Photos from Paris of the Plains Cocktail Festival – The Farmhouse Dinner
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Paris of the Plains Cocktail Festival – The Farmhouse Dinner
Before guests can drink and dine, toast and taste, before the bartender and chef can demonstrate their skill, before the Paris of the Plains Dinner at The Farmhouse could take place on Tuesday night, August 21, 2012 to highlight a five-course pairing of cocktails and food, local ingredients were gathered and readied. Read More Read More
KC Supper Club Samoan Dinner at The Rieger
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Chef Vito Tovar, The Phoenix
Last week I met Vito Tovar, chef at The Phoenix (302 West 8th Street), a jazz club, restaurant and watering hole in downtown Kansas City. I was working on a KC Originals’ assignment to photograph Tovar’s Champagne fish and chips dish. His recipe and an alternate photo of the dish will be rotated into the featured spot on www.kcoriginals.com in September. [August recipe feature: BBQ Pulled Pork Nachos from Kokopelli Mexican Cantina.] After getting the shot of the... Read More
The Golden Age of Here and There
Tonight I spent more time taking photographs of my dinner preparation than I took eating my meal. On the spur of the moment, I was inspired to grab the camera, take advantage of the late afternoon sunlight, and snap photos of the raw ingredients and prepared dinner of tilapia with lemon, onion and fennel steamed on the grill, grilled baby new potatoes, and a tomato salad with fresh basil and minced garlic. After I ate the meal and quaffed a bottle of Cathedral Square Brewery... Read More
Smoky Stew and Arrogant Beer
Arrogant Beer What happens when arrogance arrives in the Show-Me State? In the case of Arrogant Bastard Ale hailing from Stone Brewing Co. based in San Diego, I decided to see if the attitude lived up to the beer’s haughty characterization. By rights as a state resident, I demand proof and satisfaction (read: Show me!) that a hoppy ale from the West Coast deserves the kind of name reserved for clientele with a mouth fueled by far too many drinks. Further, I needed ample... Read More
Thai Tea’s Sweet Salvation
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 delivers a triple whammy to soothe the weary traveler – an infusion of black tea steeped for strong flavor, ice for simple... Read More
