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May 2017 VOLUME 13 • ISSUE 2

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PLUS: Adieu to a Legend, Chuck Berry

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The only thing you have to worry about is… running out of charcoal.

May is national beef month and what better way to celebrate than by grilling up a brisket?

With this recipe, there’s no need to tend the fire, baste or wrap the brisket.

You can go from a fresh brisket to a tender, great-tasting one in about 18 hours, with only about 30 minutes of work.

Use your favorite store bought rub or make your own. A double batch should be enough for a whole brisket (10 to 14 pounds).

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Basic Barbecue Rub 5 tablespoons sugar 3 tablespoons kosher salt 3 tablespoons black pepper 1 tablespoon paprika ½ tablespoon cayenne

Easy Brisket Recipe 1 whole brisket Basic Barbecue Rub (double the recipe) Rub brisket and allow to rest in refrigerator for at least 3 to 4 hours or overnight. Make a small fire of charcoal in a grill, add wood chips, and allow to smolder. Place brisket on grill and smoke for 15 to 20 minutes with grill vents closed. Remove brisket and place on a sheet tray and place in the oven. Bake at 225 degrees (200 in a

convection oven) for 6 to 9 hours. The brisket should be tender but not falling apart. When sliced, the slices should stay together when held, but easily pull apart. Serve by itself or on a bun, with barbecue sauce or however you like.

Recipe courtesy of chef Brook Harlan.

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BEST OF COLUMBIA FOOD AND DRINK

THE BALLOTS ARE IN …

You ate. You drank. You enjoyed. You voted. But was your favorite voted the best? Find out in our feature story. We tallied thousands of votes to crown this year’s Best of Columbia Food and Drink winners. Relish the read and hopefully you’ll find a new favorite.

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CONTENTS DATEBOOK

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Plane amazing: The Memorial Day Weekend

Air Show

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32 KEVIN’S WORLD

Saying adieu to a rock ‘n roll legend.

34 REVIEWS IN A FLASH 36 CALENDAR: MAY EVENTS

LIFE 43 44 ENCOUNTERS

Two pups who give chase to geese.

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Bringing Columbia youth to the stage.

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Local author debuts new fantasy series.

52 ROBINSON’S RAMBLINGS

Why Columbia’s pets are lucky.

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76 DINING OUT

Addison’s is adding a second location.

78 DEMO & DINNER

A fun and festive Margarita 80 THE WINE LIST

Two great grilling accompaniments 82 COOKING WITH BROOK

Winner winner chicken dinner 86 ON TAP

Discover the “Shock-Tart.”

ON THE COVER Murry’s serves up a steak sandwich so sensational, it took gold for best sandwich in our 2017 Best of Columbia Contest. Murry’s also won for best overall restaurant.

IN EVERY ISSUE 16 FROM THE EDITOR 22 ONLINE 24 PICTURE THIS 110 A NEW VIEW 114 THE FINAL WORD

CELEBRATE 93 94 WEDDINGS

Be a part of these happy couples’ big days.

102 ANNOUNCEMENTS

Mid-Missouri couples share their happy news.

104 ON THE TOWN

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FROM THE EDITOR

by BRETT DUFUR

5/2017

Timeless Classics & New Favs

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Brett Dufur Inside Columbia Editor

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s we celebrate 2017’s Best of Columbia medal winners in our Best Places to Eat and Drink categories, I’m tickled to see many of my favorite Columbia restaurants earning a nod within these pages. Now I also have a handy guide to more than a dozen new eats that beckon for a visit.

I’m reminded that each of these restaurants is more than just a place to grab some grub. They are the places that fill us with our best memories. Around the table at many of these restaurants (and bars), we’ve each celebrated countless sports victories, graduations, promotions, heartbreaks, family events and many other moments ... memorialized with those we love.

When you close your eyes and see your own mental map of best times in Columbia, chances are you are envisioning good times around a great meal within one or more of these restaurants’ doors.

One of my first memories of Columbia was dining at Bangkok Gardens, an Asian restaurant on Ninth Street, across from the Blue Note, way back in 1990. I was close to graduating high school. My mother and I were on our first trip to town, a day trip from Kansas City, to scout Mizzou’s J-School. I vividly remember having lunch there, because we were served by the owners, a Vietnam veteran and his Thai wife. A lengthy conversation ensued. They provided us with a wonderful introduction to the amazing dining opportunities available in Columbia.

But let’s get back to our feature. I’m getting hungry just thinking about it, so let’s start flipping some pages! Our annual Best of Columbia contest looks a little different this year. We are staggering our categories throughout the year to give them each better coverage.

Columbia’s Favorite People will be featured in the August issue. Our Best Places to Shop will be highlighted in our November issue. Be on the lookout for extended coverage of CoMo’s best pizza, beer, burgers and food trucks later this year, as well.

Be sure to visit our website to cast your votes in upcoming Best of Columbia categories. May the Best of Columbia win!

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EDITOR Brett Dufur brett@insidecolumbia.net EDITORIAL ASSISTANT Peg Gill peg@insidecolumbia.net CONTRIBUTING EDITORS Entertainment: Kevin Walsh Food: Brook Harlan

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CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Adam Brietzke, Sarah Cyr, Amanda Elliott, Peg Gill, Kathy Love, Carrie Koepke, John Robinson, Kimberly Small, Kevin Walsh, Jon Whitaker CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS Love Tree Studios, Catherine Rhodes, Wally Pfeffer

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Hoopla (Above) On April 5, at Mizzou Arena the Antlers present Cuonzo Martin, Mizzou’s new men’s head basketball coach, with a T-shirt.

(Right) Coach Martin gets an assist from his wife Roberta before announcing his assistant coaches. Martin is the 19th full-time coach in Tiger men’s hoop history.

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IT’S TIME FOR ROUND 2 OF BEST OF COLUMBIA! Round 2 of our annual Best of Columbia contest kicks off May 1. For 10 days, May 1 through May 10, we’re taking nominations in the Favorite People category. Open voting will then run from May 11 through June 2. That will be followed by voting on the top 10 from June 3 through June 8. Finally, voting on the top 3 will run from June 9 through June 15.

Who’s your favorite weathercaster? Athlete? Morning radio team? You’ll find these categories and many more waiting for you to weigh in. So don’t get left out. Be sure to visit our website to cast your votes and help us separate the best from the rest!

WHAT DO YOUR LOVE MOST ABOUT LIVING IN COLUMBIA? WE WANT TO KNOW. Is it the people? Festivals? Restaurants? In our upcoming July issue, we’re counting down the best aspects of living in Columbia, and we need your help creating the perfect list. Visit our website and tell us what you love most about residing in our fair city.

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GREEN WITH ENVY May’s birthstone is the emerald, which literally means “green” in Greek. Emeralds were first mined in Egypt as early as 330 BC, and Cleopatra even claimed ownership of all emerald mines in Egypt during her reign.

Emeralds are a symbol of rebirth, loyalty, peace and security.

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SPOTLIGHT

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by PEG GILL

A High-Flying Salute

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very year, thousands of people from Columbia and the surrounding area head to Columbia Regional Airport for the free two-day air show over Memorial Day weekend, a key component in a six-day celebration that includes a wreath-laying ceremony and a big parade. Attendees thrill to the breathtaking aerial performances, explore the vast variety of aircraft on display, and are moved by the “Salute to the Nation” ceremony. But not everyone knows the history of the show or its higher purpose.

