Rekindling love in Kansas City

By OWEN MORRIS

Not to steal ideas (OK, this is totally stealing ideas) but over the weekend on Chowhound’s boards, one poster asked the question of where he could rekindle love in the Kansas City area.

Most “romantic” spots focus on making good first impressions — those places that seem to have all the extra props from a Bridget Jones Diary movie and a view to match. That’s all well and good for sweeping a girl off her feet, but do you do after that?

My favorite part of the movie Eternal Sunshine of a Spotless Mind is when Jim Carry’s character talks about “dining dead.” It’s when you’re out with your partner and you’re both tired and everything you’ve had to talk about you already discussed earlier in the week. You end up just eating and mumbling a line here or there and just dining dead.

My suggestions for rekindling romance at a restaurant?