Subject: Debbie Gold

• Hello Debbie, Goodbye Tommy

  June 11, 2008

• Hello Debbie, Goodbye Tommy

  June 11, 2008

• When the economy batters restaurants, new restaurateurs go for the safe and familiar

  February 19, 2009

• Beauty Is Everything

  October 11, 2001

• Seats still open for David Felton's lecture at Broadmoor Bistro

  Tonight at the Broadmoor Bistro, which is inside Broadmoor Technical Center, chef David Felton is preparing a special five-course formal meal with the help of the center's high school students.I've written before of the highly advanced meals put out by the students every Wednesday night, but Felton has designed a menu even beyond that, with dishes like day boat scallops with caramelized white chocolate cauliflower and unami oyster, not to mention caviar and truffles.Felton was a nationally recog

  January 13, 2009

• Best Unsung Chef

  October 18, 2001

• Mystery Box

  June 6, 2002

• Wheeler Keeps Turning

  July 18, 2002

• Paper Chase

  August 8, 2002

• Michael Smith, Bluestem chefs honored by James Beard Foundation

  Restaurant Michael Smith owners Nancy and chef Michael Smith Chef Michael Smith, who co-owns both his namesake Crossroads restaurant and the newly opened Extra Virgin with his wife, Nancy, was honored this morning by the New York-based James Beard Foundation as a semifinalist in the "Outstanding Chef" category for the 2009 James Beard Awards. The list of semifinalists released today also includes Colby Garrelts, of Bluestem Restaurant, in the "Best Chef: Midwest" category. The final nomin

  February 13, 2009

• Lidia Bastianich on the economy and bringing visitors to Kansas City

  From the back clockwise: Bastianich, director of sales Michael Naegele, director of operations Jason Connor, executive chef Dan Swinney Yesterday, Lidia Bastianich was in town lending her time and fame to the KCPT pledge drive and promoting her restaurant. I stopped by Lidia's Restaurant in the afternoon right after she had finished a luncheon with more than 100 of her fans. As the last of her lunch guests left, a small lady showing a little cleavage came out and there was no mistaking her. Lidi

  March 31, 2009

• For Kansas City restaurants, it was a tumultuous year

  January 1, 2009

• A changing city changes the perspective on Michael Smith

  September 4, 2008

• Rumors of restaurant closings and openings make for a game of telephone

  May 1, 2008

• Through Thick and Zin

  Former Zin employees scatter after Alex Pryor sells to Michael Smith.

  May 3, 2007

• Spin Cycle

  March 23, 2006

• Take the Bait

  40 Sardines has everything in the can.

  August 22, 2002

• James Beard Awards Dinner tonight

  Although it won't be televised like the Oscars or the Grammys, the cooking equivalent takes place tonight at the Lincoln Center in New York City where the James Beard Awards are announced. The only chef from Kansas City to make the finals is Colby Garrelts from Bluestem, who's nominated for the "Best Chef Midwest" category. He's been nominated three years in a row, now. Last time I talked to Garrelts, he said he wasn't worried, because he and Megan, his wife and pastry chef, "know the drill."&nb

  May 4, 2009

• Richard Gere, every celebrity chef in the world but no award for Bluestem at James Beard event

  Third time was not the charm for Bluestem owner Colby Garrelts. He flies home to Kansas City without a James Beard Award once more. On the plus side, he's probably guaranteed another trip to New York City next year.The winner of the best chef Midwest went to Tim McKee from Le Belle Vie in Minneapolis (pictured with his award) who Twittered that he thinks: "It's fantastic that we're finally bringing something back for Minneapolis." It's the first time any restaurant in Minnesota has won a James B

  May 5, 2009

• Danica Pollard wows at the James Beard Awards

  Amidst all the excitement of the James Beard Awards last week, I somehow overlooked that Kansas City was represented by more than just Colby Garrelts and Debbie Gold. Lidia's pastry chef Danica Pollard was also there, serving a toasted almond rose bonet with strawberry and rhubarb sauce and candied rose petals. Her dish was one of the highlights of the night. This person called the dish, "gorgeous to look at and taste." The blog Not Fine Dining said it was one of only two crave-worthy option

  May 12, 2009

• When great chefs cook from a can

  This Sunday, three of Kansas City's top chefs -- Debbie Gold, Colby Garrelts and Ted Habiger -- will compete to see who can make the most inspiring dishes using ingredients commonly found in food banks. It's part of the 13th annual Chef's Classic Dinner to benefit Harvesters. The dinner starts at 6 p.m. at The American Restaurant and includes wine paired with exotic items by chefs from the coasts. If you are interested in attending, tickets are $250 per person and you can buy them at Harvesters

  June 26, 2009

• Chef Cole Mowry: Cooking, Cancer ... Mr. Mom?

  ​It sounds like a bad culinary pun, but it's true: Chef Cole Mowry has a lot on his plate these days. In the next few weeks, he'll turn 50, become a father, move to Virginia, maybe open a coffee house, definitely be changing diapers and making his own organic baby food. A year ago, he was just wondering if he would ever find another restaurant job -- but he was also enjoying a vacation with his new wife, Caralyn. Meanwhile, he'd been having some unusual stomach cramping. Then, last Octob

  August 3, 2009

• Sitting down with The Oak Room's Chef Kyle Baker

  ​A new young chef at The Oak Room in the InterContinental Hotel is hoping to make a lasting impression on both residents of Kansas City and travelers staying on the Plaza. "I just want us to be known for putting out consistently good food," says Kyle Baker -- the chef de cuisine at the Oak Room. Baker, 27, attended the culinary arts program at Johnson County Community College before graduating from the Scottsdale Culinary Arts Institute in Arizona. Before taking up his position at the InterCon

  August 10, 2009

• The Book of Ruth: It's heavy, man

  Ruth Reichl says her book will be the legacy of Gourmet Magazine. If you were driving through the Country Club Plaza last night about 10 p.m. or so, you might have seen the contingent of Foodie types -- Making of a Foodie blogger Jenny Vegera, or the slight lawyer who calls himself The Ulterior Epicure -- trudging back to their cars lugging a big ol' green hardback book. The tome was newly published Gourmet Today, the five-pound (at least) Houghton Mifflin Harcourt hardback wi

  October 8, 2009