The air show originated in 1989 with Columbian Mary McCleary Posner. She conceived it in response to a directive from her father, a World War I veteran. He told her that she was able to enjoy a successful corporate career because very brave men and women had risked their lives to give her the freedom to do so, and if she could ever figure out a way to say, “Thank you,” she should.

Her answer was to create the nonprofit Memorial Day Weekend Salute To Veteran’s Celebration Corporation. Its objectives were five-fold: 1. To recognize, honor and thank all veterans of the Armed Services of the United States of America, past and present, who have served their country, both living and dead.

2. To organize parades, air shows, static displays and any similar type activity to recognize the aforementioned veterans, particularly the holding of such events on the day designated by Congress as “Memorial Day” and the weekend thereof.

3. To conduct educational programs, seminars, dinners, events and meetings to recognize and honor veterans.

4. To raise funds for the above purposes and to spend those funds in the furtherance of the above-mentioned purposes.

5. To construct permanent memorials in various public and private places to recognize veterans as set forth above.

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Annual air show honors veterans.

This is the air show’s 29th year, and it’s grown dramatically since drawing its first crowd of 2,000. Today, Posner regularly fields calls from people in the military who want to participate.

“This is quite frankly going to be the biggest one we’ve ever done,” she says. “It’s big because everyone knows about us and they want to come. We’re very specific.

We’re all military, solely to honor and remember veterans. It’s the only one of its kind in the United States, that’s free with no admission fee and no parking fee.”

The 2017 air show will see a host of new attractions, including the USA Black Daggers Parachute team, a 1948 AD-1 Skyrider, the United States Navy F/A-18E/F Super Hornet Tac Demo team, a Vietnamera Huey Helicopter and an USAF T-6 Texan II flown in from Laughlin Air Force Base by two former MU Air Force ROTC cadets.

As always, there will be recruiters from the different military branches on hand.

Concession tents and a medical tent will be set up, and attendees can bring in

lawn chairs or blankets, as well as strollers. No baby carriages, coolers, dogs or alcohol are permitted.

Posner strongly encourages visitors to take advantage of the bus service that will be available, since parking at the airport is severely limited due to construction.

(Handicapped parking will be available.)

The buses will charge a nominal fee and will run from the Jefferson City airport and the Trowbridge parking lot near the MU Veterinary Hospital.

The air show runs Saturday, May 27, and Sunday, May 28, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., rain or shine. Learn more at www.salute.org.

SAVOR MAY 6 – 7 Go wild on the Wild Bacon Wine Trail at seven winery stops on the Hermann wine trail. Enjoy fabulous bacon and wine pairings sure to please your palate, including a German quark and sweet bacon pinwheel, smothered bacon asiago wine chicken, savory bean and bacon stew and more, paired with distinctive Missouri wines. $30; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Saturday; 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday; various Hermann wineries; 800-932-8687; www.hermannwinetrail.com

CHEER MAY 27 – 28 The annual Pedaler’s Jamboree over Memorial Day weekend is a biking-based music fest along the Katy Trail from Flat Branch Park to Kemper Park in Boonville.

The fest started in 2009 and has grown steadily since. Enjoy the scenery as you ride on crushed limestone trails flanked by cliffs and the Missouri River. Stop at a handful of locations to enjoy live music and entertainment throughout the day.

Or, if you’d rather not ride, drive over to Boonville’s Kemper Park and catch the concert at the ride’s end. Prices vary; ride starts between 7:30 and 10 a.m.; 101 S. Fourth St. (Flat Branch Park), 757 Third St, Boonville (Kemper Park); 573-2344642; www.pedalersjamboree.com

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by ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR KEVIN WALSH

Farewell Chuck Berry A two-part adieu to a rock ’n roll legend.

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art One: Chuck Berry was, in so many ways, the iconic Missourian. He told tall tales and reveled in language, especially the poetry of vernacular. His seeming close-mouthed cussedness in later years was an attitude that kept many a Missourian alive during the tumult and confusion of the Civil War. And despite everything, he shared with his neighbors an enormous pride of place. St. Louisan T.S. Eliot wrote that “between the idea and reality falls the shadow” and such is the contradiction you face again and again when reviewing the life and career of Chuck Berry.

Berry was raised in “the Ville,” a historic African American community in north St. Louis. His upbringing was solidly middle-class and the young Berry was a gregariously honest and especially hardworking young man.

Like Miles Davis in nearby East Alton, Chuck Berry benefited mightily from the support of church and community, but it was the (still segregated) school system that seems to have done most to nurture both of their musical inclinations. In the late 1940s, his teen years were interrupted by a twoyear stint at the old Allen Prison Farm near Jefferson City. Berry spent a lifetime failing to elaborate on this misstep, except to admit his culpability.

This crime, presciently, involved a joyride down then US 40 in a “borrowed” car and a night in the Boone County jail — more on that later. Chuck was, however, a model prisoner and emerged more eager and industrious than ever. (Berry maintained good relations with that no longer existing farm, famously bringing it to a near riot while paying a surprise visit there during the filming of Taylor Hackford’s “Hail, Hail Rock & Roll”). He was released in 1948.

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Berry compelled him to hold down two jobs while putting himself through the prestigious, black-owned Poro School of Cosmetology (established by St. Louis’ Annie Turnbo Malone) as a back-up plan should the music business fail him.

Like Daniel Boone among the Indians, Chuck Berry spent the 1950s on the road, building rock and roll from his outlier

position between Blues and the proto-rock rhythms of Jimmy Liggins and Bill Haley.

Then, as always, music was at least partially “business” to Chuck. His entrepreneurial side eventually dominated as he established his own venue — Berry’s Club Bandstand — integrated to accommodate his growing white teenage audience. At the same time Berry toured relentlessly, playing sock hops

and Chitlin Circuit joints like the Club Cosmo in East St. Louis (a patron once explained to me that “they charged a quarter at the door, just to keep the bums out.”)

What made his music different? Well, Berry’s style had a deliberately broad appeal that owed as much to the snapping rhythms of country and hillbilly honk that dominated radio at that time as the blues did to gospel.

(Iconic soul man Dan “Dark End of the Street” Penn once remarked that Berry was a great songwriter, but he never took you to church.) For Chuck, and to most adolescents, “church” was the freedom of the open road.

At the dawn of the ’60s in St. Louis, the Arch went up and the Pruitt-Igo Projects came down. This signaled to some the end of modernism, but locally it symbolized reactionary white flight, school segregation and the blind fear of racism. Not surprisingly, St. Louis authorities took every opportunity to harass and intimidate a black club owner entertaining a young white clientele. This, even though he had spent his career in business and as an artist overlooking the black man’s struggle in favor of the freedom, however hindered, that America did provide.

Needless to say, the powers that be in St. Louis were terrified of his music’s crossover appeal. As Berry’s infamous Chess recordings began to appear on mainstream charts and garner widespread radio play, he found that everywhere he went his songs provoked and confounded deep-seated racial attitudes about white audiences and a black man’s music. Be it access to it or admiration of it, the powers that be saw Berry’s fun-loving, freewheeling music as dangerous and iconoclastic — a threat to the racial status quo.

