Dear World, KC doesn’t have to settle when it comes to dinner

• Owen Morris
• Perhaps we could just solve all this hate with a LaMar’s Cinnamon Twist.

The closest I ever got to being a drummer was being a pseudo-roadie for a roommate in a band, but allow me to start beating the drums in this space. Let me say this as plainly as possible: Kansas City is not a culinary backwater. America, please select another town for comparison with wine country, or any other major metropolitan area, when you need to suggest that even in “x city,” something is possible. In a new Reuters piece discussing her cookbook, The Sonoma Cookbook, nutritionist Connie Guttersen chooses to single out Kansas City.

Q: California is blessed with an incredible array of fresh fruits and vegetables. What about those who are not so fortunate?

A: “I am very conscious of menu development and realize that not everyone has access to the same foods that we do here. “The Sonoma Cookbook” has plenty of recipes that use frozen or canned foods, so that if you’re in say Kansas City, it still isn’t a problem to eat well and healthfully.