by Sharm | Feb 9, 2015 | Articles
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The Capital Grille Kansas City, is offering a just-in-the-nick-of-time “#ReservationRescue” table for 2, whereby one lucky procrastinator will receive a 6 p.m. Valentine’s Day reservation and complimentary dinner for two (Value: $150). The rescue will take place on The Capital Grille’s (TCG) Facebook page, exclusively. The entry process is easy, but the two-day entry window is brief!
WHEN (Entry Window):
7 a.m. EST, Wed., Feb 11 – 11:59 p.m. EST, Thurs., Feb. 12
WHERE (to Enter):
facebook.com/thecapitalgrille
HOW IT WORKS / ADDITIONAL DETAILS:
TCG will launch the #ReservationRescue via a post on its Facebook page at 7 a.m. on Feb. 11
To enter, users must 1. Comment with one word to describe their significant other (aka: Valentine); and 2. List their local TCG (the city/location) for their #ReservationRescue” to take place. That’s it!
The entry window will end at 11:59 p.m. on Thurs., Feb. 12
One winning entry per location will be chosen at random; the winner will be contacted via Facebook private message on Fri., Feb. 13 and will have four hours to accept their rescued reservation or it will be forfeited to the next randomly selected winner.
The winning couple will enjoy a 6 p.m. reservation and dinner for two at The Capital Grille Kansas City (valued at $150).
For full list of official rules, please go to: https://www.thecapitalgrille.com/support/terms.
About The Capital Grille
The Capital Grille is a fine-dining restaurant that offers dry-aged steaks, fresh seafood, an award-winning wine list and professional service in an atmosphere of relaxed elegance. Open seven days a week for both lunch and dinner, The Capital Grille is best known for its expertly prepared steaks, which are custom-aged for 18 to 24 days in-house and butchered on premise. The restaurant’s wine list features more than 350 selections, and its floor-to-ceiling wine kiosk regularly houses 3,500 – 5,000 bottles. The Capital Grille also offers personalized, on-site wine lockers, available by annual lease. Reservations are recommended but not required. For more information, please visit: thecaptalgrille.com, Facebook and @CapitalGrille.
by Sharm | Sep 9, 2014 | Articles
Chick Events is brand new to Kansas City from the parent company, Just For Her (est. 2008). Chick Events is about creating an event with a purpose. Each event benefits a local nonprofit. The Handmade and Vintage Pop-up and Holiday pop-up markets partnered with REbeL, a peer group for high school students that encourages positive body image and natural beauty.
The Handmade and Vintage Pop-up market is an outdoor event at Park Place taking place this weekend September 13th and 14th. Tents will be lined up on each side of the street featuring 83 vendors. Eight different restaurants will be serving food, drinks and participating in a KS Pork Association “I Dig the Pig Pork Crawl.” Every vendor has either handmade products or vintage products, which was a requirement to participate in the event.
Prize pack includes a “KC Chick” t-shirt, koozie and two tickets to the upcoming Handmade and Vintage Pop-up Market ($30 value).
To enter please like Chick Events on Facebook and follow on Twitter as well as the What You’re Missing KC! Facebook and Twitter pages.
Then comment below that you have done so as well as which of the following is you favorite thing to shop for:
Clothing
Home decor items
Jewelery
Specialty food items
Entries will be received until midnight, Thursday, September 11th. Winner will be notified via email Friday, September 12th so please be sure and leave a contact email with your entry. Prize pack will be available for pick up at the ticket booth area on whichever day you choose to visit.
Good Luck!
by Sharm | Sep 5, 2014 | Articles
Kansas City’s newest steakhouse ’37 Steak in Harrah’s Casino is not your average casino restaurant. The concept for this establishment, named for the year (1937) when the very first Harrah’s opened in Reno, is to be a restaurant in a casino, not a casino restaurant.
Since I am not a big gambler or buffet eater, the thought of going to a casino for dinner never crossed my mind, until now. I recently had the chance to preview and sample some items from ’37 Steak and was certainly impressed.
