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FALL IS SYNONYMOUS WITH COMFORT FOOD, AND ALTHOUGH I AM A

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MEDIOCRE COOK, I APPRECIATE THE ART OF CREATING A FLAVORFUL DISH THAT NOT ONLY IS SATISFYING BUT ALSO EVOKES MEMORIES. The aroma of cinnamon apple crisp and chili brings me right back to my mom’s kitchen as a child and screams that fall is here. My mom is an incredible cook. She can whip up anything out of what looks like nothing and it is always delicious. She doesn’t measure her ingredients and almost never follows recipes, and is the master of doctoring up any simple recipe that adds that extra pop of flavor that she just knew it needed.

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After becoming a mother of four kids myself, I appreciated my mom’s dedication to cooking so much more. She made a home-cooked meal every single evening for all 12 of us, and she made almost everything from scratch without using processed food or jarred sauces for years. I’ll be really honest and say I wish I could say the same for myself. I am always looking for ways to make cooking simpler and save time, and on busy nights I have no problem using a jar of Ragu with our pasta (don’t judge me) or a Costco meal prep kit. Regardless of the differences in our cooking styles, my mom instilled the importance of gathering at the table every evening as a family and spending uninterrupted time with each other. With our constant busy schedule of sports, activities and homework, as simple as it is,

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CRAZY KOSHER BAGELS

MESHUGGAH BAGELS IS BRINGING NEW YORK TO KANSAS CITY ONE BAGEL AT A TIME. With their secret mix of artisan flour, yeast, malt, sugar and salt, they say they’ve painstakingly perfected their recipe to the point that even a New Yorker would swear they were biting into a piece of home. Owners Pete and Janna Linde came from different bagel backgrounds, but both shared a love “As a teenager and in college at Columbia in

“Meshuggah means ‘crazy’ in Yiddish,” Pete

Manhattan, bagels were the ultimate cheap sus-

says. “This is mostly a reference to Janna’s first

tenance: a snack after school, a breakfast, lunch

reaction to a real bagel—crazy delicious! It also

or dinner, or a late night snack. In NYC, some

is a good adjective for the life we have lived since

bagel stores stay open 24 hours. They were a part

opening almost six years ago. I was born in NYC

of life that you figured were available everywhere

and raised in New Jersey in a Jewish household

in America until moving away and finding they

in a town with a wide variety of cultures, reli-

weren’t. I used to joke with Janna that somebody

gions and nationalities. I spent weekends visiting

needed to open a real NY bagel place in KC so

grandparents in Manhattan and Brooklyn, and

we can stop filling our carry-on bags with bagels

generally growing up as a New Yorker. Bagels

every time we visit family in New York—we’d bring

were always a part of normal life, with mom and

four dozen back and fill every inch of our freezer. I

pop bagel shops seemingly everywhere. My ear-

was working at Ford and thought if nobody does

liest memories include going to the store with my

this by the time I retire, maybe we will do it.”

father and buying a dozen, some cream cheese, and a pack of nova salmon on the weekends.

“Born and raised in Independence, I didn’t quite understand my need for a real bagel,” Janna says. “Having never tasted the real thing, bagels to me were round bread in the grocery store next to the burger buns and Sara Lee cinnamon toast. Why would anyone make a special trip to a special store for one of those things? That is, until I had a bite of a ‘real’ bagel with whitefish salad on a trip together in New York. I said, ‘Oh my goodness, what is this?! These are crazy delicious!’ A few bagels and a few months later, the idea of Meshuggah Bagels was born. “I was ready for a career change as an executive at a global produce company a few years before Pete was retirement-eligible, so we started doing the groundwork to build a wholesale bagel company to take advantage of my contacts in the grocery industry. We found a location and started construction after purchasing bagel ovens and equipment in a state where genuine bagels did not exist. Neither of us had ever successfully CONTINUED >

B AG E L S

for the taste of the real deal.

