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Former Papa Keno's/Art of Pizza is going to be a new Italian restaurant brought to you by Westport Cafe & Bar. Pumped. The pea ravioli is off the chains at WC&B. This is going to be awesome.

Westport kicks fucking ass.

now THAT'S good restaurant news!

He's also opening a taco truck called "Westport Street Fare" to be located in the parking lot behind Harry's.

http://www.kansascity.com/2011/09/08/31 ... -plan.html

The Boot (after Italy’s boot shape) is to open by late October. It will serve meatballs, pastas, artisan pizzas, risotto and antipasto, along with craft cocktails, including highballs.

But that’s not all. It also will station its Westport Street Fare truck in the parking lot by Harry’s Bar & Tables on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights, and have a courtyard with seating. The operation will offer “staple street fare.”

Don't really like the name, sounds like a shoe store.

well sounds like less of a shoe store than Oakland, CA italian restaurant http://bootandshoeservice.com/

They lost me at "Italian Food".

edit: foot in mouth.

xorg wrote:

chingon wrote:They lost me at "Italian Food".

ditto, there is something uncooth about what they're attempting to do.. run a french-influenced restaurant and italian as well, next door? sigh. is like homogenized white people trying to open an asian restaurant. is their target audience the olive garden/red lobster patrons?

there are better ways to approach this and not even mention that it's 'italian' or such influenced. they should do their own thing and if it happens to have italian influences without mentioning it then fine, but this approach is pretty gauche, especially for midtown.

That's some seriously racist bull shit.

huh, i didn't expect a PC response. talking about ethnic food and the ethnicity behind it is hardly a racial slur.

a person opening a restaurant self-described as one ethnic variety (french) and then another restaurant next door with other ethnic take (italian) is essentially playing... manufactured culture.

- a member of the homogenized white people clan

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nah, not really. is lame too when a restaurant calls itself authentic.

what is being attempted here is awkward though for local chefs. they're better off just being urban dining restaurants that happen to have such influences than attempting both specifically called out as tied to different ethnic identities. yeah, attempting both, especially next door to each other, is essentially manufactured. something i'd expect Legends or P&L to attempt - a single owner of multiple themed restaurants, not local chefs seeking identity among diners.

am glad to see they are investing further into westport.. but this borderline themed restaurant thing.. hmm..

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xorg wrote:

chingon wrote:They lost me at "Italian Food".

ditto, there is something uncooth about what they're attempting to do.. run a french-influenced restaurant and italian as well, next door? sigh. is like homogenized white people trying to open an asian restaurant. is their target audience the olive garden/red lobster patrons?

there are better ways to approach this and not even mention that it's 'italian' or such influenced. they should do their own thing and if it happens to have italian influences without mentioning it then fine, but this approach is pretty gauche, especially for midtown.

Your argument doesn't make sense and it seems intended to offend.

You're sure not going to be invited over for my phad thai, or my fried chicken for that matter.

guess it didn't come across as i intended. apologies if it came across as offensive. am not talking about home cooks who cook anything, but restaurant operators who run multiple various ethnic restaurants specifically under the guise of the ethnic identity.

i do find it strange they are attempting french and italian next door to each other by the same operator. is not really a big deal but some of those identities may be offended or at least scoff at it. reminds me of manufacturing culture that corporations try to do in entertainment districts, which is (just an opinion) uncooth.

i've poorly expressed this and have been rightfully pwned. foot in mouth. mods, feel free to put thread in trash and start another. the WCB people would probably appreciate it.

xorg wrote:huh, i didn't expect a PC response. talking about ethnic food and the ethnicity behind it is hardly a racial slur.

a person opening a restaurant self-described as one ethnic variety (french) and then another restaurant next door with other ethnic take (italian) is essentially playing... manufactured culture.

- a member of the homogenized white people clan

Did you just fucking say "clan?"

shinatoo wrote:
That's some seriously racist bull shit.

No that's not some seriously racist bullshit.



I'd reserve the criticism on that level for something a little more serious.

Has anyone had the ravioli at WC&B? It's delicious. Opening an 'Italian' concept next door is a fantastic idea. I can't wait.

warwickland wrote:
No that's not some seriously racist bullshit.

Yes it is.

But lets get back on topic.

xorg wrote:guess it didn't come across as i intended. apologies if it came across as offensive. am not talking about home cooks who cook anything, but restaurant operators who run multiple various ethnic restaurants specifically under the guise of the ethnic identity.

i do find it strange they are attempting french and italian next door to each other by the same operator. is not really a big deal but some of those identities may be offended or at least scoff at it. reminds me of manufacturing culture that corporations try to do in entertainment districts, which is (just an opinion) uncooth.

i've poorly expressed this and have been rightfully pwned. foot in mouth. mods, feel free to put thread in trash and start another. the WCB people would probably appreciate it.

I sort of agree with your take. Perhaps that's why these places come and go and don't last.

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