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From February 5th - 18th, Bo Lings on the Country Club Plaza will be offering a special Chinese New Year prix-fixe menu* with many traditional dishes so be sure to make your reservation now. Soup Shrimp Wonton with Cantonese Noodles Chef’s Special Cold Plates Hot Oil Chicken Tree Ear Mushrooms and Cabbage Appetizers Imperial Shrimp  Crispy Eggplant Entrées Served with choice of steamed white or brown rice Beijing Roasted Duck Chef’s Special Lamb Chops Sautéed Whole Flounder Ginger & Garlic Shrimp Fresh Pineapple Fried Rice & Roasted Pork S i des(Choose one) Sichuan Style Green Beans Curry Vegetables Baby Bok Choy Chinese New Year Delicacies (for parties of 6 or more) Desserts Cream Caramel Homemade Almond Cookies Drinks House Jasmine Tea Soft Drinks Ice Tea * $38 per person for parties of 2-5 and $36 per person for parties of 6 or more. Tax and grat...

Winter/Spring Events for the Family at Crown Center Crown Center Ice Terrace  (through March 10) Kansas City's only public outdoor ice skating rink is open through March 10 to help KC embrace the cold with some fun. Admission is $7 for adults and free for children under 4 and adults over 60. Skate rentals are $3. Stop by for Two-for-One Tuesdays, which offers BOGO tickets after 5pm. The Ice Terrace is open Monday through Thursday from 11am to 9pm, Friday from 11am to 10pm, Saturday from 10am to 10pm, and Sunday from 10am to 9pm. "Secret Soldiers" at The Coterie  (January 22 - February 10) Opening the 2019 season at The Coterie, "Secret Soldiers" shares the true stories of four women who, for different reasons, served as men in the Civil War. Woven into this unique and interactive play is the early suffrage movement, the formation of the Massachusetts 54th Regiment (the first African American regiment in U.S. history) and Harriet Tubman. Visit...

The Kansas City area was hit with some crazy winter storms. You might have missed some dining out specials during that week. Well, you are in luck because a group of local restaurants have banded together to continue raising money and giving you the opportunity for a wonderful deal. From January 21 st  through January 27th, you can dine in at the following places and enjoy a two-course lunch menu for $15 or a three-course dinner menu for $33. 10% of sales will benefit the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Kansas City ! Happy dining!

Local Pig & Pigwich  After six years in their original East Bottoms location, Local Pig & Pigwich, a meat market and sandwich shop will open in City Market on Wednesday, Jan. 16, at 20 E 5th Street, Suites 101A and 101C. After months of complex renovation to the space, the new Local Pig & Pigwich is an adjoined space with separate primary entrances on the 5th Street side and the Market side respectively. Co-owners Alex Pope and Matt Kafka have coordinated the opening for a fairly seamless transition from the old location with very little interruption to business and are excited about the new larger, more accommodating indoor space designed to serve more customers, and allow them to expand their selection of locally produced retail items and fine-tune their overall operation. The new Pigwich will have counter service and a larger menu featuring all their mainstays plus additional sandwiches that were formerly offered as specials limited to certai...

Downtown Chefs Savor the Rush of KC Restaurant Week By Jill Wendholt Silva Michael Werner’s staff at The Jacobson in the Crossroads is preparing to get slammed during “the busiest 10 days of the year,” aka KC Restaurant Week. Located at 2050 Central St., the hip eatery known for mingle plates and flask service can bring in “$100,000 easy.” In exchange, 10 percent of each meal is earmarked for charity, and grueling back-to-back double-shifts are a given. “It’s not just a money grab,” says Werner, the restaurant’s managing partner. “It’s about grabbing an oar, creating a hell of a party and getting the opportunity to raise money, and hopefully create a win-win on many levels.” During Restaurant Week -– which kicks off today and runs through Jan. 20 — multi-course menus at some of Kansas City’s best restaurants will ring in at $15 for lunch and $33 for dinner. Many savvy diners create their own bucket list and reservations fill up quickly. The list of participating restauran...

