Mar

5

Manifesto falls victim to the Dalzell fall, Pizza Bella hangs on

March 5, 2010 | Leave a Comment

Manifesto, Ryan Maybee’s popular and critically-acclaimed speakeasy, has fallen victim to the collapse of the Dalzell restaurant group.  Manifesto is located in the basement of the closed 1924 Main restaurant and apparently operated under  the restaurant’s liquor license.  The bar’s Facebook page indicates they hope to reopen, but don’t know [...]

Feb

13

1924 Main is the next Dalzell restaurant to close

February 13, 2010 | 8 Comments

Update 2/15 – Souperman has also closed
Bad news for local foodies.  1924 Main in the Crossroads district will serve its last meal this weekend.  The restaurant just broke the news on its Facebook page.  We feel bad for the Dalzell family having to close 1924 Main so soon after being forced out of [...]

Feb

10

Local chef Debbie Gold on Top Chef Masters

February 10, 2010 | Comments Off

Debbie Gold of The American Restaurant in Crown Center will be competing on the second season of Top Chef Masters on Bravo TV. Gold will be competing on behalf of Children’s TLC, starting April 7th.
Let’s hope Gold fares better than KC’s last reality TV star, Ari Fish who was eliminated from Project Runway in the [...]

Dec

31

Warhol at Union Station, Pulitzer photography at Truman Library

December 31, 2009 | Comments Off

KC is currently hosting two excellent traveling exhibitions, and both are great opportunities to escape the snow and ice for a bit this holiday weekend.
Andy Warhol at Union Station through January 10th
Over 80 pieces of the pop artists portfolios are on display.  Be sure to download the mp3 audio tour in advance and take your [...]

Dec

23

Hamburger Mary’s open in Crossroads, West Elm to follow?

December 23, 2009 | 4 Comments

This blog is in danger of becoming a chronicle of chain stores, but here goes…
Hamburger Mary’s is now open at 101 Southwest Boulevard (at Baltimore Ave.) in Downtown’s Crossroads gayborhood.  KC is the 10th for location for this campy burger joint.
We are also hearing rumblings that West Elm’s demise in Leawood might not be the [...]

Dec

2

Westside Dwell house for sale

December 2, 2009 | 7 Comments

The Westside house featured in the October 2008 issue of Dwell Magazine is now for sale (by owner).  The home of El Dorado Architects’ Jamie Darnell is in the 1600 block of Belleview Avenue, in the little architects’ enclave perched on the very top of the Westside bluff.

Dec

1

Succotash now open in Longfellow

December 1, 2009 | 2 Comments

The City Market’s popular Succotash has completed its move to the Longfellow neighborhood just east of Crown Center and south of Hospital Hill.  They had a soft opening last week at 26th and Holmes.  A dinner menu and a bar are on the way.  And for those wondering about the move, it sounds like the [...]

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