Kansas City Food Blog

Five Guys Burgers and Fries, a Chinese supermarket and a chili cook-off -- sounds like a normal week in Kansas City. [She Eats]

Christopher's Elbow's guilty pleasure? He's mortal like the rest of us: chicken wings at the Peanut. [Christopher Elbow]

A review of Southwest Airlines' coffee while in-flight -- perhaps a first in coffee tasting? [Coffee Cup News]

If you're one of the legions waiting for Trader Joe's to bestow a store on Kansas City, a new service that delivers groceries from St. Louis should help tide you over. [KC Grocery Service]

A guide to pairing wines with Thanksgiving courses, meats, and flavors. [Around the Block]

An influx of chains has one blogger feeling nostalgic for the smaller establishments that used to be on the Plaza. [Gone Mild]

A look at the making of Fennville, Michigan's Palazzolo gelatto, which is stocked by Spin Pizza. [Wood TV8]

Suddenly everybody wants delicious Cadbury creme eggs, while the business world speculates on rumors that Hersheys and Ferrero SpA are mulling potential bids for Cadbury Plc. [Bloomberg]

Let the breakfast wars begin -- a look at the craziness around the new Dunkin' Donuts in Overland Park while Grimace is busy working the corner. [Hot Blog on a Stick]

A trip back in time to the simpler days of cherry torte for dessert. [Average Jane]

The latest trend in gin is cold distillation -- let's hope the new campaign for Oxley Gin proves to be better than the concept of frost-brewed. [Alcademics]

Baker Craig Thompson, who got his start at Cafe Sebastienne, is profiled by The New York Times -- let us all be glad about the local pastry chef made good. [The New York Times' The Moment]

A day of home brewing focuses on British style beers. [KC Hop Head]

It's the right time of year for a fire and that means one thing: S'mores Bars. [Cooking With Carrie]

A look at the craft beer movement in Britain, as the battle for best lager heats up. [The Guardian]

Have you tried to buy Eggo waffles but the store has been sold out? A flood at the company's plant in Atlanta, Georgia, is responsible for the waffle shortage. [Bloomberg]

A great round-up of beers on tap around Kansas City, including a few coffee-inspired brews. [The Wort Hog Beer Blog]

A long list of exactly what to do after you buy the great pumpkin and want to use something besides the seeds. [Everything Begins With an E]

The FDA might decide that you should stop sending your body mixed messages; it's considering a ban on caffeinated alcoholic drinks. [The Business Journal of Milwaukee]

A how-to on the process for turning your cheap vodka into drinkable (and sometimes outstanding) vodka through the use of charcoal filters. [Lifehacker]

A one-gallon home brew kit is the perfect starter set -- and it's now available online. [A Beer Sort of Blog]

Amid the health care debate, a potential cure-all has been forgotten: Chicken Noodle Soup. [Blog Well Done]

In the argument over whether to crate piglets, a Missouri pig farmer stands on the side of protecting profits and piglets from being crushed by their mothers. [Freakonomics]

With hunting season kicking off this weekend in Missouri and Governor Jay Nixon's plans to bag a deer to contribute to Share the Harvest, here's the word from a meat processor in Columbia on how to make sure deer meat can be donated to the Missouri Central Food Bank. [The Columbia Missourian]

A bowl of stout and frozen yogurt somehow doesn't add up to a beer float -- adjust your dessert plans accordingly. [KC Hop Head]

A tutorial on how to make Yorkshire pudding -- the traditional English accompaniment to a roast. [She Eats]

A bacon-inspired manicure that makes biting your fingernails seem eminently reasonable. [The Daily Nail]

The history of the Sidecar -- a forgotten, classic cocktail that could help bring cognac back. [BlogCritics Tastes]

A guide to homemade jalapeno poppers, and most importantly, some advice on what not to do. [Plaza Jen]

Upcoming seasonal beers from Sierra Nevada, and which ones constitute a proper session beer. [Bad Ben's Brewing Blog]

