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A BUSY YEAR
MANGIA! MANGIA!!
Food: Luxury or Necessity?


My years in Kansas City taught me to love saucy BBQ and red creme soda.  Granted, it wasn't a hard lesson to learn.

As much as I revel in the foods that I eat, I admittedly don't eat as much as I should.  A big part of that is simple economics, food costs money, but sometimes, my body just doesn't scream out to be fed enough.  At Cafe Mundi a couple weeks ago, I was talking with Chris and Jen and admitted some days I just forget to eat.  Jen, a young painter fresh from school filled with idealistic dreams of making it and still familiar with a certain lifestyle provided by the warm confines of her parents' home, nearly fell out of her chair when I stated that fact.  Chris wrote about it on his website, and cheerfully recounted how he forgot to eat cookies one day, then ended up eating an entire bag and getting sick.  It was woefully reminiscent of the day I ate an entire box of Boo Berry Cereal, only to be sidelined for hours with a sore stomach. 

Besides my ongoing quest for great hot dogs, I've compiled a few of the tastier tidbits that have popped up on this website in the past year.  Food is a privilege, so make the most of it. 
 



Boo Berry Spectacular
 


Arthur Bryant's BBQ
 


Lucky Dog Hot Dogs
 


Oyster Cracker Sandwiches
 

Gus' Grill Meatloaf

Various KC Eats


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YEAR IN REVIEW MAIN PAGE
 
TOP STORIES A BUSY YEAR OF SHOWS

THE SCHLIEFKE CURSE CONTINUES...
 
GOING TO THE DOGS STUDIO IN 2004

SPECIAL THANKS TO:
 
FOOD STORIES GOALS FOR 2005