Dear Josh Ozersky, KC is ready for Meatopia

• Flickr: Kowarski
• These steaks should be cooked on the shores of KC.

We’ve been attempting to soften our edges the past few years in Kansas City, peeling away the crackly bark of barbecue to prove that we are not all meat-inhaling machines. But in the wake of this past weekend’s Meatopia 2012 — the New York celebration of all things carnivore organized by writer Josh Ozersky [read this description and look at these photos] — I’m inclined to lobby that this carnivore head west for our dry rubbed shores.

And so, here are some facts you may not know about Kansas City, Mr. Ozersky (@ozerskytv), to make you understand why we’d be a perfect place to launch a satellite version of your love letter to meat.