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Stationary Dining Cars, Vineyards and Low-Fat Cheese Dip - The Kansas City Star in 60 Seconds

Posted Nov 17th 2009 12:00PM by Emily Farris
Filed under: Midwest Cities, In Sixty Seconds

Blue Cheese. Photo: dewet, Flickr.

Science claims that men really can drink women under the table.
An elderly couple commemorates Veteran's Day with homemade Danish Peppernuts.
At Parkville's Iron Horse your seating options are "car" or "caboose."
A roundup of festive, locally made foods, including some non-perishables.
A blue cheese dip made with turkey bacon, skim cheese and non-fat milk is not so bad for you.
A Missouri winemaker attempts Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot and Mourvedre, all on his 10-acre vineyard.
Students of the Broodmoor Bistro host a James Beard Night.

What's On Tap, Kansas City - Grinders

Posted Oct 15th 2009 3:00PM by Mike Pomranz
Filed under: Beer, Midwest Cities, Lists, What's On Tap?

Photo: www.grinderspizza.com.

A weekly look at the draft selection in beer-friendly bars across the country.

Laying claim to land in both Missouri and Kansas, Kansas City might conjure up thoughts of boring grasslands or Midwestern conservatism. But with nearly a half million residents in the Missouri side's city limits alone (making it the Show Me State's largest city), Kansas City is certainly more metropolis than cornfield. And at Grinders, patrons can expect a less-than-conservative draft selection and some not-so-Midwestern fare.

Just under five years ago, Grinders opened with the plan to offer residents of KC a restaurant/bar with an East coast flair. Both owners were from Pennsylvania (one from Philadelphia, one from Pittsburgh) and they planned to serve up cheesesteaks and New York-style pizza.

"We wanted a place that would be friendly to everybody that came in," says owner Anton Kotar. "No class barriers." Even money wasn't an obstacle: "If we could just make it break even, we'd be happy."

Kotar and his partner had never run a restaurant. "He's an artist by trade and I'm a contractor," Kotar admits, retelling the story of their troublesome first few months. But from the brink of going out of business, they turned Grinders into one of Kansas City's most popular destinations.

Read more about Grinders and see the current draft list after the jump...

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A Ride in the Burgermobile of Kansas City

Posted Jun 23rd 2009 3:00PM by Emily Farris
Filed under: Restaurants, Midwest Cities, Sandwiches

The Westport Flea Market's Burgermobile. Photo: Emily Farris

"Hey, that's a nice truck!" a young boy yelled at Joe Zwillenberg as he tried to park his Burgermobile at a dog show last weekend. "Where'd you get it?"

Zwillenberg didn't hear the boy. He was too busy concentrating on parking the thing. "I gotta be careful," he said. "I don't wanna scrape the bun."

Well, kid, if you're reading this, the Burgermobile is from New York City. When visiting the Big Apple in April, Zwillenberg -- the owner of Kansas City, Mo.'s Westport Flea Market Bar and Grill -- met artist Matt Targon, who specializes in promotional vehicles. While discussing Zwillenberg's business, Targon declared he'd always wanted to make a burger car. After a little negotiating, Targon told Zwillenberg, "I'm going to make you the best hamburger vehicle ever."

As far as K.C. residents are concerned, mission accomplished. Since arriving in the city's Westport neighborhood earlier this month, the Burgermobile has captured the attention of nearly every passerby, as well as their cameras. It's exactly what Zwillenberg had in mind.

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'Fresh' - New Documentary Investigates Factory Farming

Posted Jun 2nd 2009 4:00PM by Emily Farris
Filed under: Farming, Trends, Food News

Sunday afternoon, midwesterners packed a small independent movie theater in Kansas City, Mo., for a screening of the new documentary "Fresh," which takes a close and at times disturbing look at factory farming in the United States. Along with its director, Ana Sofia Joanes, "Fresh" (click the trailer above) is wending its way across the country in the hopes, Joanes said at a panel discussion between two sold-out screenings, of "changing the misconception that we need the industrial food system." This isn't the first new anti-Big Farming flick to hit the silver screen, so we're calling a trend.

"Fresh" follows the lives of four farm families, including a Missouri hog farmer who exterminated his industrial stock after being gored by one of his hogs and doctors found that he was resistant to most antibiotics. Michael Pollan and John E. Ikerd, Professor Emeritus of Agricultural Economics at the University of Missouri, make cameos as talking heads.

The real star, however, may be the swoon-worthy (if you like the rugged type) sustainable Virginia farmer Joel Salatin, who has the vocabulary of a professor and no shame about embracing "the chickenness" of his hens when greeting them with a "Good morning, girls!" each day.

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Aquaculture, Teacher-Cooks and Chardonnay - The Kansas City Star in 60 Seconds

Posted Apr 21st 2009 12:00PM by Monika Bartyzel
Filed under: In Sixty Seconds

For those looking to dodge the Hamburger Helper, the Star offers up a super-adaptable one-skillet Italian meal full of ground round and veggies.
An interview with Erma Peterson, a teacher turned cookbook writer, featuring the tastes of Kansas City -- and her Low-Fat Chocolate Raspberry Cake recipe, to boot!
A two-sentence ode to Domaine Chazelles Vire Clesse 2007, a clean and lemony Chardonnay.
A lesson in aquaculture: Why we need to eat fish, how we can get it safely, the best farmed seafood and a recipe for Catfish Tacos with Red Chili Salsa.
Partying on a budget: Why at-home entertaining is good in this economy, and how to do it right.
A 7-day menu planner, starting with lamb chops and Pumpkin Pie Mousse with Toasted Pecans (including a recipe).
Online nutrition tools have now extended beyond calories and fat, with additional perks like listing specific nutrients, the "fullness factor" and glycemic impact.

Cooking Light's 20 Best Cities in the US

Posted Jan 4th 2007 2:40PM by Nicole Weston
Filed under: Magazines, Lists, America, Health & Medical

The newest issue of Cooking Light, which is their 20th anniversary issue, has the magazine's choices for the top 20 cities in the US, based on 15 criteria that they feel embody their "Eat Smart, Be Fit, and Live Well" philosophy. They looked at fitness, health and exercise data from the Centers for Disease Control, the number of parks and recreation areas (and how often they're used) from the Trust for Public Land, restaurant ratings from the Zagat Survey and James Beard Foundation, and the USDA's farmers markets listings. Everything was evened out on a per capita basis and the cities with the most of everything made the top cut.

One of the top ten cities will be featured each month in the magazine this year, so readers will have access to information about all the things that got the city their ranking.

1. Seattle, WA
2. Portland, Ore.
3. Washington, D.C.
4. Minneapolis, MN
5. San Francisco, CA
6. Boston, MA
7. Denver, CO
8. Milwaukee, WI
9. Philadelphia, PA
10. Tucson, AZ

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Stationary Dining Cars, Vineyards and Low-Fat Cheese Dip - The Kansas City Star in 60 Seconds

What's On Tap, Kansas City - Grinders

A Ride in the Burgermobile of Kansas City

'Fresh' - New Documentary Investigates Factory Farming

Aquaculture, Teacher-Cooks and Chardonnay - The Kansas City Star in 60 Seconds

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