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On Stalking and Small Plates

Here’s a tip: If you’ve ever considered stalking me, you have a really good chance of finding me at the Thai Place in Westport on a Monday night. That’s when the Thai place (so cleverly named for what we would have called it in the early 90s, anyway) serves up a menu of about 10 [...]

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Pad Thai Tuesday (And Wednesday)

First things first: I did not take the above picture of Pad Thai on Tuesday night; Jeff took it when we ate at the original Thai Place with Charles Ferruzza after we recorded our podcast with him. I did, however, take this one at the Westport Thai Place on Tuesday night: Now you can see [...]

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I Beat Jeff to Posting About Our Pad Thai (Even Though This Isn’t Really About Pad Thai)

The fabulous Pitch restaurant writer Charles Ferruzza and I have been trying to do a dinner date at ABC Cafe for months; neither of us have been and it’s supposed to be the most authentic Chinese restaurant in the Kansas City metro area. Unfortunately, life has gotten in the way. There was a death, too [...]

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Put It In My Mouth: The Boot’s No. 4

I promise I put more than booze in my mouth. Remember when I ate, like, 75 of SPIN!’s #19 pizza? Maybe I just like to consume things that are named numbers. Anyway, I found a new cocktail last night that you must go put in your mouth. Immediately. It’s at The Boot on Westport Road, [...]

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An Open Letter to Californos

Dear Californos, I’m sorry I’ve lived in Kansas City for three years and never visited you because I assumed you were merely a moderately-priced wedding venue and a restaurant with a not-very-defined menu that was frequented only by newly-engaged couples and middle-age gay men. The thing is, you are a moderately-priced wedding venue, and your [...]

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