Dempsey's Burger Pub
Food Photography
Photographer The Swimback visited Dempsey's Burger Pub in Lawrence, Kansas where Chef Matt Lawson, formerly of 715, is the culinary architect behind these magnificent burgers.
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Cooking Class - Pickling
Preserving Summer Flavor
For the next three weeks, we’ll look at techniques that will allow you to preserve the last of summer’s bounty and not have to cook too much. Today, we will cover pickling vegetables, which is a good way to preserve them and give them a nice flavor. Plus, a recipe for homemade giardiniera.
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Cafe Sebastienne
Food Photography
These photographs inspire hunger pangs. The Swimback visited Cafe Sebastienne at Kemper Museum to get these shots.
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Boozefish
Food photography
A visual array of food from Boozefish Wine Bar shot by The Swimback.
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Mingle
Food photography
Photographer Matthew Taylor shares a few images of food and drink from Mingle in Lee's Summit.
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Greater Kansas City Bartending Competition Finalists Announced
KC's top bartenders to compete.
Who are the Top 12 bartenders selected as finalists in The 2010 Greater Kansas City Bartending Competition? This year, event organizers Doug Frost and Ryan Maybee opened up the competition to bartenders in Kansas and Missouri. The event takes place on Sunday, August 29, 6 PM, at the Uptown Theater. Bonus: 12 cocktail recipes you should know.
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The Drop
Food and Drink Photography
The Swimback beats summer heat by heading indoors at The Drop and shooting these gorgeous images of delicious food and cool drinks.
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SodaVie
Locally made soda with big taste and bigger ideals.
With flavors like mojito and Thai basil clover, SodaVie is no mere new-fangled, locally produced soda with a modern twist. The methodology of its making without chemicals and additives is actually a little-used process that is centuries old. Benjamin Topel and Sean Henry, the men behind SodaVie, are bringing soda back with style.
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The Drink Is Changing
Current Trends in Cocktails
It has taken awhile, but the cocktail renaissance is moving full speed ahead, or better yet, shaking vigorously in a location near you. The classics are back and this is a good thing. Move over fake sweeteners, there’s an old kid back on the block. Here are some other new influences you might be seeing in front of you in a chilled glass.
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Cooking Class - Grilling Pizza
Make Grilled Fig, Goat Cheese, Balsamic and Parmesan Pizza
Figs, goat cheese, and Parmesan cheese are three things that all go very well with balsamic vinegar. They also do well with a crisp cracker or slice of bread to accompany them. Why not, then, combine them into a delicious pizza that does very well as either a side dish or a main entrée?
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Cooking Class – Indirect Heat for Large Cuts of Meat
Grill Roasted Mustard Rump Roast
A great application of both direct and indirect heat is cooking a larger (2 or more pounds) piece of meat like a roast. It’s really simple because it follows the same process as cooking a piece of meat indoors, but it adds the great smoky/char flavor you only get on a grill.
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Upcoming Food and Drink Events
News and Notes
A rundown of upcoming food and drink events in Kansas City and the surrounding area.
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Cork Recycling: J. Gilbert's, Bristol Restaurants Go Green
Cork Collection and Recycling Adds Up
Small acts can have big consequences. Nearly 13 billion natural corks per year wind up in landfills. Recycling that cork, a renewable source, can add up to significant environmental benefits. Recently, J. Gilbert’s and Bristol Seafood Grill have signed on as the first Kansas City partners with ReCORK, a US-based program designed to redirect cork from landfills and repurpose them instead into practical products.
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Highway 65: The Wheel Inn Drive In, Pastimes Bakery and Market
Food on the Road
The Wheel Inn Drive In, located in Sedalia, Missouri on Highway 65, still knows how to drive customers to its classic restaurant. Further down on Highway 65 in Lincoln, look carefully or you might speed past the Pastimes Bakery and Market. That would be a mistake.
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Cooking Class: Grilling Fish
Firm or Flaky, Grilling Fish over Flame
Grilling fish may not seem like a topic in and of itself, but overexposing a delicate fish filet to the rigors of flame is a good way to serve a dry, tasteless meal. Yes, there is an art to fish grilling.
Featured recipe: Grilled Tilapia
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