What could be better than drinking great cocktails, unless you’re drinking great cocktails for charity? That’s the whole point of The Art of the Cocktail, the tenth annual An Evening Among Friends fundraiser for Turning Point. Ryan Maybee of The Rieger & Manifesto fame created six (six!) cocktails for the event, and members of the… Continue Reading
The Ultimate Cocktail Challenge is all about matching spirits with cocktails, and Arturo Vera-Felicie, bar manager at The Rieger, last week earned a slice of bartender glory there. You wouldn’t know it from the press release, which simply states a drink called From Russia With Love made with Samogon Unaged Grape Spirit earned the Chairman’s… Continue Reading
It’s hard enough making dinner, but a trio of Kansas City chefs did it onstage Monday night during the Children’s Center for the Visually Impaired’s second annual Food Fight. Howard Hanna (chef and co-owner of The Rieger Hotel Grill & Exchange), John McClure (chef/owner of Starker’s Restaurant) and Charles d’Ablaing (Chaz on the Plaza) had… Continue Reading
I meant to cull through my notes to come up with tidbits that didn’t make it into today’s Kansas City Star article. I really did. But for once, I really feel the best stuff went into the paper. My gracious editor, Jill Silva, didn’t make me cut an inch. So, rather than recap, I’ve just… Continue Reading
There’s always a bottle of cognac on our bar, just in case the Sidecar mood strikes, but I’ve never thought much about using it anything else. That changed yesterday, thanks to a Camus Cognac tasting hosted by the Kansas City Bartenders Alliance yesterday at The Rieger Hotel Grill & Exchange. Manny Burnichon, U.S. market sales… Continue Reading