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And that's exactly the kind of stuff that they CANNOT tolerate on FTV, so thank god they got rid of the likes of her. I SO look forward to Sara's upcoming PBS involvement and hope fiendishly, cattily, that the five-second attention span of the FTV crowd causes an implosion of the telegenic non-cooks. BTW, John, Ready, Set, Cook is where I came to know about you and, if I am ever in your neck of the woods, I will darken your door.

That's suburuban St. Louis, Katie. They also got Cost Plus (World Market) before we did. Exasperating, isn't it? Good things come to those who wait.

I probably wouldn't appreciate it but the s.o. would. Hot pepper jelly is about the only kind I ever use and at that I'd rather just have the hot peppers. And only someone from NW Fla would think you had lost your accent. LOL. I've never thought about having to "learn to like" bagels. What's not to like? I guess I just never realized they were an acquired taste. Another revelation from eG.

Yes, now that you mention it, this may be the last "improvement" that will allow me to get rid of the ol' ball and chain, if I can get appliances that second-guess me. No, wait...I'll still need someone to tell me how to drive.

Now joiei, I hate to tell tales out of school, but I happen to know that your own momma calls you a Yankee, so why would we believe you have mayhaw jelly in your pantry?

We're discounting, for the moment, that he may have eaten it all in one bite. His reputation is still salvageable.

The article is long on righteous indignation and short on facts, no doubt. That said, I am curious if anyone knows the real scoop on their "buy local" policy? I worked as a produce buyer for one of their competitors (let's call them Mild Goats ). I bought as much as I could from local growers. It made my job more difficult (taking it from the mere 60 hours a week that they already pretty much demanded of me to upwards of 80). It is tricky to ensure a steady supply to take care of customers' needs while buying from locals. If you buy from the national (really international) distributors, you mitigate some of the risk of not receiving, for example, celery the week of Thanksgiving or watermelon for the 4th of July. You really have to weigh that, given that most people are going to buy those things from someone and, if you don't have them because you rolled the dice and shot craps courtesy of a hail storm, plague or drought, they will go elsewhere taking their dollars with them. Not everyone is up for the challenge of being a CSA subscriber and sharing the risk with the farmer - we're spoiled and we want to know we're going to be able to make grandma's stuffing or have a refreshing slice of melon at our family picnic. But the flip side - and the crux of whether WF is good or evil - is whether they allow and/or encourage their buyers to try to buy locally. I was pressured to participate in "bulk buys" and sometimes just told that "you're going to be getting X amount of this or that from the warehouse," meaning that if I bought from locals I would have to sell at below cost to move the produce. I was not always told this in time to warn the growers who would then show up at my door, expecting to sell their crops. On one occasion someone from the corporate office was onsite when a farmer showed up with some beautiful transplants and was in the process of setting them out on the sidewalk on make-shift shelving, as was the custom in the spring to attract buyers. She actually went outside and shooed-away the farmer, much to my horror. Fully expecting to be fired, I interceded and said that I had committed to buy the plants and had to stand by that commitment. I received a harsh warning not to do it again. They also had a bad track record of slow payment to locals, which discouraged them from doing business with us because they couldn't afford to float a nationwide company accustomed to paying "30-net." So regardless of what the official policy is, I would want to know the reality before I judged them on that specific point. Sorry for the rant - that was a decade ago and I didn't realize I still harbored so much vitriol about the whole situation.

And (god bless ya) Fat Guy and Jason (and our humble Society) are mentioned in your tome, so it's "a good thing," even though your book features non-BBQ (I'm kidding, of course, just trying to keep the KC vs. everyone else bbq battle alive - I actually enjoyed your book )

OMG, I hope Fresser is not "great with child." I really wouldn't want to see the pictures of him with fishnets and vericose veins; never mind the unsightly stretch marks. To say nothing of the implications of him procreating. But back on topic . . . I had some truffle ice cream at Joe's in Venice (w/RJWong) the other night that was pretty orgasmic. Not sure how it compares to bananas and sour cream () but it was darn good. And, I say it again, "Poor Mama Fresser."

