the regular joe - nkc - january 2015

Upload: the-regular-joe

Post on 02-Jun-2018

218 views

Category:

Documents


0 download

TRANSCRIPT

  • 8/10/2019 The Regular Joe - NKC - January 2015

    1/20

    FREE - TAKE ONE THE REGULAR JOE FREE - TAKE ONE

  • 8/10/2019 The Regular Joe - NKC - January 2015

    2/20

    Jay Kerner

    Publisher/Philosopher

    Ive always been fascinated by scars.

    From the tiniest crawling creature all theway up to the man in the moon himself, when

    examined closely, our scars provide a veri-

    table roadmap of previous injuries.

    Some big, some small.

    Some the result of accidents. Others

    from surgical procedures.

    Some scars are self-inicted, like primi-

    tive peoples seeking adornment. Or young

    people with issues, cutting themselves.

    They say that chicks dig scars, but if

    thats true, you would think Frankensteins monster would have been a bigger

    hit with the ladies. But then, I always had questions about a doctor that had

    mastered re-animating dead tissue, yet his stitches looked like somebody put

    them in with garden tools. A good plastic surgeon (plus any kind of upgrade on

    the abnormal brain), and that story could have had a whole different ending.

    Some people are embarrassed by their scars. Depending on the location

    and the severity, its sometimes hard to see past them. They stand out. Children

    stare. Adults try not to, but something about them draws the eye.

    Some folks celebrate their scars. Survivors of serious health issues some-

    time consider them badges of honor.

    Scars are basically signs of Mother Natures repair work. Take a chunkfrom the hide of any of her babies, and she does her level best to ll it back in.

    Animals ll with heavy duty esh, rein-

    forced to protect the injury site.

    Plants seal their own wounds with

    hardening goo to hold in their moisture.

    When planet earth itself takes a

    blow, whether from natural or unnatural

    causes, it will gradually scar over as

    well. It takes a while, but the carnage

    left behind, whether from earthquakes or

    artillery rounds, will eventually become

    elds of owers.

    Ask somebody about a scar, and

    you never get a simple answer. Scars all

    seem to have stories attached, told and

    retold until they approach the level of

    family legend. Well it was back in

    74, and I was just going along, minding

    my own dang business.

    There are other scars that arent so

    obvious.A broken heart can mend, but not

    without some scar tissue building up. It

    may not show up on the surface, but the

    heart will always remember the damage.

    Even a spirit can be scarred. Look at the faces of abused children, or

    animals in the pound who cringe at any sharp movement or sound. Their situ-

    ations can change for the better, but the invisible scars will always remain as a

    reminder of past torments.

    A community can have scars, too. Vacant lots where family homes oncestood. Boarded up buildings that were formerly places of commerce. New

    occupants can come and go, but the memories of the original will always be bit-

    tersweet for some.

    My granddaughter made it through her rst birthday this fall, still relatively

    unscathed. She was late to crawl, but then went from walking to running in the

    blink of an eye. Shes utterly fearless and shows signs of being a daredevil. I

    cant help but anticipate some scars in her future. (Hopefully, small ones and

    not on my watch, if I can help it!)

    But its a pretty rare individual who can make it through life without ac -

    cumulating scars. Most folks with any age on them, have at least one or two

    doozies plus bunches of smaller nicks here and there. I think its one of the

    by-products that come along with a life well lived.

    So I know my sweet girl will scrape her knees on the playground. Shell

    get scratched wrestling in the yard with her giant dogs. Shell have bike crashes

    and monkey-bar incidents. Shell have her heart broken and break a few her-

    self.

    Its what happens when you do things. When you try things. When you

    live your life to the fullest. My hopes for her are the same as my hopes for you:

    that you experience everything life has to offer, and that the scars you accumu-

    late along the way are tiny, or at least come with an excellent story to tell.

    Scars

  • 8/10/2019 The Regular Joe - NKC - January 2015

    3/20

    Thanks for your review of Wabash BBQ in Excelsior Springs.

    We live in Liberty, and I cant believe weve been driving so far in

    the other direction for our BBQ.

