Shaun Brady was a beloved KC chef and member of the Irish community here. Last year, he was gunned down by teens when he attempted to stop the theft of his car outside his restaurant. The city is still mourning his loss and a cookbook celebrating his life was recently published to help aid his family.
I never met him, but my dear friend Dave Eckert (a food/wine journalist) wrote about him often and they were good friends. During the last couple of years that my husband was still alive and living here, he unbeknownst to me blew through most of our money (dementia will do that). I was truly fearful that we would be homeless. Dave and his wife fed us/me for much of that dreadful insecure time. (I'm now recovered thanks to long-term care insurance and life insurance.) Every time Dave would go see Shaun, Shaun would send me food--and always his delicious scones.
My copy of this book arrived yesterday.