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baked a bagel in our lives—it took about 20 recipe revisions before the bagels were even recognizable, and another 53 adjustments before we had the formula that became a Meshuggah Bagel. “With the bakery complete and recipe finalized, we found ourselves without any wholesale customers in November of 2015. Every retailer was in the middle of the holiday season, six months before they would be adding any new products. We noticed an article in The Pitch about the Jewish Federation’s Bagel Bash on Christmas Eve—a party for the Jewish college-aged kids of KC, with bagel in the name! Janna convinced the organizer to introduce Meshuggah Bagels as the featured food. It was a whirlwind week of certifying the bakery as kosher and learning how to bake 350 bagels for the first time. Our social media exploded, and three months later we were open on 39th street in Westport.” Meshuggah follows the old world process of bagel making religiously. “The only thing different between what we do and what was done 300 years ago in Eastern Europe is using natural gas to fire our ovens instead of wood or coal. We use the best ingredients, never add any preservatives, and allow our dough to proof for at least 24 hours before baking. The bagels are boiled before baking, topped and set on cedar planks with burlap strapping for the early portion of the bake, then flipped onto baking stones for finishing.” Their menu offers a wide variety of sweet and savory bagels and schmears along with the finest smoked seafood, including salmon, whitefish salad, and salty lox. Their bagels include poppy seed, onion, garlic, salt, rye, Bialy, whole wheat, cinnamon raisin and chocolate chip, with the most popular being their everything bagel followed closely by plain and sesame. Top with a savory schmear, like plain, rosemary garlic, garlic dill, toasted everything, garlic and herb, veggie, scallion, jalapeño, or top it with a sweet schmear, like strawberry, blueberry or Oreo cheesecake. Meshuggah Bagels has locations in Power and Light, Midtown, Overland Park and Liberty. For more information, visit meshuggahbagels.com.

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FOOD TRUCKS HAVE TAKEN OUR COMMUNITY BY STORM WHATEVER YOU ARE HUNGRY FOR, YOU WILL FIND SOMETHING TO LOVE.

THE HUNGRY HATCH

BETTY RAE’S

“When we first decided to open up our food truck,

This food truck is an ice cream shop on wheels!

it was from the desire to provide Kansas City with

The business is named after the original owner’s

healthy street food options because quite frankly we

grandmother, Betty Rae. They carry 15 flavors, the

struggled to find something healthy to eat from food

most popular from the shop plus a few vegan fla-

trucks while we were at events,” explains Angela

vors in cups or cones; sundaes with caramel and

Maciel, owner. “We wondered, ‘Would anyone even

fudge and an assortment of toppings; and root

eat from a healthy food truck?’ We resolved to give it

beer floats. Gluten-free cones are on board, and

a shot and HECK YA! You showed up!

ice cream sandwiches, cookies, brownies, waffle

Since then, we have become known for our fresh, healthy, and delicious foods not just at

cones and anything else from their store menu is available for a small additional charge.

events, but also for companies wanting to offer

Alec Rodgers was thrilled to take over ownership

healthy options to their employees, weddings

of Betty Rae’s last February, noting, “I was a student

looking to offer something different to their guests,

at UMKC when I began working for them. It was

churches providing food to their congregation with

my fun part time job. I fell in love with the shop, the

lots of different dietary needs, and even invited out

customers and my fellow workers. When the oppor-

to neighborhoods to serve dinners!

tunity came up to buy it, I couldn’t pass it up. It’s our

Whether you have dietary restrictions or follow-

shop on wheels. You get the same engagement like

ing a healthy lifestyle plan, we got you! But even

at a shop. The truck travels out south, primarily in

if you’re not, we happily hand out our food to you

Overland Park, Leawood and Olathe. We do have

knowing you will truly enjoy it, even if it is healthy.

quite a few weddings in the Crossroads scheduled.”

Come find us at one of our public events and see

He says their most popular flavor is the brown

what we’re all about or bring us to your next event.”

butter and toasted pecans. Everything is house-

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made from scratch. He believes coming out of 2020

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Taco Republic

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people cut off events and postponed to this

decided we should buy one, try to bring one

year. “We are the busiest we have ever been.

home and turn it into our own wine truck. I

We hope to stay consistent and have lots of

found ours on Facebook Marketplace and

events rescheduled and people are needing

set up the purchase with my very limited and

vendors for weddings, events and schools.”

broken Italian vocabulary. It took us a lot of

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logistics to figure out how to get it through customs, and it didn’t help that I was eight months pregnant at the time. When we

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moved from Italy back to Kansas City, the

Touring Taps is locally owned and oper-

Army shipped our little Ape, and we had it

ated by husband/wife duo Matt and Michelle.

delivered to my dad’s place in Liberty, where

They are revolutionizing the way Kansas City

we renovated it from a crazy Italian racing

drinks. They love all things beer, so don’t be

machine to the Prosecco truck it is today.

surprised if they turn up at your next gathering and share stories with you! Cheers!

