Recipe | Chef John C. Smith’s Pickled Gulf Shrimp

Chef John C. Smith's pickled gulf shrimp

At EJ’s Urban Eatery (1414 W 9th St.), you walk through the split dining room to get to the ordering counter, which doubles as the host station. And it’s there that a chalkboard menu awaits with an invitation to make up your plate. The month-old EJ’s is a modern take on a ‘Meat and Three,’…

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It’s Time to Rebrand the Block

Cover image for Michelle T. Johnson

Not to get remotely biblical, but for me, it all started with a rib bone. OK, there was more than one rib — a couple of side dishes might have been involved, too. That’s how I discovered my new favorite block near downtown Kansas City, Kansas: Fifth and Central Avenue in Wyandotte County. Before the…

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The Ship Charts New Waters With Food Service

grilled romaine salad with bacon and feta cheese.

Three years after it set sail in the West Bottoms, The Ship (1217 Union Avenue) has added a kitchen and dining room. The nautical-themed cocktail lounge and live music space also has a new cook: Ernie Locke, a blues harmonica player with a culinary background, who is slinging up pancakes, grilled romaine, and a muffaletta. Over…

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