    The place was funky cool, the help was friendly, the beer was cold,

    and as for the food, ... well you can see why they win all the tro-

    phies. Cant wait to go hear some live music there

    next summer.

    We loved it and if youve never been , do yourself a

    favor and check it out!

    I dont know if all your recommendations will be as

    good, but you sure earned some benet of the doubt

    with this one.

    Well continue to pick up The Regular Joe and see

    what you have for us next.

    3

    Dear Joe,

    Contact The Regular Joe816-617-5850

    [email protected]. Box 1304 St. Joseph, Mo. 64502

    Read us online

    www.theregularjoepaper.com

  • 8/10/2019 The Regular Joe - NKC - January 2015

    4/20

  • 8/10/2019 The Regular Joe - NKC - January 2015

    5/20

    Danny R. Phillips

    Regular Joe Music Guy

    On paper, 2014 was a godforsaken year for me.Divorce after 18 years of marriage to my best friend,

    illness that would not go away, my dearest cousin

    battling cancer, depression, the list goes on. This

    year, the thing that kept me from taking that one last

    long nap (and I considered it more than once) was,

    primarily, my beautiful children and second, my love

    of music.

    The end of the year best of lists are always fun

    for me. They afford music junkies like me a chance

    to cast upon the world what they believe to be the

    best music among millions of songs and thousands of

    records released this year. Moreover, I have an ego

    and it is a solid look at me opportunity. Therefore,

    without further procrastination, here are my top ve

    Best Albums of 2014 in no particular order.

    Bob Mould- Beauty and Ruin- Over the past

    two years or so, the legendary front man of the bands

    Husker Du and Sugar has released two of the nest

    albums of his career, 2012s Silver Age and this

    years Beauty and Ruin. Driven by The War and

    I Dont Know you Anymore, Beauty is a slice ofclassic Mould: loud guitars, catchy songs, powerful

    lyrics and, above all else, honesty coats what he is

    selling.

    St. Vincent s/t- Top notch guitarist An-

    nie Clark aka St. Vincent has gone from a face in

    the crowd as a member of The Polyphonic Spree to

    a major artist in her own right. The self-titled St.

    Vincent is an achievement and a huge step forward

    toward becoming the heir apparent to Devos art rock

    throne. Check out Birth in Reverse, Digital Wit-

    ness, Rattlesnake and Psychopath for proof.BLACK LUCK- Firebrand- Hailing from Law-

    rence, Kansas (home to the greatest record shop in

    the world Lovegarden Sounds), BLACK LUCK is

    ready to set the world ablaze. Overcoming adversity

    (threatened lawsuit that necessitated a name change,

    no money, etc..)The band has managed to released

    four eps in the last two years, each building upon the

    next. Each a step forward in ability, quality and fe-

    rocity.

    Firebrand is a mix of Fugazi, Converge, Jaw-

    breaker, Bad Religion, Bad Brains and Billy Bragg. Itis in your face while still injecting melody and beauty

    into the chaos riddled eye of their pissed off storm.

    One of my favorite bands of the last ve years, eas-

    ily. Sure, some d-bag owned their old name, thats ok

    theyll rule the world. I have Spoken.

    Royal Blood- s/t- Thank you sweet baby Je-sus for allowing crunchy, molasses sludgy, rock n

    roll to be brought back to the forefront. Brighton,

    Englands Royal Blood have given us a debut that is

    equal parts Black Sabbath, Corrosion of Conformity,

    The Melvins and just a sprinkling of Queens of the

    Stone Age, breathing life into rock and hopeful kill-

    ing indie bands like Bastille and Grizzly Bear once

    and for all.

    Stiff Middle Fingers- Songs about Sucking- At

    the root of it all, I am a punk rock guy. So it was

    beyond refreshing for Songs about Sucking to landin my mailbox. Nitro driven frontman Travis Arey

    and the boys mine the golden snot covered road laid

    before them by bands like Naked Raygun, The De-

    scendents, Articles of Faith and Black Flag to make

    a furious racket all their own. Check out the songs

    Common Cents, Psycho Bitch and Worlds Big-

    gest Guillotine for a solid brass knuckle punch to

    your forehead.

