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Title
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West Bottoms
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Description
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The column "Neighborhoods" examines the West Bottoms and its variety of establishments including restautrants like the Golden Ox (1600 Genesee St., Suite 225), R Bar (1617 Genessee St.), and the Genessee Royale Bistro (1531 Genessee St.), art galleries (Dolphin Gallery), and the Amigoni Urban Winery at 1600 Genessee St., Suite 160.
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2011-09
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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Home Cooking
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Description
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Article traces the history of the restaurant industry in the Kansas City and its transition from a cow town to "Midwestern mecca for fine dining." Fred Harvey is credited with providing the first high quality dining experience in the region, opening the first Harvey House restaurant in Topeka, KS, in 1876. Some of the restaurateurs who followed Harvey and helped grow Kansas City's dining industry include Jay Dilligham, Al Carder, Myron Green, Arthur Bryant, Ollie Gates, Carl DiCapo, Ed Holland, Joe Gilbert, Paul Robinson, Paul Khoury, and Bill Crooks. An accompanying timeline shows major restaurant openings and closings from 1876 through 2014.
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Date
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2014-08
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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Gaines and Losses
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Description
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Article focuses upon the long restaurant career of Ralph Gaines, the first manager of the Golden Ox steakhouse and founder of the Colony Steakhouse and Lobster Pot restaurants. Gaines' daughter, Karen Gaines, is interviewed and provides details regarding her family's history in the Kansas City restaurant business.
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Date
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2013-11-21
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