Yes. I believe October was the last issue, unfortunately.

KC Media Digest for week of March 16-March 22, 2006 I returned to the KC area last night and have yet to catch up on storm-related damage but hope the members of our food community fared ok in last week's storms. Lawrence was hit especially hard, lending a whole new meaning to the term "March Madness," and I will try to get over there this weekend to visit and file a report. I hope everyone is safe and that was the extent of our tornadic activity for the year. Go Jayhawks! In the Kansas City Star Food Section In Food for Life, Jill Silva's family didn't notice there was a tomato in their pesto? I'm guessing the kids won't be following in mom's footsteps as a food writer. Plantains are a staple throughout the Caribbean. Note: If you're trying to order the fried 'chip' version, you'll have to buy a vowel; while there is no "i" in "team," there are two in mariquitas. In The Star Preview Section Lauren Chapin gives a second chance to The Mango Room and JJ's. And spotlights the latest northland link in the upscale-casual chain, Bonefish Grill. In The Pitch Charles Ferruzza visits KC's answer to Starwich, Mixx. And, completes his mini-rant about self-service in My Big Fat Mouth. In Ingram's Magazine Chris Becica roams out to Village West to check out the bison, among other things, at [yet another] upscale chain, Ted's Montana Grill <><><><><> Media Digest Notes... Updates from some area media outlets, which do not 'go to press' before we do, will be edited into each week's post as they become available. Please do not reply on this thread. For discussion of any stories which are linked here, please feel free to start a new thread or contact the forum host or digester who will be happy to do it for you. <><><><><>

Congratulations to all! I'm a little disappointed at being overlooked [again] but glad to see wide representation in the area. And good for Ari W - even though many of us would probably love to be in his shoes, there's a lot of hard work and less-than-glamorous parts to sourcing (sorry, couldn't help myself Busboy ) all of the goodies that Zing's features, live and via mail order. Edited to clarify - disappointed that the Kansas City area was overlooked, not me personally. I hadn't really expected to see my own name on the list.

Thanks for the write-up of the rest of your whirlwind tour of our fair city. I'm glad you and the friends were treated well. Rest up and we'll do it again!

I did a drive-by last week and there is signage but as it's (I think) going to be upstairs, rather than street-level, my usual snooping skills were of little use.

KC Media Digest for week of March 9-March 15, 2006 This report is being filed from Los Angeles, site of the first KC/LA Media Digest Summit. In the Kansas City Star Food Section In Food for Life, Jill Silva offers tips for incorporating more whole grains into your diet. Lauren Chapin spotlights the ever-expanding culinary influence of Franco's Cupini's. In The Star Preview Section Lauren Chapin visits the "love him or hate him" Pete Peterman's SORedux. Look for the rebuttal ad coming soon. Elsewhere in The Star In an all-too-rare victory of small, locally owned business over franchise, the Westport Flea Market has been saved! In The Pitch Charles Ferruzza does his best Pepe le Pew impersonation to persuade you to come to the Casbah. And, staying in the Middle East 'neighborhood' he checks in with the 39th Street corridor's Rumi. At eKC Online Lisa Waterman Gray pays a visit to a favorite neighborhood eatery in Lenexa, Panzon's. <><><><><> Media Digest Notes... Updates from some area media outlets, which do not 'go to press' before we do, will be edited into each week's post as they become available. Please do not reply on this thread. For discussion of any stories which are linked here, please feel free to start a new thread or contact the forum host or digester who will be happy to do it for you. <><><><><>

Right after I posted that I found out Alex Pryor (head of KC Originals) was out of town and then I promptly forgot about it. Thanks for the offer of help although I'm not even sure what I'm going to do about it, other than contact him which I will do now that I've been reminded. If he's lukewarm about it I may ask others to call/write and help convince him but at this point let's not be pesky. Oh, and you really shouldn't carve your names in the tables at restaurants!

