Denis Culinary Tours

Celebrate summer with the flavors of the Mediterranean at Buca di Beppo.  Light and refreshing, these summer menu items will be sure to hit the spot:  Insalate Fresca, Shrimp Basilico, Chicken Melanzana and Chicken Caprese Pasta.   Baseball fan alert:  remember Buca di Beppo for your large parties during the All-Star week celebration in July.  With seven private party rooms for 12-110 guests, Buca is the perfect venue for baseball fans.   Buca di Beppo’s signature marinara sauce is now available for purchase at the restaurant!    Mamma Mia!  Take a break from the bustle of the Plaza and dine al fresco in Buca’s intimate outdoor courtyard.  Located at the foot of the stairs, the high walls and greenery will whisk you away to an Italian village.   Buca di Beppo party trays are now available at Costco.  Beautifully arranged trays include premium meat, cheese and olives.  The perfect addition to your main event! ...

Do you work downtown?  Start your morning off with breakfast at Harvey’s in Union Station.  Harvey’s is open for breakfast starting at 7am during the week and 8am on the weekends.   What a beautiful, historic place to start your day! If you are attending Titanic:  The Artifact Exhibition , you can receive 10% off your meal at Harvey’s Union Station.  Be sure to pick up your discount card when you purchase your Titanic tickets. The exhibition runs through Monday, September 3 rd . Frequent diners love Harvey’s at Union Station and their rewards punch card.  With the purchase 9 breakfast or lunch entrees, the 10 th is on the house.  Get yours today and start punching!

Find your favorite at Winesong at Riverfest Saturday, June 16. The annual festival on the banks of the Kansas River in De Soto's Riverfest Park (33440 West 79th Street) features 14 different Kansas wineries. Drink up from 4 to 8 p.m. at this benefit for the De Soto Rotary Club. Admission costs $15 and includes light appetizers. The 2012 Great Lenexa Barbeque Battle will be held on June 22 and 23 at Sar-Ko-Par Trails Park (87th & Lackman Road). The two-day event, which typically includes children's activities and live music, attracts cookers from all over the country who compete over two days for the coveted title of Grand Champion of the Great Lenexa Barbeque Battle, Kansas State Champion. Prizes and ribbons are awarded for the top 10 contestants and three overall winners. Dedicated to the enrichment of our community through support of the arts, the Deanna Rose Children's Farmstead and the Overland Park Arboretum and Botanical Gardens is 7 - 11 p.m. Saturday, Jun...

LIVE JAZZ THIS FATHER'S DAY WEEKEND AT THE MAJESTIC! Thursday Night 6/14: THE BRAM WIJNANDS DUO 6-10PM. Friday Night 6/15: RICH HILL piano 5-7PM  featuring THE BRAM WIJNANDS TRIO 7-11PM. Saturday Night 6/16: JOE DEFIO piano 5-7PM featuring THE BRAM WIJNANDS TRIO 7-11PM. Sunday FATHER'S DAY Brunch  Dinner 6/17: RICH HILL piano (JAZZ BRUNCH!) 11:00AM-1:00PM & THE MARK LOWREY TRIO OPEN JAM SESSION (DINNER) 6:00-10:00PM. As always, NO COVER! Join us for drinks, dinner, Sunday Brunch or stop by on your way home for dessert and a nightcap while listening to some of KC's best live jazz and enjoying 1 of more than 100 different whiskeys. Reserve online or call 816-221-1888.

Wednesday, June 13th - 6:30pm ::  A Garden to Table Tapas party on the patio.   Enjoy tapas and cocktails on the patio while cookbook authors Karen Adler & Judith Fertig demo recipes from their newest cookbook, The Gardener & The Grill. $45/person Menu:   gathering cocktail strawberry lavender gin fizz first skewered shrimp grilled tomato gazpacho, zucchini and eggplant second halibut charred corn-tomatillo relish, crème fraiche third smoked hanger steak radishes, grilled onion butter dessert grilled plums grapefruit sorbet, berries, brown sugar rum sauce

BO LING'S OPENS ON THE COUNTRY CLUB PLAZA  at 4701 JEFFERSON(THE SKELLY BUILDING)   It has been a dream of two veteran restaurateurs for as long as they can remember.  And now, it's coming true.   After the creation of many restaurants, Bo Ling's owners Theresa and Richard Ng are enjoying the creative process of blending old (a Buddhist temple artifacts given Theresa by her Buddhist monk friend) with new (Richard's state of the art kitchen with dim sum center and Taiwan rice cooker that can make 12 trays of rice at a time!) as well as Feng Shui touches like a waterfall wall, Chinese trellises, porcelain floors, stone carved sinks, beautiful lighting and much more!    "We have been in the restaurant business all over the city, and have had a Plaza location in the Board of Trade for 25 years --- but now, at long last, we will be in the perfect location we have looked for such a long time -the  central Country Club Plaza, with lots of parking a...

Celebrate National Steakhouse Month at Maker's Mark Bourbon House & Lounge! Join us Wednesdays in June for our Exclusive Prime Rib Special for only $30, prepared by Executive Chef Zachary Alft. Featuring live music on the patio! Contact 816.442.8115 for reservations.