Kansas City Food Circle Blog: Mar 12, 2013

VOTE for Chef Thorne-Thompsen in The People's Best New Chef Competition

Chef Thorne-Thomsen is nominated for FOOD & WINE magazine's The People's Best New Chef.

Winner gets a feature in FOOD & WINE.
Voting ends March 18.
Voting link here: www.foodandwine.com/peoples-best-new-chef/midwest

Carl is also a James Beard semifinalist for Best Chef Midwest.
Finalists will be announced March 18th.

EXCERPT from www.foodandwine.com/peoples-best-new-chef/midwest

The People’s Best New Chef: Carl Thorne-Thomsen

Photo © Matt Kocourek

Carl Thorne-Thomsen

RESTAURANT Story
(Read a review)

LOCATION Prairie Village, KS

WHY HE’S AMAZING Because he’s turning out incredible European-inspired dishes in a shopping center in suburban Kansas.

CULINARY SCHOOL Self-taught

BACKGROUND 40 Sardines (Overland Park, KS); Michael Smith Restaurant, Extra Virgin (Kansas City, MO)

QUINTESSENTIAL DISH Lamb crepinette (lamb-tenderloin-and-sausage roulade) with cauliflower couscous

FORMER CAREER Writer: “Short stories, novels, plays, lots of fiction.”

HOW HE GOT INTO THE FOOD INDUSTRY “There wasn’t any kind of light switch. I gradually became interested in food. My first job was in a gourmet food store/café/coffee bar and we did lunches. I was introduced to that shop because I bought ingredients there. I had a dream of opening [my own] simple little restaurant, and the dream never went away.”

SECRET INDULGENCE
“Kettle Chips. The plain one in the brown wrapper.”

STORY - a KCFC Featured Restaurant
found on the KC Food Circle's Dining Card
http://www.kcfoodcircle.org/restaurants/diners-card/

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March is National Nutrition Month.
Wanna do something local about it?

Attend KC Food Circle's 15th Annual Exhibition of Farmers, our EAT LOCAL & ORGANIC! Expos kick off the local+LOCAL Organic and Free-Range growing/EATING season on SATURDAY March 30th at Shawnee (KS) Civic Center.

ROUND TWO is SATURDAY April 6th at the MCC Penn Valley Gymnasium (KCMO). Check out our EXPO PAGE for maps and details...
www.kcfoodcircle.org/food-news/events/eat-local-expo/

Room 39- Featured Eat Local (& Organic!) Dining Card Restaurant

The Eat Local (and Organic!) Dining Card entitles members of the Kansas City Food Circle to a one-time 10% discount at some of the best sustainably sourcing restaurants in the Kansas City Area. They were invited to join our program because of their public commitment to sourcing ingredients from local, organic, free-range farmers. We meet with them several times throughout the year for updates to their list of farmers.

To become a member, click here.

This week's featured Restaurant is Room 39-Seasonal American Food.

In November 2004, Andrew Sloan and Ted Habiger opened their first restaurant, Room 39. Three years later a second location in Leawood, Kansas was born. Combining seasonal ingredients and exceptional value with a warm atmosphere and friendly service, Room 39 has become a fixture in Kansas City for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

Breakfast and lunch are casual affairs with a dining room of beautifully handcrafted tables and simple yet elegant food such as our steak and eggs benedict, fresh pasta, and our popular half-pound burger.

Dinners are more elegant but still a great value with white tablecloths, an award-winning wine list and a $39 tasting menu that changes daily using our farmer-driven produce and meat. The chefs of Room 39 believe the best tasting food comes from local farmers who use sustainable harvesting and growing practices ensuring the land is better off than before.

and our group page in Facebook

https://www.facebook.com/groups/EAT.LOCAL.ORGANIC.KCFOODCIRCLE

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March is National Nutrition Month.
Wanna do something local about it?