    Honorable Mentions: TV on the Radio /Seeds,

    The New Basements Tapes /Lost on the River, St.

    Paul and the Broken Bones /Half the City, Against

    Me! Transgender /Dysphoria Blues, Jack White /

    Lazaretto, Interpol /El Pintor, Swans/To Be Kind,

    The War on Drugs /Lost in the Dream.

    From the Shelf: Dannys Best of 2014

    Joe Music -5

  • 8/10/2019 The Regular Joe - NKC - January 2015

    6/20

    Jay Kerner

    Regular Joe Founder

    To understand fully how impactfulthis stuff has been to my life, you rst have

    to get my inherent reluctance to take a

    lot of medicine. Not that I wont, but its

    always a last resort kind of a deal. Ive

    generally been a pretty healthy guy, which

    Id attributed to a white-trash upbringing.

    (Nothing Ive seen builds such natural re-

    sistance.)

    It could also have been my grand-

    mothers cure-all: the enema. You learned

    quick and early in my family not to be sick

    at grandmas. Fortunately she was a big,

    slow woman, and I was a rabbit quick kid

    with younger, slower siblings.

    So, I basically lived a fairly normal

    life, health wise. A cold now and then, but

    not much worse than that. I took the u

    shot for several years when my employer

    provided them, but since I left a few years

    ago its been more hit and miss.

    Then six years ago I got my rst si-nus infection. People that have lived with

    them all their lives have my sympathy. I

    had no idea how devastating it could be.

    Knocked me on my butt. Flat on my back

    in the dark, but try to sit up and the world rolls

    and the stomach empties (even long after its al-

    ready empty.)

    Went to the doc. Took the antibiotics. Went

    back to the doc. Took different antibiotics. Went

    back to the doc who nally gave me an antibiotic

    that killed it. The trouble was, the antibiotic made

    me sick. Couldnt eat, yet the urge to barf was

    strong as ever.

    Thank heaven, after a full two weeks out

    of commission, the sinus infection was knocked

    down and I got back on my feet. I knew I didnt

    want to ever go through this again, so I started

    doing all the things people do. I got the neti-pot

    to ush my sinuses. Worked great, till my next in -

    fection six months later. And the one six months

    after that. Each one put me down for a week andtook the nasty antibiotic to nally kill it.

    Last February my doc was looking at my

    chart and said I was right on schedule. Id been

    in there for the same thing, twice a year for the

    last six. I left with yet another script for the nasty

    antibiotic. I took it, but once I was feeling better I

    went online looking for answers. There had to be

    something else I could do. There was.

    Look yourself. Use any search engine and

    type in sinus infection cures, remedies, what-

    ever. It doesnt matter. By the time you type the

    u in sinus, youre probably going to get options forOil of Oregano. Thats the stuff!

    Now, before we go any further, let me get

    some disclaimers out of the way. Im not prescrib-

    ing or endorsing anything. Im sharing my own

    personal experience and suggesting you do your

    own research before taking anything.

    But here are some of the things I gathered

    from my reading:

    Oil of Oregano actually comes from a cousin

    of the plant used on your pizza, though it has the

    same name. It has been used as a medicine for

    thousands of years. Supposedly its in the bible

    somewhere, although I didnt look up the refer-

    ence.

    It kills gobs and gobs of stuff with no

    known side effects. Drug companies turn

    their backs on anything they cant patent

    and manipulate, so it has languished on theshelf at specialty health food stores, little

    understood until the last couple of decades

    or so.

    You can get in in the pharmacy aisle

    of many grocers as well as most any health

    food store. It comes in capsules or liquid but

    note: the liquid comes in varying strengths,

    ALL OF THEM STRONG! No matter how

    you use it, youre only talking about a drop

    or two at a time, mixed in solution. Straight

    from the bottle it can irritate the skin, so be

    careful!

    There are many ways to use it. A drop

    or two can be added to any liquid to drink.

    I like it in hot tea. Many people add it to

    tomato juice. No matter what you put it in,

    its going to taste like lasagna. Weird, but

    not unpleasant. You can also put it in a va-

    porizer or put a few drops in a cup of boiling

    water and breathe the fumes. Opens you up

    instantly. You can also make a weak solutionfor your neti-pot but be careful. If its too

    strong to drink, its way too strong in your

    nose.