We do a lot of kegs of local beers like KC Bier Dunkel or Boulevard Wheat, but

Touring Taps is Kansas City’s only food

we almost always serve Prosecco. Lately,

truck for beer. The unique and innovative

we’ve done a lot of specialty batched cock-

draft system is everyone’s favorite way to

tails, and margaritas are really popular. For

party. Whether it’s a small get-together or a

fall, we like to suggest a really nice, spiked

large gathering, Touring Taps can help turn

apple cider punch.

your event into an experience.

Due to liquor laws, we don’t do many public

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events, but if a client hires us, we go wherever they want us. We’ve served inside and outside and serve the entire Kansas City metro

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“We’re a mobile bartending service inside

south as Harrisonville, sometimes further.”

of a 1997 Piaggio Ape Italian truck, aka,

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a kegerator on wheels. We’re a Prosecco

truck, a margarita machine, a beer-slingin’ hooptie,

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desires. We show up to pour drinks at your

Grecia Lucas, Sales & Marketing Director

private event, including weddings, birthday

says, “We love being able to go out and

parties and corporate events,” notes Katie

interact with our local communities. During

Currid, co-owner of KC Fizzolino.

this pandemic we have seen such an out-

“My husband, Tyler, served in the U.S.

pour of support for our local business that

Army, and we were stationed overseas in

we have been able to expand into our Prairie

Italy. We would see these little Italian trucks

Village neighborhood.

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We serve a variety of tacos, dips, and

trucks in tiny Italian alleys or as coffee trucks

beverages. Popular items vary as much as

at festivals. We were obsessed with them,

the nature of the events we attend! We love

and, after a bit too much wine one night,

celebrating with you at weddings, birthday

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parties, corporate events, public gatherings,

there’s bowls and baskets aplenty, stuffed

graduations, etc. One of our favorites: Tecate

with everything from arepas to waffle fries

Barbacoa is braised in Tecate beer, slow

to mac ‘n cheese. You get the idea—this

cooked to fork tender, topped with fresh

is one eclectic menu, too vast to sum up

cilantro and diced onions. You can’t go wrong

here. You’ll have to head on out to Happy

with our S&P Chicken taco. Our chicken is

Belly Food Truck and peruse it yourself. Or

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even better? Have them out to cater your

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next event. MUST TRY Chicken Lollipop

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Weddings, employee appreciations, parties

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DRINK LOCAL IN THE CITY AMIGONI URBAN WINERY BRINGS A WIDE VARIETY OF WINES TO KANSAS CITY IN THE HISTORIC DAILY DROVER TELEGRAM NEWSPAPER BUILDING LOCATED IN THE STOCKYARDS DISTRICT OF THE WEST BOTTOMS. Producing small lots of dry handcrafted wines, they focus on traditional European grape varietals, including Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay and Viognier. Winemaker Michael Amigoni and owner Kerry Amigoni are the husband and wife founders. It all started when Michael fully committed to his homemaking wine hobby by planting 40 Cabernet Franc vines in the backyard of his home in Leawood. It took over 10 years to develop techniques to perfect growing grapes in the challenging Midwest conditions.

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“Michael was a home winemaker since the late ‘90s,” Kerry says. “We had started a vineyard east of town in Centerview, Missouri selling mostly fruit. We realized there was more money in winemaking than selling fruit, so we incorporated in 2006 and began on a very small scale.” Amigoni Urban Winery sold its vineyard and now brings in fruit from northern California and Washington state to create their locally made wines. Varietals include Cabernet Franc, Viognier, Chardonnay, Cabernet Sauvignon, Petit Verdot, Mourvedre and Malbec. “We offer wines not typical of the area and introduce people to wines they may not have heard of—we want wine to be approachable. Our wines are all French and Italian varietals we bring in from California. We ship in whole cluster fruit and crush, ferment and age here in our urban facility. Our bestselling wines include our Cabernet Franc, Urban Drover, a blend of Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot, and our newer Sparkling Pinot Grigio.”

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asting room the t The tasting room was built in 1909 and served as a daily newspaper for the livestock industry for 50 years. Ink is still visible on the ceiling in the back of the barrel room. Jay Neff ran the newspaper and was also mayor of Kansas City from 1904-1905, and a journalism building is named after him at the University of Missouri. Designer John O’Brien restored the space to resemble the early 1900s using reclaimed doors and tile. Renovations were fully completed in May of 2012. Their daily wine tastings include five wines that change weekly. They also offer a variety of local beers on tap that change with the seasons. Enjoy small plates from local businesses, including meat and cheese from Weston’s Green Dirt Farms, Kansas City’s Farm to Market crackers or bread with dipping oil, olive boat, house made chips from Kansas City’s Golden Ox and Leawood’s Panache dark chocolate.

