomorrow

Jonathan Bender — Thu, 12 May 2011 15:12:45 -0500

Anthony Bourdain will be returning to Kansas City on October 22, when his show, Anthony Bourdain Live! stops at the Midland.…

Fat Tuesday: funk and crawfish at Crosstown Station

Elke Mermis — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 07:43:50 -0600

There's a small, devoted faction of Kansas Citians that take this whole Mardi Gras business pretty damn seriously. (Don't believe us?…

Guy Fieri brings greasy food and rock and roll to the Midland in May

Elke Mermis — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 13:02:02 -0600

Guy Fieri -- the spiky-haired food dude from Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives -- is an unabashed fan of Kansas City. (So far, the Food Network star has hit up Mama's 39th Street Diner, Grinders, Happy Gillis, the Brick, and a whole bunch more.…

LeVar Burton, Whoopi Goldberg and Kenny Loggins are coming to Kansas City. Will you dine with them?

Crystal K. Wiebe — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 11:38:06 -0600

That's right, the former host of Reading Rainbow, the star of Sister Act and the man behind Top Gun's theme song are indeed scheduled to make appearances in Kansas City soon. And at least as far as the first two are concerned, if you're willing to spend the money, you could enjoy a meal in their vicinity.…

Rob Zombie makes coffee; it's called 'Hellbilly Brew,' of course

pitch — Wed, 22 Dec 2010 10:15:36 -0600

Jonathan Bender reports on the latest incarnation of celebrity coffee brands: Horror movie impresario and heavy metal icon Rob Zombie is now a coffee roaster? L.A. Weekly's Squid Ink reports that Zombie is now selling a pair of organic, free-trade certified coffees.…

Alert, Tech N9ne fans: you can eat your favorite rap star, in pizza form

Elke Mermis — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 12:16:32 -0600

Tech N9ne may rule Kansas City, but it looks like he's got Lee's Summit securely under his belt, too. The rap star has a pizza named after him at Next Door Pizza, which our food critic Charles Ferruzza reviews in this week's Pitch.

Here's a snapshot of what's on the yummy, edible version of Tech's persona:

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We're taking time off to stuff our faces

Elke Mermis — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 16:18:41 -0600

Your best friends at Wayward will be conspicuously absent from your lives on Thursday and Friday, since we're going to be awkwardly explaining our new tattoos to Republican family members, and stuffing our faces. (I know.…

Wilco and Intelligensia look to make a sweet cup of java

Elke Mermis — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 09:00:14 -0600

The best part of waking up? Why, it's Jeff Tweedy in your cup.…

Hou gives a flute? Houlihan's, that's hou!

David Hudnall — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 13:29:38 -0600

Okay. So Houlihan's, which is a national chain restaurant that was founded in, and is still based in, Kansas City, is doing a thing with VH1's Save the Music program where they travel to a bunch of cities, go to big-time concerts there, try to get celebrities to sign musical instruments, and then auction them off to raise money for music education.…