In the late 1950s, the ever-practical Berry bought a home in Wentzville (calling it “Berry Park”) at the exact crossroads of the major thoroughfares Hwys 40 and 61.

His new home had the mutual advantages of convenience for his nonstop touring and distance from the suspicion and harassment that characterized nearby St. Louis.

His troubles, he thought, were over.

Look for Part Two of Kevin’s tribute to Chuck Berry in next month’s Kevin’s World.

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REVIEWS IN A FLASH by KIMBERLY SMALL

“The Circle” This thriller takes a sinister look at our digital “Big Brother” world.

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n “The Circle,” released in theaters April 28, stars Emma Watson as Mae Holland in a thought-provoking if not downright creepy look at the pervasiveness of social media and other Internet-based technologies in modern daily life. Based on the popular 2013 Dave Eggers novel of the same name, the film will leave viewers reconsidering just how much they willingly share on the Web and contemplating where the lines between public and private lives blur in our modern, tech-hungry society.

Mae Holland is a young and ambitious techie who, thanks to a little help from her upper-crust friend Annie (Karen Gillan), lands a dream job with The Circle, a hightech company controlled by the “Three Wise Men.” Her tour of the sprawling campus and the palatial headquarters thrills Mae as she looks toward a bright future working for a leading, seemingly innocuous company that links users’ emails, social media profiles, purchasing history, and banking and other information into a singular online identity.

Mae quickly rises through the ranks at The Circle and begins working closely with one of the wise men, Eamon Bailey (Tom Hanks). Under his direction, Mae eagerly embraces and champions

The Circle’s mission to document every moment of every life using highspeed cameras that transmit real-time footage. The company’s mantra of “transparency” advances the ideas that privacy is theft, secrets are lies, and sharing is caring.

With her new position and a platform that collects, logs and broadcasts both public and private information, Mae quickly becomes an Internet celebrity, sharing her innermost thoughts and feelings with millions of people. But when a mysterious coworker hints that the company’s mission may be more dubious than it appears and that privacy may soon cease to exist altogether, Mae realizes that her participation in The Circle’s groundbreaking social experiment could affect the very course of the future of humanity.

What begins as an exciting, thrilling adventure for an ambitious young upand-comer turns quickly into a darker, more stress-inducing look at what it means to be a citizen in a modern world where private lives are exposed in favor of a public image, even if the information you volunteer can be used against you.

“THE CIRCLE” (STX Entertainment) Wide release: April 28, 2017 Starring: Emma Watson, Karen Gillan, Tom Hanks, John Boyega Trailer: www.imdb.com/title/tt4287320/ Genre: Drama / Sci-Fi Rated: PG-13

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“Grace, Not Perfection: Embracing Simplicity, Celebrating Joy”

By Emily Ley (Nelson, Thomas, Inc., 2016) Emily Ley is a successful entrepreneur and designer and a busy wife and mother.

“Grace, Not Perfection” is a book borne of her realization that she can’t do it all — and none of us can.

Like the author herself, many modern women fall into the trap of holding themselves to impossible standards. With the inundation of beautiful crafts and perfectly planned and decorated events a la Pinterest and Instagram, the pressure to live up to society’s standards leads many women to fall into the traps of disappointment and exhaustion.

As Ley began to buckle under the pressure to be the perfect wife, the put-together mother, and the successful and polished business owner, she had an epiphany and adopted a new mantra — she would hold herself to a standard of grace rather than perfection.

Her new perspective led to development of her bestselling Simplified Planner, which has been adopted by millions of busy women as they simplify and prioritize their way to a more relaxed state of mind while still working to achieve their goals.

“Grace” takes the ideas from the planner to the next level and presents tangible tools and specific steps to facilitate a sense of satisfaction and peace of mind that can be hard to attain in today’s social and professional environments. The book encourages readers to go beyond simplification and to find joy in the mundane — in those moments that may not be worthy of a Facebook status update but are meaningful to us and those closest to us.

Peppered with worksheets, and activities from list-making to cutting the fat from three major areas of life — space, time and mind — the beautifully designed pages present Ley’s Biblically inspired ideas in a lighthearted and humorous prose that feels more like an inspiring chat with a good friend than a how-to guide from an objective advisor. With personal observations paired with practical advice and focused strategies for adopting an intentionally more relaxed rhythm of life, this light-hearted but timely book is a great tool for the modern woman as she tackles many roles and wears many hats.

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Calendar The events that you need to know about this month.

MAY 1 Don’t miss the University Concert Series presentation of the Russian National Ballet Theater: “Swan Lake” at Jesse Auditorium. One of the most popular of all ballets, Tchaikovsky’s classic tells the story of Odette, a princess turned into a swan by an evil

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sorcerer’s curse. The troupe’s stop in Columbia is one of many on their fourmonth coast-to-coast tour of the United States. From $25; 7 p.m.; MU campus; 573-882-3781; www.concertseries.org

MAY 3 - 5 The Stephens College Theatre Department presents “The Mystery of Edwin Drood” at the Macklanburg Playhouse. You don’t want to miss this musical who-dunit where the audience determines the ending! This hilarious musical is loosely based on Charles Dickens’ famous unfinished novel.

Presented as a “first night performance

by The Music Hall Royale,” a troupe of decidedly hammy Victorian actors

challenges the audience to vote directly to affect the play’s outcome.

The audience votes for whomever they think murdered the unfortunate young Edwin Drood. $16 general, $8 student/ senior; 7:30 p.m.; 100 Willis Ave.; 573-876-7199; www.stephens.edu

MAY 4 Bring a blanket or low lawn chair out to beautiful Stephens Lake Park for a free evening of music under the stars at a Stephens Lake Park Amphitheater Concert Series concert. The night’s concert is Kids Night: Mid-Mo Magic Show/Babaloo Music and Fun. Concessions are available but carry-in food and drinks are allowed. Free; 6 p.m.; 2001 E. Broadway; 573-8747460; www.como.gov/ParksandRec

MAY 6 Back by popular demand, the country’s preeminent professional children’s theater company returns to Columbia to stage an original musical adaptation featuring approximately 50 local children in kindergarten through 12th grade. The Missoula Children’s Theatre will present “Peter and Wendy” in Jesse Auditorium. $15 adult, $10 child; 3 and 6 p.m.; MU campus; 573-882-3781; www.concertseries.org

MAY 6 The Stephens College Undergraduate Commencement takes place at the Missouri Theatre. Prior to the ceremony, graduates, faculty and staff parade from Senior Hall on the Stephens College campus down Locust Street to the Missouri Theatre, a timehonored Stephens College tradition.

Free; 11 a.m.; 203 S. Ninth St.; 573876-7213; www.stephens.edu

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Go wild on the Wild Bacon Wine Trail at seven winery stops on the Hermann wine trail. Enjoy fabulous bacon and wine pairings sure to please your palate. Read more on page 31. $30; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday; various Hermann wineries; 800-932-8687; www.hermannwinetrail.com

Bring a blanket and your family and enjoy “Zootopia,” (PG) a Movies in the Park presentation, on the large, inflatable screen at Cosmo Park. Concessions are available and there are no rain dates.