Classic Cup Cafe on the Plaza to try something different after longtime chef retires Read more here: https://www.kansascity.com/news/business/biz-columns-blogs/cityscape/article222194350.html#storylink=cpy By Joyce Smith   The Classic Cup Cafe has been a Country Club Plaza staple since opening nearly three decades ago. But in the last few years, customers have favored it more as a breakfast meeting place, and lunch and brunch “break-from-shopping” spot, their bags piled up by their tables. Or a place to people-watch from the front patio along one of the Plaza’s busiest streets. But not so much as a place for din...

Kansas City's Best New Restaurants of 2018 April Fleming , Jenny Vergara Black Dirt  It was a year of change for chef Jonathan Justus, and his wife and managing partner, Camille Eklof. They opened one of the most highly anticipated restaurants in Kansas City with Black Dirt, and closed their original namesake fine-dining restaurant, Justus Drugstore, in Smithville. With no other distractions, the two have focused on their new Kansas City café as they rolled out their lunch, dinner, bar and brunch menus to eager fans. Their hyper-local restaurant is not as fussy as The Drugstore was, but dishes like the rabbit terrine and Missouri Caesar salad along with hearty items like blackened local catfish, Camp Lindo fried chicken and Black Dirt pork chops continue to support their message of the importance of tasting the local terroir. (Photo by Anna Petrow) Black Dirt...

At Dick Hawk's Gaslight Grill you can treat that very special someone to a tailor-made dinner for two.  We have introduced an elegant Date Night Menu. Start with a fresh salad or our savory crab bisque.  Then share an entree combination of filet and lobster for two, or a 24 ounce porterhouse and crab legs, or any one of four other succulent combinations.  And finish your elegant dinner with a shared house-made dessert like Creme Brulee or a sumptuous tiramisu.  All for a discounted fixed price of $89 per couple, or $69 for the petite options.  And be sure to add a wine selection from our collection of more than 1,000 bottles to accompany your special evening. So join us on Wednesday or Sunday night for the special Date Night Menu at the Gaslight Grill.  Make your reservation for either the main dining room or the Back Room, featuring the live jazz of Lynn Zimmer and the Jazz Band, on our website (see link below) or by calling 913-897-...

New restauranteur, Jason Buck and Nika Marnell, are bringing the first sushi burrito restaurant to Kansas City. The sushi burrito is a new concept of Latin Asian fusion cuisine that already exist in very few places across the US.  After long research and development, it’s about time we bring this idea to you here in Kansas City, where we ALL love sushi and burritos. Komotodo is a franchise originally based in Denver, Colorado. The creator, Alonzo Martinez, opened this concept from scratch, without any restaurant experience. Since it’s opening 4 years ago, the hype is still growing strong and it’s time to spread the love to KC!  A sushi burrito is a new type of food that is basically an oversized sushi roll that you can eat with your hands but it has a ton more ingredients, such as; salmon, tuna, fish, crab, chick, steak, and an assortment of delicious fruits and vegetables topped off with a delicious sauce. Keep in mind, these burritos have an epic flavor with 1/3 the c...

A couple weeks ago I talked with Executive Chef Matt Barnes at Pierpont’s.   You can read that interview here , should you so wish. Chef Barnes said he cooks simply at home due to time constraints and “selective” diners. This man is busy!   So when I asked him for a recipe, he said the squash gratin below is pretty simple, always good, and can make anyone look like a great cook.   What’s a gratin you ask?  A gratin is a great example of something that sounds better when you call it that. It basically means a browned crust, usually with some kind of cheese.   But what I immediately noticed about this recipe that about two pounds of squash, not that much, requires one quart of heavy (whipping in my mind) cream!   And garlic.   So eating your veggie becomes a very happy occasion.   Try this, take a pic, and send to me!   Better yet, invite me to share it. INGREDIENT PREPARATION 2oz Butter ...