So that whole story about the manger and wise men was just an urban myth? And the star, too? I just don't know what to believe anymore. Blessed are the cheesemakers!

Neither the OP market nor Brookside has an opening date posted yet, but the KC Center for Urban Agriculture indicates, on their website that Brookside opens April 15. I sent an email request inquiring about OP and will post when I receive a response. For those who cannot wait (and I count myself among you) there is the annual "preview" and a few of the growers actually have some items for sale, although it is largely an educational event: Farmers Expo: Join us and many other area farmers for this year's Farmers Expo on April 1, 9am-3pm, at the Shawnee Civic Center, 13817 Johnson Drive, Shawnee, KS. Contact the Food Circle at 816-374-5899 for more information. I would *love* to see a great turnout for this. It's a good time to buy transplants for hearty plants (and others, if you have "wall o' waters") and get to know the folks who [i hope] feed you for half of the year.

This wasn't an intentional ambush but I ordered carpaccio as an app at dinner with some colleagues. We had been working a conference together for ~10 days and were pretty familial by then, so things got passed around and I didn't really think much about it. A VERY finicky eater (this woman asked for her scrambled eggs to be well-scrambled or hard-scrambled or the like) who always made excuses if we were going somewhere even vaguely ethnic was there. She apparently was raving about something she had and asking everyone what it was but I was conversing with someone else and didn't hear her. When our conversation stopped and a third-party said "Judy, what was that stuff you ordered" I answered "carpaccio" and, seeing the blank stares, added "thinly sliced raw beef." I've never seen someone go from loving, adoring, MUST KNOW WHAT THAT IS, "best thing I've ever eaten" to accusing me of attempted murder so quickly.

Bella Napoli in Brookside (mostly Italian but a few other Euro things) Al Habashi (City Mkt) Anywhere on SW Blvd for anything hispanic/latino Eastern European Market just north of OP Farmer's Market Mediterranean Market (74th & Metcalf) for a variety of things and MREs, too Krizman's House of Sausage (Strawberry Hill) Fritz's (hot dogs) Penzey's (OP) or Planter's (City Mkt) for spices/herbs/seasonings) Au Marche (Lawrence) or Brits (adjecent to Au Marche) for variety of Euro supplies If you have other specific needs we'll try to help. Those are my go-to places for most everything. Oh, and Whole Foods, of course. And who doesn't miss the Food Bin? I still sniffle when I drive by.

OK, I've let this go on long enough! As a member in good standing of the squirrel anti-defamation league I'll not abide this any longer. This 'sqrl' lives in the country, works in the city, and is staying as far away from all of you as possible

Uchi, here in Austin, makes a tako pop, baby octopus (the size of your thumb) marinated in sesame oil on a stick and grilled. One of my absolute favorite dishes. ← I knew I should have patented it

Not at all - it was exactly what I wanted to have confirmed or refuted. If I hear "we're not in Kansas anymore" one more time I fear I will lose my appetite and have to resign my post here. But as I've not lived near the Elephant Restaurant (note intentional, forced attempt to bring this back on-topic) I just had to know if FT references were similarly trite and unwelcome. And now I know. Cheers!

I saw a made-for-TV movie years ago wherein the bad guys were a secret society of the very wealthy who paid scandalous sums of money to poachers to hunt endangered species, then met periodically to dine on them. They were particularly proud to consume the absolute last known anything. Needless to say, the good guys caught them but not before they had annihilated several species. Not that I think you're a "bad guy" for posing the question or wondering, mind you.

Bapi, thanks for your frank reply. I suspected as much. As I have spent much of my life in Kansas (USA) and hence asked about Toto, the Scarecrow, the Tin Man and ruby slippers ad nauseum, I was afraid that would be the case. Ok. I'll give it up. I appreciate your candor.