Sponsored by KPLA 101.5, Missouri Cares and Boone Electric Community Trust.

Free; 8:30 p.m.; 1615 Business Loop 70 W.; 573-874-7460; www.como.gov/ ParksandRec

MAY 12 - 14 The University of Missouri Commencement ceremony and related events take place over three days in various locations on the Mizzou campus. Each school/college graduates together. Most ceremonies take place at the Hearnes Center, Mizzou Arena or Jesse Auditorium. Tickets depend on the school/college; various times and locations; Mizzou campus; 573-882-7881; www.commencement.missouri.edu/may

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MAY 13 The 15th annual Jay Dix Challenge to Cure 10K Run & 5K Walk/Run is a family event that supports a terrific local cause. The event offers three distances to choose from: a 5K walk, and 5K and 10K runs. Each is chip-timed and starts simultaneously from Flat Branch Park.

The challenge is run in memory of the late Jay Dix – physician, former Boone County medical examiner and Columbia multisport member – to raise funds for Ellis Fischel Cancer Center. 5K $30 early registration, $35 late; 10K $35 early registration, $40 late; 8:30 a.m.; Fourth and Locust Streets; www.challengetocure.com

MAY 13 - 14 Don’t miss Heritage Weekend at Douglass Park! It’s the unofficial opening of the park for the summer.

Activities include balloons, table games for kids and adults, live music and family fun. Gospel in the Park will be featured on Saturday and Annette Driver will entertain on Sunday.

Bring your lawn chair and enjoy your neighborhood park! Free; 4 to 8 p.m.; 400 N. Providence Road; 573-8747460; www.como.gov/ParksandRec

MAY 14 - 20 Take part in the 16th annual Bike, Walk & Wheel Week. You can try CoMO Connect free all week. There will be bike maintenance workshops, a special Mother’s Day Women’s Ride on Sunday, May 14; a Bikes & Brews event on Wednesday, May 17; Breakfast Station Day on Friday, May 19; and more. Free; various times and locations; 573-999-9894; www.pednet.org

MAY 17 Enjoy entertainment for the whole family at Family Fun Fest: Kindness is Contagious at Cosmo Park. There’ll be activities, crafts, music, handson learning, live entertainment, face painting, food trucks and more. Free; 6 to 8 p.m.; 1615 Business Loop 70 W.; 573-874-7460; www.como.gov/ParksandRec

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prestigious DWMS trophy. One dance couple will include a pro from the Ballroom Academy of Columbia. $20 adults, $15 students; 7 p.m.; 2200 I-70 Drive S.W.; 573-219-7134; www.missouricontemporaryballet.com

feature a 5-to-10 minute opening by a young, local pianist. Young guest artists are usually between the ages of 5 and 14. $20 adults, $10 children under 14; 7 p.m.; 3801 Ponderosa St.; 573-4438936, ext. 310; www.boonehistory.org

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Bring your kids out to the Bike Safety Rodeo at the Lange Middle School parking lot. The event for kids ages 3 to 18 will feature a 9-step skills course.

Participants can learn bicycle safety rules and have their bikes registered.

Helmets will be distributed. Free; 9 a.m. to noon; 2201 Smiley Lane; 573-8747460; www.como.gov/ParksandRec

MAY 22 The Blind Boone Concert Series presents pianist Audra Sergel and her jazz quartet at Montminy Gallery for an evening of jazz, Broadway, pops and original works. You can expect skilled guest vocalists. The program will also

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Stop at your convenience at a handful of locations to enjoy live music and entertainment throughout the day. Prices vary; ride starts between 7:30 & 10 a.m.; 101 S. Fourth St. (Flat Branch Park), 757 Third St., Boonville (Kemper Park); 573234-4642; www.pedalersjamboree.com

Look to the skies when the 29th annual Salute to Veteran’s Day Memorial Day Weekend Celebration and Air Show

MAY 27 - 28 The annual Pedalers’ Jamboree over Memorial Day weekend is a bikingbased music fest along the Katy Trail from Flat Branch Park to Kemper Park in Boonville. Enjoy the scenic views as you ride on crushed limestone trails flanked by cliffs and the Missouri River.

returns to Columbia Regional Airport for 2017. Scores of current and vintage military aircraft will be on display, along with a packed schedule of thrilling aerobatic performances. Read more on page 30. Free; 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.; 11300 S. Airport Drive; www.salute.org

MAY 29 - SEPT. 4 When it comes to parks with playgrounds, Columbia kids have it made in the shade, and the sun!

Get out to some of the more than 40 Columbia parks with playgrounds this summer and participate in the Visit Your Park Playgrounds Challenge.

From Memorial Day to Labor Day, visit playgrounds at 10 or more different parks, track your visits, and turn in your completed tracking sheet to Columbia Parks and Recreation to receive a prize. Free; at your leisure; Columbia parks; 573-874-7460; www.como.gov/ ParksandRec

SAVE THE DATE JUNE 3 - 4 Debuting in 1958, Art in The Park is the oldest and largest fine arts festival in mid-Missouri and one of the most popular festivals in Columbia. More than 100 visual artists from near and far gather at Stephens Lake Park to display a variety of media including painting, drawing, photography, pottery, jewelry, sculpture, wood and glass. Free; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Sunday; 2001 E. Broadway; 573-4438838; www.artintheparkcolumbia.org.

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Take in a performance of “Beauty and the Beast” at the Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre. Step into the enchanted world of Broadway’s modern classic at this Lyceum premiere. The classic story tells of Belle, a young woman in a provincial town, and the Beast, who is really a young prince trapped under the spell of an enchantress.

If the Beast can learn to love and be loved, the curse will end and he will be transformed. $37 adults, $33 seniors, $20 students 13 and older, $15 children 4 to 12; 8 p.m., 2 p.m. Sunday matinee; 114 High St., Arrow Rock; 630-837-3311; www.lyceumtheatre.org.

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SHIP SHAPE We’ve all heard the old joke, “If April showers bring May flowers, what do May flowers bring?” The answer, of course, is Pilgrims — 102 of them set sail on the ship, to be exact. But did you know there were other ships named Mayflower that made the London to Massachusetts voyage as well?

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by KATHY LOVE

LIFE

Goose Dog Diaries

By Dulce and Belle

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’m a working dog, born and bred.

My mom was a border collie who fell on hard times. A kind woman adopted her and a month later was rewarded with ten pups, including me. My dad? Well, he was never in the picture, but some speculate he was an Aussie, another working breed.

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them personally, mind you. I’d never hurt one. But I really, really like to chase them.

It’s like this: you know how you feel when you’re giving 110 percent of yourself ? You’re all muscle, all power. The wind is in your fur, your legs are pumping. You’re running fast and low. The geese are ahead and honking their silly heads off. Sometimes I imagine them saying, in Canadian, “Loups! Loups!

Loups!” Ha! They think we’re wolves!

They run a few yards, flap their wings and then they’re airborne. Belle and I

circle around, adrenaline pumping, job well done.

I’ve had this gig for eight years now, working for Columbia Parks and Recreation. Bet you haven’t noticed many goose problems in city parks since then, have you?

