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Justus Drugstore
If you’re not familiar with Justus Drugstore, you need to be. Chef/Owner Jonathan Justus and his wife Camille opened a restaurant several years back in the old pharmacy that his mother had worked at for decades. This is just one of the many things that makes dining here a memorable experience. Situated in an…
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Culinary Center of Kansas City
I attended my first class tonight at the Culinary Center of Kansas City. No, this is not a large university culinary program, but a small building with two demonstration kitchens in a turn of the century buggy barn in the heart of downtown Overland Park. This place seems to have a little bit of a…
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I want to be a foodie
Am I already a foodie? Are you born that way, or is it something you develop over time? For starters, let’s define foodie? Wikipedia: An informal term for a particular class of aficionado of food and drink. Urban Dictionary: A person that spends a keen amount of attention and energy on knowing the ingredients of…
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Dickey’s Barbecue Pit
Many members of my family met up today at Dickey’s Barbecue Pit in Overland Park on 121st Street. Apparently this is a franchise restaurant with two locations in Kansas as well as a presence in most states in the United States. The Dickey family opened the first location in Dallas, TX in 1941. It…
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Discounts
Discounts, sales, clearances, blue light specials. Whatever you want to call them, they only serve to confuse the customer. Confuse them into thinking they are getting a good deal, whether they really are or not. How many times have you found yourself looking at a clearance rack of clothing that says 30% off and in…