Pete Dulin

Author: Pete Dulin

  • The Global Orphan Project

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    Cover Story: Mike & Beth Fox Uplifting Spirits: The Global Orphan Project Home in the Northland Magazine, December 2011/January 2012 Words: Pete Dulin | Photos: Contributed by The Global Orphan Project Sometimes, the basic needs of people separated by time, geography, and resources converge in a remarkable fashion. The story of the Global Orphan Project,…

  • Shang Tea

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    Zehua Shang, owner of Shang Tea located in Crown Center. He’s inhaling the aroma of fresh steeped white tea. Shang’s line of organic white teas originate from his tea fields in Fujian Province, China. While researching an upcoming story, I spent an afternoon with him talking about tea and drinking many cups of his special…

  • Bonjwing Lee, co-author of bluestem, the cookbook

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    Food writer (Ulterior Epicure) and photographer Bonjwing Lee co-authored bluestem, the cookbook, with bluestem restaurant co-owners and chefs Colby and Megan Garrelts. The cookbook, published by Andrews McMeel, will be released in November 2011. Below, Lee answers questions about the development of the cookbook and his role. After the interview, look for information on upcoming…

  • RIP John McClure

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    News broke today that Executive Chef John McClure, owner of Starker’s Restaurant, passed away. While few details are available at this moment, many people throughout Kansas City are expressing their love, sadness, shock, disbelief and grief via Facebook. This loss hurts a lot because John was loved by so many. He had a big heart…

  • TeamSmile

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    Cover Story: Kids Win With Teamsmile Words: Pete Dulin | Photos: Brad Austin Cars are pulling into Lot J at Kauffman Stadium on a humid summer morning. Fans are not gathering early to tailgate before a big Royals game nor are they heading to the stadium seats. Today the action is taking place at the…

  • Thai Tea’s Sweet Salvation

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    The unrelenting heat of the sun in Thailand takes its toll during late mornings and afternoons. Sunlight casts its brilliant glare and heightens the crisp colors of busy Bangkok streets. Spotting an iced tea vendor’s booth offers sweet salvation among the throngs of shoppers and fragrant food stands lining the open-air markets. Thai-style iced tea…

  • Pilgrimage

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        Written November 2000. I did not want to spend Thanksgiving alone this year. My family lived in Kansas City and would enjoy Thai food and turkey without me for the first time in over thirty years. I had decided to remain in New England during my graduate school break since I planned on…

  • Mother’s Day: Imprints Far East and Midwest

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      A photograph of my mom not too long after she moved to the Kansas City area from Thailand. After my dad completed his tour of duty in the Army, the newlyweds moved to the States and lived in the basement of his parent’s house until they got established. I don’t remember the dog, most…

  • Kansas City’s Food Deserts

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    In many places throughout the United States, it is more difficult to buy an apple than french fries if you live in a “food desert.” Several counties in the greater Kansas City are home to such food deserts. Huge swaths of the U.S. population have little access to affordable and nutritious food. A new online…

  • Asian Market Excursion in Kansas City

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    The spicy bite of red curry paste, the taste of sweet roasted coconut juice, the fragrant licorice scent of Thai basil, these ingredients draw me out of winter’s clutch, away from a snowy suburb in south Kansas City to Thailand. I don’t board a plane for my getaway. Instead, I navigate icy roads to Kim…