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Tour Amigoni’s production facility with their Cellar Experience. See grapes crushed and pressed, learn about the fermentation process and how to age wine in oak barrels and stainless steel tanks. The Barrel Experience takes you into the cellar with over 100 Missouri oak barrels used for all their red (and occasionally

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how the age, origin and type of barrel impacts the wine and sample from barrel and bottle in a side-by-side tasting. In their Blending Experience, teams enter their blends into a blind tasting. Winners get to cork and take home a bottle of their special blend. Production started at around 300 cases. Today, Amigoni bottles approximately 4,800 cases per year. “We offer a wine club and continue to grow it. We add different varietals each year to continue introducing customers to different grape varietals.” Expect a twice per year subscription of small-batch blends, club-only wine releases, shipping to all over the country as well as fun local pickup parties and personalized service that takes the Amigoni wine experience to the next level. For more information, visit amigoni.com.

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ARTICLE LISA MOYER PHOTOGRAPHY JANIE JONES

SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS OWNERS BUILD INDOOR/OUTDOOR RETREAT IN HEART OF THE HILLS 32

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subtle modern in mission hills

“We rea l ly love to enter ta i n, a nd we bu i lt the house for

that, so when we ca n put a g roup together to come ha ng out that is some f u n t i mes,” A la n says.

WHEN ALAN GAYLIN AND BRIDGET GRAM TRANSITIONED

office for Bridget, owner of b grams & associates, to continue to

BACK TO KC, THEY KNEW THEY WANTED TO RECREATE

work from home. Together with their 6-year-old shih tzu, Ellie

AN AESTHETIC LIKE THE HOME THEY OWNED NEAR

Rose, they built the home for work, play, rest and entertaining.

CAMELBACK MOUNTAIN IN SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA. After

“We really love to entertain, and we built the house for that, so

initially remodeling a home in Brookside, a few years later they

when we can put a group together to come hang out that is some

found the lot in Mission Hills, started building in 2015 and moved

fun times,” Alan says. “A really good bar and wine cabinet helps,

into their dream home in November 2016.

not to mention having access to some great food products.”

“The neighborhood now has an array of eclectic home styles

Described as “Subtle Modern” in style, the house was designed

which makes it so interesting. It is quiet and well-maintained and

to bring the outdoors in and the indoors out. “We accomplished that

located in the center of the city,” Alan says.

with a very large covered outdoor area complete with outdoor kitchen

As the owner of StockHill Modern Steakhouse in Kansas City,

including a pizza oven,” Alan says. “The area is heated by two fire-

Alan says the home facilitates his hectic restaurant schedule,

places and in ceiling heaters. The TVs and sound system all look out

making it easy to forget about the craziness of the restaurant busi-

over the pool. Our favorite spot is the kitchen with two large islands

ness. It’s also designed as a headquarters with a full-size home

with glass doors that open to the patio area. It really becomes one.” CONTINUED >

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I d id rea l ize du r i ng the

seven weeks I was home how much she does a nd how much I appreciate

it. G et t i ng to spend some t i me here cer ta i n ly gave

me a new perspect ive on enjoy i ng you r home a nd

t i me. We rea l ly love th is house a nd love spend i ng ou r l ives here.”

The interior design was a collaboration between Alan and Realm Architecture & Design of Phoenix, AZ. Alan and Bridget worked closely with Realm to pick out new furnishings to incorporate with their beloved items from

to be flexible and find solutions. The City of Mission Hills was great to work with and gave us many options.” Alan adds that the pandemic only reinforced the importance of loving your home.

their Arizona home as well as their art pieces from their

“Bridget has always worked from home, and I think this

travels. They relied on Restoration Hardware for many

home makes her days more pleasant. She is so awesome

lighting fixtures and some custom-made sofas and

and maintains everything up-to-date and repaired if nec-

Mitchell Gold to customize other pieces.

essary. I did realize during the seven weeks I was home

Alan says the biggest challenge of the project, as

how much she does and how much I appreciate it. Getting

expected, was the construction, but that every challenge

to spend some time here certainly gave me a new per-

always brought a solution. “After designing and opening

spective on enjoying your home and time. We really love

many restaurants we had some experience, but you have

this house and love spending our lives here.”