Columbia had pretty bad goose problems once. Poop all over Stephens Lake sidewalks, even the swimming beach. They had to have a goose roundup back in 2001, I’m told. Conservation folks caught more than 100 geese, humanely killed them, and gave the meat

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to the food pantry. But it riled people up. No one likes to see animals killed.

And Canadian geese, because they migrate — some of them do, anyway — are protected by law. They had to get a special permit for the roundup. The parks people said, “Never again!”

They planted shrubs around the lake, because geese think predators can hide in them and they’ll stay away. That’s why they like golf courses so much, and mowed areas around water. But I’d be out of a job if that’s all it took to get rid of geese. I was a rookie back when they hired me in 2008, but it didn’t take me long to get the hang of being a goose dog.

I got a vest that says “Official Goose Patrol” so people understand I don’t have to be on a leash. Honestly, I think the vest is kind of silly, but whatever …

What I really, really like about my job, in addition to chasing geese, is meeting people in the park. You see, I have this thing about sticks. Love sticks.

Love them. You throw my stick for me and I’ll love you back, like forever. So after I’ve chased the geese away I get to play stick, usually with kids, but I’ll play stick with anybody. I’ve made lots of friends that way. You may have seen me.

Sometimes I carry four or five sticks in my mouth. That’s how I keep score with Belle. And I hate to lose a good stick.

They don’t grow on trees, you know.

Things were going along pretty good with this goose gig until I got sick. I think that was 2012 or so. It was a tick bite. Nasty creatures. Gave me a disease that made my joints swell up. Long story short, I went to an acupuncture vet who blamed the ticks and got me on medicine that cured me, sort of. I still get sore legs sometimes, especially now that I’m almost 13. So Belle entered the picture last year. She’s okay, for a pup.

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BELLE Wow. It’s like … am I going to get my picture taken? Okay, awesome. Like Dulce was saying, I’m a border collie pup, just one year old and I’m like, wow, I get to chase geese?

That’s so cool! So once, I was like, wow, there’s a goose and I start to run after it but Dulce gives me this LOOK and she’s like, “Don’t be stupid, that’s a duck.” So I’m learning, thanks to Dulce and Don and Kathy.

Yeah, Don and Kathy Love, they’re our humans. They’re okay, they’re cool. Sometimes we don’t see eye to eye, like when I jump in the fish pond or dig holes in the garden or — best of all — do both, then run in the house with mud all over my paws. They scold me but oh well. We couldn’t be goose dogs without them. See, they know how to drive. It’s not like they can give us a bus token and say, “Now go to work.”

So maybe Dulce and I will see you in the park some day. After we’ve chased the geese, we’d really, really like it if you would play stick with us.

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by ADAM BRIETZKE

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“The Zenith Escape” Columbia Entertainment Company brings youth to the stage in May.

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magination and excitement. The playwrights of the Jackie White Memorial Play Writing Contest look to capture both of these in the hearts of young audiences. At Columbia Entertainment Company (CEC), the contest is a staple of the theatrical season and this year promises to be a unique experience with the children’s musical “The Zenith Escape” by David Crespy with music by Meg Crespy.

Beginning in 1988, the Jackie White Memorial Play Writing Contest was created by Debbie Baldwin who was in search of youth theatre plays for large casts.

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otherwise would stand in the background.

I remember I lamented to my vice president (at the time, Debbie was president of CEC) about this problem and he suggested we develop a playwriting contest.

So we did!”

The contest originated under a different name but was changed when Jackie Bromstead White, a playwrite herself and former head of Rock Bridge High School’s drama department, passed away from cancer in 1991. The decision was made to dedicate the national submission competition in her honor.

This year’s first place winner was “The Zenith Escape” written by Dr. David Crespy, professor of playwriting, acting, and dramatic literature with the University of Missouri. Crespy wrote the show with musical

assistance from his wife, Meg Phillips Crespy, a local artist and theatrical performer.

“This was actually our first collaboration [on a script],” Meg said. “We actually work well together. Which was nice to find out.”

“The Zenith Escape” follows the adventures of two kids who, while fighting over control of the television, are swept away into the television to the land of Zenith.

There they learn that their mother has been captured by an evil game show host and the only way to get her back is to work together. Along the way they encounter new characters such as couch potatoes and a cartoon bear that sold his soul to sell fabric softener.

David originally wrote the show over 20 years ago as a cautionary tale about chil-

dren spending too much of their time in front of the television. Now, with youth having access to more screens than ever, David has revised the play to fit a more modern audience while keeping with the same theme. The years haven’t only changed the play, but David himself, who is now a father of four sons and understands more than ever the importance of disconnecting from technology to build better relationships and communicate on a personal level.

Writing for a younger audience can be quite a challenge, especially in trying to convey a modern moral, but as David says, “The best way to write [for a younger audience] is to remember what it’s like to be a kid, and let yourself be a kid again.”

David then uses his childlike enthusiasm and self-admitted corny sense of humor to keep the audience

engaged. The show allows for a lot of variety from song styles to moments for those watching to interact with the stage characters.

With the recent success winning the Jackie White Memorial Play Writing Contest, David and Meg plan to take their show to the next level.

They plan to finish the judges’ suggested revisions and add a final musical closing song within the month.

Shortly after the additions are complete, David plans to have the play published.

Columbia Entertainment Company will showcase “The Zenith Escape” for an event at the theater on Jackie White Memorial weekend, May 6-7. Those interested in celebrating local artists and playwrights are encouraged to attend as the event is growing and open to the public. Visit www.cectheatre.org for more information.

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“The Call of Chaos” Local writer’s passion for fantasy genre culminates in new series.

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olumbia is filled with many residents who have an idea for a book. What makes Columbia unique is the percentage of people who invest in their idea all the way through to publication. Sean Frazier is a new addition to that ever-growing statistic with his first title, “The Call of Chaos (The Forgotten Years: Book 1).” The fantasy novel is laden with characters on unique journeys to discover their place in the Realm, where chaos is disturbing the balance between good and evil.

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Frazier is an old-school geek, whose dream of publishing came true in a new-school version of publishing. The 2017 self-publishing world looks different than self-publishing in the late 90s, when Frazier finished his 600-page first draft. Self-publishing used to be a large financial investment… in boxes of books authors had to gradually sell out of their basements.

Now authors are able to connect with other writers, booksellers and readers online. Books are printed as they sell or sold instantly in electronic form. There are resources, ready to tap into, for authors

to improve their editing process, design choices and marketing strategies.

In 1996, Frazier was a fresh graduate from the Journalism School at the University of Missouri-Columbia. He enthusiastically sent query letters and crossed his fingers. Acknowledging what Frazier calls the “terrible” state of his first draft, he knew it was time to detach for a while. Responses to his query letters at the time were discouraging, the book world was yet to be very electronically accessible, and Sean was focusing on being part of the full-time workforce.

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Now life is busier than ever. Frazier balances being a systems engineer at CarFax, a devoted runner, a husband and father of two. Frazier says, “I don’t know what made me take another crack at it. I really wanted to tell the story and I wanted to tell it right.”