    I personally used that a couple of times

    to get rid of my last sinus infection last winter.

    Then I started taking one drop in a cup of tea a

    few times a week. My neti-pot has been gather-

    ing dust ever since. No infections, no real illness of

    any kind in a full year now.

    Is this stuff some kind of miracle drug? Who

    knows? What I do know is that its working for

    me. Ive tried to turn my family and friends on

    to it, but its hard. You open your mouth and they

    want to tell you about zinc or Echinacea or what-

    ever. I get it. Everybodys health pitch is boring.

    So what Ive been doing is leaving my bot-

    tle behind when I visit. Everybody has been sick

    this winter, and several of my peeps have made

    the discovery after I leave, becoming converts in

    the process. You can call me Johnny Oregano

    Seed if you want to. Trust me, beats the hell outof Johnny Enema.

    Oil of Oregano for Sinus Troubles

  • 8/10/2019 The Regular Joe - NKC - January 2015

    7/20

    Shannon Bond

    I look up the

    long steep hill and re-alize what was so easy

    on the way out, will be

    a long sustained slog

    of a climb on the way

    in. I knew it would be,

    but the simple delight

    of running had taken

    over and that small

    voice in the back of my mind was ignored. Ill worry

    about it when I get there. The air catches in my lungs

    and my legs begin to protest, doubt creeps in. My

    mind processes the steep incline and translates it into

    pain. Maybe if I would have planned ahead, I would

    have avoided this.

    I was already pushing my dinner tardiness

    threshold on the way out of the ofce and squeezing

    this run in had shoved it over the line, which meant

    I couldnt slow down, or walk. But, Ive learned that

    successful people make an effort every day, even if

    it isnt the perfect situation. I dont exactly consider

    myself successful as an athlete, but I have guredout that I need to make the best of every situation

    and what little time I have. Ive also realized that

    nothing is ever quite what it seems, or what our

    minds have conjured up for us anyway, including

    the anticipation of pain.

    We are all in the moment facing us, as the

    people we were before we clipped into the pedal

    or laced up the running shoe. Thats been a hard

    lesson learned, pounded into me by rock gardens,

    burned out helmet lights and thousands of feet of

    climbing. That rider (or runner) I had envisioned

    in my mind, in the situation that I had fantasized

    about, before this all disintegrated into the grind

    that it currently is, doesnt exist.

    Back to the moment, focus on your breath

    and simply observe your thoughts. I observe my

    legs as they protest the climb. Then my mind

    screams, I really need to get out and run more.

    Back to the breath. Next thought, This is going to

    be brutal. Wait, Im already doing it. How is the

    pain? Not nearly as bad as my anticipation of it.Even if it was, I can calmly observe it and not feed

    energy into it. We are stronger on the other side of

    every climb. And now, back to the breath.

    Running, cycling, and hiking can be like

    walking meditation, if you can manage to get out of

    your own way. Just focus on your breath and let your

    mind cycle through thoughts, without attaching to

    them. Soon, beyond your breath, you will hear thesound of your shoes striking the pavement, or grind-

    ing the dirt. The light, the wildlife, the trail or the

    road will come alive. When you notice that your at-

    tention wanders back into a random thought, its back

    to the breath. In, out. That is the mantra that brings

    you back. Does this mean we cant plan for the fu-

    ture? Of course not. I knew this big climb was com-

    ing because I had soared down it, like a kid running

    to the ice cream truck. But, I didnt let it bother me 30

    minutes ago. It would have taken away from that mo-

    ment, which was a euphoric instant, not consumed

    with keyboards tapping, phones ringing or text mes-

    sages chirping.

    Im not a fast runner or cyclist, but I can keep

    at it for a long time. I like to imagine its because

    of the mindfulness. I call it rolling meditation most

    of the time, since Im usually on a bike. Meditation

    is not the clearing of the mind (I dont think anyone

    can force it to a blank state), or even sitting still. It

    is many other things, though, and can be surpris-

    ingly helpful with your tness goals. First, turn off

    the headphones, then try to turn off your anticipa-

    tion of the pain, and how much you think it is go-

    ing to hurt. Observe yourself calmly when it doeshurt (without feeding negative thoughts into it). And

    then, set your mind free to be in the present moment.

