In 2007, the summer before I started my first year teaching in an urban, Kansas City high school, I was fortunate to be nominated for and accepted into the Greater Kansas City Writing Project’s (GKCWP) Summer Institute. I didn’t exactly know what it was. But I was in that “say yes” mode [...]
My first meal at the legendary Chez Panisse will not be my last. On Tuesday we dined at Chez Panisse Cafe, upstairs from the original restaurant.
As most of you know, my professional cooking experience was limited to pastries and breads. And though there was a cafe in the bakery where I worked, I remained fairly ignorant of many basic techniques common in the savory kitchen. Now that I have more time to cook, I am trying to learn more of [...]
Near the MacArthur BART station on the corner of 40th Street and Shafter, there is a new restaurant. Through the glass facade, I see full tables, the purposeful movement of restaurant staff, and-–wait-–did someone just throw a paper airplane?
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