Author: Chris Perrin

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The Best Steak I Never Ate

Doesn’t that steak look amazing? Even with the lemon and berries, I would definitely order steak. There’s only one problem: I can’t. It’s not real. I generated that picture using an AI program called Fooocus (kind of like the ever-popular ChatGPT, but for pictures.) Basically, taking all the defaults, all I did was ask it […]

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KC Restaurant Week: We Started at Meat Mitch

KC Restaurant Week! Hey, it happens this year like every year! It’s Kansas City Restaurant Week (KCRW.) For the next few days (through 1/21/2024), restaurants all around KC will be offering special menus for both lunch and dinner. It’s a great way to try to that Kansas City restaurant you’ve been meaning to go to […]

food history

Eating the First Thanksgiving

By now I figure that most of us know that the story of Pilgrims and Native Americans we learned in grade school is not quite what really happened at the first Thanksgiving.  You probably also realize that the food we eat at our Thanksgiving table is not exactly what they had back then. Did you […]

recipes

Sauce recipes for spaghetti: The meats

I know spaghetti sauce is primarily made from tomatoes, but when I look at sauce recipes for spaghetti, I sometimes start to think about meat.  Sure, if you go looking for sauce recipes for spaghetti and find a good recipe for Sunday gravy, you’ll see that sauce has meat, but it also has a multi-hour […]

reviews

Los Tules

I’ve driven by Los Tules at 1656 Broadway in Kansas City, MO. I’ve seen it when I go to Kauffman Center. I’ve often wondered if it was any good, but for some reason I’ve never gone. While you probably know Kansas City for it’s BBQ, we have an embarrassment of riches when it comes to […]

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Sugarfire Smokehouse

As a proud Kansas Citian, it almost pains me to review a BBQ St. Louis restaurant, but I must give credit where credit is due. Sugarfire Smokehouse, with multiple locations throughout the St. Louis metro area, is doing ‘cue right. The family’s first time visiting a Sugarfire was last year. Hungry for food before driving […]

recipes

Sauce recipes for spaghetti: Arrabiata

I’m always surprised when looking at sauce recipes for spaghetti how simple arrabiata sauce is to make.  I want it to be complex with lots of ingredients and super difficult to make because that’s how it tastes: complex, rich, and extra fancy. But it’s not.   As far as sauce recipes for spaghetti go, this one […]

recipes

Three meat stuffed shells

When creating recipes for stuffed shells, we added fancy ingredients like shellfish.  Then we had recipes for stuffed shells that were full of cheese.  Then I went a little wild and shared a recipe for stuffed shells that was inspired by Mexican stewed meat.  Still, I think it’s critical that we go back near the […]