    Let the thoughts roll in, but dont attach emotion to

    them, such as this sucks or why do I run, or even

    video games arent so bad, they build hand eye co-

    ordination.

    Note your mind and its wayward thoughts, for-

    give yourself for getting caught up in them (if you

    do), and move your attention back to your breath.

    Hint: if youre exercising right, focusing on your

    breath will be easy, there will be more of it. In, out.

    Or even make up a mantra, such as, keep going, keep

    going. Mantras help focus the attention too. Give it a

    go, more than once, and you just might be surprised

    at what you can do, or how far you can go. And, dont

    worry about being late to that dinner. Youre here

    now, on this path, be present. Its better than listening

    to your mind tell you imaginary stories about all of

    the repercussions for your tardiness.

    Mindful Running

  • 8/10/2019 The Regular Joe - NKC - January 2015

    8/20

    Brew Top Pub North

    8614 N. BoardwalkLive Music every Fri and Sat.

    Fat Fish Blue

    7260 NW 87th

    in Zona Rosa

    all shows 8pm

    Fri 1/2 The 51% Blues Band

    Sat 1/3 The Amanda Fish

    Circus

    Fri 1/9 Fast Times

    Sat 1/10 Da Truth

    Fri 1/16 Brother Bagman

    Sat 1/17 Rivertown

    Fri 1/23 Kyle Sexton

    Sat 1/24 77 Jefferson Plays

    Acoustic

    Fri 1/30 The Disappointments

    Sat 1/31 Vigil Annie

    Pats Pub

    1315 Swift in NKCEvery Wed nite Open Jam hosted by Rob Gray

    Sherlocks

    Underground

    858 S 291 in Liberty

    Every Wed at 8pm Oasis

    The Hideout 6948

    N. Oak

    Every Thursday is Bike Nite withDave HayesBand, Levee Town,

    and Blue 88

    Open blues jam Sundays, 7 p.m.

    Live Music Hi-Lites across the Northland

  • 8/10/2019 The Regular Joe - NKC - January 2015

    9/20

  • 8/10/2019 The Regular Joe - NKC - January 2015

    10/20

    Ah, the dreaded D word: Depression. So common among so many this

    time of year when the festivities of the holidays are over

    and the sun refuses to shine for days at a time.The world can look pretty

    blah until Valentines Day and the promise of Spring in March. January can

    be such a bleak and funky month to slog through!

    Just ask the residents of ctional Portlandia, the popular TV series

    loosely based on Portland, Oregon with its steady wintertime

    clouds and rain. One of the funniest episodes of Portlandia shows the

    sun peeking through the clouds and shining like a spotlight on a parking lot.

    Immediately, everyone sheds their winter coats, dons beachwear and com-

    mences to party down. When the sun suddenly disappears behind the

    clouds, its back to parkas and grim expressions.

    Humorous hyperbole for sure, but the fact is that many people living

    in northern latitudes (an estimated three out of four!) are Vitamin D de -

    cient during the winter months when the days are shorter and the sun simply

    doesnt shine strong enough for our bodies to manufacture much Vitamin D.And Vitamin D, according to world-renowned Vitamin D expert Dr. Michael

    F. Holick, plays a crucial role affecting the production of dopamine, epineph-

    rine and norepinephrine,chemical messengers that help us cope with mood,

    stress management and energy.

    What Vitamin D actually does, according to Dr. Holick, is regulate an

    enzyme that controls how much of these chemical messengers are produced

    by the adrenal glands. If were decient in D, the adrenals produce too

    much and chronic fatigue (and depression) result. The Sunshine Vitamin

    which our skin produces naturally when exposed to the suns UV-B rays,

    may also be involved in the production of serotonin, the bodys feel good

    neurotransmitter. In 2010 Researchers from Georgia State University studied

    data from the U.S. National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey and

    concluded that people who are decient in D are 85 percent more likely to

    suffer depression than those who have enough of this hormone-vitamin.

