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Cinco de Mayo, the 5th of May, started as a Mexican holiday commemorating the 1862 Battle of Puebla.  Contrary to popular notion,  it is not Mexico’s Independence Day. North of the border, we have adopted it as a day to celebrate all things Mexican with music, food and dancing.  Here is what some of the local restaurants have planned: Margarita's is celebrating 28 years of Cinco de Mayo by offering food and drink specials on Sunday.  Enjoy live music on the patio in Gladstone. Olé! Check out Guadalajara Café and Ixtapa celebrating all weekend long from Friday to Sunday with margarita and import beer specials. Join Mestizo for food, drink and entertainment during this multi-day fiesta! The events commence with a tequila tasting private dinner with Aaron Sanchez on May 2.  Disco Dick and the Mirrorballs will entertain diners from 7-10pm on Saturday at Park Place Barkley Square while Mestizo will be offering food and drink specials. On Sunday, Ma...

The Downtown Art Annual celebrates its 6th Year in the Kansas City Power & Light District, May 17th, 18th and 19th, 2013! Three days of art from local, regional and national artists, all in a one-of-a-kind outdoor setting! Artistic media includes: watercolors, pottery, jewelry, glass, wood, photography, paintings and more! Prices start at $15+!  Come to check out the art, enjoy dinner at one of the amazing restaurants, shop at the boutiques and enjoy downtown Kansas City at its finest! Hours are: Fri (5-9pm), Sat (10am-8pm) and Sun (Noon-6pm). To register, visit www.artfestival.com

A global event started in Kansas City 14 years ago, proclaimed by Mayor of KC   Free Tai Chi & Qigong teach-in, and opportunity to "breathe with the world" at 10 am.   14 years ago a group of about 200 people spread across the south lawn of the Nelson Atkins Museum (47th & Oak) to educated KC about the health benefits of these ancient arts.   Since then Harvard Health Publications called tai chi "medication in motion" for all the myriad health benefits it provides, and the recently released Harvard Medical School Guide to Tai Chi cited the work of local KC area resident Bill Douglas for founding the global event World Tai Chi & Qigong Day.   NEXT SATURDAY, APRIL 27TH, AT 9:30 AM LOCAL TIME, THE SOUTH LAWN OF THE NELSON ATKINS MUSEUM, THE BIRTHPLACE OF THIS GLOBAL EVENT, WILL AGAIN FILL WITH TAI CHI PLAYERS.   Between the shuttle cocks people will gather to be part of a worldwide wave of healing intent, this ...

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We still have spaces available for tomorrow night's Spring Supper Club in the Star Bar Lounge! Give us a call if you are interested in joining us for a family-style seasonal dinner. We have been looking forward to this!   Spring Supper Club Menu Wednesday April 17, 2013 $45/Person   Buttermilk—English Pea Shooter Mint, Parmesan Tuile Salad of Wakarusa Green Shaved Radish, Strawberry, Crispy Onion, Green Goddess Slow Roasted Dry—Aged “Prime Rib” of Kansas Beef Au Jus, Herbed Horseradish Beef Jerky Butter Grilled Asparagus New Fingerling Potatoes Warm Lemon Pound Cake Toasted Poppy Seed Almond Ice Cream, Early Berries RSVP 785-841-0990

McCormick & Schmick's - 816-531-6800 & M & S Grill 816-531-7799

Soy Sauce In both East and West, people have searched for centuries for better ways to preserve foods, discovering through experience that the use of salt not only preserves, but improves flavor. This is because proteins contained in food are broken down by microorganisms into taste-enhancing umami components. In ancient China, preserved foods and their seasonings were known as jiang—perhaps the forerunner to what we now know as soy sauce. Different types of jiang were produced from meat, seafood, vegetables and grain. Of these ingredients, grain was the most easily available and manageable, and so the jiang made from soybeans and wheat in particular developed more rapidly. The process of making this “grain jiang” eventually spread from China into Japan and other neighboring countries. Today’s soy sauce is said to originate from this seasoning. After being introduced into Japan, the development and processing of jiang took a distinctive turn; by the middle of the seventeenth centur...

The weather is warming up and the Kansas City Power & Light District invites you to the spring 14th Street Wine Walk on Saturday, April 27th! Stroll along 14th Street and enjoy a wine tasting and small plate at seven participating venues including Bar Louie, Bristol Seafood Grill, The Chesterfield, Drunken Fish Sushi Restaurant & Lounge, The Garment District Boutique, The Kill Devil Club and Maker's Mark Bourbon House & Lounge. MORE INFO Tickets are on-sale now for $25 (in advance/$30 day of event). Buy them at participating venues or online at www.MissionTix.com/KCWineWalk Presented by Her Life . Proceeds benefit Cross-Lines Community Outreach, Inc. For 50 years, Cross-Lines Community Outreach, supported by a network of businesses, churches and individuals, has provided a daily source of assistance for at-risk families, the elderly and individuals. The 14th Street Wine Walk is proud to contribute to Cross-Lines, as they celebrate their 50th A...

Melting Pot is celebrating National Cheese Day, by offering us buy one, get one FREE cheese fondue from April 8th- April 11th!  Reservation are required to receive this offer - make your reservations now  at 816-931-6358 , as special offers at The Melting Pot can be popular. Receive one complimentary serving of cheese fondue with the purchase of one serving of the same cheese fondue at participating Melting Pot restaurants. Limit one offer per 2 people. Offer valid only between April 8, 2013 and April 11, 2013. Offer is valid only while supplies last. May not be combined with any other promotional offer, discount or dip certificate. Cheese fondue selection and price varies by location. To redeem the offer, you must call to make a reservation and must mention the National Cheese Fondue Day promotion at the time of making the reservation. Online reservations are not accepted for this offer. Offer valid only at participating locations in the United States. Off...

French Films at Kansas City FilmFest, Alamo Drafthouse Mainstreet 1400 Main Street (downtown Kansas City) Parking ticket from Cosentino’s garage validated for free parking Tickets $10 http://kcfilmfest.org   Film from Switzerland in French My Best Holidays – Nos plus belles vacances 2011, 94 min., in French with Eng. subtitles An authentic comedy about the childhood of the director, Philippe Lellouche, set in the late 70’s full of holiday romance, nostalgia and humor. An Algerian-Jewish family and their friends from Paris go on vacation to Brittany in 1976. They attempt to repair fraying marriages, sort out their lives, and not upset the distrusting provincial locals setting the scene for an almighty comedy of culture clashes – the country versus the city. France in the ‘70s is here in all its glory with its black vinyl and gigantic "bell-bottoms" not to mention the eternal Françoise Hardy. Wednesday, April 10, 6:00 p.m. Bolt Cutters in Paris   20...