It's a big day for those of you who take cooking advice from former figure skaters. What Would Brian Boitano Make? is coming back for a second season on the Food Network. [Eat Me Daily]

Dining out can be like a game of memory -- do you trust your server if he or she isn't carrying a notepad to write down your order? [Slashfood]

A recap of the Hen House Holiday Celebration and Chef Michael Smith's winning dish in the Local Chef Challenge. [Blog Well Done]

It will make you want breakfast and lunch all at the same time, but here's a photo of Shatto cheese being aged in Roasterie coffee grinds. [Bean Baron]

A Seattle television station puts Campbell's claim to put 32 feet of noodles inside each can of chicken noodle soup to the test on a football field. [King 5]

It's annoying when a company makes the decision to offer you less product for the same amount of money. Apparently the latest marketing ploy for Jif peanut butter is that it's still the same size. [Consumerist]

The documentary Food Fight screens Thursday in Lawrence and Friday at Johnson County Community College in Overland Park. [Kansas City Food Circle Blog].

Some of the best falafel in town might be at the Olive Cafe. [Kansas City Lunch Spots]

Recreations of the world's finest masterpieces with an unconventional paint: espresso. [Artsy Spot]

David Chang and Peter Meehan write about their travels in the week after the release of their cookbook, Momofuku. [GQ]

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 in KCK]

This list of 25 fast-food toy offerings is a nice way to remember when you bought the food in order to get the toys. [Screen Junkies]

Food Inc., the documentary about the industrialization of food in America, is now out on DVD. Don't eat popcorn while you watch this. In fact, don't eat anything. [Pop Watch]

An off night at Grinder's leads one blogger to wish for the good old days of friendly service and an inspiring beer list. [Food, K.C., and Other Things]

A taste of Boulevard's newest Smokestack series entry -- Harvest Dance Wheat Wine Style Ale -- suggests that a 9 percent beer can be light. [By The Pint]

If you've ever had a bottle of wine but no opener, apparently you can use your shoe to uncork it. [Boing Boing]

A lesson in irony: A man in Oxford, Ohio, was arrested on suspicion of driving drunk while still wearing his Halloween costume -- he was dressed as a breathalyzer test. [Columbus NBC4i]

An ode to the Kansas City restaurants that are no longer here, with a special place reserved for the biscuits and gravy at Leonard's. [Gone Mild]

Meanwhile, Happy in Bag feels that Anthony's Restaurant & Lounge has been comfortably the same for the past two decades. [Happy In Bag]

In this video battle between forklift and vodka bottles, the machine wins -- and nearly $250,000 worth of vodka is destroyed. [Gizmodo]

Get ready for a rumble reminiscent of craft beers versus large-scale breweries, as Illy Cafe SpA plans to use exclusive contracts with independent coffee shops to go after Starbucks' market share in the United States. [The Wall Street Journal]

Drinks and a bite at Sullivan's Steakhouse results in high praise for the blue cheese dip and a Saved By The Bell reference.  [Lunch Blog KC]

A stop at On The Rise Bakery in Osage Beach, Missouri, shows some tasty-looking beignets with a raspberry melba sauce. [52 Donuts]

The newly re-opened Absolute Icebar in Stockholm, Sweden: a gimmick that's worth experiencing once in your life. [NotCot]

Here's a recipe for creamed corn, the kind that is the highlight of any picnic or fall meal. [Ezra Pound Cake]

Swagger is now serving Magic Hat -- a Vermont beer that all Missourians should get to know. [The Wort Hog Beer Blog]

A recap of the Wagyu and Malbec event at the Benton's Steak and Chop House and a word on pairing meat and wine. [The Making of a Foodie]

Forget gingerbread houses. The future is the Ritter Sport chocolate bar house, as evidenced by this video of LEGO Certified Professional Nathan Sawaya building with candy bars instead of the toy bricks he usually uses for sculptures. [Serious Eats]

