For anyone who enjoys drinking irresponsibly, the Beefeater MIXLDN Regional Heat Bartending Competition went down last night at Affäre, and it was a doozy. Seven local bartenders lined up their original cocktails for a panel of three judges: United States Bartender’s Guild – Kansas City President Berto Santoro, chef-owner of Happy Gillis Josh Eans and yours truly. Now, obviously this…
Swiftkey, a smart keyboard app that, according to its iTunes product description, “learns your writing style to give you super-accurate autocorrect and intelligent next-word prediction, reducing keystrokes and getting smarter over time,” recently analyzed over 1 billion emoji users sent through its app. Today, it released a state-by-state report on which states use which emoji more than others. A few…
The collective Missouri General Assembly is known for a lot of things. Self-awareness is not one of them. As Missouri lawmakers consider ways to prevent intern harassment, a few members have legislative intern attire on their minds. Missouri legislators have started drafting a policy governing legislative internships in the midst of a year when two leading elected officials, John Diehl…
On Tuesday, Port Fonda debuted a bunch of new menu items — including several cocktails. On a recent stop in, I diligently decided to sample a couple of them. The Cafe Port Fonda caught my eye in particular, listed as a combination of Del Maguey Vida Mezcal, horchata, Cafe Patron XO and cold-brewed Broadway Roasting coffee; that recipe sounded intriguing,…
Last fall, Kansas City Art Institute grads Cambria Potter and Hannah Lodwick purchased two shipping containers and had them hauled to a parking lot at 1628 Wyoming, across from the American Royal in the West Bottoms. (Bill Haw Jr., of art gallery Haw Contemporary, owns the lot.) They’ve spent the last year navigating the city’s permitting process and converting the…
When the soccer-loving Tilford brothers, chef Jason and businessman Adam — successful restaurant operators in St. Louis — were in Kansas City last year for a Sporting Kansas City game, they took a spin through the Crossroads Arts District. The burgeoning East Crossroads neighborhood, fast becoming a mecca for local breweries, caught their eye. Now the Tilfords are negotiating a…
Park Hill and Blue Springs were among Missouri’s best-performing school districts while Kansas City Public Schools and Hickman Mills lagged far behind state averages, according to new proficiency data released on Monday. The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education released individual school-district scores under the Missouri Assessment Program, which tests third- through eighth-grade students in English, math, science and…
The Royals won in spectacular fashion last night, besting the Angels 4-3 in extra innings after a walk-off RBI single from Kendrys Morales. Preceding that high drama was a contest of lesser stakes: the pre-fifth-inning Hot Dog Race, where Ketchup, Mustard and Relish compete for glory. As you will see by watching the following Twitter video (courtesy of Lance Huebner),…
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Most exciting and funny hot dog race ever. #Royals pic.twitter.com/RiuKtjXgxK— lancehuebner (@missourihawkeye) August 17, 2015
Stevie Wonder — the man who gave us “Signed, Sealed, Delivered, I’m Yours” and “Isn’t She Lovely,” who has collected a staggering 25 Grammy Awards — is on tour this fall. Friday, October 23, he stops at the Sprint Center. Wonder will be performing his classic 1976 album, Songs in the Key of Life, in its entirety (plus a few extra goodies…
Miguel with Dorothy The Midland Sunday, August 16 Miguel had a couple of things on his mind at the Midland last night. No. 1: Sex (he’s for it). No. 2: Being true to yourself. The latter is what he says is the message of Wildheart, his excellent new album. And “Wildhearts” is also how he referred to the members of…
Today’s New Music Monday comes with a bonus tidbit: A brand-new signing to local record label High Dive Records. The Conquerors are the newest addition to busy local label High Dive Records, which announced the signing of the Kansas City rock band late last week. It’s about time Rory Cameron and company had official representation — the band certainly deserves…
The sign is up, the tiny kitchen is operational, and the TV monitors are all tuned to sports stations: Woody’s Classic Sports Pub at 3740 Broadway, the latest food-and-drink establishment created by the owners of the local Hamburger Mary’s franchise — Jeff Edmondson and Dr. Eric Christensen — is open. The tiny sports saloon — it seats fewer than 50…
Artego Pizza was open again over the weekend, and operator Joe Perez says it was business as usual. Perez, a former Kansas City Chiefs player and co-owner of the beleaguered Artego Pizza at 900 West 39th Street, sat at the bar of the seven-month-old pizzeria Saturday night while his employees stacked chairs on tables. After a somewhat busy Saturday, Perez…
So You Bonus Single EP (UniGlobe 2015) by David George & A Crooked Mile
Gillian Welch and Dave Rawlings Folly Theater, Kansas City Friday, August 14 The stage set for Gillian Welch and Dave Rawlings at the Folly last night could not have been more simple: Two mics and a black-draped table with two pint glasses of water and a tiny file cabinet. No matter. The centerpieces of the night were, of course,…
North Kansas City already has a terrific bakery (Le Monde), a classic sports bar (Chappell’s Restaurant & Sports Museum) and a first-rate pizzeria (Kelso’s Northtown). In June, a very good Asian restaurant — serving the cuisines of Thailand, Vietnam and China — opened in a strip shopping center at 2417 Burlington. It has a catchy name, too: Spices. Local restaurateurs…
My Morning Jacket Starlight Theater Thursday, August 13 Let me get this out of the way: Before attending My Morning Jacket’s concert at Starlight last night, I was skeptical at best. This is a band whose recorded output I find absolutely soporific. But, after nearly a decade of friends insisting that I couldn’t possibly understand or enjoy My Morning Jacket…
In 1968, the United States was at war with the Viet Cong — and with itself. That year’s assassinations of Sen. Robert Kennedy and the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. raised the stakes of the coming presidential election. And the party conventions ahead of the November contest set fire to already frayed tensions. During the latter — the Republican National…
The Country Club Plaza is already home to two chain seafood restaurants: McCormick & Schmick’s and, more recently, Jax Fish House & Oyster Bar, which is less than a year old. Is another national chain angling for a Plaza location? One of the worst-kept restaurant secrets in the city is that Florida-based Darden Restaurants — which already operates the Capital…
