Czar Bar - Kansas City, MO

***Mom's note:  Unfortunately, the Czar Bar is no longer hosting Kelli Daniels as its guest chef from Good You.  We have not tried their current menu offerings so cannot speak to those.

One afternoon, my family decided to meet my Dad at the Czar bar for lunch.  I got what they called Kansas City's Best Burger.  Taste: It was the juiciest burger I'd ever had.  The bun had sesame seeds and maybe garlic.  Also, they had some delicious blueberry ketchup to go with their fries.  Oh, and did I ever tell you that they had Aioli on the beef? They also kept joking that the burger was so good because it was made from first-born unicorn.  ( I don't know where they got that from though.)  They were also thinking of having an open mic night where kids could play music on the stage.  I think that would be great.  I will give them five stars.  Czar Bar

Jun's Restaurant - Prairie Village, KS

Last week, since it was boy's night, me and my brothers decided to go out for sushi. My Dad took us to Jun's sushi.  We also sat in the traditional Japanese seating on pillows.  One of my favorite choices of sushi is the spider roll.  It's main ingredient is a lightly breaded soft shell crab.  It is also very crunchy and if you're a spicy kind of guy it goes well with wasabi.  They also had cold soba noodles with tempura vegetables, and the tempura vegetables also contrasted with the soba noodles.  We also had cucumber sashimi.  It tasted good and I think it would work quite well as an on-the-go sushi. The sticky rice held together well and was a great vehicle to deliver the sweet succulent tast of the sushi treats.  My brothers also liked their sweet yellow egg sushi.  At the endo of your meal they will also give you a specially sculpted orange with a chocolate that has mint in it on the side.  If you sit in the traditional seating, it isn't as loud as most restaurants on Friday nights.  I think I will give it five stars. 

Eggs Benedict at home

Last Saturday, me and my Dad decided to make eggs benedict for breakfast. First, we made the hollandaise sauce out of egg yolks and lemon juice.  We mixed them into a thick sauce over a double boiler, which is a boiling pot of water with a mixing bowl on top. We stirred it until we got a thick sauce.  Next, we added a hot drizzle of butter, salt and smoked Spanish paprika.  Next, we got out the Joy of Cooking book, and we looked up how to poach an egg.  First, it said to drop an egg into a pot of simmering water, and then we cooked it until the egg white set.  Finally, we transferred it to another pot of water that was 150 degrees F.  It cooked in there for 15 min. and then the egg was ready.  After this, first we toasted our English muffin.  Next, we put on spinach and heirloom tomatoes.  Then, we put on our poached egg and the hollandaise sauce.  Finally we sprinkled it with more smoked Spanish paprika. It tasted very delicate, and had a hint of spice because of the Spanish paprika.  It even tasted considerably thick.  Also, the English muffin was very chewy because of the yolk that broke on top of it.  It was very good.  I will give the recipe five stars.  I also give five stars to being able to make breakfast with my Dad.