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ARTICLE JANINE KLUCKHOHN

ROMANCE

THE EX HEX by Erin Sterling Vivi is a normal teenage witch who casts a hex on her gorgeous foreign exchange student beau, Rhys, when he breaks her heart. As the years pass, Vivi is a successful professor at her alma mater, but she never forgets that one summer they spent together even though she ended up crying in a bathtub casting a silly spell on her ex. When Rhys returns to Graves Glen nine years later, the town along with Vivi are sent off kilter. Could her spell actually have worked and is now causing havoc on her once quiet town? Together they must save the town from her break-up curse, but will working together cause love to brew once again? The Ex Hex is a fantastic, steamy witchy romance that is perfect for the spooky fall vibes.

CONTEMPORARY FICTION

THE WAY WE WEREN’T by Phoebe Fox (on sale November 9) Marcie Malone has a loving husband, a wonderful job and happy life in Georgia. Herman Flint is a self-reliant man who seemingly appreciates his solitude on beach in Florida. When Marcie suffers an unimaginable loss, she finds herself alone and on a stranger’s couch. Herman reluctantly lets Marcie into his house, but there’s not a chance he’s going to let this mess into his life. When they start to pick away at one another, this unlikely pair begins to open up to someone new while starting to look within themselves. THE WAY WE WEREN’T is a story of finding yourself, picking up after your mistakes and learning to live again. I loved how imperfect the characters were but also how much you wanted to root for their happiness. Heartwarming and emotional, this book will give you all the feels.

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MYSTERY FICTION

RAZORBLADE TEARS by S.A. Cosby Ike is an ex-con who’s been living the straight and narrow for 15 years. He’s got a pretty good life even though he’s mostly estranged from his son Isiah, son-in-law Derek, and their daughter. Buddy Lee, Derek’s father, is a criminal who doesn’t shy away from conflict. When Buddy and Ike’s sons are murdered, leaving their shared granddaughter an orphan, they find they have more in common than their regret over their strained relationships with their sons. As they hatch a plan to find and bring their sons’ killers to justice, they embark on a high-octane adventure that challenges them both physically and emotionally. If you love action movies, this book is for you! RAZORBLADE TEARS is filled with so many tense, heart pounding scenes that it’s both a page turner and a tear jerker.

YO U N G A D U LT

NOT HERE TO BE LIKED by Michelle Quach Eliza Quan is the most qualified candidate on the ballot to run her school paper and the only candidate running. That is, until rookie writer and former baseball star, Len DiMartile, enters the race, and the election turns into a popularity contest. Filled with anger she pens a private essay that becomes a public feminist movement when someone publishes her essay for the entire school to read. Now she and Len have to work together on the paper, and they both start to realize their rival is more complex than it seems. NOT HERE TO BE LIKED is a great story that balances humorous and serious topics in a fantastic manner. Eliza isn’t your normal female teen heroine, but that’s part of what makes this book so clever. 42

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NON-FICTION

THE LAST NOMAD: COMING OF AGE IN THE SOMALI DESERT by Shugri Said Salh Shugri Said Salh is the last nomad in her family’s long history of nomadic life. As the “throw away” daughter in her family, she was sent to live with her nomadic grandmother at the age of 6. Living and surviving in the desert taught Shugri about tradition, survival, being resourceful and instilled a sense of confidence she relies on for the rest of her upbringing. When she’s brought back to life in the city with her family, Shugri often struggles with finding her identity as city life is a drastic contrast to her nomadic past. Never forgetting the lessons she learned, we’re taken on a journey through her life as she travels within Somalia and beyond. This telling memoir is an extremely inspiring story. THE LAST NOMAD will give you insight into a world quite possibly very unlike your own which is such a generous gift from the author.

CRIME FICTION

CHASING THE BOOGEYMAN by Richard Chizmar In the 1980s a serial killer is on the loose in Maryland. When recent college grad and horror enthusiast, Richard Chizmar, returns to spend the summer at his parents’ house, he starts to closely follow what’s happening in his town. Chizmar quickly becomes more involved as he begins to investigate and write about “The Boogeyman.” As time passes and more victims are found, Richard falls deeper into this story. This is a fabulous work of fiction that I kept having to remind myself was in fact not a true crime novel. Chizmar takes experiences and places from his childhood and weaves them throughout the book making the story seem eerily real.