Every aspect you associate with a casino restaurant flies straight out the window with ’37 Steak, starting with the cocktails.
There are only a few places in the metro that offer the kind of unique craft cocktail experience you will find at ’37 Steak. The detail that goes into making these drinks is truly an art. Fresh herbs, fruits and veggies as well as unique liquors are used and the technique is fascinating to watch.
For instance, the Sage of Anthos begins with catching a sprig of fresh rosemary on fire and includes a liquor infused with variety of herbs including: sage, rosemary, fennel, thyme and more with lemon and simple syrup finishing the drink. This is definitely a lemonade for grown-ups that is absolutely delicious.
The Treaty of Amity, featuring Applejack Brandy is served in a glass infused with apple wood smoke. The sweetness from the apple brandy combined with the smokiness from the glass is a unique combination and would pair well with many of the grilled steaks and other entrees ’37 steak offers.
Fresh red jalapeños, Thai chilies, whiskey and Absinthe make up the Smoke and Spice which is a new drink that will be hitting the menu this fall. The heat from the peppers, the coolness of the ice, the sweetness from the liquors, the spicy scent and the gorgeous red peppers adorning the glass ignite all of you senses. This is one drink not to be missed!
If you like to drink your dessert, the Egg Cream is the perfect ending to your meal. Godiva chocolate liqueur and mint are poured over a compressed ice sculptured sphere, which is made right before your eyes.
The solid sphere of ice keeps this sweet and chocolaty drink from getting watered down from ice melt.
Head Craft Bartender Michael Strohm is truly an artist and has a wealth of knowledge about many different liquors. He keeps what he calls a “Personal Rolodex” in his head full of cocktail recipes that are not featured on the menu. For instance, when I told him that lavender was one of my favorite herbs, he made me The Dennie, a drink he named after his mom.
Prior to pouring the concoction which includes Aperol, Dolin Blanc and Tangqueray the glass is misted with an infused lavender liqueur. The lavender scent is intoxicating and the taste is delightfully light and not to sweet. The color and garnish of fresh sage almost made it to pretty to drink, but I seemed to manage!
If you don’t see a drink on the menu you would like to try, just tell bartender Mike what you like and he can create a personalized cocktail just for you. You can also catch him on Mixology Monday on YouTube where he demonstrates how to make a new drink each week.
The bar area is just as lovely with plenty of tables and chairs as well as bar top seating where you can get a front row seat to the cocktail slinging action.
The bar side also offers a very laid back casual but unique menu featuring a grilled mac and cheese sandwich and their famous candied bacon, which by the way is phenomenal! Other bar bites include tenderloin sliders, flatbreads, wings, shrimp, house-made chips and more and start at just $5.
Like every detail ’37 Steak considers for your cocktail the same goes for your meal. The wine room features a great selection of wines from all over the world while the food menu offers a fine dining selection of entrees featuring some of the best steaks and seafood available. Elegant appetizers, fresh salads, house-made soups and gourmet sauces, butters and sides complete the menu to appeal to any taste.
The pricing is comparable to other steak houses with entrees starting in the $20 range with the most expensive being the seafood trio consisting of lobster tail, king crab leg and 3 jumbo prawns for $74. I do need to mention that I saw this dish go by and the crab leg was enormous! I just got back from a trip to Alaska and didn’t see crab legs that big! Most of the filets and steaks are in the $30 to $40 range. The array of sharable sides are only $5.
Hubby and I split a gorgeous 12 oz filet and sharable sides of off-the-cob sweet corn and baked potato. The filet was perfectly cooked and the corn still had kernels connected from being cut straight from the cob. The loaded potato rounded out this delightful meal and experience.
For dessert we shared the Peanut Butter in my Chocolate, which is their version of the beloved peanut butter cup. I have to mention that chocolate and peanut butter is one of my all time favorite combos and I enjoyed this dessert immensely. The chocolaty crust and the creamy peanut butter filling was a tasty!
