Sep 24 – Great Events!!!
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There is so much to do here in the flat lands! Today I’ll be showcasing several events that you need to add to your calendar and one that you need to be part of TODAY.
First up is LaLana Moore from Scenic Landscape Water Garden Nursery. We’ll tell you all about the 2016 Annual Twilight Garden Tour. The two day event starts Friday October 7, 8:30 p.m. until Midnight, and the same on Saturday.
From dusk to midnight see Scenic Landscape’s beautiful gardens under night lighting. You’ll find over twenty five water features, illuminated with candles & torches. See a free show Friday and live music Saturday. Stuff your face with popcorn, campfire pit roasted hotdogs and marshmallows and hot apple cider. This event and all of the goodies are totally free, but you can make a donation to Challenge farm orphanage in Kenya. For event details search facebook for Scenic Landscapes Water Garden Nursery. Ample parking across the street in the church parking lot. 5911 W Maple St., Wichita, KS 67209 Questions: (316) 942-4861
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Then it’s all about the 2016 Wichita Burger Battle
It’s goin’ down in Ta-Town! ICT Burger Battle is Wichita’s juiciest throwdown. On this day of glorious, mouth-watering deliciousness, Wichita restaurants will battle it out to determine who can make the BEST, most bomb diggity, thebombdotcom, burger in all of Ta-Town. The best part? You, my friends, get to sample all the burgers and vote for the People’s Choice Winner. Location: 612 E William St, Wichita, in the parking lot of the former Spaghetti Warehouse.
VIP tickets get in an hour early at 5:00 p.m., General Admission tickets get you in at 6:00 p.m., at 7:00 p.m. the Blues/Rock band Moreland & Arbuckle take the stage…bring your dancing shoes. Get TICKETS here!
Proceeds from ICT Burger Battle will go directly to the programs and services KETCH provides to nearly 500 adults with developmental & intellectual disabilities each year.
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Ann Keefer of Wichita Festivals joins us to talk about today’s Wagonmasters Downtown Chili Cook-Off. Ann has been an integral part of this event for many years and was honored to be selected the “Chili Potentate” in 2014. You may remember I was the “CP” in 2010. The Potentate this year is 2016 Miss Kansas Kendall Schoenekase 😉
This year Ann and the staff at Wichita Festivals is competing along with 70 other chili making teams. The fun starts early in the morning as temas set up and get ready to start cooking at 9:00 a.m. The public tasting begins at Noon. You can get a $5 voucher in advance at any Quick Trip or at the event which takes place on East Douglas between St. Francis and the Railroad Bridge downtown Wichita. Learn more here!
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Good Life Guy’s Wine of the Week:
Nicolas Feuillatte Brut Reserve – Non-Vintage Sparkling Wine from Champagne, France
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Wine Spectator – “Chalky in texture and fresh, this version features a hint of smoky minerality underscoring the flavors of ripe pear, candied black currant and lemon meringue pie. Drink now through 2018.”
And finally, I’ll tell you all about next weeks Wagon Masters Downtown Chili Cook-Off. It’s Saturday September 24, Noon – 3 p.m. Since the return to Douglas Avenue the crowds have responded in great numbers. And, the best part…the weather doesn’t matter! Hot, mild or even cold, it’s chili weather! We expect the crowd to be over 9,000 strong and all of them eager to taste some of the best chili in the Midwest!
Preparing a meal doesn’t need to be difficult or require a lot of time, celebrity chef Stuart O’Keeffe insists. If you work efficiently while keeping your space clean and cook with minimal yet flavorful ingredients, you can get a great meal from stove to table fast. In The Quick Six Fix, he offers dozens of delicious recipes for breakfast, salads, soups, pasta, fish, chicken, pork, beef, sides, and desserts that will get you in and out of the kitchen in thirty minutes or less. Each requires no more than 6 key ingredients, 6 minutes of prep work, and 6 minutes of clean up.
This Saturday will be the 14th Annual Iron Chef Competition at the OTFM. Four of Wichita’s top chefs will be using a “secret ingredient” and products from the market as they accept this culinary challenge. Their creations will be rated by a panel of esteemed judges.
With an emphasis on simple preparation and fresh foods, Susan Branch has created the perfect combination of illustration and prose and a celebration of food sure to become a classic of homespun delights. Susan Branch wrote the book completely written by hand and illustrated it with charming and beautiful color watercolors.
