Westport Café’s (419 Westport Rd, KCMO) longtime Executive Chef Romain Monnoyeur recently brought on Chef Thomas Milesi, a fellow Frenchman, to elevate the beloved bistro’s traditional menu. Milesi is from Menton in the south of France and brings a Mediterranean sensibility with him. More refreshing fare such as marinated and slow braised pork belly, shrimp… Continue reading Just in time for Bastille Day, Westport Café’s new chef brings a Mediterranean flare
In thinking of all the yummy Korean food around KC for this issue, I got to thinking about my time living in Los Angeles and the wonderful Korean spa experiences I had there. While KC might not have a plethora of Korean spas, there are many spas offering similar Eastern beauty techniques for relaxation and… Continue reading Alternative Eastern beauty treatments are taking over the KC spa scene
Korean-American artist Sunyoung Cheong has called Topeka home for more than a decade. When she first moved to the states, she landed in South Carolina, but soon found her way to Kansas when her husband received a professorship at Washburn University. Soon, Cheong began taking classes at Washburn and transferred to KU, where she received… Continue reading Artist Sunyoung Cheong fuses tradition and technology to create her pieces and teach her students
