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Kansas City Live! Block in the Power & Light District Saturday, February 8th ?Free admission from 8-11pm Featuring ice bars, ice luges, live music by The Stolen Winnebagos and more! Plus, special appearances by the Coors Light Mountain Men and Ski Bunnies. Don't forget to enter for a chance to win a Ski Trip Giveaway from Coors Light and Sitzmark Travel. Get your $15 All-Access Lift Pass for free cover all night, two drink tickets and drink specials from 8-11pm at more than 13 participating bars! Proper Attire: Fashionable ski mountain gear. Embrace the cold! Purchase all-access GA & VIP Lift Tickets at 13+ bars or at: http://www.missiontix.com/frost

RA Sushi and Menorah Medical Center will help draw attention to heart disease during the month of February with a Go Red party and month-long fundraiser to benefit the local Kansas City chapter of the American Heart Association. The Go Red party will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 4 and is open to the public.  Guests are encouraged to wear red and enjoy complimentary appetizers. The event will help raise money and awareness for the American Heart Association in honor of its Go Red for Women movement.  February is American Heart Month, drawing attention to heart disease, America's No. 1 killer, and the strides being taken through research and education to raise awareness of risk factors and to decrease death rates. At the Go Red party and with a minimum $5 donation to Go Red for Women, guests will get a lesson in sushi making from one of our expert sushi chefs at a sushi rolling station. The best part is that guests can eat their work! Menorah Medical Center and...

Join us for the biggest Super Sunday Party at McFadden's Sports Saloon! Enjoy $20 Miller Lite and Coors Light beer towers, 48 cent wings, BOGO UV flavored bomb shots, while catching all the action on the big screens. Plus, huge prizes will be given out for the biggest fans! To pre-book your big game day party contact Goldie at: goldie@mcfaddenskc.com or Kyle at: kyle@mcfaddenskc.com

This blog isn’t exactly about eating, though it’s related.  Over the holidays I wanted to write about Pryde’s , the kitchenware (and more!) store in Westport that’s been there forever.   Well, for at least 46 years.  It’s locally owned and has been since John and Connie Perucca established it just down the street from where it is now.   The three story brick building is now owned and run by one of their daughters, Louis e Meyers. I’d originally wandered in there to find gifts for my book club.  After 32 years of Christmas gift-giving, sometimes it’s a little hard to find something new, fun, and different.  I did succeed.  In the process, I was reminded of all the wonderful items, and the variety of said items, they sell.  Then, just recently, I saw my nephew and his beautiful bride to be (at a great family celebration in Grand Street Café’s Board Room where we all had excellent meals) and so I asked Ginger where they were registe...

Use small boneless chicken breasts Season chicken breast with salt and pepper Lightly dust chicken breast with flour Mix a little hot sauce of your choice with some buttermilk Place chicken breast in enough buttermilk to coat well Finish breading process by dusting again with a seasoned flour mixture of garlic spice, salt, pepper and paprika Carefully fry breaded chicken breast in hot 350 degree oil until golden brown. Chicken should reach internal temperature of 165 degrees for 15 seconds. Enjoy! The Marquee Café 777 Hollywood Casino Blvd., Kansas City, KS 66111 (913) 287-9764         #chicken #waffles #recipe

Pachamamas is pleased to announce... the arrival of the Winter 2014 lunch menu Pachamamas Restaurant & Star Bar understands that your lunch break is an important chance to re-fuel and relax during the whirlwind of everyday life. Through our use of fresh, local and seasonal ingredients, you can feel assured that wholesome, nutritious and flavorful food is powering you through your day. We invite you to come try our new menu. Our lunch hours are 11am to 2pm, Tuesday through Saturday. Pick-up orders are available by calling the restaurant directly. Below are some highlights from the new lunch menu. Visit our website  to view the complete menu. We look forward to sharing this new menu with you!   ~ salads ~ poached pear & wood-roasted spinach candied walnuts, gorgonzola, curried honey vinaigrette……7 ~ mains ~ smoked Idaho trout crispy rice cake, daikon, apples, ...

Saturday's Class January 11, 2014, 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Chef Judith Fertig Secrets of Artisan Breads--Hands-On Learn 3 of the artisan bread baker's secrets in this hands-on class. We'll start with a slow-rise, no-knead dough that we'll make in class. Slow-rise dough’s make a slightly tangy, sourdough-like bread with a honeycomb crumb. Then we'll see what a difference a cloche makes--a ceramic "bell" that fits over a round loaf as it bakes. The cloche simulates a European bread oven and promotes a crisp crust. Bring a bowl, a wooden spoon or a Danish dough whisk, and a 8-inch square pan to take your baby Boule home to bake. We'll sample slow-rise, no-knead breads--Classic Boule, Garlic and Herb, and Lebanese Flatbread--you can make with one master recipe--and go home happy on a cold winter day! $55.00 per person Emile Henry Bread Cloche will be available for 20% off with purchase of this class Call (816)554-3755

I visited Independence Square over the holidays and what a delightful surprise!  I think the last time I was there was during Santa-Cali-Gon days about eight years ago but I have been in the neighborhood for Leila’s Hair Museum (truly one of the most interesting and bizarre museums around . . . but by the end, you almost want to own a piece of this by-gone art) or to eat at Ophelia’s.  But more about that place in a sec. Anyway, back to Christmas – the old fashioned square was just lit up everywhere and the spirit of the season pervasive.  It’s always friendly there; at Christmas time it is practically effusive.  Too many of us overlook Independence other than the Truman connection, which is indeed worthwhile, from the Library to his home to even a walking trail. Independence also has lots of events going on all the time, places to see like museums and historic homes, major events almost all year long, a fun old-time drug store, bowling, too; but the Square is ...