Subject: Japanese Food and Cooking

• Nara

  October 2, 2008

• Shonen Knife, Last Conservative, Verona Grove at the Bottleneck

  December 3, 2007

• Breakfast Buffet: Wednesday, 7/9

  July 9, 2008

• Breakfast Buffet: Friday, 10/03

  October 3, 2008

• The Download: New Sea and Cake MP3

  October 14, 2008

• Load That Plate Up, Up and Away

  It takes special eating power to get through Super Buffet.

  August 17, 2000

• Guilty Pleasures: Michael Smith

  November 17, 2008

• Is Jeremy Piven Lying About Sushi?

  Jeremy Piven, the short, formerly balding -- but charismatic -- star of HBO's Entourage series earned some unexpected food-related headlines recently. He left the new Broadway revival of David Mamet's black comedy, Speed-The-Plow due to, his doctor insists, mercury poisoning from eating too much sushi. Naturally, the fishing industry lobby -- and lots of New York sushi restaurants -- went nuts, claiming Piven's illness was nothing but a fishy story concocted to let Piven break his contract and

  December 23, 2008

• Best Place to Buy Body Products

  October 19, 2000

• Best Juice

  October 19, 2000

• Best Vegetarian Sushi

  October 19, 2000

• Best Way to Beat the Weeknight Doldrums

  October 18, 2001

• If You Knew Sushi

  June 13, 2002

• Best Place to Take a First Date

  October 17, 2002

• Best Hotel Bar

  October 17, 2002

• Breakfast Buffet: Tuesday 3/03

  KC Beer Blog flexes its tremendous rapping muscles in this ode to Chlaus malt liquor. [KC Beer Blog]A numbered list of reasons why sushi served via train like that at Sakura is better than normal sushi. [JJs in Kansas City] This is brilliant. The best way to get kids to eat vegetables is by branding said vegetables and making kids think they're rare. Batman peas anyone? [Scientific Blogging]Speaking of kids, researchers think they can spot kindergartners who may grow up to be problem gamblers. L

  March 3, 2009

• Space Odyssey

  March 16, 2006

• Nara, Tomorrow?

  September 21, 2006

• Global Grub

  May 24, 2007

• Sunday Drink Deal

  March 5, 2009

• Dinner at Local Burger

  August 28, 2008

• Hold the Jokes

  December 13, 2007

• Night & Day Events

  Week of June 2, 2005

  June 2, 2005

• Suck on Sake

  August 2, 2007

• Goodnight, Harry

  July 19, 2007

• Nude Plate

  July 12, 2007

• Late-Breaking Sushi News

  April 26, 2007

• One Is Not Enough

  April 5, 2007

• Dream Grill

  January 4, 2007

• Roll Play

  September 28, 2006

• Sea Changes

  Chef Michael Peterson is shipping back to town.

  August 17, 2006

• Box Set

  Don't be afraid of Japan's version of the lunchbox.

  February 9, 2006

• Fuji-rama

  Westport’s Fuji Steak And Sushi Restaurant keeps us plenty entertained — for a weeknight, anyway.

  May 12, 2005

• Chop Phooey

  The Yoshiko Japanese Steakhouse fails to amuse.

  November 20, 2003

• Yosemite Samurai

  At this former Steak & Ale, Samurai warriors chop up steak and chicken, not rivals.

  August 7, 2003

• Island Fever

  The Plaza gets an infusion of tiki chic.

  January 23, 2003

• Snob Story

  A couple of New Yorkers discover sushi in Westport.

  December 12, 2002

• Kabuki, Unmasked

  At Kabuki Japanese Restaurant, the drama is all in the food.

