This review originally appeared as a guest post on Kevin Shalin’s wonderful blog The Mighty Rib as part of our monthly series called He Said, He Said. Here it is again, but with my expanded thoughts. I like to think of this as my director’s cut. I hope you enjoy it. In gastronomic history, the wings of gallus…
Restaurant Reviews
bluestem’s 10-course tasting menu has a lot of highlights, and a few lowlights
bluestem’s chef Colby Garrelts had been nominated for a James Beard Foundation Award for Best Chef – Midwest from 2007 all the way through 2013, the year he finally won it, and bluestem has been nominated as a James Beard Semifinalist for Outstanding Restaurant in 2015, 2016 and 2017. With all of this attention, bluestem…
Heirloom Bakery & Hearth Makes a Beautiful Biscuit Sandwich
Kibbey and I are starting the second day of our #KCEats trip at Heirloom Bakery & Hearth in the Mission Hills area of Kansas City. Kibbey is our resident breakfast aficionado, so what he says goes. He had heard about this place from several otherwise reputable friends, so this seemed a good bet. And it…
The Arkansas Soy Supper at Three Fold Noodles + Dumpling Co. Was a Real Hit
Most of you already know that my wife is a vegetarian, and that I occasionally dabble with making vegetarian food for her, like that time I made hickory smoked tofu on my smoker, or that time I made my own version of Chipotle’s tofu sofritas tacos. Well last night’s Arkansas Soy Supper was a real…
Lassis Inn is a Classic Catfish Joint
This review originally appeared as a guest post on Kevin Shalin’s wonderful blog The Mighty Rib as part of our monthly series called He Said, He Said. Here it is again, but with additional photographs and my expanded thoughts. I like to think of these as my director’s cut. I hope you enjoy it. There are a lot…
The Waffle House Still Rules, Mostly
This review originally appeared as a guest post on Kevin Shalin’s wonderful blog The Mighty Rib as part of our occasional series called He Said, He Said. Here it is again, but with additional photographs and further light editing. I grew up watching Alice and Happy Days on TV, and so I love the idea of a good…
K Hall and Sons is a Family Owned Winner
This review originally appeared as a guest post on Kevin Shalin’s wonderful blog The Mighty Rib. We had planned that we’d both review K Hall as part of our occasional series called He Said, He Said, but my cup runneth over and I far exceeded my word limits so Kevin posted it as a solo…
Restaurant Buenos Aires is Mostly a Miss
This review originally appeared as a guest post on Kevin Shalin’s wonderful blog The Mighty Rib as part of our occasional series called He Said, He Said. Here it is again, but with additional photographs and further light editing. I came to Buenos Aires knowing three things about Argentinian food, each of which made me very excited to…
Payne’s Bar-B-Que in Memphis, TN
Payne’s Bar-B-Que in Memphis, Tennessee is a family owned and family run place, and has been for at least the last 40 years. It’s the kind of place where you come to enjoy the easy chat with the owners, but where you return for the fabulous $5.50 jumbo chopped pork barbecue sandwich. You can toss in a soda…
David’s Burgers in Little Rock, AR
Pleased to Meet You and Meat to Please You! From the hand-packed burgers ground from fresh steaks, to the abundant hot fresh fries served while you wait, David’s Burgers just might be the very best burger place in Little Rock. Maybe even the whole state. Maybe even the Universe.
Leatha’s Bar-B-Que Inn in Hattiesburg, MS
Welcome to Leatha’s, enjoy your stay… Thank you kindly for comin’ this way! I found barbecue nirvana in a little roadside shack in Hattiesburg, MS. Leatha’s Bar-B-Que Inn is in a large old wooden meeting hall tucked high up off the highway, so hidden that you can’t even see it from the road, but you…
Barbecue Chronicles West: The Central Texas BBQ Tour
Arkansas lies at a BBQ crossroads, with the beef and sausage BBQ of Texas to the West, the dry rubbed and spicy-sauced pork BBQ of Memphis to the East, and the dry rubbed beef and sweet sauced BBQ of Kansas City, Missouri to the North. To better understand the true essence of Arkansas BBQ, I…