If you want perfectly nice Italian food that’s served Kansas City for decades, whose ongoing existence attests to some baseline level of quality and popular approval, and where you might find a massive table of homecoming attendees or the Ruby Tuesday’s crowd on a nice night out, Garozzo’s and Lidia’s are great options. You’ll enjoy …
Bella Napoli – Mixing Subtlety with Big Flavors for Italian in Brookside Read More »
Minsky’s is a popular “gourmet” pizza chain in Kansas City. There are nearly 20 locations. Many, many people here love Minsky’s Pizza. They love the pizza itself, they love the dining experience, but more than anything, they love the idea of calling a pizza “gourmet,” and then consuming that pizza, because it is topped with …
If you want great tacos in Kansas City (authentic, soul-melting tacos), you drive to KCK (Kansas Ave. and adjacent). If you want pretty-nice-to-very-good tacos in Kansas City, your options expand considerably. Congratulations! You can probably eat pretty nice or very good tacos tonight, and only drive 10 minutes to do so! If Taco Republic (next …
Taco Naco – A Very Nice Place for Tacos (If You Aren’t Driving to KCK) Read More »
Over the past few decades, culinary expectations and offerings in America’s midsized cities, particularly in the Midwest, have utterly transformed. The popularity and visibility of celebrity chef culture and global cuisine, popularized by food and travel television and competition cooking, and driven by the demands of a more well-traveled base of potential restaurant patrons and …
Clay & Fire – An Emblem of Kansas City’s (and the Midwest’s) Culinary Transformation Read More »