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The Heart of Play

On any given day or evening, The Kitchen Grill & Games feels less like a single business than a destination for many things between Columbia and Ashland. One...

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Cookin’ With Hoss: Chicken Tchoupitoulas  

We’re in the midst of one of the most notable celebrations worldwide, and many people here in the States aren’t aware of it. I refer, of course, to...

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Restaurant Week is Coming to COMO

Columbia’s winter dining scene is about to get a flavorful boost. Food lovers across Mid-Missouri can mark their calendars for the winter edition of Columbia Restaurant Week, running...

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Jina Yoo’s Creates a Culinary Concert

Jina Yoo, a name that’s become synonymous with innovative Asian-fusion cooking in mid-Missouri, didn’t arrive in Columbia with a culinary degree. She arrived with sheet music. Her path...

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Six Drawers for One Spatula: The Adventure of Moving

A month and a half ago, we moved to a new home. Our move was unplanned and sudden. We enjoyed our last house and had planned to stay...

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How to Overcome ‘Operator Error’: Fajita Chicken

The new year has arrived, and you have survived another holiday season. The parties, the family get-togethers, the feasts, treats, and evenings of excess. It’s resolution time: time...

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How Shelly La Fata is Rewriting the Rules of Restaurant Ownership

Shelly La Fata is a rare blend of entrepreneur, community-builder, and artisan. Shelly graduated from the University of Missouri in 2009, with a degree in International Peace Studies...

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Cheeseburgers, Pizza, and the Healing Power of Food

In October, my dad was hospitalized in his home of Boise, Idaho, for an acute kidney episode. Initially, the doctors expected him to recover, but instead his condition...

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Steamed Mussels

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas, or rather it has been for some time now. But we’re getting to the serious phase, when all the holiday...

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Big Flavor

On a cozy Saturday morning, JoJo’s Biscuit Company is already a packed house, suggesting the food is worth the hype. Every mustard-yellow booth is full, and the smell...