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Food Critics: Soul Food

Matthew Long-Middleton — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 22:22:41 +0000

In her book The Soul of Southern Cooking, Kathy Starr calls soul food "generous and earthy, like the people who created it. I'm not talking about small slivers of skinned chicken breasts surrounded by miniature carrots and radishes cut like roses. I'm talking about something to eat!" In Kansas City you'll never walk out hungry from one of this town's soul food restaurants or buffets. Classic southern cuisine like fried chicken, greens, macaroni and cheese, and peach cobbler are soul-soothing dishes. They may not be so good for your waistline, but they're nirvana for your spirit. Food Critic Charles Ferruzza, Emily Farris, Gloria Gale and Mary Bloch explore the best soul food of the city.

Food Critics-Bakeries

Matthew Long-Middleton — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 20:57:15 +0000

Kansas City has always been a great place for baked goods. Cakes, pies, cream puffs and breads have all been important to the growth of this town as a cosmopolitan and corpulent community. On this episode of Central Standard Friday Charles Ferruzza, Mary Bloch, Emily Farris, and Gloria Gale extend their forks to all parts of the metro to uncover the best bakeries offering the most decadent doughnuts, the crustiest baguettes, and the flakiest cinnamon rolls.

Food Critics: Belly-Busting Buffets

Matthew Long-Middleton and Monica Sandreczki — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 22:09:34 +0000

Buffets: you either love them or hate them. And in a tough economy, the idea of an all-you-can meal can sound alluring, even if the choices can be more about quantity than quality. On today's Central Standard Friday, we'll fill our plates up with suggestions for the best, the cheapest and the most unusual buffets in Kansas City. Today's food critics are host Charles Ferruzza, Chris Becicka, Mary Bloch and Emily Farris.

The Food Critics: Restaurant Etiquette

Matthew Long-Middleton — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 23:33:58 +0000

There are a number of social land mines that can be tripped in restaurants. How is the best way to handle a declined credit card, or when do you send something back to the kitchen? On Central Standard Friday food critics Charles Ferruzza, Mary Bloch, Emily Farris and Gloria Gale tackle this subject and all the new restaurants of KC.

Eating Alone In KC

Matthew Long-Middleton — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 15:56:44 +0000

Meal time is almost always a social time. However, there are instances when a meal alone can be just as relaxing and refreshing as it would be with friends and family.

But, where can you go and eat alone without feeling on display or actually feeling alone? Where can you eat surrounded by strangers, but feel as if you're in the comfort of your home?

The Food Critics will show you the best places to eat out alone. This week's panel includes host Charles Ferruzza of The Pitch and Fat City Blog, Mary Bloch of Around the Block, Emily Farris of Feed Me KC and Chris Becicka of Ingram's Magazine.

Eating Healthy In The New Year

Jeffrey Harvey and Charles Ferruzza — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 22:52:17 +0000

We're 11 days into the new year. How's that resolution to eat better going?

Dining Rooms Of Days Gone By

Jeffrey Harvey and Charles Ferruzza — Mon, 31 Dec 2012 18:03:43 +0000

Do you remember the Wishbone, Earl's Hamburgers, Po' Folks, Piccadilly Cafeteria, and the Athena on Broadway? Well, we do.

Food Critics: Super Soups

Jeffrey Harvey and Charles Ferruzza — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 00:00:00 +0000

Ludwig Van Beethoven once theorized: "Only the pure in heart can make a good soup."

Food Critics: Best Meals Under $10

Danie Alexander and Charles Ferruzza — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 19:37:18 +0000

You're staring at an empty refrigerator realizing if you want to eat you're going to have to go out. A quick check of the wallet shows it not much fuller than the fridge. So where can you find a decent meal for less than $10?

Food Critics: Eating Out In Lawrence

Tomeka Weatherspoon and Charles Ferruzza — Fri, 07 Sep 2012 14:42:43 +0000

Coming up on Central Standard Friday, host Charles Ferruzza and the Food Critics share their favorite spots in Lawrence. We're talking the best coffee shops, bars and even fine dining in that fun college town west of KC.

Food Critics: Late Night Dining

Tomeka Weatherspoon and Andrea Silenzi and Charles Ferruzza — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 19:23:53 +0000

Coming up on Central Standard Friday, host Charles Ferruzza and the Food Critics share their favorite late night dining spots. Where can you get a good meal after 10 o'clock, but before the last bar closes at 3?