Barbecue Time!

Photo: Todd Coleman
from Saveur's Blog

Kansas City is the Barbecue Capitol of the World! Oh sure, you Texans will argue with me, so will all of those Memphis BBQ fans. North Carolina will  have a thing or two to say.....but, never fear, Kansas City will come out on top every time.
 Here in Greater Kansas City, on both sides of the state line, you will find numerous barbecue restaurants. Some are nice, attractive, dare I say "lovely" dine-in places?  Others are of the "shack" style, sort of rough and tumble,  smelling smokey and meaty. Just a whiff of the smoke as you pull into the parking lot lets you know you are in for a treat! The smoky aroma is unbelievable!
I was delighted to see an article on Saveur Magazine's blog about one of Kansas City's famous smokin' families, the Fiorellas. Check it out by going to   http://www.saveur.com/article/Travels/Ribs-and-Ritual-Kansas-City. There is also a list of the top 14 barbecue sauces from across America....Kansas City has several in that list!

                                                       Fly Old Glory Today!

Today is Flag Day here in America; a day designed to celebrate Old Glory, our American Flag. Along Main Street USA, in all the cities and towns across our country, the Flag will be displayed with pride and honor. Our National Cemeteries will be resplendent in Red, White and Blue.
"The flag of the United States has not been created by rhetorical sentences in declarations of independence and in bills of rights. It has been created by the experience of a great people, and nothing is written upon it that has not been written by their life. It is the embodiment, not of a sentiment, but of a history.' ~Woodrow Wilson