mywhitedevil

I'm giving up on the sprint center doing anything positive for KC (unless they mimic Columbus, OH's Arena District) so I'm focusing all prayers on JoCo or KCK passing the Wizards' soccer complex...of course, that's probably the die-hard Wizards fan talking...but I digress...

I would suggest both Pierpont http://www.herefordhouse.com/ppdefault.htm or City Tavern in the Historical Freighthouse http://www.360kc.com/Restaurants/CityTavern.html as somthing perhaps a little less corporate.

think I might know the guy through a friend or a friend of a friend. Gonna shoot an email off to find out. I'm extremly underwhelmed by the web design, but I'll take your word AFA the print issue is concerned. I'll be sure to pick up one, next time I'm in town.

It seems reading this thread has already answered my questions, but I'll ask anyway. Is there an oversaturation of meat markets and butcher shops in Vancouver/BC? My wife and I are planning on emmigrating to Canada, and our future plans for include opening my own charcuterie/artisanal butcher shop. We love BC, but this could be a deal breaker. Of course, on the upside, it seems like there are many places where I could possibly find work as a master butcher.

Well, if it's in really bad shape, you can sand or use steel wool to resurface, but then you have to reseason and begin a new life for the pan.

Spent a nice afternoon out at arrowhead, drinking free Fat Tire beer and getting sun burnt. After the game we found our way to Westport in time for the manager's reception at the Quarterage. We've stayed there before, and for a boutique hotel, it's really a bargain despite a few noticeable upkeep issues. The location can hardly be beaten, either. Due to the copious amounts of free hooch, you'll have to excuse any fuzzy details We started out dinner at Bluestem with a bottle of '02 Domaine Raspail Ay Gigondas ($40) and the foie gras torchon ($16), the quality of which was top notch. it was garnished with the traditional cherries, as well as pear, but also had some very nice honey gelee's and a streak of saffron and a cherry-balsamic sauce or some kind of reduction. I didn't ask and I couldn't quite place it. I had the Kobe beef ($36), which was very good. The menu referred to it as 'flatiron', but a flatiron steak is from the top blade and is (to me) usually junk beef. I have been astonished to see flatiron steaks popping up all over the place on hip menus, but I bit the bullet and ordered it anyway. I'm not sure if this dish was a testimony to the Kobe beef, or the butcher, but had I not known, I would have guessed that this was from the top loin, or possibly the Culotte muscle. Regardless, it was extremely tender, served perfectly rare, and sliced into thin strips and piled high. It was served on a bed of broccolini and young asparagus, and topped with some prawns, which while looking extremely overdone, were quite good and only very slightly chewy. Garnished with basil oil and a sauce which may have been balsamic based, but at this point it's an alcohol blur. Also included a Bearnaise or something. It was rich and creamy and good, whatever it was. Mrs. Mywhitedevil had the Halibut ($26), which came on some fingerling potatoes, and swam gracefully in a subtle lemon broth. I had a taste and the potatoes were cooked perfectly and offset the texture of the fish very well. I can't recall what else it consisted of or give any real insight to her dish. Desert consisted of a bittersweet chocolate pudding cake and passion fruit sorbet for her ($8), and a pot de crème and madelines ($8) for me. We both loved the pudding, which was very rich, very dense and very tasty. We both liked the sorbet, although the wife felt that it was too subtle to go with the rich bittersweet chocolate and I tend to agree. We both thought it stood up well on its own, but the pairing wasn't perfect. My pot de crème was amazing. Very good spring strawberries, blueberries and the odd raspberry. The crème was very good, and the madelines were the best I've ever had, which is saying quite a bit, esp. considering that my wife worked at Wheatfields in Lawrence for a couple of years and Jules makes some exquisite ones there. They were so buttery and smooth and soft inside and just the right bite of crunchy on the crust. The service was very good. It was exactly what I expect at a place such as this; very helpful, not condescending at all, eager to serve. Chef Garrelts also surprised us not only by coming out and saying hello, but also by already knowing who we were, and wishing us a happy anniversary. A quick mention of eGullet by Colby indicated that he has his “eye on everything” and the fact he culled our identity out of our reservation's area code and my eGullet profile proves it. A very savvy move that astonished my wife and impressed me, too. All in all, I was suitably happy with our choice, and would like to think that we made our anniversary a memorable one. We splurged a little, certainly we rarely drop as much coin on eating out as we did, but for less than $200 (I think we came out around $180 after tax and tip) we got a very nice appetizer, two entrees, a bottle of wine, desert and coffee.