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Food truckers rallying again on Sunday

May 16, 2013 – 10:14 a.m.

Wichita’s food truckers, headed up by the guys at the Flying Stove, have decided to start putting on monthly food truck rallies, usually on the last Sunday of the month. This month, to avoid Memorial Day weekend, the truckers are gathering a Sunday early. The usual suspects, including the Flying Stove plus B.S. Sandwich Press, .SCakeface, Espresso To [...]

By Denise Neil | Posted in Food trucks, Uncategorized | Comments

Food truck of the week: BJ’s Smokeshack

May 7, 2013 – 4:04 p.m.

It’s raining food trucks. Today, I heard from another set of truckers preparing to hit the road. Jennifer and Brad Vieux hope to get their BJ’s Smokeshack on the streets by the end of the year. (They already have a Facebook pageup and running.) Brad is a longtime barbecue hobbyist whose meats are so good, he [...]

By Denise Neil | Posted in Barbecue, Food trucks | Comments

It’s time to start thinking Mother’s Day reservations

May 1, 2013 – 3:15 p.m.

Good job, Wichita. You’re already thinking about feeding mom, and Mother’s Day is more than a week away. I’ve been getting pretty frequent e-mails for the past week or so from people asking me where they should take their mothers to eat on Mother’s Day, which this year is on Sunday, May 12. I always [...]

By Denise Neil | Posted in Buffets | Comments

Texas Roadhouse’s addition meant to cut down on the wait

April 29, 2013 – 3:15 p.m.

That Texas Roadhouse amazes me. I’m almost certain that there has not been a moment since the restaurant opened in 2005 that it hasn’t had a line of people waiting for a table. It might be the steak. It might be the line dancing wait staff. It might be the permission to throw peanut shells [...]

By Denise Neil | Posted in Restaurant remodeling, Steak | Comments

Go mad with the Mudbugs this weekend

April 22, 2013 – 10:15 a.m.

Your once-a-year opportunity to gorge yourself on crawfish without leaving Wichita is almost here. The annual Mudbug Madness event at Prairie Pines is scheduled for this Friday and Saturday, and if you order tickets online today, you can get a $5 discount. The event features an all-you-can-eat crawfish boil and Cajun buffet plus music by [...]

By Denise Neil | Posted in Cajun food | Comments

Corned beef and cabbage are on this weekend’s menu

March 13, 2013 – 10:27 a.m.

St. Patrick’s Day is Sunday, which means that all over Wichita, cooks are preparing to simmer up pots of the traditional corned beef and cabbage. Each year, I try to gather a list of who’s offering Irish food specialties. Let me know if you are aware of other bars or restaurants offering Irish fare. The [...]

By Denise Neil | Posted in Bar food, Holiday meals | Comments

Culinary students sweep Cocktails & Cookies

Feb. 25, 2013 – 10:16 a.m.

I was a judge at Friday night’s Cocktails & Cookies event, a fundraiser for the Girl Scouts of Kansas Heartland that asked local chefs to turn Girl Scout cookies into something even more fabulous. They did. It was hard to choose a winner from all the peanut buttery, coconut-y, chocolate-y, mint-y goodness on the tables [...]

By Denise Neil | Posted in Fundraisers | Comments

You know it’s nasty when restaurants close

Feb. 21, 2013 – 8:28 a.m.

WHERE ARE WE SUPPOSED TO EAT????? Oh yeah, we’re not supposed to drive. It’s rare when a restaurant closes on a scheduled day to be open, but the fact that several around Wichita are closing or opening late today is a testament to how much white stuff we have on the ground. Tanya’s Soup Kitchen [...]

By Denise Neil | Posted in Uncategorized | Comments

Food trucks throwing a Cajun party

Feb. 14, 2013 – 5:04 p.m.

Hold on to those Mardi Gras beads you collected on Tuesday. The local food truck fleet is gathering in a couple of weeks to put on a belated Mardi Gras party. Spearheaded by the Flying Stove, which just today put out its tempting Cajun menu (mmmmm, Po’ Boy), the event will be from noon to [...]

By Denise Neil | Posted in Food trucks | Comments

A Valentine’s dining guide for procrastinators

Feb. 14, 2013 – 10:05 a.m.

If you’re one of the brave souls opting to brave the Feb. 14 restaurant crowds, I applaud you. Please let me know how that goes. But if you’re a procrastinator — or just don’t like fighting for air on the busiest dining day of the year — several restaurants are planning to extend their Valentines [...]

By Denise Neil | Posted in Holiday specials | Comments