  June 13, 2002

• Please don't disappear, tuna

  Flickr: Giant GinkgoLike cows or chickens, tuna seems like something that'll always be around. Tuna sandwich for lunch, sashimi for dinner. That could change drastically in the next five years. Two of the three species of bluefin tuna make up a large portion of the tuna we eat (other species include albacore, yellowfin and bigeye), and it's being fished at unsustainable levels. Last week, the World Wildlife Foundation announced that Atlantic bluefin tuna could be completely wiped out by 20

  April 20, 2009

• If Lawrence, Kansas, seems an unlikely place for fabulous sushi, you haven’t found Wa

  May 14, 2009

• NBC Action News smells something fishy

  If you didn't catch the local news last night, KSHB really put it to many restaurants in the area who are serving fish that's not what they claim it to be. The station's reporters tested 20 restaurants who serve expensive fish. Of the 20, only three -- The Savoy, Bonefish and Islamorada -- actually served the fish advertised on the menu. Another five or so restaurants served a variation of the species or had legitimate excuses. The Red Snapper did serve snapper to an undercover reporter, just no

  May 13, 2009

• Two wine events tonight

  If you're looking for some fun tonight, you're in luck. The wine gods have produced two events. Soho 119 in Leawood hosts a dinner focused on Asian wine. The five-course menu features items you might not expect to be paired with wine -- pho noodles, sushi roll of unagi, pad thai -- from relatively ordinary grapes like pinot grigio and zinfandel. The dinner starts at 7 and costs $45 per person; make reservations by calling 913-338-5800.If you need a crash course on wine before attending a pairing

  May 20, 2009

• Yum Yum

  February 22, 2007

• Your chance to needle noodle Charles Ferruzza on "Walt Bodine Show" today

  Charles will be on The Walt Bodine Show at 10 this morning, talking the international language of noodles. Italy's linguini, India's ragi, Japan's udon -- virtually every country has several variations. The show is on KCUR 89.3 FM. If you're not in a car or if you're in another noodle-making country, you can still stream it live from the station's Web site. And if you know a good place to go for noodles in Kansas City -- especially soba noodles! -- make sure to call in for the second-half of the

  June 26, 2009

• RA Sushi opens in Leawood today

  ​The Park Place shopping complex keeps getting closer to becoming a destination dining spot in Leawood. Today marks the opening of RA Sushi (11638 Ash Street). "There's nothing like this out in south Kansas City. RA will be a destination point, a place to be seen," says manager Tony Rohn, who has previously worked at the Kona Grill and Sol Cantina. The most obvious spot for people-watching is the sushi bar, which runs nearly the length of the dining room and features four stations. RA also ha

  August 10, 2009

• Finding sustainable sushi can be a challenge

  ​For a landlocked city, seafood is a surprising big deal in Kansas City. Everyone has opinions on where to get the best lobster bisque or clam chowder, but a regular point of debate among seafood lovers is where to get the best -- and freshest -- sushi in town. Any discussion of sushi and seafood restaurants might actually be missing the boat -- the real question might be whether the plate you're being served is actually sustainable. What if you found out that bluefin tuna could be extinct in

  August 24, 2009

• In-flight meals get an upgrade

  ​Nobody flies for the food. But while we're in the air, well-fed customers are happier customers. And as airlines continue to search for additional revenue streams, they've turned once again to refreshing in-flight menus in the hopes of winning over fliers. The Wall Street Journal argues that this move is different because it's about significantly upping the quality of the food served in coach: sushi (bento boxes on Hawaiian Airlines), premium ice cream (Ben & Jerry's on Delta), and celebr

  September 10, 2009

• Ra Sushi is saucily seductive

  October 15, 2009

• No mo' show at GoJo?

  Do the teppanyaki chefs still put on a show at GoJo?​Larry and Barb from Lake Waukomis, Missouri, e-mailed us this week with an intriguing question. "We've gone to GoJo's since it opened and still enjoy the food. But there's no show anymore," wrote Larry, noting that when teppanyaki steakhouses like GoJo were all the rage in Kansas City, "most of their cooks/chefs put on quite a show. They were jugglers, percussionists and all 'round showmen, but now it seems that they just do a perfu

  October 16, 2009

• Kobe opens in the Power & Light District

  ​The world of surf and turf came to the Power & Light District this weekend as Kobe Japanese Steak House opened on Saturday. The surf is the 14 hibachi grills, while the turf is a sushi bar in the main dining room at 1303 Baltimore Avenue. The Power & Light location is the sixth restaurant for a chain that began in Leesburg, Virginia."We always strive to use fresh, high quality ingredients. Our pricing is reasonable and we have larger portions," says manager Frank Ha.  The sushi s

  October 19, 2009