Denis Culinary Tours

Enjoy incredible lunch and dinner menus this week at a dozen participating Power & Light District restaurants during the annual Winter Restaurant Week, now – March 3rd! Enjoy two-course lunch menus for just $10 and three-course dinner menus for just $25-30! Plus, when you purchase a Restaurant Week menu, you receive a complimentary gift card to use on a future visit valued at $5 for lunch and $10 for dinner! Participating restaurants include: 801 Chophouse, Bristol Seafood Grill, Drunken Fish Sushi Restaurant & Lounge, Flying Saucer Draught Emporium, Gordon Biersch Brewery, Johnny's Tavern, Maker's Mark Bourbon House & Lounge, McFadden's Sports Saloon, Pizza Bar, Tengo Sed Cantina and Z-Strike.

By Now I am sure most of Kansas City cannot wait for this weekend. If your cabin fever has not started yet then I am sure by the weekend you will be ready to get out the house. Luckily, Friday is Ladies Night. Ladies night is the first Friday of every month. We love to treat the ladies special by having a drawing to WIN a $100 gift card to finishings for her. If you have never been to a ladies night you need to make this one! Contact GABBY to get on the guest list or to increase you chances to win host a cocktail party! Cheers! 816-721-0405 Maker's Mark Restaurant KC

Peterman, the chef-owner of the new Peanches Food & Wine on 39th Street.(it's named for his late mother's pet pronunciation of peaches), is a dinner only bistro. The restaurant is located in a strip center, far from the 39th Street block restaurants, its window are painted in black to be rendered almost invisible. Peanches is all about regional cuisine, employing ingredients from our area and wines. Pete puts his own creative spin on each dish, making them unique. The concept is a prix fixe menu: the menu offers a four-course meal ($32) with three optional supplements. Wine pairings are also available $16 a person for the four-course option.  All are prepared with Missouri ingredients, and Peterman has made several pairings with Missouri wines. The Lobster Vialone Nano Risotto was succulent! Bistrot filet, beef neck, polenta & sprouts Strawberries and puff Everything is "raffinée" - his sauce, purees and sides unfailingly added to ...

The Greater Kansas City Restaurant Association (GKCRA) is bringing together Kansas City restaurants and diners in a citywide effort to assist JJ’s Restaurant employees after a gas explosion destroyed the restaurant on Tuesday, February 19. For one day only – Saturday, February 23 – participating restaurants will donate 10 percent of sales to the JJ’s Restaurant Support Fund, a support account set up and managed by the GKCRA. The funds collected will be turned over to JJ’s Restaurant owner, Jimmy Frantze, and his management team to help his staff convalesce.   Name Reservation Links  Phone Aixois Brasserie make a reservation (816) 333.3305   blue bird bistro  816-221-7559 Cafe Trio make a reservation (816) 756-3227 Chaz on the Plaza Online Reservation (816) 802-2152 Classic Cup ...

Asparagus The absolute best way to cook asparagus, and SO SIMPLE! Season with olive oil, salt, pepper, and parmesan cheese; bake at 400 for 8 minutes. / perfection.   Available year-round, spring is the best season for fresh asparagus. Asparagus is a member of the Lily family. Asparagus spears grow from a crown that is planted about a foot deep in sandy soils. Under ideal conditions, an asparagus spear can grow 10" in a 24-hour period. Each crown will send spears up for about 6-7 weeks during the spring and early summer. The outdoor temperature determines how much time will be between each picking...early in the season, there may be 4-5 days between pickings and as the days and nights get warmer, a particular field may have to be picked every 24 hours. After harvesting is done the spears grow into ferns, which produce red berries and the food and nutrients necessary for a healthy and productive crop the next season. An asparagus planting i...

The Jack Stack Barbecue Story Started by Russ Fiorella in Kansas City in 1957 and previously known as Smokestack BBQ, Jack Stack began as a traditional storefront barbecue restaurant with a modest selection of five to six items. Jack Fiorella, the eldest son, worked with his father until 1974, when he decided to branch off and start Fiorella’s Jack Stack of Martin City. To stand out in the competitive Kansas City barbecue scene of the mid 1970s, Jack and his wife, Delores, began cooking with Gourmet Hickory Wood and created the most extensive barbecue menu in the country. The restaurant menu has expanded to include: §   Award-winning lamb ribs §   Certified Angus Beef® Steaks §   Fresh seafood over Hickory wood §   Hickory-smoked pork spare and beef ribs and fork-tender brisket §   Kansas City’s favorite beef, pork and ham burnt ends §   Mouth-watering side dishes like Hickory Pit Beans and Cheesy Corn Bake  Martin City §   Te...

After tremendous success of its flagship location at Union Station in Kansas City, Mo., Parisi Café has opened a second shop in Leawood, Kan. at Park Place. The new café features hand-brewed coffee by the cup, barista-prepared espresso drinks, iced coffees, artisan teas, Italian sodas and more – all made with Parisi’s locally-roasted coffee, sourced from around the world.   The new café sells an array of pastries and baked items, plus grab-and-go sandwiches and salads. But the most anticipated new menu items are their limited offering of hand-crafted, cordial-style mixed drinks and wines selected to pair with a new dessert menu. “With the success of our first café, we knew we wanted to open a second. So, when we were approached by Park Place we decided it was the ideal spot to complement our coffee with even more menu items and expand the drink menu,” said Scott Presnell, director of marketing for Parisi Coffee. “With this larger space, we are able to focus on a wider ...