Greg Morey, the perpetually upbeat publicist for Cafe Trio, sent out an e-mail yesterday saying that the new Plaza location for the restaurant — which officially closed up shop in the old 3535 Broadway space on May 9 — probably won’t be opening until June 8. Cafe Trio partners Chris Youngers (right) and Tai Nguyen had hoped to have the…
It’s not exactly news that Blink 182 will be reuniting for a new album and tour later this summer, and that Weezer’s hitting the road with ’em. A Canadian blog has posted a complete tour itinerary that has Blink coming to Sandstone on September 4, and you know that Canadian bloggers are never wrong. Not sure whether Cuomo and co….
U.S. Attorney Matt Whitworth today accused 22 people of cooking up meth (in three separate cases). But this has to be the most interesting of the three. Court records allege that James Robert Everson Jr. (or “Bimbo,” as his friends call him), robbed the Sanofi-Aventis U.S. pharmaceutical manufacturing facility in Kansas City, Missouri, on Super Bowl Sunday in 2007. The…
Congrats to KC rapper and producer D/Will for premiering his latest video today on the blog 2DopeBoyz, a web project-slash-division of OkayPlayer (the Roots’ label). “The Seen” is one of the first singles off Will’s upcoming release, The Battery Effect, due out June 23. The video was produced by Vashon Middleton for Pyramidwest Productions. Stupid anecdote only I find funny:…
Last weekend,Pitch systems specialist and righteous metal fan Matt Spencer made a special trip up to Ohio for a metal festival in Columbus, Ohio. Turns out, he wasn’t the only one reppin’ KC at the fest. His report: The Leo Project won the opening slot for the annual Rock on the Range festival in Columbus Ohio. The festival is held…
As Owen Morris reported last week, the subject of last Friday’s edition of the “Food Critics Show” of KCUR-FM’s Walt Bodine Show was all about hot dogs and other sausages. Mostly it was about the all-American weiner, one of the classic foods of summer and as a dog-in-a-bun — depending on which source you believe — was reportedly first served in…
I was a little puzzled when I found this fax from NHL 21 on the machine this afternoon. “NHL 21 is keenly aware of the Phoenix Coyotes bankruptcy situation. We stand ready, willing and able to assist at the appropriate time with the future search for ownership of an NHL club member in Kansas City at Sprint Center, when so…
Though still an underdog in its hometown (how often does that happen?), Kansas City bilingual rockers Making Movies netted 16,000 views in one week after its video for “Libertad” debuted on MySpace Latino on May 1, making it the third most watched video on the site. The band has also toured with Grammy-winning Columbian rockers Aterciopelados. Without further ado… Making…
The last time I spoke with talented chef Linda Duerr, she had just been laid off from J.J.’s Restaurant on the Country Club Plaza (yes, the beloved bistro across the street from the unfinished and seemingly doomed Moshe Safdie building called The West Edge). Duerr, who moved to Kansas City to head the kitchen at Lidia’s, had been the executive…
I was eating my way through last weekend’s Troost Fest (there were some terrific food vendors) when I saw this sign, advertising “bratworth.” I mean, yes, I figured out right away that it was supposed to say bratwurst. The lady behind the table, who was helping to sell hot dogs and sausages, noticed my expression when I saw the sign:…
Fun-loving, pants-crapping oversharer George Brett has apologized for cussing out Kevin Kietzman Roger Twibell, Dave Stewart and Jack Harry, which is a good thing because we know that Harry has an attitude problem. Unfortunately, Brett has yet to apologize for those golfing pants. Categories: News Tags: George Brett, jack harry, kansas city royals, Kevin Kietzman, Roger Twibell
It takes some cojones to name your band after a state. Not since Kansas and Alabama has a band justified its co-opting of a state name as sincerely as Arizona, a foursome of indie rockers from – you guessed it – Asheville, North Carolina. The group recently Twittered its excitement at visiting the Tuscon studio that Calexico records at, so…
The east Crossroads was pretty dead last night, save for a small, brick building — more like a room, actually — just south of Grinders. The Scion Lab is a brand-new venue that’s begun hosting music, fashion shows and afterparties for CrossroadsKC shows. It has doors that open directly onto the concert lot behind Grinders (though its main entrance faces…
To get yelled at by Gordon Ramsey used to require being an incompetent chef or an overly proud restaurant owner, or talking back to him. But now, through the powers of the Internet, Gordon Ramsey will swear at you. Not just anyone — you! No, he won’t say your name but he will call you “bloody stupid,” tell you to…
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Tonight at Union Station is the 21st annual March of Dimes Wine Fest, a benefit for the foundation that works to help “give each baby a healthy start.” This year’s benefit is bigger than ever, with more than 25 restaurants on hand including Cafe Provence, Capital Grille and Ingredient, and more than 100 varieties of wine from 11 distributors, as…
Last night at the Unity Temple, Rainy Day Books owner Vivien Jennings introduced Michael Pollan as “the rock star of the food world.” But looking up from my computer in the lobby of the Intercontinental Hotel just an hour earlier, the gardening essayist-turned-investigative journalist looked like some sort of spiritual guru. The shaved head. The untucked, long-sleeved white shirt draping…
Last week’s season finale of The Simpsons seemed to touch on (and ridicule) every aspect of culinary news the past couple of years — organic fare, vegetarians and food-borne illness, to name a few. The first part of the show focused on fast-food chain Krustyburger and its extremely unhealthy options. So owner Krusty the Clown decides to launch a vegetarian…
The criminal bigamy case against William Rivera just got even more awkward. Rivera was facing criminal bigamy charges after his first wife’s mother watched her son-in-law get married a second time on Fox 4 a couple of Valentine’s Days ago. How romantic (except for that whole still-being-married business). So wife No. 1, Marcella Rivera turned in her husband to Independence…