This question-and-answer session with an alleged McDonald's executive covers everything from Super Size Me to how to game the menu. [Reddit]

A collection of the worst restaurant Web sites in the city, with explanations of why they made the list. [KC Lunch Spots]
 
We've got a few more holidays left until Christmas, but you can already get peppermint ice cream in the grocery store. [Around the Block]

You think the last time your knife slipped in the kitchen was scary? This collection of kitchen injuries from chefs in New York City is ghoulish. [MetroMix]

Get ready for Jelly Belly flavored sodas. Because the last time you had a Coke, I know you were wishing it was as sweet as a jelly bean. [Bev Net]

A night at Barley's Beer School learning about Orval beer from brewer Jean-Marie Rock and Boulevard brewer Steven Pauwels. [KC Beer Blog]

Everyone has a "secret snack of shame," and food bloggers can come up with some pretty bizarre combinations. [Simmer Till Done]

If you're looking for a disgusting, but possibly delicious, meat-based recreation of a human hand, here's meatloaf like you've never seen it. [Not Martha]

A look at why Kansas City barbecue is so cheap, through a video tour of some of the city's most well-known joints. [WalletPop, via Tony's Kansas City]

An improvised version of pasta carbonara leads to the suggestion that cooking is more about feel than exact measurements. [Gone Mild]

A defense of recounting meals on Twitter and thoughts on such tweets' historical origins. [Average Jane]

Can Americanized Chinese food succeed in Mexico? A look at P.F. Chang's planned expansion south of the border. [Time]

Kansas City will host its first ever Restaurant Week from January 22 to 31 in 2010. To date, eight restaurants have signed up to participate. [Reuters]

The pies at Pizza Bar gets panned as way too bland. [Living in the Scoot Utopia]

The Roasterie's Danny O'Neill is back from Panama with stories of the coffee farms and mills. [Danny's Musings]
 
A recipe site that breaks down the costs according to price per portion and each ingredient. [Budget Bytes]

The first Dunkin' Donuts is slated to open in Kansas City on November 12,. Can the first Tim Horton's be far behind? The Canadian equivalent of the coffee-and-donuts chain is planning a widespread expansion plan in the United States. [Brandweek]

A peak at the wine and beer selection at MDL Wine and Spirits in Overland Park. [KC Beer Blog]

Thumbs up for Shatto gouda and some thoughts on what beers go well with cheese. [The Liquid Diet]

Could you bring yourself to eat a 70-year-old lobster? What if it was covered in melted butter? [Bloomberg]

Here's what happens when you get banned from the food co-operative. [The New York Times]

Pumpkins are not just for jack-o'-laterns. Here are guides for making pumpkin soup and pumpkin puree if you can't find canned pumpkin at the grocery store. [Blog Well Done, The Expatriate's Kitchen]

It turns out you can eat quite a bit on $40 a day in Kansas City, with trips to Blanc Burgers & Bottles and Extra Virgin. [Hot Blog on a Stick]

They may look pretty, but wedding registries' kitchen gadget staples are in most cases completely unnecessary -- and here are the cheaper alternatives. [The Boston Globe]

A new study from Germany suggests that acidity levels in white wine may be eroding the enamel on your teeth faster than red wine. The good news? You don't need teeth to enjoy wine. [BBC News]

An exhaustive list of barbecue joints in Kansas City and the surrounding area with a few words of praise or damnation for each. [KC Wired]

A thumbs up for Matchstick BBQ and a suggestion that they might have the best sauce in the city. [KC Lunch Spots]

Halloween brings out the crazies -- and there is nobody better prepared for designing an out there Halloween party than comic Amy Sedaris. [Epicurious]

George Wendt didn't think beer would end up defining his career. Then he got the part of 'Norm' on Cheers -- now he's got a drinking guide that hit the market yesterday. [MSNBC]

Thumbs up for Shatto cheese, which is now available at the Whole Foods at 91st Street and Metcalf in Overland Park. [Hot Blog on a Stick]

