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ISSUE: November 1, 2009

Articles about Kansas City

Did You Hear the One about the Texan Who Went to Kansas City to Eat Barbecue? - 5-15-2009

But seriously, y’all, it’s hard to have a food rivalry when you’re busy wiping to-die-for sauce off your chin.

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...told me I really wasn''t in Texas anymore. In Kansas City, with its more than 100 barbecue restaurants --...

...sausage, ham, chicken, and even bologna, but Kansas City boasts more magnanimous menus, replete with all...

...differ radically either. In both Texas and Kansas City, barbecue is smoked over any variety of woods,...

Eating And Drinking With Debbie Gold And Michael Smith - 10-1-2003

No restaurant holds the torch of fine dining higher in America's heartland than Debbie Golds and Michael Smiths freewheeling restaurant, 40 Sardines.

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...you’ve obviously never been to Kansas City. It’s a burgeoning foodie mecca right...

...at three times the national average, the Kansas City metropolitan area is starting to enjoy a...

...get the best gosh-darned barbecue on earth in Kansas City, but foodies don’t live by baby-back...

Man with a Mallet - 7-15-2009

Jerry Stark gave up a perfectly good job to pursue an unlikely dream. The dream has become a reality.

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...working on the General Motors assembly line in Kansas City, Kansas, for four years. The job was not...

...happiness in a typical place. He found it in a Kansas City backyard, at a croquet tournament with 200...

Fair Fight - 9-1-2009

A new book tells the true story of how an ordinary woman broke barriers by becoming one of the first female wrestlers in the country.

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...and worked alongside her mother in a spare Kansas City diner. Burke and her husband soon divorced, but...

...and worked alongside her mother in a spare Kansas City diner. Burke and her husband soon divorced, but...

... met, almost double Burke’s age, and he was using Kansas City as his home base while trying to make a living...

What A Dish! - 7-15-2001

Hotel Dining Goes Decidedly DeluxeToo fatigued to forage outside the hotel? don't sweat it. These three recently opened hotel eateries are both townie meccas and traveler delights.Kansas City: The Oak Room, The Fairmont Kansas City, 401 Ward Pkwy.; (...

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...are both townie meccas and traveler delights. Kansas City: The Oak Room , The Fairmont Kansas City, 401...

...industry might compose wall collages. Kansas City steaks (naturally) center the menu, but Italian...

Tell Us - 1-1-2002

READER'S CHOICE Because You're The Expert "Lovers of fine single malts need not travel to Scotland to enjoy their favorite brew. In Kansas City’s historic Westport district, Harry’s Bar and Tables [816-561-3950] offers a l...

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...to Scotland to enjoy their favorite brew. In Kansas City’s historic Westport district,...

...menu, and speak-easy looks create a unique Kansas City experience. " — Tad DeOrio ,...

Be A Carnivore - 1-15-2006

Prime IdeasRound up your red-meat-loving friends and enjoy these steak tips on your next long winter night. Jenna SchnuerWhat to Cook for Dinner Take the bull by the horns and serve this perfect-for-company steak.>>Beefsteak FiorentinaFrom Je...

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... You can''t talk steak without mentioning Kansas City. Serve up the meaty flavors of the city with ...

...Serve up the meaty flavors of the city with Kansas City''s Cowtown Steak and Grill Seasoning . (And on...

Pigskin Party - 9-1-2007

Five Best Pro[image-article:2]Buffalo: Ralph Wilson Stadium was made for tailgating. Set up the RV two days before kickoff, and revel in the madness that includes ho...

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... Kansas City: The intoxicating aroma of classic Kansas City barbecue permeating through an endless fleet of...

See It - 4-1-2001

KANSAS CITY CULTURE Looking for a good dose of Americana? Check out Winslow Homer and the Critics: Forging a National Art in the 1870s at The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City. More than 50 of Homer’s most famous oil ...

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... the 1870s at The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City. More than 50 of Homer’s most famous...

Menu - 8-1-2002

CHICKEN RUN Anyone who has sat down to a platter of perfectly fried poultry in a homestyle restaurant that carries on the sacred traditions of Southern and Midwestern chicken cookery knows the true meaning of bliss. While the seasoni...

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...E. 85th St.; 816-333-2132), on the outskirts of Kansas City, Missouri. If you’re traveling through...

Restaurants - 2-1-2001

FLAVORFUL FAST FOOD? FINALLY! STEP UP TO THE PLATE AT THESE QUICK CAFES Fast food with a foodie emphasis? What a concept. These eateries dish up quality chow in record time. Fresh ingredients, pleasing presentation, and a lighter-tha...

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...100 outlets including Austin, Kansas City, Phoenix, and San Diego. Burritos and tacos...

Menu - 1-15-2001

HAIL, CAESAR The first of the great American main-course salads — the Caesar — has made a comeback at many of the best upscale restaurants in the U.S. Created by Caesar Cardini at Caesar’s Palace in Tijuana, Mexico, on the hot Fourth...

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...las vegas; (702) 869-2251 grand street cafe , Kansas City, missouri; (816) 561-8000 mythos , universal...

Sports - 1-15-2002

PLAY-BY-PLAY Arguably professional football’s most informative and best-known broadcast duo, Pat Summerall (71) and John Madden (65), are currently in their 21st season together. Summerall, in his 50th year with the NFL, is prepari...

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Sports - 6-1-2002

IN FULL SWING Tom Watson, 52, is back on the Senior PGA Tour after a lucrative 2001 season. The legendary pro racked up 13 starts for the second-straight year (will 2002 be his third?) and finished 17th on the money list by po...

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...these days? TW: Yeah, I still have a home in Kansas City and spend about half the year there. AW: Do...

What’s Cooking? - 9-1-2002

The New and Notable Restaurants from Top U.S. Chefs.

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...New and Notable From Top U.S. Chefs Kansas City, KANSAS: 40 Sardines , 11942 Roe Ave., Overland...

Tell Us - 3-1-2003

READERS CHOICE Because your the expert "If you’re ever in the southern part of Kansas City and you want a meal that will literally stick to your ribs, take the Metcalf exit, south off Interstate 435. KC MASTERPIECE BARBEC...

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...you’re ever in the southern part of Kansas City and you want a meal that will literally stick to...

Eau De Bbq - 7-15-2004

I won't argue if you should claim that the smell of summer is the grassy scent of a freshly mowed lawn. I also won't argue if you say a whiff of swimming pool chlorine best expresses the season. For me, though, the smell of summer is...

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...else, such as North Carolina or Memphis or Kansas City. Politicians have a nice phrase for such people.

The Monthly Mix - 1-1-2006

[dl] Music - A track list for a mix CD that will get you through January, with something old, new, borrowed, and blue.

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...Shangri-Las “The Train from Kansas City” (One Kiss Can Lead to Another: Girl...