Dear celebrity chefs, how about a restaurant in Kansas City?

If chef Celina Tio’s run on The Next Iron Chef has taught me anything, it’s that Kansas City needs to raise its national profile. And how do you do that? It’s either through homegrown talent or bringing in a high-priced free agent.

Yes, Kansas City, I’m talking about luring in a few celebrity chefs. Because sometimes you have to sell your soul to let people know about the soulful cooking going on in your city.