Pete and Heatherrose Peterman are serving regional Missouri cuisine at Peanches Chef Ray “Pete” Peterman has never chosen traditional names for his restaurants. His first venue, north of the river, was called the Sour Octopus, and he sort of riffed on that name with his second bistro, S.O. Redux, in Columbus Park. For his latest restaurant, Peterman chose a family…
If you subscribe to any of the various podcasts from Seattle radio station KEXP, you’re probably very familiar with station favorites Fitz and the Tantrums. The Los Angeles-based six-piece soul revue is renowned for highly energetic performances and has hit pretty much any music festival worth attending since the band formed in 2008. Fitz & the Tantrums bring their show…
Flickr: Wonderlane Grab a Snickers. This traffic jam is not going anywhere for a while. Gridlock has not left the building. Long lines and registration delays continue as the Kansas Department of Revenue and 3M, the company providing the software for a systems record update, both suggest the other is to blame for difficulty in implementing a new registration system…
Bike sharing has arrived in Kansas City. It’s wheels-up this morning for a bike-sharing program organized by Bike Walk KC and sponsored by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City. Volunteers are riding 90 bicycles over the Heart of America bridge to Ilus Davis Park, where Mayor Sly James and city officials will be holding a press conference to…
Facebook: Minsky’s Minsky’s is serving slices in Lawrence. Lawrence residents can now discover what makes Kansas Citians so loyal to Minsky’s Pizza Cafe & Bar. The pizza shop (which has gluten-free pies on all of its menus) opened its 14th location at 934 Massachusetts two weeks ago. The new location has a lunch pizza special (a slice, salad and drink…
Chow Spiral-cut hot dogs are the latest in wiener innovation. You’ll be attending a barbecue in the next 48 hours, even if you don’t know it yet. The closer we get to the Fourth of July, the stronger the gravitational pull of the grill. And with grill tongs come bratwursts (cheese or meat-filled), sausages and hot dogs. It’s 2012, and…
Chicago’s Russian Circles is one of those bands you have to hear to understand. Combining elements of prog, metal and shoegaze, the trio weaves a hypnotic series of melodies, only to then hit you with a crushing wall of heaviness. The instrumentalists released Empros, their fourth LP, via Sargent House last fall. You can hear Russian Circles’ psychedelic riffage and…
Facebook: Lakeside Tavern It was last call on Saturday for the Lakeside Tavern. The turnover continues at 10551 Mission. Lakeside Tavern is the latest restaurant to fail in the corner space at Mission Farms in Leawood. The tavern closed its doors for good Saturday night, joining Los Cabos and Boudreaux’s Louisiana Seafood & Steaks, on the lists of shuttered eateries….
Fresh beets, chevre, Italian parsley and champagne vinaigrette – a farm-fresh salad for five bucks? There’s a chalkboard hanging on one of the lemon-yellow walls in the one-week-old Remedy Food + Drink at 512 West 75th Street (it’s the location of the former Kennedy’s Bar and Grill), and last night, there were four things listed on it: $4 carrots, $5…
Your browser does not support iframes. The All-Star break can’t come fast enough for the Royals. They had a rough weekend that included losing both games of a Saturday doubleheader and getting beat 10-8 on Sunday. And in the first game on Saturday, they suffered through this strange and humiliating run. Twins shortstop Brian Dozier made minimal contact with the…
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Hayley Bartels The All-Star BBQ Dog is a hot dog topped with pulled pork. For a city that loves its barbecue, it shouldn’t be any surprise where it turns when it’s time to show off. In anticipation for the 37th All-Star Game, Aramark Executive Chef Erin Wishon has given the traditional ballpark menu an All-Star makeover showcasing the city’s local…
Pujols Junkie Butler will be in the dugout for the All-Star Game. Even if it’s not available at the concessions, Country Breakfast is now on the menu at the All-Star Game. Designated hitter Billy Butler was named to the American League’s All-Star team roster Sunday night, and closer Jonathan Broxton will have a chance to join him as one of…
Pitch Music Awards season is upon us again. We’ve been publishing the nominees in print the last few weeks – some of our readers still cut out the ballots and mail them in, which is amazing – but today I bring you the link to vote online. It is here. You can also vote through Facebook, here. Have a fabulous…
Chris Mullins Except Sundays and holidays, this is the last time you’ll see the parking lot empty. They will start queuing up for barbecue in Leawood on Thursday, July 5. That’s when Oklahoma Joe’s opens its third location – the one that co-owner Jeff Stehney pronounced as his last in the cover story on Oklahoma Joe’s two weeks ago –…
The 2012 Baseball All-Star Game is to be held at Kauffman Stadium July 10, and in anticipation of hungry fans, Kauffman’s Executive Chef Erin Wishon has created a unique All-Star menu featuring some local flavor. Photos by Hayley Bartels.
Flickr: Snapshooter.ch There are five questions sure to bring on a chef’s sad face. It’s a good decision to keep the people with knife skills in your life happy. The barrier has broken down more between the dining room and the kitchen, giving diners more opportunity to get the chef’s blood boiling. It’s not often a question of intent, but…
