If you’ve never done a soda tasting, you might be surprised to know that it’s oddly similar to a beer or wine tasting. You drink way more of a beverage than you should, but it doesn’t feel that way at the time since the portions are so small. You keep going even though you know you should stop, because you want to try all the varieties. You feel high and silly for a little while… and then you crash and try not to get sick.
So it was a few weeks …

Recently, two of our writers, Dani Stone and Carly Holmes, took a trip to Kanai. Here’s what they found:
Dani:
A few weeks ago, when I told my husband I not only agreed to review the west side sushi restaurant Kanai (12111 W. Maple), but that it was, in fact, my idea, he probably thought I was huffing Play-Doh again.  He knows I’m not a fish fan and avoid it at all costs.  I barely allow it in the house and the few times I do, I wash all dishes and utensils in such …

I am a strong believer in the powers of ice cream. It is perfect on hot days, always tasty, available in a variety of flavors, and always an inexpensive way to treat myself. Ice cream cones, shakes and sundaes are some of my favorite creations. Wichita is not, by any means, in a shortage of ice cream shops. Here are a few of my favorite and best values:
1) Braum’s Ice Cream and Dairy Store is fantastic for numerous reasons. They have several locations, a large …

Among the many options at Thanksgiving dinner growing up were the sweet potatoes, or the orange mushy stuff, as I liked to call it. I remember my mother’s reiteration that I should I least try them because they were healthy. Didn’t she realize that she was talking to the girl who usually just took a few bites of turkey and then tried to beat her pie-eating record from last year? The sweet potatoes remained untouched as I would leave the dining room looking for the whipped cream in the fridge.

Editor’s Note: Several hours after publishing this article, we learned DK Kitchen is now closed. We hope we haven’t become the death knell for Wichita restaurants.
Summer time! It means quite a few things to people, depending where you are in your life journey: school vacation, time for grilling out, and, if you’re me, it means beer and wine on the patio. I’m taking a little summer vacation from Tanya Tandoc’s recommendations and venturing to some restaurants that weren’t on her “favorited” list.
Recently a reader, Owen Strawn, suggested I check out …