Embracing his newfound passion, Sean spent as much time as possible writing and rewriting at Starbucks. “I enjoyed it so much that I started hating everything else,” says Frazier. “I wanted to hold a copy of my physical book and say ‘I wrote this. I am proud of this. It is awesome.’”

Enthusiastically, Frazier’s family encouraged him to spend the necessary time on his writing. They often kicked him out of the house to work, knowing he would be happier upon return.

Three proofs later, Sean feels satisfied.

He can touch his book, thumb through the pages and interact with readers.

His excitement has yet to wane. He is already deep into the editing and writing of the second and third books in the series and is contemplating a prequel or publishing a collection of related short stories.

Frazier fully embraces the publication path he has chosen. “It is what it is,” he says. Perhaps investing more financially into editors and designers, or more time in an agent or traditional publisher would have created a larger audience, but Frazier knew exactly what he was prepared to invest and did so. The result is the start of an entertaining fantasy series, and for every critic, Sean is gaining multiple readers, who are anxiously awaiting book two, “The Coming Storm.” Learn more at seanrfrazier.com.

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CoMo’s Monument to Pets Mizzou Vet Hospital is a hidden gem.

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ueenie was pissed. She’d just overheard that the American Dog Museum is leaving Missouri, moving from St. Louis back to Manhattan.

It was a blow to Queenie’s psyche. That’s what I believe she thinks. But who knows? We’d just given her a bath, an event she tolerates like a cat. And the mailman just rang the doorbell.

Queenie is our Yorkshire terrier, two pounds on the hoof, pushing 17 years old, mostly deaf and blind. But she stands firm on her principles, and

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you’re darn right she’d be pissed if she realized we’re losing the Dog Museum, where dogs are welcome, and the museum’s major player, the American Kennel Club, has the decency not to include taxidermic specimens of dogs among their 500 displays.

For nearly 30 years the museum opened its doors to dogs and their owners at the beautiful Jarville Mansion in Queeny Park. Now the AKC is yanking its leash, and walking its dog paraphernalia back to New York.

But maybe Queenie was pissed

about something else, like Mizzou basketball, or treats, not necessarily in that order. It’s hard to tell.

She might be upset that she couldn’t vote for her personal veterinarian, Jill Moseley, in Best of Columbia. And she would’ve voted once a day, like clockwork, because she’s a dog, and dogs like routine. Alas, she’s ineligible through no fault of her own. The person at the other end of her leash disqualifies her because of a loose affiliation with this magazine.

But at her frail stage in life, I remind Queenie that there’s something much

more important than competition or the AKC or the dog museum. Right here in Columbia there’s a monument to every dog in Missouri, and all house pets, too.

It’s a spot her littermate knew well.

If you ask Baskin Robinson, a bull Yorkie pushing six pounds, he spent way too much time at the University of Missouri College of Veterinary Medicine. But that teaching hospital saved him, and added five quality years to his life. When Dr. Jill and Dr. Chris at Peach Tree Animal Hospital referred Baskin to the Mizzou veterinary hospital, they knew he would undergo a thorough analysis in the manner of a Mayo Clinic.

I recall our first visit to the hospital, sitting among other dogs and their owners, all in need. A Golden Labrador walked with its hindquarters suspended from a wheelchair. A collie forced a raspy bark. A mixed breed bumped around the waiting room, a lampshade surrounding her face to keep her from chewing her coat. Next to a snubnosed shih tzu, a dachshund poked his pointy face out of a cozy basket. As I commiserated with these owners, I realized that they were from all over Missouri. West Plains.

Kirksville. St. Louis. St. James.

Of all the factors that combine to rank Columbia among America’s best cities, I don’t know if pet care matters to the judges. I never thought much about urgent care for pets, until we needed it. This hospital is one of Columbia’s hidden gems, tucked out of sight between Sanborn Field and Hinkson Creek.

Maybe Queenie will never visit that hospital. I hope your pets never need the hospital’s care. But it’s comforting to know that option exists right here in our town. And unlike the Museum of the Dog, the Mizzou Veterinary Hospital will obey our collective command: Stay.

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MINT CONDITION Raise a mint julep to this year’s Kentucky Derby on Saturday, May 6.

Ingredients: Leaves from 4–5 mint sprigs 2 sugar cubes or ½ ounce simple syrup 2½ ounces bourbon whiskey Mint sprig for garnish

Directions: Place the mint and simple syrup or sugar into a julep cup, Collins glass or double old-fashioned glass.

Muddle well to dissolve the sugar and release the oil and aroma of the mint.

Add the bourbon.

Fill with crushed ice and stir well until the glass becomes frosty.

Garnish with the mint sprig.

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Best Home-Style Cooking Restaurant Flat Branch pub & Brewing Whether it’s shepherd’s pie, mac & cheese or a meatloaf sandwich, Flat Branch Pub & Brewing serves up food as good (maybe better?) than home cooking. Combine the vittles with one of 13 craft brews, a busy bar scene, relaxed family dining and a gorgeous patio and you’ll understand how Flat Branch consistently pleases Columbia’s collective palate. 115 S. Fifth St., 573-499-0400, www.flatbranch.com

Best Breakfast Place

On a recent Sunday morning, kids were playing with hula-hoops on the patio while hungry adults anticipated their hearty breakfast. The Columbia community embraced Café Berlin for this happy atmosphere and family-friendly surroundings, demonstrating its support after serious vandalism devastated the café in January. Patrons, neighbors, staff — even competitors — came together to help clean the mess and restore the equipment. “We were there for each other,” said Kitchen Manager Jamie Davis. “We were able to open that same night for a music show.” 220 N. 10th St., 573-4410400, www.cafeberlincomo.com SILVER: Ernie’s Café & Steakhouse, 1005 E. Walnut St., 573-874-7804, www.erniescolumbia.com BRONZE: Broadway Diner, 22 S. Fourth St., 573875-1173

Best Place to Get Brunch

Café Berlin is the brainchild of owner Eli Gay, who opened the restaurant ten years ago on Providence.

It has been open for five years in its current location on N. 10th Street. Gay said music is integral to the café, and the new location provided space for a stage. Mornings find crowds of diners enjoying its expansive menu that features locally sourced ingredients. Nighttime crowds come for the music, but they may enjoy beer, wine or a breakfast-themed cocktail such as the Flapjack, too (bourbon, maple syrup, orange juice and bacon).

Café Berlin worked its way to the top of the “Best of Columbia” list through “solid teamwork and good communication among staff,” according to Kitchen Manager Jamie Davis. 220 N. 10th St., 573-4410400, www.cafeberlincomo.com SILVER: Glenn’s Cafe, 29 S. Eighth St., 573-4477100, www.glennscafe.com BRONZE: Sophia’s, 3915 S. Providence Road, 573874-8009, www.sophiascomo.com

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SILVER: Broadway Diner, 22 S. Fourth St., 573-875-1173 BRONZE: Cafe Berlin, 220 N. 10th St., 573-441-0400, www.cafeberlincomo.com

Best Place to Get a Cup of Coffee

Best Place to Get Doughnuts

The Grind Coffee House opened in May 2016 and has quickly built a loyal following for owner Aucky El-Tayash’s fresh take on quality and customer service. It starts with his main fare, coffee, and extends to friendly staff and spacious, comfortable surroundings. The Grind’s signature drink, the “Aucky,” (named after guess who) has a double shot of espresso, a bit of sugar and steamed half and half. “It’s in between a latté and a cappuccino and it’s delicious.”

