%{}% An improvised version of pasta carbonara leads to the suggestion that cooking is more about feel than exact measurements. A defense of recounting meals on Twitter and thoughts on such tweets’ historical origins. Can Americanized Chinese food succeed in Mexico? A look at P.F. Chang’s planned expansion south of the border. Kansas City will host its first ever Restaurant…
We’re still a little bummed we don’t get Black Wine opening for the Meat Puppets, but we’ve heard some news that alleviates the pain somewhat: Grant Hart of Hüsker Dü plays our area two nights in a row next week. On Friday, November 6, Hart opens for the Meat Puppets at the Record Bar. Then, on Saturday night, he headlines…
Since it’s Halloween this week, I figured I would go in two directions for this week’s Throwback MP3. That means that you get two MP3s. Not only do you get one really creepy, scary metal number, you also get an epic, Halloween-themed cowpunk number, as well. The first track is from Wormwood. Originally from Lawrence, the gothic black metal band…
%{}% I’m shocked that eBay doesn’t want anything to do with the anti-abortion extremists who are trying to raise money for the legal defense of the man accused of killing George Tiller. The Kansas City Star has the statement from eBay — and gets the name of the man accused of killing Tiller wrong. It’s Scott Roeder, not Dennis Roeder….
%{}% The Kansas City Chiefs are primed to release troubled running back Larry Johnson, according to a report on RealGM Football. RealGM cites “a team source that spoke to RealGM’s Jeff Risdon on Tuesday afternoon.” That same day, the Chiefs and the NFL sent LJ home, telling him to stay away from practice and team activities. This came in response…
Steve Phillips, the baseball analyst ESPN fired after his sexual encounters with a 22-year-old production assistant became public, was considered for the general manager’s position that Dayton Moore filled in 2006. News reports linked Phillips to the Royals job after it became evident that team owner David Glass was fixing to can Allard Baird, the beleaguered G.M. who struggled to…
The victims of domestic violence live in a silent state of fear, isolation and intimidation until they get help. Here in Domestic Violence Awareness Month, the City Prosecutor’s office wants the victims of abuse to reclaim their lives. In an event Monday night at the Screenland Theater, about 75 people gathered for a public premiere of the city prosecutor’s new…
Mouth has been making these amazing text fliers for their shows, and I’ve been meaning to showcase them for a while. Most text-only fliers are ugly as sin, but Mouth’s Jeremy Anderson -has the ability to do more with a little bit of color and a simple image than most people can do with the whole Photoshop suite. You can…
We here at Wayward Blog are fond of traveling. In the past year, I’ve managed to make it to Chicago, New York, and Austin. However, when I travel, I tend to stay at what might be referred to as “economical” accommodations. My logic is that I’m going to be out doing stuff, and all I really need is a bed…
%{}% When I read this headline on ESPN, “Philadelphia Eagels’ Brian Westbrook (concussion) leaves game,” I knew Mayor Mark Funkhouser’s fantasy football team was screwed. Funk needed a rally led by Westbrook (13 yards) and Washington running back Clinton Portis (43 yards) to beat San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom’s BarbaryCoast Bombers. He got five points. Out of both. So Funk’s…
You could do worse things with the next 70 minutes than listen to DJ Sku’s new YEEEAH BUDDY Radio podcast. You could steal one of those pens from the bank that’s connected to a bead chain-pull thingy (note: buy wire cutters) or kick a schnauzer. But you’re a profitable servant of society, so instead, you are going to listen to…
The Kansas City Chiefs just released a statement saying the team and the NFL have told Larry Johnson to stay away from practice and team activities. In the statement, the Chiefs say a decision on Johnson’s status with the team will be made at the conclusion of the investigation. Here’s the full statement: The Kansas City Chiefs and the National…
Tequila and milk is the scariest drink I know. But it turns out there are a surprising number of booze options to guests this Halloween. The newest to market is The Kraken Black Spiced Rum, inspired by the legendary monsters of the deep (likely giant squids) off the coast of Norway that were said to snatch and sink whole ships….
If you don’t clean your plate at Cafe Europa, you shouldn’t feel guilty. The Crestwood restaurant has partnered with environmental consultant Earthscraps LLC to implement a composting and recycling program. “This is about getting into restaurants and addressing the issue of waste. Cafe Europa is an experiment. I’m hoping to take all my experience in the restaurant industry and…
%{}% When the Cordish Co. officials want to impress, they say the Power & Light District represents an $850 million investment. But when the time comes for the company to pay taxes on the downtown development, its value falls off a cliff. For the second consecutive year, Cordish has fought Jackson County’s determination of the worth of the Power &…
Sign up for Hellogoodbye’s mailing list over at their MySpace page, and they’ll give you two free songs, “When We First Met” and “Not Ever Coming Home.” You also get the video for “When We First Met.” Up until I posted this, the only thing I’d ever heard from the band was a cover of “Weird Science” they did for…
Kansas City, Kansas, police are asking for the public in finding Levert Xavier Braswell so they can question him about the death of Dennis J. Moore Sr. KCK police found Moore, 43, dead on October 19 inside a residence in the 1500 block of Georgia Avenue around 12:55 a.m. KCK police describe the 20-year-old Braswell as 5-foot-11-inches tall with black…
Some of the best items to come out of your kitchen can reward your innate sloth. It’s time you discovered one of the finest dishes that has an inverse ratio of taste to effort: a plate of pasta with homemade ragu — meat-based sauce that is essentially chili (with apologies to the proponents of Cincinnati Chili) — for your noodles….
Thanks to our friends at umove.net, we’re giving away two pairs of tickets to see Dragonette this Wednesday at Czar Bar. The much-hyped Canadian electro-pop band is sure to heat up the dance party. Local beat mechanics Brent Tactic, Norrit and DJ Boyfriend will be on hand to see the ride through. Fans of new wave pop rock a la…
%{}% Anti-abortion extremists are planning an online auction to raise money for the defense of the man accused of killing Wichita abortion provider George Tiller, The Kansas City Star reported over the weekend. Last night, MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow spoke with the Tiller family’s attorney, Lee Thompson, about the auction, which includes bomb-making recipes and sketches — one showing biblical character…
You never know which retail food concepts that have been successful in other nations are going to find a foothold in the United Sates. British supermarket giant Tesco’s attempts to establish a mid-size, discount grocery store — Fresh & Easy — in California have failed to produce results the past two years, losing $206 million in the past year alone….
