You walk in and immediately forget the bustling midtown streets. My favorite remains the kale Caesar salad with a Bloody Mary.Ģ020 brought us some new places, and Billie’s is my favorite lunch spot these days. Also, for good measure, we order a full order of biscuits and gravy and cookies for dessert because it’s brunch. (It’s called the strategic food-sharing system). When we get to the counter, no family member is allowed to order what the other is having. We don’t mind waiting at all because we know we’ll be rewarded. One of my favorite places in KC to brunch! My only semi-day off is Sunday and comfort is the name of the game here. Not sure if it’s the beautiful, surrounding park or the fact it’s part of the hotel, but when you enter, it’s like you’ve gone on a mini-vacation. Yes, did I omit that they sell wine and beer? Their sandwich Moonlight in Vermont-with layers of smoked turkey with apple butter and Vermont cheddar-is the perfect meal or late snack. We came for the cookie and I stayed for the wine. My first time visiting was a mere accident while trying to bribe my daughter to leave the nearby playground by getting her a cookie. (Oh, and incredible pastries.) My favorite part is all the local, gourmet products they carry. Seasonal ingredients make for amazing sandwiches, salads, and soups. The Market at Meadowbrook is a casual spot where food is anything but ordinary. It’s like a warm hug you don’t want to let go. Now my favorite is Panang Gai (coconut peanut panang curry with chicken and sweet pepper). I was delighted with each of the options. All the family meals she offers are worth the risk. The best way to get out of your comfort zone at Waldo Thai? Order a family meal, which has made me adventurous. (I was based at another campus and I’d work from the café just so I could eat her food.) She doesn’t know this, but I was already a big fan when she gave me (and my corporate colleagues) life when she was working at the Cerner Innovations Cafeteria. Then along came Pam Liberda, who shifted how we experience Thai food in KC. I’m the most boring food person when it comes to Thai food because I like Pad Thai (hot) with whatever protein. The backdrop couldn’t be any more charming. It’s not every day you experience pure enjoyment by doing nothing but eating cheese. We get a cheese board, grilled cheese sandwiches and wine. While lines can be long, they move really fast and there is plenty of outdoor seating. It was beautiful fall day when we went apple picking. And, for the kids, seaweed donuts, fries, fried chicken and chocolate chip cookies are a must. Their scallop aguachile with paw paw is so fresh and inventive. My personal favorites right now are the steak tartare, which is beautifully executed, and the pumpernickel crackers, which dreams are made of. (I chose Field Recordings Pet Nat.) It made us feel as if we were having an amazing picnic somewhere remote. The menu is very sharable, and the big bonus is to order cocktails or wine to go. Watching my 3-year-old devour chef Corvino’s seaweed donuts and house fries was pretty memorable. (Great date place, too!) One of my favorites is to just walk to the bar, order oysters and maybe even splurge on the short rib steak.ĭuring the pandemic, however, we ordered carryout for the first time. In person-take good friends, family, or even impress clients with all the social-distancing and Covid protocols they’ve put in place. There are multiple ways to experience Corvino that perhaps you couldn’t imagine prior to the pandemic. Here are some of Gencarelli’s most memorable meals: There were several new places that opened and have become fast favorites.” “My favorite is to now order from places that I previously thought as a dine-in only experience and instead do carryout. “Sharing a meal gathered with friends is one of my favorite ways to spend time, but 2020 had a different plan for us,” she says. Given her penchant as a foodie with a fondness for dining out, we wanted to find out how she (and her family) adapted during the pandemic and, more importantly, we wanted a rundown of some of her favorite meals of 2020. The Sonora, Mexico, native launched the well-received Yoli Tortilleria with her husband, Mark, in 2017 in the Westside neighborhood at 17 th and Jefferson Streets. Instead she thinks of herself as a “food explorer who owns a food business,” she says. Marissa Gencarelli may not be a chef per se.
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