The Grind stays open 24 hours a day during finals week. A conference room, available for meetings, turns into a study room at night. Comfortable seating, wi-fi, a study bar with iPad holders and chargers attracts a diverse clientele, and Aucky says he gets lots of compliments on his playlist. “I love the Oldies. I have lots of Sinatra.” 4603 John Gary Drive, Suite 1, 573-4473333, www.the-columbia-grind.com

Can you really bake love into every doughnut? Michael and Karli Urban, owners of Harold’s Doughnuts, and their many loyal customers believe you can. See, even the name — Harold’s — is a love note to Michael’s grandfather who loved doughnuts and loved serving customers at his Western Auto store in east-central Missouri. And then there’s that motto: “Love Your Craft!” emblazoned everywhere you look. A consistent winner in Best of Columbia, Harold’s serves up a changing array of craft, made-from-scratch doughnuts. Try the apple fritter, maple bacon, peanut butter chocolate cake or any other exotic or plain doughnut — you’ll love it. 114 S. Ninth St., 573-397-6322, www.haroldsdoughnuts.com

SILVER: Kaldi’s Coffee, 29 S. Ninth St., Suite 1, 573-874-2566, www.kaldiscoffee.com

BRONZE: Dunkin Donuts, 33100 S. Providence Road, 573-514-7020; www.dunkindonuts.com

BRONZE: Lakota Coffee Company & Roasters, 24 S. Ninth St., 573-8742852, www.lakotacoffee.com

SILVER: Strange Donuts, 1020 E. Broadway, 573-499-3663, www.strangedonuts.com

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Best Barbecue Restaurant Como Smoke and Fire You’ll find business suits and high heels mixed with tractor caps and flip flops at Columbia’s most popular barbecue restaurant, CoMo Smoke and Fire. The barbecue is unique — not Kansas City or St. Louis — but features special sauces to suit everyone’s tastes. Owners Matthew, Patrick and Christy Hawkins opened CoMo Smoke and Fire to provide a family atmosphere that showcases their unique and delicious barbecue.

“Our family always had a vision of a restaurant we wanted to open, and we dreamt that someday we would make it a reality,” said Christy. “We even brainstormed and taste-tested recipes at our family gatherings. CoMo Smoke and Fire is our second home and we hope it will become yours, as well.” 4600 Paris Road #102, 573-4433473, www.comosmokeandfire.com SILVER: Buckingham Smokehouse Bar-B-Q, 3804 Buttonwood Drive, 573-499-1490, www.buckinghamsmokehouse.com BRONZE: Lutz’s BBQ, 200 E. Nifong Blvd., 573-443-4227, www.lutzbbq.com

Best Outdoor Dining Area

Flat Branch Pub & Brewing may as well change its name to “Pub, Brewing and Botanical Garden” from spring through fall, when lush plantings lure its patrons outdoors. Part-time employee Paul Weiss maintains blooming plants for Flatbranch’s expansive patio. He finds exotic varieties that bring color and life to the patio and surrounding walks. Twenty-five tables cater to heavy demand for outside seating during Columbia’s balmy days and nights.

115 S. Fifth St., 573-499-0400, www.flatbranch.com SILVER: Les Bourgeois Vineyards A-Frame, 14020 W. Hwy. BB, 573-698-3401, www.missouriwine.com BRONZE: The Roof (The Broadway Hotel), 1111 E. Broadway, 573-875-7000, www.thebroadwaycolumbia.com

Best Catering

Mmmm, smell those ribs as the aroma wafts from your kitchen. What? You didn’t spend all day over the barbecue? Oh, you must have figured out that D. Rowes offers the best catering in Columbia. An expansive catering menu combined with attention to detail pushed the popular southwest Columbia restaurant to the top of the catering list this year. 1005 Club Village Drive, 573-443-8004, www.drowesrestaurant.com SILVER: Hoss’s Market, 1010A Club Village Drive, 573-815-9711, www.hosssmarket.com BRONZE: Bleu Events and Catering, 1000 W. Nifong Blvd. Building 3, Suite 220 B, 573-442-8220, www.mybleuevents.com

Best Tacos

And the gold goes to Tacos al Pastor from Las Margaritas. Tacos al pastor hail from Central Mexico where they were introduced

by Lebanese immigrants who specialized in spit-grilling meat, shawarma-style. The tacos’ Middle Eastern roots make them a close relative to kebabs and gyros. The cooking style imparts a crispy, smoky heartiness to the meat that pairs well with taco toppings, fresh tortillas and this restaurant’s namesake drink.

10 E. Southampton Drive, 573-442-7500, www.lasmargaritascolumbia.com

Best Place to Get a Steak How to prepare and serve an exceptional steak, according to CC’s City Broiler?

Step one, procure the highest quality beef available. Step two, grill to customer’s taste over live oak coals. Step three, serve it up in an atmosphere of quiet elegance along with a glass of good merlot and thoughtful conversation. Result? Gold for “Best Place to a Get Steak in Columbia.” 1401 Forum Blvd., 573-875-2282, www.ccscitybroiler.com SILVER: G&D Steakhouse, 2001 W. Worley St., 573-445-3504, www.gdpizzasteak.com BRONZE: Chris McD’s, 1400 Forum Blvd., 573-446-6237, www.chrismcds.com

Best Place for a Business Lunch General Manager Lance Wood attributes the popularity of Flat Branch Pub & Brewing for business lunches to ample parking, booths that provide private seating for conducting business and the sheer longevity of this Columbia destination. Flat Branch launched in 1994 when owner Tom Smith’s beermaking hobby got out of control. It was the first brewery to operate in Columbia since 1841. 115 S. Fifth St., 573-4990400, www.flatbranch.com

SILVER: Feaux-Rito Pie Tacos (44 Canteen), 21 N. Ninth St., 573-777-8730, www.44canteen.com

SILVER: Addison’s, 709 Cherry St., 573256-1995, www.addisonsgrill.com

BRONZE: Adobo Braised Pork Tacos (Flat Branch Pub & Brewing), 115 S. Fifth St., 573499-0400, www.flatbranch.com

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Best Vegetarian Dish

Shakespeare’s veggie pizza is a hearty and possibly healthier take on the traditional pie. The veggie is composed of extra cheese, red onions, mushrooms, black olives and green peppers. (Make it your own by adding pineapple or broccoli, but don’t ask for celery because they don’t have any.) 225 S. Ninth St., 573-449-2454; 3304 Broadway Business Park Court, 573-447-1202; 3911 Peachtree Drive, 573-447-7435; www.shakespeares.com SILVER: Avocado Spinach Mac ‘n Cheese Bowl (Nourish), 1201 E. Broadway, Ste. B, 573-818-2240, www.nourishcafemarket.com BRONZE: 9th Street Veg (Main Squeeze), 28 S. Ninth St., 573-8175616, www.main-squeeze.com

Best Italian Restaurant

Best Mexican Restaurant Las Margaritas Now at two locations in Columbia, Las Margaritas’ reputation for consistently good food and drinks is spreading. The restaurant is a family-magnet for reasonably priced food and is also a favorite watering hole for after-work happy hour. Try a top-shelf margarita and amazing tacos al pastor – they will fill you, body and soul. 10 E. Southampton Drive, 573-442-7500, www.lasmargaritascolumbia.com SILVER: 44 Canteen, 21 N. Ninth St., 573-777-8730, www.44canteen.com BRONZE: El Maguey, 901 E. Nifong Blvd., 573-874-3812

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Columbians get to enjoy sleek surroundings and a reasonably priced menu at Sophia’s. From the interior’s David Spear murals to the lushly planted patio, the atmosphere at Sophia’s is elegant yet accessible.

