food

Cooking With Fire, Water, Wind & Earth

Beth Lipoff and Steve Kraske — Sun, 28 Apr 2013 17:00:00 +0000

Want to learn the secrets of a barbecue master or how the “fermentos” do their thing with cheese, beer and pickles?

Spicing Up Your Passover

Beth Lipoff and Stephen Steigman — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 23:00:00 +0000

When you take bread off the table, what goes on yours? Award-winning cookbook author Joan Nathan has a few ideas.

The Religious Diet

Brian Ellison, Matthew Long-Middleton and Claire McInerny — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 05:00:00 +0000

As we find ourselves in the midst of Lent and with Passover on the horizon, the idea of food and the role it plays in various religions is on many people's minds. Why do Catholics not eat meat on Fridays, why do Jews not let their bread rise and why do members of Islam have permanent restrictions on what they can eat?

Fixing The Food Waste Problem

Beth Lipoff and Steve Kraske — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +0000

Your mother said the leftovers you threw out in your house could feed a small country… but was she really close to the truth?

UMKC Theatre's 'Eat This!' Explores Journey From Farm To Plate

Steve Walker — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 11:13:00 +0000

With the growth of the local food movement and a rise in urban farming, Kansas City diners are increasingly discriminating about what goes on their plates. Yet a good number of people don't delve any more deeply into their meal other than what's tasty and convenient.

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.

Food: From Farm To Table

Beth Lipoff — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 00:00:00 +0000

Food is a major part of American culture, and the way we mass produce it has made headlines in the last few years— many of them not good.

Food For A Hanukkah Feast

Beth Lipoff and Stephen Steigman — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 16:40:40 +0000

It just wouldn't be Hanukkah without the oil. Latkes, jelly doughnuts and other foods for the holiday are drenched in the stuff to honor the miracle of the oil lamp in the Hanukkah story.

The Otter, Squirrel And Deer Hunter

Beth Lipoff and Brian Ellison — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 15:55:57 +0000

If you've ever hunted for your food in the Oregon Trail video game, you know it's no easy task. Now, imagine stepping into the game yourself.

Troubleshooting The Turkey

Beth Lipoff and Steve Kraske — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 03:13:05 +0000

Every cook has had the nightmare-- a solidly-frozen turkey on Thursday morning, no onions for the green bean casserole and a pumpkin pie gone wrong.

'Last Bite' Cookbook Features Kansas City Chefs

Laurie Arbore and Jabulani Leffall — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 23:00:00 +0000

In Kansas City, not only do we love to devour tasty dishes, we pay homage to the culinary folk who prepare them.

Are Healthy & Halloween Mutually Exclusive?

Jabulani Leffall and Danie Alexander — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 14:08:52 +0000

On Halloween it's not just ghosts and goblins you need to fear. There's enough candy out there to fuel a perpetual sugar high.

Back In The Swing After Breast Cancer

Jabulani Leffall and Danie Alexander — Tue, 23 Oct 2012 22:51:42 +0000

You weathered the diagnosis, underwent surgery, and made it through multiple rounds of chemotherapy. In short, you've survived breast cancer.

Pizza!

Jabulani Leffall and Danie Alexander — Tue, 23 Oct 2012 02:43:35 +0000

In 1987 Congress designated October as National Pizza Month and we at Central Standard are nothing if not dedicated to the observance of this acknowledgment of one of our favorite foods.

Test Your Food IQ: Do We Need More Farms To Grow Fruits And Veggies For All?

Allison Aubrey — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 20:00:00 +0000

Think you're part of the food-literati? True or false: 13 million more acres of farmland would be required to produce enough fruit and vegetables for the daily diets of all Americans to meet U.S. Department of Agriculture nutrition guidelines.

The official answer is Yes, according to the James Beard Foundation, which put out the quiz. (You can see the whole quiz below).