Fried chicken is everywhere in Vietnam, but it looks somewhat different than the bucket of KFC you might be picturing. At roadside lunch stalls in Hanoi, an order of cánh gà chiên nu’ó’c mam will get you a heaping pile of crispy chicken wings tossed in a sweet and tangy fish sauce. In Northeast KCMO,… Continue reading Classic Vietnamese fish sauce wings land in Northeast KC
In December, chef Chad Tillman launched his restaurant concept at Strang Hall in downtown Overland Park. Norcini is a pizza, sandwich and charcuterie concept that “pays respects to traveling butchers in Italy” and fits well into the neighborhood. Tillman cures meats, serves classic Italian beef sandwiches and fashions pizza using seventy-two-hour cold-fermented dough at his… Continue reading Norcini’s Chad Tillman’s perfect day of KC eating and drinking
A Hidden Life is directed by Terence Malick. Starring August Diehl as Franz Jaegerstaetter and Valerie Pachner as his wife Fani. SPOILER ALERT “Will we ever learn what this has been all about?” mourns the wife of a jailed Nazi resister. She’s survived almost as many privations as her husband, who faces execution from a… Continue reading REVIEW: A Hidden Life tests our patience, but still leaves us with outstanding performances, images and music
Oak & Steel There’s a new addition to the drink offerings near the Kauffman Center in the Crossroads. Oak and Steel, located inside the Webster House Parking Garage, offers a curated selection of wine, beer from twenty-four taps and fifty-plus whiskeys including a few rare selections from Japan and Spain. There is no kitchen at… Continue reading Restaurant comings and goings in the Kansas City dining scene January 2020
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A little snow didn’t slow down the Kansas City Chiefs— or their fans. On Sunday, snow gusts swirled around Arrowhead Stadium as the Chiefs pounded the archrival Denver Broncos 23-3. In the first quarter, reigning league MVP Patrick Mahomes connected with Tyreek Hill on a 41-yard bomb into the endzone to put the game’s first… Continue reading Epic photos from Sundays Chiefs-Broncos ‘Snow Globe’ game
*Photos by Christian Toth The UMKC Conservatory hosted 500 guests for a spectacular dinner at the Crescendo Gala. A dazzling performance was put on in Helzberg Hall by two hundred and fifty of the Conservatory’s most talented students and faculty. When guests entered the Kauffman Center they were greeted by what looked like giant colorful… Continue reading UMKC Crescendo Gala
*Photos by Christian Toth On October 26, the Catholic Education Foundation hosted the Gaudeamus (“Let Us Rejoice”) gala at the Overland Park Convention Center. The event, chaired by Dr. and Mrs. Patrick and Shannon Lillis, raised nearly two million dollars for scholarships for students with financial need to attend Catholic schools throughout Northeast Kansas. [gtx_gallery]
*Photos by Mika Tunberg of Glenwood Weddings Havana and Kansas City intersected for one sold-out night for KVC’s Gala at The Abbott. Vintage cars lined the street as guests arrived. Inside, partygoers enjoyed delicious cuisine and hand-rolled cigars, played Heads or Tails and danced to the music of Lost Wax. Frank Boal led the live… Continue reading KVC Gala
The Two Popes was directed and written by Fernando Meirelles and stars Jonathan Pryce as Pope Francis and Anthony Hopkins as Pope Benedict XVI. Based on the play by Anthony McCarten. LISTEN UP! “The hardest thing is to listen!” says Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio to Pope Benedict. Consider this a challenge to the viewers of The… Continue reading REVIEW: The Two Popes marvelously and unexpectedly issues profound, albeit disturbing truths
Knives Out was directed by Rian Johnson with an all-star cast. I must admit that at first, I was mildly surprised at the continuing box-office popularity of Knives Out. The traditional cozy scheme of the body in the library attended by a bunch of suspicious characters is sometimes scorned in favor of the tough-guy noir… Continue reading REVIEW: In the midst of rampant villainy, Knives Out gives us unexpected pleasure
This issue marks our debut as Kansas City magazine. But as the oldest magazine in the metro area, we have a long history of capturing the city’s imagination through our storytelling and photography. In honor of our fifteenth anniversary and our evolution to Kansas City magazine, here’s a look back at fifteen of our favorite… Continue reading The best moments in 435 Magazine’s 15-year history
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The avo express keeps on rolling. Kansas City’s first avocado cafe, Avobite (1599 Iron St., Suite 1, North Kansas City), just opened in the Iron District, a retail spot made of shipping containers in North Kansas City. Veronica Soto’s inspiration comes from her travels, and the flavorful menu reflects that. Try the avocado salmon burger… Continue reading This Northland avocado cafe has a delicious bunless burger
Today, Kansas City became the first major American city to have fare-free public transit. City council voted unanimously to make city bus routes fare-free, reports KSHB, directing the city manager to develop and enact a plan. The city’s light rail was already free. Free bus service, which is expected to cost about $8 million, has… Continue reading Kansas City becomes first major American city with universal fare-free public transit
Directed by Sam Mendes and stars Dean-Charles Chapman, Andrew Scott, Benedict Cumberbatch and Richard Madden. 1917 opens on an idyllic image of two soldiers, asleep, resting against a tree. The fields around them are verdant, the air quiet. All is at peace. By story’s end roughly twenty-four hours later, all is at peace again. The… Continue reading REVIEW: We bow in admiration to 1917’s amazing cinematography
The Aeronauts is directed by Tom Harper, starring Eddie Redmayne as James Glaisher, Felicity Jones as Amelia Wren and written by Jack Thorne (suggested by Richard Holmes’s Falling Upwards). The Aeronauts is the story of two adventurers embarking on a record-setting hot-air balloon ascent. The year is 1862, Wolverhampton, England. Ballooning is still regarded more… Continue reading REVIEW: The Aeronauts is an adventurous yet historically poetic tale
Account Executive/MultiMedia Looking for the next step in your professional career? Business development professionals are in high demand and Kansas City magazine is looking for a multimedia account executive to join our growing team. The ideal candidate will have proven sales experience (print and digital preferred), exceptional written and oral communication skills and be a… Continue reading Account Executive/MultiMedia at Kansas City Magazine
*Photos by Samantha Levi and Zach Bauman When Vaughn Good left Lawrence to attend culinary school in New York, he wanted to study cutting edge molecular gastronomy. Among all those spherified cocktails and beet foams, he discovered a love of the ancient and primal art of butchery. Upon his return to Kansas, Good opened Hank… Continue reading Why Fox & Pearl is KC’s 2019 Restaurant of the Year
