By CowTown Chow | February 7, 2012 at 8:42 am | No comments
While there has been a move towards the more “open” kitchen in restaurants in the last decade, most diners still have a very limited view of what goes on in the kitchen and the way food is truly handled. Over the last twenty years health codes have got stricter and the...
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By CowTown Chow | January 18, 2012 at 10:14 am | No comments
Anytime you get into a discussion with someone about the best this or a top 5 that, inevitably you have a disagreement over the rankings or qualifications of one of the people, places, or items in your list. Often someone will read one of our Top 10 lists and want to tell me...
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By CowTown Chow | January 16, 2012 at 8:57 am | 4 comments
The 2012 version of Kansas City's Restaurant Week features over 125 restaurants from all over the city. This weekend someone was asking me what restaurants are involved and which ones I'll be hitting up myself. This post is a list of the participating restaurants. Later in...
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By CowTown Chow | January 13, 2012 at 1:09 pm | No comments
Kansas City’s Restaurant Week is Back!
January 20 - 29, 2012
Back for its 3rd, and what promises to be its most successful year yet, Restaurant Week in Kansas City kicks off next week. Featuring 124 restaurants from all corners of town, the 2012 version of Restaurant Week...
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By CowTown Chow | January 9, 2012 at 8:54 pm | No comments
In the not too distant future the Texas-based Bar Louie chain will be opening a second Kansas City location north of the river. Bar Louie north will take over the old O'Dowds Little Dublin location in Zona Rosa.
The Kansas City Star is reporting a projected opening date of...
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By CowTown Chow | January 5, 2012 at 2:45 pm | No comments
A Winter Lunch Surprise in Westport
On an incredible and unseasonably warm early January day, one of my co-workers popped his head into my office and asked if I was in the mood for lunch and a beer. Happy to get out of the office to enjoy a bit of the sun and warmth we...
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