We chat about Liz's dinner party, America after The Debate, the recently unveiled plans for the Country Club Plaza, the end of Gilhouly's on 39th Street, Corvino, and the Westside's new hi-fi listening bar XO. All this and more on the only Kansas City podcast in existence.
Big new plans for Westport nightlife, City Barrel in Brookside opens, plot twist: Liz has an Inflation Nation, Midwest goose egg at the James Beard Awards, Bulrush is closing, and we push the XO conversation to the next episode, which will come soon.
Liz got engaged, Independence Ave. Bridge, I am NOT redpilled, probably a couple other things.
Discussed: Onion ring quality control, reporting on Reddit rumors, "queer spaces," KC James Beard Award nominees, being a chef seems like it sucks, a sports museum bar, and a dive we've never been to before.
We discuss Springfield, Missouri and its new Buc-ee's, the southern Missouri delicacy known as Springfield cashew chicken, an update on a questionable coffee walkout, Taylor magazine profile, Kelce brothers sandwich, local news updates at Fox and Pearl and the Rieger and 9th and State, and a trip to a pizza place called Wilson's. Merry Christmas.
On das pod: I'm concerned about Liz's diet, tiki bars, Affare, a bad tweet from a local restaurant, Buzzard Beach, we run down some of the nastiest bathrooms in town, Cosmo Burger.
On the pod: Unpacking Taylor/Travis, did Rihanna buy a house in KC? Bob Dylan in KC, Kata Nori, HiBoy, Mitt Romney's ketchup salmon, and a trip to a bar hidden in Swope Park.
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On today's pod: a change in Liz's restaurant-critic status, several recent bar and restaurant closures, splitting hairs on omakese, the new ferris wheel by the highway, is KC a booster town?, the Tulsa King is back, and drinking in deep Waldo.
Unpacking the Waldo coffee drama; there should be more small bars and restaurants; Wild Child; the Golden Ox; and a visit to a windowless Westside bar.
We're back. Season Two. Summer adventures, new jobs, Shakespeare's Pizza, Privee, the Turkeyleggman, the Uptown Lounge, Inflation Nation, DJOTW.
On tha pod: Ocean Prime, Hidden Valley Ranch ice cream, KC's James Beard Award nominees, David went to Westport Flea Market, a local leader who's doing gym thirst traps, what do we think of bars and restaurants that have a sign outside telling you the name of the manager and bartender, an exclusive excursion to some local private clubs, Inflaish Naish, dad joke.
On the pod: Introducing "David's Edgelord Corner," Party Down discourse, we go to the new Kansas City airport, we leave the new Kansas City airport, Made in KC and Rainy Day Books, we go to Parkville, Liz reviews Catalina Crunch, a powerhouse combo of Dot's Pretzels and Inflation Nation, and a dad joke ruined.
We're back, talkin' bout: Liz going to Springfield/Omaha/Cincinnati, chili discourse, David in the Bahamas, airport etiquette, Hey Dude shoes, Valentine's Day content, Liz has some Personal News, Buzzard's back, Tulsa King, a Dad Joke, and a trip to Raytown bars the Irish Pub House, DJ's Hangout, and Eclipse. Note: Sorry about the audio levels. David is too low in the mix, Liz is too high. We are using a new recording software and working out the kinks. We'll do better next time!
Today's special: Legal weed, go Chiefs, new airport, Liz in Memphis, David in Salina, Old Chicago, Dad Joke, Inflation Nation, what is La La Land, and a Friday-night field trip to Jim's Alley Bar and Hillsiders, two new dive-ish bars.
Today on das pod: Airport drama, Liz goes to St. Louis, Liz is going to Memphis, Restaurant Week, Egg Discourse, A Dad Joke, and a trip to Bob's-N-Motion on Troost.
On tap today: The Mayor's Casserole, deleting tweets, Dogpatch swingers club, a Dad Joke, a long and winding Inflation Nation, and a trip to three Grandview-area taverns: Ritchie's, Pepper Mill Lounge South, Tammy's Corner Bar.
On the agenda today: They are calling the West Bottoms "WeBo" now, or at least somebody on the internet did one time; Port Fonda closes; a trip to a vaguely Christmassy "Mean Girls" pop-up bar; a trip to the Miracle pop-up holiday bar; and Liz guesses what a gallon of milk costs in Sleepy Joe's America.
Today on the pod: Liz in Miami, a middle-of-nowhere Kansas barbecue joint, l'il smokies, Inflation Nation, a dad joke, a field trip to TERI'S BIGGER JIGGER, and a secret song about Catalina Crunch.
On the agenda today: Thanksgiving weekend roundup, Sun Fresh moratorium, crab tales, corny Midwestern websites, corny Midwestern t-shirts, Inflation Nation, bye-bye Bier Station, and a field trip to the Pressed Penny Tavern.
Items discussed: 39th Street vibes report, Plains at Knuckleheads, Crossroads Hotel, Erin's Pub in Independence, Inflation Nation, shrimp cups, the rotating pop-up restaurant in the Sky, Uber is just taxis now, how dare you ask someone online for their Recipe, and recent Tweets of Note.