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Local chefs use Twitter to give customers their fill of information

07/07/2009 06:53 PM

Social media such as Twitter and Facebook are changing the way chefs communicate with their customers. Menus, ads and coupons are not going away, they’re just augmented by the instant interactive communications of Twitter’s 140-character “tweets.”

Taste of artichoke-crab dip tops summer appetizer

07/07/2009 07:10 PM

Beverly writes: We’re always in search of easy appetizers during the impromptu summer entertaining season. When Alicia tasted an unusual “appetizer” pizza at one of her favorite Italian restaurants, she figured it would be easy to do at home. This pizza essentially is topped with a jazzed-up version of an old Junior League cookbook standby — artichoke dip. (It’s not the healthiest concoction, and that’s probably why everyone seems to love it.)

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You don't get much closer to the source of your food than dinner at Green Dirt Farm

07/08/2009 01:37 AM

Missouri River bluff country in Platte County presents arguably the area’s best place to shake off the urban grind. By way of a flier posted at a farmers market, we discovered a way to enhance that idyllic experience: Having dinner in a barn.

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Cutting-edge cuisine finds home in KC VIDEO

Jenny Vergara recalls the day she stopped apologizing for Kansas City’s restaurant scene.

Jill Wendholt Silva

Make Mondays meatless with Whole-Wheat Noodle Salad With Peanut Sauce

Have you joined the Monday Movement? The idea is to make at least one meal a week meatless, reducing meat consumption by 15 percent.

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Come Into My Kitchen

Rhubarb cake captures taste of Midwest summer

Family recipes are one of the ties that bind Teresa (Terry) Peck’s family. Peck and her husband, Don Peck, have been married 61 years and have six children, 18 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.

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The search for KC's top (hot) dog

Chicago is the capital of the Wiener Republic, and you really can’t get a bad dog in the city. But where in Kansas City can you find a hot dog that's worthy of the Windy City?

Barbecue fans aren't reluctant to voice opinions VIDEO

There’s an old saying that in polite social circles one should never discuss religion, politics or sex.

Chefs know where the good values are for eating on the cheap

There are no white tablecloths in Swagger. There are no sautéed veal sweetbread appetizers or thyme roasted diver scallop entrees. The most exotic menu item is the Suribachi burger — tempura Angus beef with wasabi coleslaw ($9.95).

These KC restaurants offer an authentic taste of Mexico

Everyone knows Kansas City is a great town for hearty, sit-down Tex-Mex fare. But if you’re short on time or don’t feel like a heavy meal under a blanket of bubbling cheese, a lot of snack shops, drive-throughs and quick-service destinations offer up a different, and often much more authentic, taste of Mexico.

The search for KC's best breakfast joints

To Michael Kizzee, this was the most important thing about enjoying the most important meal of the day: It's a cool way to have a date with your wife.

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