Fat City tag:blogs.pitch.com,2009:/fatcity/148 2009-11-06T22:13:24Z The Kansas City Food Blog Movable Type Enterprise 4.21-en This week's "Best of Fat City" tag:blogs.pitch.com,2009:/fatcity//148.260062 2009-11-06 16:30:13 2009-11-06 16:13:24 ​It doesn't seem possible that the Monte Cristo sandwich received not one, but two mentions in Fat City this week -- as the subject of this week's Where is it? question and as a menu selec... Charles Ferruzza ​It doesn't seem possible that the Monte Cristo sandwich received not one, but two mentions in Fat City this week -- as the subject of this week's Where is it? question and as a menu selec...

Continue reading "This week's "Best of Fat City"" > ]]> 0 Now you have plans for the weekend tag:blogs.pitch.com,2009:/fatcity//148.259679 2009-11-06 15:00:10 2009-11-06 10:27:31 ​You need plans. Fat City has a recycle bin full of listings. In this post, all our problems are solved.The Hen House Holiday Celebration -- a benefit for Harvesters -- runs from Friday (10 a.m. t... Jonathan Bender ​You need plans. Fat City has a recycle bin full of listings. In this post, all our problems are solved.The Hen House Holiday Celebration -- a benefit for Harvesters -- runs from Friday (10 a.m. t...

Continue reading "Now you have plans for the weekend " > ]]> 0 7-Eleven makes its own wine tag:blogs.pitch.com,2009:/fatcity//148.259683 2009-11-06 14:00:30 2009-11-06 10:27:48 ​America gets blamed for a lot of things, and now we can add to the list 7-Eleven's decision to produce wine. 7-Eleven and 7-Eleven Japan will stock stores with Yosemite Road Chardonnay and Carber... Jonathan Bender ​America gets blamed for a lot of things, and now we can add to the list 7-Eleven's decision to produce wine. 7-Eleven and 7-Eleven Japan will stock stores with Yosemite Road Chardonnay and Carber...

Continue reading "7-Eleven makes its own wine " > ]]> 0 Are processed foods just sad sandwiches? tag:blogs.pitch.com,2009:/fatcity//148.259681 2009-11-06 12:30:50 2009-11-06 10:28:08 ​Everyone has a moment when they grab a meal from the freezer or stare at that half-eaten package of hot dogs and think -- am I really going to eat this? According to the BBC, a new study suggests... Jonathan Bender ​Everyone has a moment when they grab a meal from the freezer or stare at that half-eaten package of hot dogs and think -- am I really going to eat this? According to the BBC, a new study suggests...

Continue reading "Are processed foods just sad sandwiches? " > ]]> 0 Burger truisms tag:blogs.pitch.com,2009:/fatcity//148.259680 2009-11-06 11:15:55 2009-11-06 10:27:06 ​The rules for burgers haven't been established, because the burger sits at the uneasy intersection of gourmet food and fast food, and we keep changing the definition of a burger. The veggie burge... Jonathan Bender ​The rules for burgers haven't been established, because the burger sits at the uneasy intersection of gourmet food and fast food, and we keep changing the definition of a burger. The veggie burge...

Continue reading "Burger truisms " > ]]> 0 Back in the kitchen: Max Chao tag:blogs.pitch.com,2009:/fatcity//148.259837 2009-11-06 10:28:25 2009-11-06 10:28:29 ​Last year, Max Chao was working as general manager for the newly opened Masalas Authentic Indian Diner at 91st and Metcalf in Overland Park. Masalas had opened in the spot where Chao had,... Charles Ferruzza ​Last year, Max Chao was working as general manager for the newly opened Masalas Authentic Indian Diner at 91st and Metcalf in Overland Park. Masalas had opened in the spot where Chao had,...

Continue reading "Back in the kitchen: Max Chao" > ]]> 0 An etiquette guide for servers: Redux tag:blogs.pitch.com,2009:/fatcity//148.259686 2009-11-06 09:45:51 2009-11-06 07:12:12 ​The New York Times blog You're The Boss is back with the second half of its "100 things a restaurant staffer should never do." And although author Bruce Buschel suggests that these are merely gui... Jonathan Bender ​The New York Times blog You're The Boss is back with the second half of its "100 things a restaurant staffer should never do." And although author Bruce Buschel suggests that these are merely gui...

Continue reading "An etiquette guide for servers: Redux " > ]]> 0 Ex-employees charged with poisoning salsa at Mi Ranchito tag:blogs.pitch.com,2009:/fatcity//148.259849 2009-11-06 09:28:02 2009-11-06 09:36:10 Justin Kendall has the story of two former employees accused of poisoning the salsa at Mi Ranchito in Lenexa over on the Plog. Husband-and-wife duo Arnoldo Bazan, 30, and Yini De La Torre, 19, are... Jonathan Bender Justin Kendall has the story of two former employees accused of poisoning the salsa at Mi Ranchito in Lenexa over on the Plog. Husband-and-wife duo Arnoldo Bazan, 30, and Yini De La Torre, 19, are...