A visit to the regional offices of the Seattle Fish Company and a look at fresh fish in Kansas City. [Making of a Foodie]

Whatever you think of the Royals, at least you're not paying $10 a cup for hot cocoa at Kauffman Stadium. [Consumerist]

The Burger King Double Cheeseburger is officially available, and it's $1. [So Good]

The Roasterie continues with updates from founder Danny O'Neill, who encounters everything from armed guards to red coffee cherries on the Mexico-Guatemala border. [Life on The Rim]

A visit to Lufti's Fried Fish Buffet finds the fried catfish to "be the star of the show." [KC Lunch Spots]

With Gourmet ceasing publication, the future of the magazine's Web site is uncertain. Here are the 25 recipes to print out before they potentially disappear into the ether. [Slashfood]

The top five beer drinking towns in the United States. The rankings appear to be based on number of breweries and craft beer options. [Men's Journal]

This "artistic interpretation" of KC Beerfest includes a sampling of Boulevard's Nutcracker Ale. [Show-Me Beer]

A review of some of the most interesting offerings at KC Beerfest and thoughts on the crowd. [KC Beer Blog]

Score a victory for cane sugar! Pepsi is bringing back Pepsi and Mountain Dew Throwback made with cane sugar instead of high-fructose corn syrup -- for eight weeks, beginning on December 28. [Pepsi Throwback Hub]

Once you drop your Palm Pre in your beer, let it go, man. See what it looks like here. [PC World]

When your co-worker has a cup of coffee that smells like maple syrup, there is only one solution -- eat pancakes. [Frighteningly Uncommon Sense]

This is the time when there are more pears and apples than you know what to do with. Here's an idea -- make pear butter. [Everything Begins With an E]

Novelist Jonathan Safran Foer's new nonfiction book Eating Animals considers whether to be a vegetarian in light of becoming a father. [Culinate]

A review of microwavable pork rinds. Our transition to the world envisioned in Wall-E has begun. [Grub Grade]

The many delicious uses of onion soup onions -- hint, it's not just soup. [Simmer Till Done]

Imperial Stout is back at McCoy's Public House and the next Brewmaster dinner is coming up shortly. [JJS in KCK]

A taste test involving the Jones Soda Halloween flavors -- candy corn might not have passed. [Slashfood]

There's a lot more in the world than spaghetti and meat sauce. Allow your pasta horizons to be broadened via the recently translated Encyclopedia of Pasta. [The New York Times]

An essay on the importance of buying local before a recommendation of the top 10 local chain restaurants. [The Making of a Foodie]

Disappointment over the fact that the Osceola Cheese Shop can't even do cheesy well. [Gone Mild]

A new study suggests that our sense of smell might be tied to emotional sensitivity -- so now you know the reason you cry at the sight of a dropped cupcake. [National Geographic]

If you were having trouble picking up women, this iPhone app from Pepsi promoting AMP energy drink is probably not the way to improve your game. [Jezebel]

Thoughts on U-Gene's Deli & Pizza being reviewed on Check, Please! [Hot Blog On A Stick]

Cooking with pumpkin is apparently a lot like having sex -- instructions for one of those included in this blog post. [Kansas City With The Russian Accent]

It's never too early to pre-game for Thanksgiving -- here's more than you've ever wanted to know about the history of cranberries. [The Boston Globe]

If you've ever imagined a keg on wheels, now your dream has come true. You just have to move to Portland, Oregon, to see it. [Wired]

Mark you calendar: Saturday, November 7 is Irish Beer Night at Union Station. [Tir Na Blog]

An account of a recent trip to You Say Tomato and thoughts on the BLT and bierocks. [Hot Blog On a Stick]

The Food Network's Alton Brown talks about his show Good Eats and the first of three cookbooks. [Onion's A.V. Club]

South Park sounds off on the potentially explosive effects of eating at Chipotle. [The Live Feed]