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INSPIRED BY

Br i ng i ng Joy B ack i nt o t he K it chen

CHEF DENNIS PRESCOTT TALKS FALLING IN LOVE WITH FEEDING PEOPLE AND THE CONNECTION FOOD CREATES

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RESTAURANTS ON THE EDGE OR FROM HIS ABSOLUTELY MOUTH-WATERING FOOD PHOTOS AS @DENNISTHEPRESCOTT ON THE ‘GRAM, THIS FORMER-MUSICIAN TURNED INTERNATIONALLY-RENOWNED CHEF IS AN AMAZINGLY TALENTED, THOUGHTFUL, AND GLOBE-TROTTING FORCE TO BE RECKONED WITH. When it comes to inspiration for creating experiences around food and your community, as well as creating travel bucket lists to some of the world’s most unique and delicious destinations off the

F i nd t he t h i n g s t h at you love . Ta ke t he s t r e s s ou t of fo o d . Fe e d p e ople b e c au s e a l l t he y r e a l l y c a r e a b ou t i s s p end i n g t i me w it h you . Br i n g joy b ack i nt o t he k it chen .”

beaten path, Chef ‘Dennis The Prescott’ is a culinary change maker whose feed you’ll want to feast on Originally an aspiring musician, Canadian-born Dennis Prescott’s journey began while in university with a single invitation from another solo musician who asked him to tour with them around the US. This eventually took him to Nashville where they began making records and pursuing their musical dreams. Yet, in the midst of all of this, Dennis was not taking care of himself — eating take out, dollar menus, etc, had become a way of life. A friend had a “come to Jesus” moment with him and stressed that he needed to start taking care of himself. Having no idea exactly what that meant or how to do so, the advice was simple: “You need to start eating better.”

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The St a r t “Go to the library and borrow some cookbooks,” his friend suggested. Dennis went to a nearby library and borrowed three books only to have his friend ask why he chose those in particular. Dennis remembers saying verbatim, “I don’t know? The guy on the cover looks kinda good looking, and I feel like I could probably pull these recipes off, and he seems really happy too!” As it turned out they were three books by Jamie Oliver; it’s just that he had no idea who Jamie Oliver was at the time. Flash forward and Dennis’ first dinner-hosting experiment was made up of twenty people from the music studio, all sitting in camping chairs with beer koozies and makeshift tables in his apartment. “I remember at the time this moment of, okay, the food is on the table, it’s a stressful thing, and then everybody tucks in and they take their first bite, and there’s a moment of hush that kind of came over everyone; it got really quiet just for a second, and then everyone started talking and getting into it and I fell in love with food right there at that moment. What eventually followed were 13 episodes over nine months where the Restaurants on the Edge team traveled to and filmed restaurant revivals that included three in Canada, one in the continental US, one in Hawaii, and others outside of North America, including Hong Kong, Slovenia, Austria, Malta, St. Lucia and Finland. CONTINUED >

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“ W hen you get of f t he b e at en pat h a l it t le bit , you le a r n t he d i f fer enc e b et we en v ac at ion a nd t r avel .

T r avel R ecom mend at ion s for Food ies “Slovenia borders Italy and Croatia, which is to say there are a lot of shared values in and around food; they have really great cheese, dairy, beef, pasta, but very few tourists, hardly any. So if you love Italy, that kind of specific travel and food experience, particularly Northern Italy, because you can see the Alps from where they are. It’s picture perfect, a beautiful place, and also where orange wine is from.” Dennis also highly recommends Costa Rica, Hawaii and Finland. “Most people love the idea of travel, but we tend to pick the same places when we travel, and there is nothing wrong with that, they are amazing for a reason, but when you get off the beaten path a little bit, you learn the difference between vacation and travel.” Restaurants on the Edge is important and meaningful to Chef Prescott because it tells stories of hope and joy and redemption around the kitchen. Oftentimes the food space can be very stressful, but he believes that at the end of the day, people just want to spend time with other people that they love. One of the most common fears Dennis hears from people cooking and/or grilling at home is, ‘where do I start? I don’t know how to get going, so I just don’t.’ Rather than overcomplicating it, Dennis recommends cooking the things that bring you joy — things that are on a restaurant menu you can’t NOT order because you’re so pumped that those dishes are on there. “Find the things that you love. Take the stress out of food. Feed people because all they really care about is spending time with you. Bring joy back into the kitchen.”