    You can ask your physician to order a simple blood test to determine

    your Vitamin D level. If your D level is very low, he or she may prescribe a

    high amount (up to 50,000 I.U.) that youll need to obtain from a pharmacy.

    If youre just moderately low, over-the-counter supplements of Vitamin

    D3 in varying potencies may be sufcient. Its hard to obtain D from diet

    alone. Cod liver oil and mush-

    rooms are two of the only sources, so supplementation in the winter months

    seems to be the best solution until we can bask again in the sunshine of spring

    and summer!

    Yours for a brighter winter,

    Jim Fly, Certied Health Coach

    Antidote to Seasonal Depression?

  • 8/10/2019 The Regular Joe - NKC - January 2015

    11/20

    11

    12th Annual Parkville Microbrew Fest

    Saturday, April 25, 2015From 1:00 - 5:00 p.m. at English Landing Park

    Admission starts at 11:00 a.m., Gates open at 1:00 p.m.

    Kick off the summer with live music, handcrafted Ales, and great

    food in Historic Downtown Parkville, Missouri. Guests will be supplied with a com-

    memorative logo tasting glass, a custom tasting

    note sheet, and live music.

    $30 Advance Tickets

    11:00 a.m. Admission and Live Bands

    1:00 p.m. Gates Open for Sampling

    Designated Drivers - Free Admission

    Must Have Ticket (if purchased online)Must be 21+ with Valid ID in Order to Attend

    This Event is Nonrefundable

    $35 Admission Day Of, Pending Availability. Cash Only.

    Pets are Welcome

    Rain or Shine

    Come to Historic Downtown Parkville and further your beer education, enjoy outdoor

    grilled foods, live music, and a great spring day.

    Hosted by Main Street Parkville Association an operating division of Parkville Com-

    munity Development Corporation - 5013.

  • 8/10/2019 The Regular Joe - NKC - January 2015

    12/20

    Reverend Ron

    Over the years, Ive attended many

    Christmas parties and religious services.

    Paradoxically, Christmas is a time of much

    happiness and much turmoil. Collectively,

    they suggest a subtle truth: the health of

    a family or community is reected in the

    quality of humor shared among members.

    It is no accident that humor and hu-

    man share the same root.

    In ancient Greece legends, Dionysus

    brought wine to humanity and made fun of dogmatic traditions.

    During spring feasts in Medieval Europe, people laughed with courtjesters as they mocked royalty and religious dignitaries. Our April

    Fools tradition is a remnant of this practice. Most cultures (perhaps

    all) have jesters, clowns, jokers, and comedians who create humor

    and thereby defuse the tension that accumulates in societies.

    Among Native Americans, the kachina (Hopi, Navaho, Pueb-

    lo) and the heyoke (Sioux)often depicted as dolls that look like

    spirits or masked dancers who pretend to be animalsfrequently

    made their point during ceremony by disrupting the status quo and

    performing rituals strangely. Their antics invited laughter.

    In the Middle East, the bunt of many jokes is the infamous

    Mulla Nasruddin. Thousands of Mulla stories circulate to point

    out the folly of religious and social seriousness. Examples include

    the Mulla riding his donkey backward because hed rather see

    where hes been than where hes going. The Mulla searching for his

    keys outside, instead of inside where he lost them, because theres

    more light outside. The humor (a bit strained in our culture) comes

    as people laugh at themselves for wanting to live in the past or for

    trying to solve their problems in their environment when most of

    their difculties come from something missing in their own hearts.

    Our society has its comedianslate night TV and comedy

    clubswho remind us of societys bloopers and blunders. Who willever forget the many comedians who made fun of the politician who

    spelled potato with an e or what Saturday Night Live did with a

    certain-vice presidential candidate from Alaska?

    There is always pain or veiled insult in humor. Indeed, humor

    is the way we get distance and needed perspective on such. Herein

    lies the paradox and magic of humor. Since there is pain in humor

    (humor pokes fun at someone or some situation), it always irts at

    the edge of appropriateness. Consider how many friendships are lost

    with inappropriate humor or how humorous insults destroy commu-

    nities or feeds hostilities.

