A Beginner’s Guide to Korean BBQ

Photography by Joshua Haines.

With Korean BBQ, everyone has a chance at being a chef. It’s a fun and delicious interactive experience where diners cook their own marinated and sliced meats over an open grill at their table. But the collective experience can also be intimidating for first timers. Fear not! The best advice for handling Korean BBQ is… Continue reading A Beginner’s Guide to Korean BBQ

Remembering Julia Lee’s KC legacy beyond her bawdy hits

Photo courtesy LaBudde Special Collections, UMKC University Libraries.

The legendary status of Julia Lee in Kansas City jazz history has long been upheld by her Capitol Records hits, which she referred to as “the songs my mother taught me not to sing.”  A contemporary of dirty blues singers Ma Rainey, Bessie Smith and Lucille Bogan, Lee’s lyrics were risqué, but she preferred to… Continue reading Remembering Julia Lee’s KC legacy beyond her bawdy hits