It’s a few minutes past midnight. A ragtag group, dressed in sensible layers and coated in rain gear, trudges north in the center of Wyandotte Street. They carry bags, wooden cases and plastic toolboxes up the otherwise empty street. A thick layer of clouds, colored a dull pink by the downtown light, drops a heavy mist, an insult magnified by…
Ben Palosaari More details are coming to light in the investigation of last week’s explosion at JJ’s Restaurant. KSHB Channel 41 is reporting this afternoon that the company laying cable outside JJ’s Restaurant last week, Heartland Midwest LLC, did not have a city permit to conduct such an excavation. A gas line that was struck last Tuesday led to an…
The Sunday night fried chicken special at Pig & Finch isn’t so special. Although fried chicken has always taken a back seat to steaks and barbecue as one of Kansas City’s signature dishes, the dish has had its moments of past glory (The Wishbone, Mrs. Peters Fried Chicken). And the pan-fried bird at Stroud’s is still firmly perched on its…
Will the Chiefs welcome Alex Smith in a couple weeks? The Chiefs’ off-season rebirth is possibly going to have another major component in a couple of weeks. After hiring Andy Reid as the team’s new head coach and John Dorsey as the new general manager, the team still needs a new quarterback. And reports indicate that the San Francisco 49ers…
There were so many sad feelings when Morrissey canceled his Lawrence show at the beginning of the month on account of his bleeding ulcer. But Moz is getting better, and according to Liberty Hall’s website, the show has been rescheduled for Monday, March 18. All original tickets will be honored. If you can’t make it and want a refund, get…
Will “My Wave” hold up? Another Monday-morning show announcement: 1990s grunge bros Soundgarden will hit the Midland stage on Wednesday, May 22. The band is touring in support of last year’s King Animal, its first album in 15 years. Tickets on sale this Friday, March 1, at 10 a.m. Categories: Music Tags: Soundgarden
A mere five months away! Former Talking Heads frontman David Byrne and impossibly cute indie songstress St. Vincent teamed up last year for an album, Love This Giant. They’re touring together, and stopping at Crossroads KC at Grinders this summer, on Friday, July 12. Imagine how warm it will be that day! Tickets on sale this Friday, March 1, at…
Facebook: Sammy’s The pizza oven has gone cold at Sammy’s. Sammy’s Pizza & Pub (13164 State Line) has closed in Leawood. The pizza joint in the former Zepi’s Pizza space was open for just under a year. The pizza was nothing if not inventive. They offered Coney Island Pizza (chili coney dog reimagined as a pie), nut-free pesto, and the…
Ben Palosaari The explosion at JJ’s Restaurant this week drew national attention. Over on Fat City, Charles Ferruzza has this update to his coverage of the aftermath of the explosion at JJ’s: In addition to the local groups planning fundraising events or arranging for donation sites for the employees of JJ’s Restaurant, the Greater Kansas City Restaurant Association has organized…
Ben Palosaari The explosion at JJ’s Restaurant has been one of the worst local restaurant tragedies in decades. Update: In addition to the local groups planning fundraising events or arranging for donation sites for the employees of JJ’s Restaurant (see original post, below), the Greater Kansas City Restaurant Association has organized a one-day, citywide effort for Kansas City restaurants and…
I’m supposing on account of this storm. Reschedule date is May 10 at the Granada – same local openers. Categories: Music
Twitter: Royals Ladies and Gentleman, your 2013 Royals. Close your eyes for a minute. Let the crack of a branch become the crack of a bat. Let sludge-lined streets become the chalk line between home and first. And let that snow stuck to your shovel be the head on a freshly poured stadium beer. The Kansas City Royals tweeted out…
Thorne-Thomsen has plenty to smile about these days. Three Kansas City chefs took their first steps toward immortality earlier this week. The semifinalists for the James Beard Awards were announced Tuesday, and three local chefs are among the nominees for Best Chef: Midwest: Martin Heuser of Affare, Colby Garrelts of Bluestem and Carl Thorne-Thomsen of Story. This marks the first…
Facebook: Free State Now you can say you’re training for the Iron Man. Chuck Magerl could probably use a beer right about now. The founder of the Free State Brewing Co. is in the midst of a whole lot of projects. The new bottling line (which will quadruple Free State’s bottling speed) at the brewery’s production facility is set to…
David Martin Canstructions in past years have included a water-bottle igloo. Warhol may have immortalized Campbell’s soup cans on canvas, but true pop art is on display this week at Ward Parkway Center (8600 Ward Parkway). Canstruction, the annual food drive and design-and-build competition to benefit Harvesters, kicks off today with a build day. Local architects, contractors and artists come…
Kansas City’s food-truck scene has wheeled onto the national landscape. Roaming Hunger, a food-truck locator, launched in KC Wednesday. The site, which allows eaters to find the current locations of trucks as well as book them for catering or events (Roaming Hunger derives its revenue from bookings), represents the fulfillment of a pledge that founder Ross Resnick made to lead…
Flickr: mlinksva Think Missouri could ever just be good at math? It will never be the state slogan, but nobody makes meth like Missouri. The latest numbers have been released by the Drug Enforcement Agency, and the Show Me state continues to show the rest of the nation that its citizens are dedicated to cooking methamphetamine. With 1,825 cook labs…
Today would be better if it were cherry-flavored. Let’s face it, we’re all doing some cooking today. Now whether you’re opening cans and then whipping something up like Sandra Lee or you’re a scratch baker, food is the fuel that will help us shovel and raise our fists to the sky in exasperation. I like to think that we’ll get…
eBay: secondchancestadium This is a true Members Only jacket. Once there was a man who ate only T-bone steaks and walked the same blades of grass as Hank Stram. A man who gave an “atta boy” to Len Dawson and slapped the hindquarters of Warpaint. A man who could handle his whiskey. We know all this because his Size 46…
Bad Truman! This photo of Mizzou mascot Truman the TIger is floating around the Web today. It looks like the big cat is enjoying a hit off a bong in an appropriately trashy college apartment. It has been well-documented over the last year that Truman is not the only person or animal in the school’s athletics department to be fond…
Due to concerns over tomorrow’s impending storm, The Pitch’s Sugar Rush event has been rescheduled for Wednesday, February 27. The ode to sweets (and benefit for Big Brothers Big Sisters) will still be from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Guild (1621 Locust). All purchased tickets will be honored on the new date. Categories: Music Tags: sugar rush, the guild,…
Due to concerns over tomorrow’s impending storm, The Pitch’s Sugar Rush event has been rescheduled for Wednesday, February 27. The ode to sweets (and benefit for Big Brothers Big Sisters) will still be from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Guild (1621 Locust). All purchased tickets will be honored on the new date. Categories: News Tags: sugar rush, the guild,…
Due to concerns over tomorrow’s impending storm, The Pitch’s Sugar Rush event has been rescheduled for Wednesday, February 27. The ode to sweets (and benefit for Big Brothers Big Sisters) will still be from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Guild (1621 Locust). All purchased tickets will be honored on the new date. Categories: Dining, Food & Drink Tags: sugar…
Rye, the second restaurant from Bluestem’s Megan and Colby Garrelts, is an upscale take on Midwestern fare in Mission Farms. Photos by Angela C. Bond.
