Facebook: Hormel This is an example of a ‘Recipeasy.’ We’ve lamented the overuse of terms like ‘artisan’ and ‘craft’ in this space, so I feel that it’s only appropriate to recognize when a new food term is created that shows some genuine flair. Hormel has coined the phrase, “Recipeasy,” as a blanket term for the myriad uses for its chili…
KC indie kids Capybara released their sophomore album, Dave Drusky, last month. Today we bring you a live version of a track from it, “Neighbor Crimes,” captured at the For the Love of Brooklyn house in Crown Heights, Brooklyn. Check it out here. If you’re going to SXSW, make sure to catch the band’s set at the festival. If you…
Flickr: Elvert Barnes For the next few weeks, you can pray and eat fish on Friday nights. Last Friday marked the official start of the church fish-fry season in the Kansas City metro, and no matter what your religious affiliation, these modestly priced meals — fish, shrimp or some other meatless alternative (usually, but not always, available for diners who…
Gage Skidmore Breitbart’s work was often controversial. Conservative writer and publisher Andrew Breitbart died early this morning in Los Angeles. According to his website, Breitbart died “unexpectedly from natural causes.” He was 43. Breitbart garnered much attention in the Kansas City area last year when his conservative commentary website, BigGovernment.com, published manipulated videos of a labor studies courses taught via…
Chef Ali Shirazi works on a batch of cilantro. A good chef can tell if a recipe is a winner or loser just by looking at the ingredients. A great chef knows exactly how to save any recipe. Chef Ali Shirazi, who mans the test kitchen for specialty-foods manufacturer Original Juan, just keeps making new ones. Yesterday, Shirazi talked about…
Dave Royce will open Sammy’s Pizza & Pub today. A lot of kids have pizza parties, but there might only be one kid in Kansas City who has a pizza joint. Sammy’s Pizza & Pub (13164 State Line), named for the son of owner David Royce, opens today in the former Zepi’s Pizza space in Leawood. “Sammy is probably the…
Angela C. Bond The bacon-wrapped shrimp at Martin City Brewing Co. The brewery component isn’t yet operational, but the menu has them lining up at the Martin City Brewing Company. In this week’s review, Charles Ferruzza discovered “a talented chef who actually gives a damn about the food,” in Martin City’s Andrew Parker. Click here to see the photos by…
In addition to playing guitar for New Savages, Bryan Cox records as one-man chillwave project Soft Lighting. Recently signed to Synthemesc Recordings, Cox releases the first Soft Lighting album, Slow Motion Silhouettes, today. We spoke with Cox via e-mail about the project. Categories: Music Tags: Bryan Cox, Soft Lighting
SSION – My Love Grows in the Dark (Official Video) from Dovecote Records on Vimeo. In my day job as baker, I’ve made a lot of bread and worked with a pretty diverse cross-section of people, but it’s never been as sexy as Ssion’s new video for “My Love Grows in the Dark,” off last year’s Bent. Says Cody Critcheloe…
Sandy Carson Ume Opening for Cursive at RecordBar this Friday, March 2, is Austin’s Ume. The three-piece indie-rock act released Phantoms last year via Modern Outsider and have been touring relentlessly behind the LP ever since. The video for lead single, “Captive,” has made its way from mtvU to the recently returned 120 Minutes, bringing the trio to a whole…
Facebook: Sprinkles ATM This ATM would take your money and give you cupcakes. Everyone gets weird cravings that neither Pancho’s nor Chubby’s can satisfy. And all it takes is one crazy entrepreneur to turn your late-night desires into reality. The Internet has been aflutter with the news that Sprinkles is putting in a 24-hour “cupcake ATM,” in Los Angeles. Whether…
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