Chefs take centerstage

We might not have Miley Cyrus, but Kansas City is going to get a Guy Fieri show. The nickname-labeling, punky-haired host of the Food Network’s Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives plays the Midland Theater on December 7.

The Guy Fieri Roadshow with Australian flair bartender Hayden Wood (despite what you’re thinking this is not The Thunder From Down Under) is described as “food, rock n’ roll, and everything they won’t let me do on TV.”  As to what that entails, you’ll have to pay Ticketmaster $35.25 (before convenience fees) to find out.

Fat City was there last year when chef Anthony Bourdain (host of the Travel Channel’s No Reservations) came to town for a talk at the Midland and had a revealing session with the media at the Bristol the night before. Bourdain candidly explained why this arrangement can be lucrative for chefs and can provide the stability that’s often missing in the grind-it-out existence of restaurants.