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REALTY REPORT

REALTY REPORT NEIGHBORHOOD

JOHNSON COUNTY

LIST PRICE

SOLD PRICE

%SOLD/LIST

DOM

BDRMS

BATHS

HALLBROOK FARMS

$3,395,000

$3,400,000

100%

7.4

REINHARDT ESTATES

$2,750,000

$2,595,000

94%

6.2

MISSION HILLS

$2,450,000

$2,300,000

93%

11.1

SOMERSET ACRES

$2,200,000

$1,875,000

85%

4.2

LIONSGATE-THE LINKS

$1,890,000

$1,800,000

95%

6.2

REINHARDT ESTATES

$1,599,000

$1,650,000

103%

5.1

MISSION HILLS

$1,650,000

$1,600,000

97%

4.2

INDIAN HILLS

$1,699,000

$1,599,000

94%

117

3.2

HAZELWOOD

$1,650,000

$1,550,000

93%

5.2

HALLBROOK FARMS

$1,599,000

$1,487,500

93%

357

4.3

Information compiled is from Heartland Multiple Listing Service (MLS) and includes properties listed and sold in the area from multiple brokers. STATISTICS from 08/01/2021 TO 08/31/2021. * DOM=Days on Market

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bar, full-service bank, wellness room, a buffet-style dining

They opened in September 2001 so are celebrat-

room to complement the restaurant-style dining room,

ing 20 years of providing care and services for seniors

and an exercise gym. That same year, they began building

in the metro area this year. Originally, they offered 48

maintenance-provided duplex homes, called Villas.

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More additions came in 2016, with 24 memory care assisted living apartments and a new worship and life center. Currently, they offer 22 villas, 102 independent living apartments, 36 assisted living apartments and 24 memory care assisted living apartments.

In addition to the proximity of the lake, this scenic, semi-rural

The story told regarding the inspiration for Cedar Lake Village is

setting offers close highway access, along with frequent visits from

that the Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society relocated their

wildlife, and the opportunity to enjoy walking trails, gardens and the

skilled nursing facility to the grounds of the Olathe Medical Center

catch and release fishing pond.

campus in 1994,” explains Kelsie Tryon, Senior Living Sales Specialist.

They also offer a variety of services for individuals who do not

“In the late 1990s, the former CEO of Olathe Medical Center, Frank

reside on the campus, including a Cedar Lake Village club, a monthly

Devocelle, stood on the hill looking towards Cedar Lake (a public lake

membership program similar to a gym membership, offering mem-

in Olathe,) alongside executives with The Good Samaritan Society, and

bers access to the indoor, heated swimming pool, exercise gym

decided they should partner together to create a senior living commu-

and attendance at all group exercise classes, activities and social

nity and call it Cedar Lake Village. Devocelle’s vision for Olathe Health

events. They also offer a Respite program for caregivers, and an

was that the campus would serve individuals from birth to end of life,

Adult Day Services program in both the Assisted Living and Memory

creating the senior living community was a key piece to that plan.”

Care to provide much needed assistance for full time caregivers.

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“We feel it is important to support our residents and families by providing services that make life easier and less complicated.” “We are a Christian organization founded on Lutheran principles

by providing services that make life easier and less complicated.

by Rev. August Hoeger. We hold services for various denominations

Residents have the choice to visit a beautician, member of a physi-

throughout the month in our two chapels, all faiths and beliefs are

cian group, laboratory services, massage therapist, personal trainer,

welcome. Village Voices Choir, Hand Chimes Choir and Act Your Age

dentist, eye care and hearing aid cleaning all here on campus. We

theatre group enjoy performing and are led by an expert in the fine

host a large variety of activities on campus and out in the larger

arts. Our Wellness staff value the importance of health and fitness

community, providing our residents options, socialization and inde-

providing exercise classes in and out of the pool along with Grief

pendence. One of the biggest compliments a senior community can

Support and Parkinson’s Support groups,” says Deborah Beckwith,

receive is hearing residents say that this is ‘home,’ that staff and res-

senior living manager. “Our weekly Balance & Brains class demon-

idents are so ‘friendly and helpful’ and are ‘so glad we moved here.’”

strates our commitment to our residents’ minds as well as their

Cedar Lake Village is located at 15325 S. Lone Elm Rd, Olathe, KS

bodies, providing exercises to keep minds as active and agile as

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