Beyond The Knife

05/10/2022

Suns out, buns out ☀️ 🦞

Last summer’s favorite bites in the Old Market

~ Lobster Roll
citrus mayo | fries (it’s important to note that these aren’t primarily filled with lobster meat. Based on my chef’s palette I’d say it has quite a bit of langoustine)
~ Beignet Style Hushpuppies, table favorite
sweet corn fritter | jalapeño jam
~ Strawberry Surfer
house citrus vodka | strawberry | coconut

01/27/2022

🫐 🍨 How cold is too cold for the ice-cream of your dreams? Yummm 🙋🏽‍♀️

Ask and you shall receive. We heard your requests and it is back in the case. 🫐 Ooey Gooey Blue St. Louis 🫐 Made from scratch, our St. Louis style Ooey Gooey Butter Cake, is well, just that - ooey, gooey, dense, rich, sweet, and buttery! A cream cheese ice cream is the canvas for this masterpiece, as it’s loaded with the Ooey Gooey Butter Cake and then swirled with delightfully, slow-simmered blueberry compote.
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10/09/2021

Say hello to an intro to my 30s featuring InterContinental Hotels & Resorts Intercontinental-Kansas City Plaza in the heart of the Country Club Plaza, Missouri.

Besides phenomenal food at the American Slang Modern Brassiere, we had a delightful tour capturing all the rich culture & history that the hotel decide to highlight & not bury.

08/24/2021

🍎 Vala’s September Festival is on the horizon!

Join us for our Honeycrisp Festival this Labor Day weekend, Sep. 4th through 6th! Pick apples from our orchard, experience our 40+ attractions, and enjoy our special festival foods like applewood smoked ribs and our own hard cider selection. (Season passes accepted!) Buy tickets now!🍎🍏

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07/31/2021

Rib Roast takes center stage for me. It really is like a symphony—the marbling, it’s character, and depth of flavor. I’d choose it a thousand times over. I’ve fabricated it, grilled it in various forms— ribeye steak, cowboy steak, rib steak, back ribs… I grew up watching my dad do it, from slaughtering process the to the grill in our family bar. It’s nostalgic and as a chef, therapeutic.

I’m always impressed with very flavorful food, but what brings it home for me is ‘warmth’. I’ve missed grilling, and that’s ok. Growth is good. One of the last few plates made before my current journey. I look forward to more great things. ☺️

07/02/2021

🧋 Trying these bad boys real soon!

07/01/2021

The Chocolate Season has some serious goodies now from Raikes Beef Co.

Our friends in Ashland Nebraska are selling these wonderful s’mores kits this summer, make sure to stop by their store to grab one! If you’re in the neighborhood of our store, we have some more made up for you as well! Stay Safe - Eat S’mores 😉

06/25/2021

Catch on the vibes with the newly opened Ital Vital Living Food! Can’t wait to go in and try on their Bob amarkey smoothie. It’s only right!

06/25/2021

Foodie news 📰. Three Happiness Express dine-in services will remain unavailable until further notice!

06/21/2021

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We’ve turned your favorite soup into a pizza! Our Hungarian mushroom pizza is made with a duxelles bechamel and loaded with sliced mushrooms and potatoes for a shockingly accurate recreation. You have to try this one!

Available this Friday only. Must pre-order! Reserve yours in store or online by end of day Wednesday.

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06/20/2021

Dad’s day would be phenomenal with a .

Get their warm charcuterie board & extra fire-baked focaccia with house made ricotta, raw honey & truffle oil 😭🤤. Next level & a complete game changer. It’s so buttery, chewy on the outside with a bit of a pull biting in. But the fluffy center —I’d trade a kidney for it. IT’S THAT GOOD. In this lifetime as a chef I’ve NEVER tasted bread that didn’t need additional butter. It was a complete explosion of awesomeness in my mouth. I didn’t know what to keep eating, the focaccia or other warm meat and cheese accompaniments. Oh, btw the raspberry jalapeño jam🌶 was extraordinary!!

You know what, I’m done. Just go shower. If anyone tells you otherwise, go ahead—cancel them 🙄. I know what’s best for you 🤣😂. You’re welcome ☺️. Also, pro tip go during happy hour. You’d save some major coins 🪙. If anyone has to use that many emojis to describe something, it’s obviously worth it. 😌

06/18/2021

Cause a little bit of summer is what we’ve all been waiting for 🍕… I’m just mad I didn’t go sooner!

Swipe for some action: Daily happy hour

QUATRO FORMAGGIO
Roasted garlic oil | smoked scamorza | house ricotta, house mozzarella| romano |raw local honey |truffle oil

SHRIMP SKEWER
Creole Butter| |pico de gallo.

SHRIMP & CRAB CAKES
Blue crab| smoked paprika remoulade.