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Blanc Burgers and Bottles of Kansas City has every right to borrow the line of fellow Missouri native Mark Twain who said, “Rumors of my demise have been greatly exaggerated.”  It seems that for the past several months, many have been predicting the closing of Blanc’s flagship restaurant on the Coun

When you read as many restaurant industry bloggers and commenters as I do, you notice a common theme.  Everyone hates most restaurant websites.   They complain about everything from the flash animation to the lack of availability of pertinent information.  There are many complaints out there.  I hav

Last week, I wrote about The Boot, Kansas City’s newest Italian Restaurant.  I mentioned in that post that The Boot is “not your father’s Italian Restaurant.”  That is a very loaded phrase in a town where not much has changed on the menus at many of the premier Italian restaurants since I was orderi

Being in the restaurant industry leads you through a series of phases when you eat out.  When you first start out, you are constantly trying to learn from watching others.  This leads to critiquing the server constantly when you have a bit more experience.  Eventually, you realize that you have beco

Some local blogs have criticized my coverage of the closing of Jardines Kansas City.  I will make no apologies about standing on the side of the servers and against this owner.  I try not to take sides in situations like that.  I do not speak out against owners of restaurants.  You will not find me

Life in a restaurant is far different than life in corporate America, especially for the 15 former employees of Jardines restaurant.  Jardines has been a Kansas City jazz landmark for as long as I can remember.  Some of the greatest jazz musicians in the world have played this little club, but this