After editing a brief I’d written about the Children’s Champions charity event, which raises money by auctioning off “dream jobs,” my co-worker Julie was skeptical. She grew up working in her parents’ Chinese/American restaurant and said she definitely would not classify it as a dream job. But she and I agreed that the foodie jobs [...]
April 30, 2013 – 12:01 p.m.
I’m excited about attending Friday night’s Second Annual Blooms, Brews & Bloody Marys at Botanica– though I’m not very excited about the non-springlike forecast. A 51 degree high on May 3? Unacceptable! The event was fun last year and featured local restaurants such as Newport Grill, The Anchor and Scotch & Sirloin, competing to make the [...]
March 15, 2013 – 4:45 p.m.
Schane Gross knows beer. Marshall Roth knows food. Now Gross, the owner of The Anchor at 1109 E. Douglas, and Roth, the executive chef at the new Siena Tuscan Steakhouse in the Ambassador Hotel at 104 S. Broadway, are activating their wonder twin powers for a new beer dinner series that will launch in a couple of [...]
March 12, 2013 – 11:01 a.m.
I have the results of Saturday’s fifth annual Loaf Off, a meatloaf cooking competition that doubles as a fundraiser. The event drew 175 people to The Anchor and raised $1,725 for Children’s Miracle Network. It also drew 12 teams who cooked a variety of loaves. The panel of judges, which included local foodies Joe Stumpe and [...]
March 5, 2013 – 10:09 a.m.
Two of Wichita’s most recognizable restaurant celebs will be speaking as part of a panel at Creative Rush’s First Tuesday talk, scheduled for 6:45 p.m. tonight. Schane Gross, owner of downtown’s popular bar The Anchor, and chef Jason Febres, the chef and owner at Taste and See, will be two of the three panelists talking [...]
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 [...]
Feb. 4, 2013 – 11:28 a.m.
This week, I’m busy gathering up information on all the special Valentine’s Day meals being offered around Wichita, and it seems like there are more than usual this year. The options range from fancy prix fixe meals at places such as The Ambassador’s Siena Tuscan Steakhouse and the Kansas Star Casino’s Woodfire Grille to a funky [...]
Today’s the first official day in business for Mooyah, a new hamburger chain operated by former KSN anchor Anthony Powell and his wife that’s opening in the former Blockbuster spot at 352 S. West St. I checked out Mooyah over the weekend, when Powell had the business up and running so that his employees could have [...]
Oct. 23, 2012 – 11:09 a.m.
The west side has one new restaurant as of today and will get another one on Nov. 5. Wichita’s newest Chipotle is officially opening today at Maple and Ridge. The restaurant took over the spot at 7130 W. Maple that once held Scrapbook Garden. It’s Wichita’s fifth Chipotle, and it joins the restaurants at Kellogg and Rock, at [...]
Oct. 1, 2012 – 11:58 a.m.
I’m baaaaacccckkk. My basement is no cleaner, but my tan is a bit bronzer and should last at LEAST until Halloween. Lots of food stuff happened while I was gone, including both the Midwest Beerfest, which I attended, and the Wichita Wagonmasters Downtown Chili Cookoff, which I did not attend because I was out of [...]