The following photo gallery is from the Vietnam Cafe located at 522 Campbell St., in Kansas City, MO. The cafe is open daily from 9 a.m.-8 p.m. and closed on Tuesdays. The cafe offers a variety of menu items and specialty coffee, soda and tea, and is an inexpensive way…
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Call Your Mother: Not to Scale, A 2021 Resolution
While 2021 may already look different than most years, one of the most common New Year’s resolutions has remained the same: lose weight. The lose weight resolution does not mention eating healthier or exercising more. The resolution has only one goal – to lower the number on the scale. Stepping…
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Kasim Hardaway: KC restaurateur, food influencer and storyteller
There are many titles one could give Kasim Hardaway, who is one of Kansas City’s most influential online food personalities. He is a marketer, a food influencer, a recipe developer, a food writer and, most recently, a restaurateur. Above everything he manages to balance, Hardaway’s overarching role seems to be…
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How to Travel During a Pandemic
Since the onset of the COVID-19 crisis, travel has been understandably restricted. For those, like me, who have a distinctly high sense of wanderlust that has only increased during lockdown, travel is not canceled – it just looks different. For those wanting to travel during their time at home, here are…
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Recipes to make using non-perishable ingredients
In this unprecedented time, your local grocery story may be looking a little sparse, and you may be finding yourself with a lot of time on your hands. While you should not be going to extreme lengths to stockpile food, the Centers for Disease Control and Protection (CDC) does suggest…
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The rise of subscription services
Like most people these days I have tried my fair share of subscription services, from Netflix to Ipsy to Blue Apron to Stitch Fix. Forbes writes that the main demographic for those buying subscription boxes in 2017 were those who have a college degree, were politically liberal, female, have a…
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Creative caf hacks to spice up your mealtimes
In my time at William Jewell College, I have noticed a common sentiment amongst many of the students: many people think the cafeteria food is bad. This is a sentiment that I simply do not agree with. The food in the caf is not bad. Mashed potatoes, pasta, roasted vegetables,…
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Featured Hometown: Hutchinson, Kansas
Hutchinson, Kansas – most William Jewell College students have never heard of it. Some have passed through it on their way to the far more romanticized state of Colorado but have negative impressions of the town of 42,000. It’s flat. There’s nothing to do there. Kansas is lame. The drive…
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Top 10: Foods of the Midwest
The best food and food combos arguably come out of the Midwest. As someone who has grown up in the Midwest, there isn’t a better portrait of American cuisine than the conglomeration of the middle United States. Think of those things that get your mouth watering at a family gathering,…
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