I wish to thank ’37 Steak for hosting me but also need to mention to you, my readers that although I was a guest of ’37 Steak, I only write about an experiences if I truly think is something you are missing! Even if you are not a big fan of steakhouses you should at least go for one of their magnificent cocktails and some candied bacon from the bar!
The service is great, the atmosphere is delightful and the fare is tasty! ’37 Steak is worth a visit.
And to make that visit a little easier on the wallet, ’37 Steak has given me a $50 gift certificate to give away.
To enter leave a comment below what your favorite cut of steak is.
For more information you can check out ’37 Steak’s Twitter page and Harrah’s Facebook page as well as the What You’re Missing KC! Facebook and Twitter pages.
Entries will be received until midnight Friday, September 19th. Winner will be drawn using random.org and be notified via email, so be sure to leave a valid email contact with your entry!
Good Luck!
’37 Steak
Harrah’s North Kansas City
1 Riverboat Dr North Kansas City, MO 64116
816-889-7037
by Sharm | Oct 27, 2013 | Articles
Up for grabs is a pair of tickets to the Hen House Culinary Celebration. Below is information from the official press release regarding the event. To enter just comment below on if you have been to the event before. Winner will be drawn Wednesday, October 30th using random.org. Winner will be notified by email and tickets will be available at the will call booth.
Celebrating 90 delicious years with the Hen House Culinary Celebration
Taking on a more culinary focus, Hen House presents their fifth annual “Celebration” November 2nd & 3rd at the Overland Park Convention Center, 6000 College Boulevard
Overland Park, KS. 2013 – Packed with great culinary tips and tastings, the Hen House Culinary Celebration is a “Foodies” dream. Along with over 70 food displays with tastings, samples and recipes, guests will be entertained by reality stars, Kathy and Rich Wakile, from the popular BRAVO series, Real Housewives of New Jersey, along with retro darlings and best selling authors, the Casserole Queens.
On Saturday, November 2nd, the Casserole Queens are back to cook up an age old favorite, the classic casserole. They will prepare great recipes from their newest cookbook, The Casserole Queens Make-A-Meal, which will be available for sale and autograph.
Sunday, November 3rd brings a dose of reality with Real Housewives of New Jersey stars, Kathy and Rich Wakile. Kathy will be whipping up some of her famous cannolis with our local cannoli expert, Jasper Mirabile. She and Rich will then hold a meet and greet with guests.
Throughout the weekend, chefs will be on stage demonstrating delicious new recipes, including many local favorites from area restaurants, who will be showcasing how to create their signature dishes.
Harvesters will receive the food on display after the event closes. Last year, Hen House and their supplier partners donated over 18,000 lbs. of food that went immediately into the hands of Kansas City families in need.
The Hen House Culinary Celebration is open to the public and single day admission tickets can be purchased in advance at all eleven Hen House locations for $5 or at the event for $10. Children 12 and under are free.
Admission is free on Sunday, when you bring an unwrapped toy for Toys For Tots.
For more information, visit www.HenHouseCulinaryCelebration.com
Event Times:
Saturday, November 2nd 10:00am-4:00pm
Sunday, November 3rd 10:00am-4:00pm
by Sharm | Oct 19, 2013 | Articles
October is national pizza month and in honor of that Spin! is giving away a $25.00 gift card to one lucky reader. To Enter just answer the following trivia question.
Q. The biggest day of the year for pizza orders is Super Bowl Sunday. What are the second and third most popular days (hint: they’re both holidays!)
To answer just leave a comment below with your guess. All correct answers will be compiled and and the winner will be chosen by random.org. Contest ends midnight October 30th. Winner will be notified via email by Friday, November 1st. and the gift card will be mailed to the winner.
In addition, at Spin.com you can enter to win a free Spin! Pizza. Twelve pizza lovers will win a free pizza good at any of the award winning Spin! Neapolitan Pizza’s five area locations. Winner will be contacted by Monday, November 4th. To enter visit www.spinpizza.com/local-stuff.
Good Luck and Happy National Pizza Month!
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