As someone who grew up in California, pizza has always fascinated me. While “California Style Pizza” is a thing, in a Wolfgang Puck-bastardized way, I never grew up eating the stuff. My dad, who lived in New Jersey for a good portion of his life, was a “New York Pizza” kind of guy which meant… Read More #RoyalsCity: Waldo Pizza and the allure of “St. Louis-Style” Pie
So, it seems like the restrictions will start to be slowly lifted over the next month in Kansas City and beyond. While life will not be the same for the next year or so, it is exciting to think about getting back to normalcy somewhat, even if it may be a long, arduous process. Thus,… Read More #RoyalsCity: Up-Down v Tapcade: A Study of KC Retro Arcade Bars
One of the biggest events in Kansas City annually is the Big 12 Basketball Championship, which takes place at the Sprint Center. Though I did not have any dog in this fight (as a Californian who went to Gonzaga for undergrad, Big 12 basketball is still pretty new to me), I was able to go… Read More #RoyalsCity: An outsider recap of the Big 12 Championship
I wrote this blog post on a previous blog back around 2015, when the KC Streetcar just began. Since it is Friday, I decided to write a post on a great “Happy Hour” spot in KCMO, the “Belfry” which is often overlooked due to it being between Downtown and the Crossroads. If you have the… Read More #RoyalsCity: Happy Hour at the Belfry in KCMO
In this edition of #RoyalsCity, I am posting a retrospective on Minsky’s pizza, one of my favorite pizza chains specific to Kansas City. I figure with the weather going to be shit this weekend, and people hunkering down for the Chiefs game, they may need pizza options. Minsky’s and Chiefs in shitty, January weather is… Read More #RoyalsCity: What does“Kansas City Pizza” taste like? A review of Minsky’s
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