Papu's Cafe in Waldo at 75th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue is located in the Shell gas station that Khalid Sirhandi owns and operates. About a year ago, Sirhandi decided to open his Middle…

Editor, Mike Fannin, explains how the printed newspaper, The Kansas City Star, will be reorganized to adapt to the difficult economic time. The main news section will be combined with the local and…

Book includes a short history of Gates Bar-B-Q restaurant founded in 1946 by George W. Gates. Includes photographs.

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…

Article about the history of the Kansas City Star and Times newspapers and their unique perspectives offered about Kansas City, with photos and biographical descriptions of several of its prominent…

Article about Italians fighting negative, organized crime-related stereotypes.

One of Kansas City area's highest-profile companies, Applebee's International Inc., is being sold to IHOP Inc. Article includes "Applebee's Through the Years" and a…

Photo and bio of John Barrons, "[a]dvertising manager of the Kansas City Star."

Article on John DiCapo, co-owner of DiCapo foods and son of civic leader Carl DiCapo, and his plans for resurrecting the Italian Gardens as a franchise.

Review of the Phoenix Piano Bar and Grill, located at 302 W. 8th Street. Includes background information about previous proprietors of the Phoenix Hotel and Restaurant, which opened at the same…

Article about restaurants of the past in Westport and Downtown, visited by various celebrities such as Harry Truman, Joe DiMaggio, Liberace, Carole Lombard, Lyndon Johnson, Mickey Mantle, Nelson Eddy…

Article summarizes changes to the Kansas City Star's staffing and ownership since the McClatchy Company (Co.) purchased the newspaper in 2006. Former staff members are interviewed and describe…

Article describing the history of hotels and the food service they offered over the years in Kansas City. Includes a description of the Ormond Hotel, once located on the southwest corner of Linwood…

Breif article describing the building at 528 Walnut, which became home to a Dos Hombres mexican restaurant in 2006. The author writes that over the building's 135 year life, it has been home to…

Discusses a sizable contribution to the Nelson-Atkins Museum by Knight-Ridder, owner of the Kansas City Star, and how it might affect the newspaper's objectivity with regard to the museum.

Review of The Bamboo Hut, a restaurant located at 10111 East Highway 40. A "combination saloon and dining room," the restaurant has had only five owners since opening in 1932.

Short description of the café designed by Louis Curtiss located at 804-6 Delaware in Kansas City, Missouri. Includes interior photographs in the supplement section of this issue.

Critique of the restaurant specializing in pasta, combining it in combinations of Italian and Chinese styles.

Article describing efforts to develop the 18th & Vine area, including a discussion of retail and restaurant opportunities, as well as residential properties in the neighborhood.

Article chronicles the state of Prospect Avenue by focusing upon three restaurants that are thriving despite the street's negative image. The author interviews Dave Crane, owner of Jim's…

Photo and review of the Phoenix Bar & Grill at 302 West 8th Street, a restaurant and venue for live jazz music.

Annual award part of the magazine which breaks down into the following categories: Wining and Dining, Entertainment and Culture, Business Services, and Business Products. The best overall…

One paragraph on the federal criminal charges on the Star for "monopolizing...the dissemination of news and advertising in the Kansas City area."

News of the guilty verdict concerning the Kansas City Star's considered monopoly charges that force advertisers to buy space in both morning and afternoon papers (the Times and the Star).