Yes, Owen Morris is the resident cocktail connoisseur of Fat City, but I knew he would let me pay homage to one of the most famous mixed drinks in the cocktail canon: the Brandy Alexander. Saturday is National Brandy Alexander Day and this concoction of brandy, creme de cacao, heavy cream (or sometimes ice cream) has been an inspirational beverage since it was first created…
Pitch art director Zachary Trover gets sad every time he buys comics on a new comic Wednesday. Earlier this week, Zachary was shopping at the B-Bop Comics when a rather large and intense woman demanded several copies of the Barack Obama and Spider-Man Inauguration Day special edition comic book. The shop owner ignored the one per customer sign and let…
Look at our girl, making Missouri proud while calling Wall Street bigwigs “idiots.” According to Gawker Media site Jezebel, Missouri’s senator looked like she wanted to “cut a bitch” while introducing a bill on the Senate floor proposing salary caps for employees whose companies are receiving federal bailout money. We want to join her for a glass of congratulatory champagne…
%{}% Sam Brownback’s decision to run for governor will immediately cost Kansas some status in Washington. With Topeka beckoning in 2010, the two-term senator took one for the Republican team and yielded his seat on the Senate Judiciary Committee. The committee has 19 members. Democrats were entitled to an 11th seat after the November election increased their majority. There had…
We recently heard a rumor that notorious adult-entertainment bookstore Erotic City was expanding its goods and services with a selection of weapons. Ever since a 14-year-old girl was prostituted in Erotic City’s ”Orgy Room” video booth, which are now shuttered, the erotic emporium has been looking for new ways to make money, including the sale of fake urine. So we thought…
Nasty accident last night. A driver crashed a SUV through a concrete barricade near Locust Street and landed on Interstate 670. My morbid curiosity took over, and I went to look at the scene just before lunch. Categories: News Tags: Car crash, Interstate 670, Locust Street
It was only a couple years ago that Heidi Phillips and her band Abileen recorded a full-length album only to break up as it reached completion. Take It All Back has since seen some hand-to-hand distribution, but much of Phillips’ best work has remained largely unheard. That will hopefully change this year, as Phillips returns to local stages with a…
Christopher Elbow showing off his some of his chocolates Christopher Elbow is the premier chocolate maker in Kansas City, but now he can start bragging that he’s the best in the country. This according to Food & Wine magazine, which in its February issue lists Elbow’s No. 6 Dark Rocks chocolate bar as the number-one chocolate. No. 6 Dark Rocks…
Somebody once told me that for copyright reasons or some crap like that you’re not supposed to call it the Super Bowl but the “big game” or the “championship.” I say damn the torpedoes. It’s the Super Bowl and it deserves some super snacks! I’m not talking some chips and weak-ass salsa here but some manly, innovative snacking. Jason Day…
%{}% If the federal government’s bailing you out, then you’re not going to make more than President Barack Obama. At least if Sen. Claire “Bear” McCaskill has her way. She’s introducing a bill right now — on CSPAN 2: The Deuce! — that would cap pay for employees of private companies taking federal bailout money. Employees couldn’t make more than…
There are too many variables. That’s the conclusion Gourmet Magazine reaches in this great article about restaurant marriage proposals. Every restaurant promises it’ll go great, not only to get a couple’s business that special night but also because it “usually means the couple will come back every year to celebrate.” The article is full of embarrassing story after embarrassing story,…
Yesterday, Overland Park police arrested a 19-year-old man who really sucks at kidnapping. I imagine it went something like this: Kidnapper: I’m going to kidnap you. Kidnappee: No. Kidnapper: I have a gun. Kidnappee: I don’t care. View Larger Map Kidnapper: I’m serious. Kidnappee: Dude, shut the fuck up. I’m trying to play Call of Duty. Kidnapper: Aww, c’mon. Please?…
The NaNoWriMo for musicians is at hand. Beginning this Sunday, February 1, and ending February 28, those who have signed on for the RPM Challenge will attempt to record an album — 10 songs or 35 minutes of original material — in the 28 days of February. Read the whole challenge. The search feature on the site’s list of 1,481…
I know everyone is making a list of favorite Super Bowl commercials this week, but being trained in the black arts of advertising I couldn’t resist making my own. Culled from the dredges of YouTube and my memory, here are my eight best food and drink Super Bowl commercials of all time. Number 8: After losing the ’96 election to…
Cafe Sebastienne’s Eileen Jones, chef Jennifer Maloney, Janet Ross Last night’s fundraising event at the Boulevard Brewery was called Four Stars for Lauren because it honored the memory of the late Lauren Chapin — longtime restaurant critic for the The Kansas City Star — by raising money for the education of her teenaged daughters. But many stars of Kansas City’s…
The Kansas City Repertory Theatre’s production of the The Glass Menagerie has received rave reviews from The Pitch and The Kansas City Star. The Pitch’s Alan Scherstuhl called David Cromer’s staging of the play a “great writer’s masterwork, presented by gifted artists at the top of their game.” Today, The Wall Street Journal’s theater critic also really, really liked the…
ArtKC365 profiles Jeff Lyons 2-D Lego-inspired artwork. If you don’t have anything going on today, check out Lyons’ work at H&R Block’s downtown HQ. It’ll be up until February 28. And if you’re not reading ArtKC365, you should be. Bottom Line thinks former Kansas State Wildcat and current Miami Heat baller Michael Beasley is as mature as a 12-year-old. I’m…
Normally I try to keep my reviews to alcoholic substances since it’s more fun for me and, besides, nobody wants to read about Diet Coke or Dr. Pepper’s newest flavor creation that will be gone in two months. Also, I don’t drink many sodas. However, I do drink ginger ale — and when I saw that a new hybrid called…
%{}% Even in the middle of winter and in a small kitchen, you can start an herb garden. This story ranks high on both the weird and creepy scale. Carl’s Jr. is having a funeral for a toilet that was “well-liked by both customers and crew members alike.” No matter what this article says, I’m still weary of screw-cap wines….
One needs no hipster sensibilities to know that Marc Pepperman, Justin Tricomi, Ryan Pinkston, Adam McGill and Kenn Jankowski, the men of the Republic Tigers, are KC’s latest contribution to the world of electro-pop. From NPR to Letterman, London to L.A., the Tigers are steadily building a considerable following alongside their 2008 release, Keep Color. Check out the hometown heroes…
If you caught the Jen Says Kwahs at the 2008 Pitch Music Showcase, you were probably bummed to hear that the Lawrence indie rock quartet was on its last legs. From the ashes of that superb group, singer/guitarist Marty Hillard has formed Cowboy Indian Bear with C.J. Calhoun (formerly of Kennedy Luck Club) and drummer Beau Bruns. The trio will…
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RJD2 may have lost a few hardcore hip-hop followers when he opted for a pop approach to The Third Hand, but he’s looking to bounce back in 2009. Last month, he posted this on his MySpace blog: “I can now tell you with virtual certainty that this will happen. It’s very near to completion. Once all the business is sorted,…
A multi-agency sweep led to the arrests of 45 people at the Blue Valley Townhomes yesterday. Forty-five people? Wow. View Larger Map In a press release, the KCPD announced that they served more than 60 arrest warrants to residents in the townhomes. Snip: “Many of the warrants stem from multiple investigations of food stamp, housing assistance and other welfare fraud…
