If you missed it in the theaters, on video and last week on PBS, you still can see Food Inc. this week on KTWU, Channel 11, in Topeka, and you’ll get a Kansas perspective, too. The Oscar-nominated movie is scheduled for 7 p.m. on Wednesday, May 5, on KTWU. Even if you have seen the […]
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Kansas culinary wonders finalists up for vote
April 24th, 2009 · Comments Off on Kansas culinary wonders finalists up for vote · Food in the news
The Kansas Sampler Foundation has the entries, and now it’s time to vote for your favorites. You can see the list of nominees from which 24 finalists were selected and announced Thursday. Take a look at them, and vote for your favorites. All the places I mentioned are among the nominees, although not necessarily among […]
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Roundup: Growing, going, research
September 23rd, 2008 · Comments Off on Roundup: Growing, going, research · Roundup
Growing in Kansas. Commentator John Schlageck gives the rundown on Kansas’ ag statistics. (Pittsburg Sun) Food and fuel. The Agricultural Business Council of Kansas City is having a food and fuel forum on Oct. 23 (DomesticFuel.com) Food and research. The KC Star endorses a Johnson County, Kansas, sales tax to fund research that would include […]
Kansas’ beef country gets orchestral exposure
June 20th, 2008 · 3 Comments · Eating out, Environment
What do you think of when you think of Kansas beef? The old Kansas City Stock Yards? The feed lots? Old Dodge City? You might, but to be in touch with contemporary food, you probably should think about ranches and packing plants, too. That’s because beef in Kansas is huge. Kansas may be the Wheat […]