Continue reading "Ex-employees charged with poisoning salsa at Mi Ranchito" > ]]> 0 Breakfast Buffet: Friday, November 6 tag:blogs.pitch.com,2009:/fatcity//148.259657 2009-11-06 09:02:29 2009-11-06 07:04:07 Stopping in at Los Corrals brings praise for the tacos and a solid Indiana Jones joke. [Lunch Blog KC]A photo tour and recap of the Trappist Beer Dinner at McCoy's Public House. [McCoy's via JJS ... Jonathan Bender Stopping in at Los Corrals brings praise for the tacos and a solid Indiana Jones joke. [Lunch Blog KC]A photo tour and recap of the Trappist Beer Dinner at McCoy's Public House. [McCoy's via JJS ...

Continue reading "Breakfast Buffet: Friday, November 6" > ]]> 0 It's the ice that makes the drink tag:blogs.pitch.com,2009:/fatcity//148.258980 2009-11-05 16:30:22 2009-11-05 11:11:34 ​I never knew how much ice could matter until I was given the choice of crushed or cubed. After that, my eyes were opened to the possibility that the solid in my drink mattered as much as the liqu... Jonathan Bender ​I never knew how much ice could matter until I was given the choice of crushed or cubed. After that, my eyes were opened to the possibility that the solid in my drink mattered as much as the liqu...

Continue reading "It's the ice that makes the drink " > ]]> 0 Restaurant folks always band together tag:blogs.pitch.com,2009:/fatcity//148.259369 2009-11-05 14:45:54 2009-11-05 16:59:17 ​Back in the early 1980s, Tom Damico was a waiter, serving crepes at the old Magic Pan restaurant in Seville Square on the Country Club Plaza. One of his Magic Pan co-workers, Sherri Blade... Charles Ferruzza ​Back in the early 1980s, Tom Damico was a waiter, serving crepes at the old Magic Pan restaurant in Seville Square on the Country Club Plaza. One of his Magic Pan co-workers, Sherri Blade...

Continue reading "Restaurant folks always band together" > ]]> 1 http://blogs.pitch.com/fatcity/fatcitytinycrepe.jpg Top 10 soups in Kansas City tag:blogs.pitch.com,2009:/fatcity//148.258977 2009-11-05 14:01:49 2009-11-05 17:03:50 ​Soup is the ultimate comfort food in winter. There's something about a warm bowl and cold weather that just feels right. Perhaps it stretches back to the days when Julia Child used to make p... Jonathan Bender ​Soup is the ultimate comfort food in winter. There's something about a warm bowl and cold weather that just feels right. Perhaps it stretches back to the days when Julia Child used to make p...

Continue reading "Top 10 soups in Kansas City " > ]]> 1 http://blogs.pitch.com/fatcity/fatcitytinysoup.jpg Where is it? It's here! tag:blogs.pitch.com,2009:/fatcity//148.259372 2009-11-05 12:45:09 2009-11-05 11:10:05 ​Earlier this week, in honor of National Sandwich Day, we asked where one could find the tasty Monte Cristo sandwich pictured above. All the guesses were correct -- it's the sandwich at the ne... Charles Ferruzza ​Earlier this week, in honor of National Sandwich Day, we asked where one could find the tasty Monte Cristo sandwich pictured above. All the guesses were correct -- it's the sandwich at the ne...

Continue reading "Where is it? It's here!" > ]]> 0 Mix it up at Anthony's on November 18 tag:blogs.pitch.com,2009:/fatcity//148.259358 2009-11-05 12:05:27 2009-11-05 11:09:06 ... Charles Ferruzza   ​Anthony Spino III, who with his brother Vito runs the family's Italian restaurant, Anthony's, at 701 Grand, has a deal for you this month: Bring twenty bucks and a packaged mix...

Continue reading "Mix it up at Anthony's on November 18" > ]]> 0 End a food fight with this marshmallow gun tag:blogs.pitch.com,2009:/fatcity//148.258984 2009-11-05 11:15:58 2009-11-05 07:01:47 ​It's nice to see that mankind has begun using technology for critical purposes, like finally improving on the marshmallow gun. For too long we've been stuck with the homemade version, hastily con... Jonathan Bender ​It's nice to see that mankind has begun using technology for critical purposes, like finally improving on the marshmallow gun. For too long we've been stuck with the homemade version, hastily con...

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