Feb. 27, 2013 – 9:53 a.m.
Bonnie Aieschliman regularly schedules local chefs to lead classes at her Cooking at Bonnie’s Place at 9747 E. 21st St., and she’s had several loyal teachers over the years, from Bocconcini’s Nathan Toubia to Carrabba’s Joe Parten. Now, Bonnie has persuaded a new batch of chefs to come share their skills. The first class will be [...]
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 [...]
My dining story in today’s paper is about places that will feed you and your sweetheart on Valentine’s Day, which is on Thursday. Well, any restaurant that’s open on Thursday will feed you. But a large number of them this year are putting on special dinners designed especially for celebrating sweeties. My pick: Bocconcini’s four-course meal [...]
Dec. 24, 2012 – 9:05 a.m.
Restaurants are pretty unpredictable on Christmas Eve. Some are open regular hours. Some are closed entirely. Others shut down mid-afternoon. We called around to some of Wichita’s most popular places to compile this list for Christmas Eve diners. Here are a few places that will be open into the evening hours. If you don’t see [...]
Oct. 18, 2012 – 10:46 a.m.
It’s been more than six weeks since the Labor Day weekend motorcycle accident that seriously injured Bocconcini Italian Eatery chef and owner Nathan Toubia and his manager/friend Abby Brookshire. Both are on the mend, and Nathan — who broke both ankles, crushed his pelvis, and fractured his legs in the accident — is back on his feet. Though he’s [...]
Sept. 18, 2012 – 4:26 p.m.
A couple of weeks ago, I told you about a terrible motorcycle accident that injured Bocconcini Italian Eatery chef Nathan Toubia and his passenger, Bocconcini manager Abby Brookshire. The accident happened over Labor Day weekend, and both Toubia and Brookshire were thrown from the motorcycle. I’m following a Facebook page set up by her family [...]
Sept. 5, 2012 – 10:19 a.m.
Chef Nathan Toubia, the owner of Bocconcini Italian Eatery, was seriously injured in a motorcycle accident early Sunday morning. His passenger was critically injured. Toubia and his friend, who also is his manager at the restaurant, were on his motorcycle at Kellogg and Hillside about 1:30 a.m. Sunday morning when a Ford Mustang turned in front of [...]
Sept. 4, 2012 – 10:41 a.m.
There’s a new Iron Chef in town. On Saturday morning, I helped judge the 10th annual Iron Chef competition at the Old Town Farmers Market, a competition that pits local chefs against each other in an on-the-spot cookoff, using a “secret ingredient” that’s revealed just before they start. My cojudges and I — who included [...]
Aug. 27, 2012 – 5:36 p.m.
The 10th annual Iron Chef Competition at the Old Town Farmers Market is scheduled for 8:30 a.m. Saturday at the market at First and Mosley. The competition pits local chefs against each other, cooking live with a “secret ingredient” they learn about just as the competition begins. The reigning champion, Paul Freimuth from the Hyatt’s [...]
June 13, 2012 – 5:03 p.m.
As I stated earlier, the Celebrity & Chef Cookoff, a benefit for the Orpheum that happens each summer at the Corporate Hills Marriott, is one of the must fun fundraisers put on in Wichita. I was a judge for last night’s event, along with Chef Tanya Tandoc and Beth Bower of the American Institute of [...]