    On the other hand, we all need to quell too much seriousness

    and learn to laugh at our situations and ourselves. How sad is a life

    devoid of humor! Such a life lacks not only fun, but also the ability

    to trust and grow. Ideally, what we laugh at is something within our-

    selves coming into healthy perspective. No one is perfect. No one has the an-

    swers. What enables people to be human as well as enjoy humor is our aws.

    Humor will always lie at the cutting edge of growth. Humor is a way of slicing

    through our pretense of perfection, our certitude of dogma, and hence, makes

    room for trust and growth by allowing us to accept each other just as we are.

    We need our clowns and comedians to point out the cynical in the serious,

    the precariousness in our systems, the folly of certainty, and the danger in our

    dogmas. When our sense of the serious suffers, when our structures wobble,

    when our certainties become less sure, when our dogmas are challenged, then is

    when, by the grace of God, we can discover the inner ow of true living.

    The Importance of Humor

  • 8/10/2019 The Regular Joe - NKC - January 2015

    13/20

  • 8/10/2019 The Regular Joe - NKC - January 2015

    14/20

    After a long six month delay, a complete stafng overhaul, and two

    ownership changes, Downtown is nally getting back one of their most

    beloved restaurants.

    Former Piatto patrons that enjoyed the tortellini, lasagna, liguini

    and meatballs, and other delicious entrees will not be disappointed. New

    owner David Foster has secured the original eaterys recipes and brought

    aboard Piattos former sous chef Jacob Pasley to ll the position of execu-

    tive chef. Having a working and practical knowledge of all of Piattos

    menu offerings, as well as several years experience in a busy kitchen, will

    undoubtedly be a large factor in Piattos success. According to Pasley,

    knowing what items on the menu were working and what needed to be

    omitted was something big that only a former kitchen employee could

    bring to the table.

    Foster and Pasley are committed to giving their guests high qualityfood with the best of ingredients. While some of the former Piattos faire

    was pre-made and frozen, the new operators are dedicated to making cer-

    tain that every item is fresh. After several soft openings and private parties

    during the latter days of December, many who have already dined under

    the new ownership agree wholeheartedly that the food is even better than

    before.

    While most of the dinner menu remains unchanged, some positive

    adjustments have been made regarding the decor and atmosphere. Jazz

    music is played over speakers in the dining rooms and the xtures and furniture

    that were in disrepair have been xed or replaced.

    One of the most exciting changes to the new Piatto is the addition of Sunday

    brunch. Restaurant goers in this city have long complained of the lack of brunch

    options, a void which was temporarily lled by the short lived Alice Jeans last

    Spring. Piattos brunch menu promises a variety of items that you wont nd

    anywhere else locally, including their brunch lasagna (with baked egg), g crois-

    sants, and a french toast carefully crafted from brioche and topped with bourbon

    cherries.

    Coppa, the former lounge in the back of Piatto, will also be re-opening, but

    at a later date. But even without the lounge/bar, guests can still enjoy a full bar

    complete with various beers, spirits, and varietals of wine.

    Piattos re-opening may be occurring at just the right time. With the additionof Ground Round to the downtown in 2012, the sudden ownership changes of Bad

    Art Bistro and Boudreauxs, and the upcoming relocation

    of 36th Street Restaurant to Edmond, Saint Josephs

    downtown is quickly becoming the citys new dining

    hotspot.

    You can experience the new Piatto at 614 Francis

    Street, downtown St. Joseph 7 days a week. They are

    open Monday-Thursday 11am-10pm, Friday and Satur-

    day 11am-11pm, and every Sunday

    from 10am-3pm.

    Piatto Re-Opens in St. Joe

  • 8/10/2019 The Regular Joe - NKC - January 2015

    15/20

    15Where to go...When you come to St. Joe!

  • 8/10/2019 The Regular Joe - NKC - January 2015

    16/20

  • 8/10/2019 The Regular Joe - NKC - January 2015

    17/20

  • 8/10/2019 The Regular Joe - NKC - January 2015

    18/20

  • 8/10/2019 The Regular Joe - NKC - January 2015

    19/20

  • 8/10/2019 The Regular Joe - NKC - January 2015

    20/20