Chef Celina Tio pours a glass at Julian of the sour she blended. Any chef can throw together a beer dinner that pairs their creations with a few carefully selected pints, but actually blending your own beer that’s served from the tap at your bar — that’s a different proposition altogether. Julian’s chef and owner Celina Tio will be in…
Sabrina Staires The OccupyKC movement is still encamped in KC. While the protests of Occupy KC have been focused on the 1 percent, the number actually looks more like 3.55 percent. The Kansas City Business Journal reports that Kansas City is the 106th most affluent metropolitan area in the United States, based on an analysis of 2010 U.S. Census data…
John Statz, a thoughtful, ramblin’ Americana artist, is accustomed to traveling around the world. In fact, he gains inspiration from places that aren’t familiar. “To me, travel is the biggest influence,” he says. But for Statz’s most recent record, Old Fashioned, he recorded at home, at a studio in Iowa City with producer Bo Ramsey. Ramsey also played lead and…
Angela C. Bond The bar at Fo Thai. I spent my afternoon yesterday on a pair of bar stools — the things we do for work. And I was reminded of a conversation I had recently with a local bartender about those who dine at the bar. It would seem that patrons fall into two categories: those who tip like…
Third Seven is the name of an artist, recording studio and record label, and artist collective, and all are dedicated to creating and producing well-made music that’s free of greed. Most artists who collaborate with Third Seven (the label) dabble with ambient, acoustic and experimental music. One of the prominent musicians behind Third Seven is Billy Mickelson. We recently spoke…
R.I.P. Whitney Houston. Your signature tune belongs to everyone (written by Capricorn Dolly Parton and found for you to sing by Capricorn Kevin Costner for the 1992 movie The Bodyguard). So I have given no one sign your signature song, “I Will Always Love You,” because it belongs to all signs. (We all love love.) Your voice brought inspiration and…
Boulevard brewmaster Stephen Pauwels and founder John McDonald announce in this YouTube video that some batches of its popular Chocolate Ale had flavors that were not anticipated. So they’re offering refunds on batches 2011-01, 2011-02 and 2011-03. Go to Boulevard.com for more details. Categories: Dining, Food & Drink Tags: boulevard, chocolate ale
A fixture on Kansas City’s West Side for decades, Ortega’s Mini Mart is closed. “Why haven’t you written about Ortega’s Mini Mart being closed?” asked a Fat City reader. “It was my favorite breakfast spot in the city.” Until today, I hadn’t heard the news that Frank and Mary Ortega had closed the combination market and cafe at 2646 Belleview,…
Twelve couples took the leap on Tuesday, February 14, at City Market. The downtown market held its annual Tie the Knot event on Valentine’s Day with weddings every 15 minutes from noon to 3 p.m. Photos by Angela C. Bond.
The Shahrazad Market & Cafe is bringing a taste of the Middle East to Overland Park. Photos by Angela C. Bond.
Charleatha Nevins told police that she and her husband were arguing over a credit card. Charleatha Nevins is “The Chosen One.” Or so her chest tattoo tells us. She’s also accused of shooting and killing her husband, 25-year-old Eric Nevins, in the street at 3339 Forest earlier this week. Jackson County prosecutors have charged the 28-year-old with second-degree murder and…
When I was a baseball-obsessed youth, I felt endeared to Rex Hudler for only one reason: After the newly minted member of the Royals broadcast team played his last game, in 1998, he peeled off a scab and rubbed dirt from the diamond in it “so baseball would always be in blood.” In my book, that’s the only way to…
Cari Jo Cavalcante Bloomsbury Bistro’s Cari Jo Cavalcante has carved out her niche in the Mission Road Antique Mall. In the genteel quiet of Bloomsbury Bistro, a former hard-nosed field hockey player is plating a bowl of soup for the last lunch table of the day. Her fingers are sure, and her feet are light, even now in her 50s….
If you’ve seen these guys, call the TIPS Hotline. UPDATE (February 16): The victim of the Valentine’s Day homicide has been identified as 28-year-old Robert Burnett, KMBC reported. Police are looking for the two men seen in the photo on the right. Original Story (February 15): Valentine’s Day ended with a homicide in Kansas City, Missouri. A man was found…
For a band that claims it’s no good at being dark, Mutemath has been through its share of rough times — the band lived through Hurricane Katrina in its native New Orleans in 2005 and became mired in label disputes with Warner Music Group. Despite the setbacks, the bluesy, arena-rock band’s popularity soared, thanks to a huge following online as…
Lawrence is getting a taste of KC. College towns love pizza shops like booty calls — they just need to be hot and available. The latest to pick up the phone is Minsky’s, a Kansas City staple, which will be expanding into Lawrence, according to a piece in The Lawrence Journal-World. The pizza place plans to set up shop in…
Tattly & Bass Restaurants come with cachet — it’s why so many of us have restaurant ideas squirreled away like unpublished screenplays in drawers. But even if you can’t secure a small business loan, you still can be the first in the door when the next great restaurant opens. Eaters come with all manners of budgets and priorities. Some want…
The Red Bull Thre3style DJ competition comes to the Beaumont this Saturday, February 18. Mixing the frightening, eye-widening energy drink with the nimble fingers of some of the area’s best DJs is a brilliant marketing strategy for the beverage, but it’s also a great way to get eight talented entertainers out in front of a big crowd for cheap. In…
February’s edition of Sweeps Bingo is brought to you with a heavy heart. Kansas City’s best TV investigator, Russ Ptacek, is leaving KSHB Channel 41 for Washington, D.C.’s CBS affiliate, WUSA 9. The reporter’s exit is cause for scuzzy politicians across the metro to clink glasses. (D.C. crooks right now are blissfully unaware of the tornado headed their way.) Watch…
Photo by Brooke Vandever Name: Aimee Patton Occupation: Owner of Keynote Companion Inc. (a presentation design company) and an independent associate with HelmsBriscoe (a third-party hotel-site selection company) Hometown: Leawood Current neighborhood: Overland Park Who or what is your sidekick? My daughter, Amelia, 5, and our kitten, Harry Gary What career would you choose in an alternate reality? Talk-show host….