Sophia’s provides global cuisine, featuring appetizers, tapas, gourmet pizzas, pasta and specialty entrées, plus a generous list of wine, beer and specialty cocktails to celebrate every occasion. Ciao, baby. 3915 S. Providence Road, 573-874-8009, www.sophiascomo.com SILVER: Babbo’s Spaghetteria, 1305 Grindstone Parkway, 573-442-9446, www.babbosspaghetteria.com BRONZE: The Pasta Factory, 3103 W. Broadway #109, 573-449-3948, www.thepastafactorymo.com

Best Sushi Restaurant Kampai Sushi Bar Kampai Sushi Bar & Restaurant was one of the first businesses to open on Alley A, tucked just south of Broadway between Ninth and Tenth streets. It opened in 2014, when half the dining adventure was just finding it. Now well established on a busy pedestrian thoroughfare, Kampai continues to satisfy Columbians’ yen for sushi. Try the “Como,” for example: tuna, avocado, pickled radish and smelt roe, or the “Kampai,” a luscious combination of tempura shrimp, avocado and smelt roe topped with spicy tuna. 907 Alley A, 573-4422239, www.kampaialley.com SILVER: Osaka Japanese Restaurant, 120 E. Nifong Blvd., 573-875-8588, www.osakacomo.com BRONZE: Jina Yoo’s Asian Bistro, 2200 Forum Blvd., 573-446-5462, www.jinayoos.com

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Best Happy Hour

Addison’s believes the happiest times are those wind-down hours before midnight. That’s when this downtown destination offers up its happy hour menu, complete with its famous nachos bianco, wings, sweet potato chips, calamari and other treats. Enjoy drink specials like 20 craft beers for just $2 a glass and wine for just $4 a glass while rubbing elbows with people you know … and people you’d like to know. 709 Cherry St., 573-2561995, www.addisonsgrill.com SILVER: The Heidelberg, 410 S. Ninth St., 573-449-6927, www.theheidelberg.com BRONZE: Room 38, 38 N. Eighth St., 573-449-3838, www.room-38.com

Best Place to Get Seafood

Best Restaurant Opened in 2016 Flyover Good news, Columbians! We now have two new top-rated restaurants in town.

Flyover nudged out Barred Owl by one vote. Flyover offers a wood-fired oven, innovative menu, amazing cocktails and an atmosphere that epitomizes downhome comfort. Owners Adam Wells-Morgan and Dan Dethrow built their first bar and restaurant in an unlikely venue — a garage. They both have bar and restaurant pedigrees: Dethrow is the son of Jerry Dethrow, owner of Booche’s, and WellsMorgan went to work at age 17 at the late (and much-missed) Trattoria Strada Nova. Both went on to hone their skills and vision for a venue that brings cooks, servers and customers together in good food, conversation and community. 212 E. Green Meadows, Suite 9, 573-825-6036, www.flyovercomo.com

Finding fresh seafood in landlocked Missouri can be a challenge, but CC’s City Broiler General Manager Jim Price says most of the seafood served there is flown in fresh from the Gulf from a company in Hollywood, Florida. It is never frozen.

“They buy it on the docks, pack it in ice and put it on a plane,” said Price.

Scallops and swordfish are sourced this way. Salmon is probably the most popular fish on the menu, though, according to Price. It is served stuffed with shrimp and lightly baptized with a beurre blanc sauce. 1401 Forum Blvd., 573-8752282, www.ccscitybroiler.com SILVER: Jazz, 217 N. Stadium Blvd., 573-443-5299, www.midmo.jazzkitchens.com

SILVER: Barred Owl, 47 E. Broadway, 573-442-9323, www.barredowlbutcher.com BRONZE: West Main Pizza 2, 923 E. Broadway, 573-777-7711, www.westmainpizza2.com

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BRONZE: Chris McD’s, 1400 Forum Blvd., 573-446-6237, www.chrismcds.com

Best Takeout Shakespeare’s

Best Appetizer

… And Nachos Bianco from Addison’s takes the gold! Here’s the recipe for success in Inside Columbia’s Best Appetizer competition: Place an ample portion of Italian pasta chips on a plate.

Top with Asiago cheese sauce, tomatoes, scallions, Kalamata olives, banana peppers, mozzarella and chicken, black beans or chorizo sausage. Heat and eat.

Or you can just go to Addison’s for your

daily recommended dose of the best appetizer in town. 709 Cherry St., 573256-1995, www.addisonsgrill.com SILVER: Chokes and Cheese (Flat Branch Pub & Brewing), 115 S. Fifth St., 573-499-0400, www.flatbranch.com BRONZE: Fried Green Pepper Rings (Murry’s), 33107 Green Meadows Way, 573-442-4969, www.murrysrestaurant.net

Put this number on your speed dial right now: 573-449-2454. (That’s Shakespeare’s Downtown; you’ll have to look up their other two numbers yourself.) Let’s say you’re coming home after a day’s work in Jeff City, or you’re headed to Columbia after a Cardinals’ game in St. Louis, or you’re a bone-tired mom after a hectic day.

All you want is dinner, fast and delicious.

Now call that number. You’re welcome.

225 S. Ninth St., 573-449-2454; 3304 Broadway Business Park Court, 573-4471202; 3911 Peachtree Drive, 573-447-7435; www.shakespeares.com SILVER: Como Smoke and Fire, 4600 Paris Road #102, 573-443-3473, www.comosmokeandfire.com BRONZE: Peking, 212 E. Green Meadows Rd, 573-256-6060

Best Salad

The house salad at CC’s City Broiler comes with every order, and its presentation is what makes it stand out from the crowd. A thin slice of cucumber secured by cherry tomatoes encircles seasonal greens spiked with peppers, red onions, feta and a smattering of blue cheese. You can choose from three dressings, but the balsamic vinaigrette is considered the “house dressing.” Its eye appeal is exceeded only by its taste appeal. 1401 Forum Blvd., 573-875-2282, www.ccscitybroiler.com SILVER: Brewhouse Salad (Flat Branch Pub & Brewing), 115 S. Fifth St., 573-499-0400, www.flatbranch.com BRONZE: Pit Salad (Buckingham Smokehouse BBQ), 3804 Buttonwood Drive, 573-4991490, www.buckinghamsmokehouse.com MAY 2017 INSIDE COLUMBIA

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Best Place to Get Fried Chicken

Best Local Dive

What’s not to love about a place that serves its hamburgers on a napkin? Ya know? It’s that “because it’s there” attitude that makes Booche’s Columbia’s best local dive/pool hall/sports bar. It’s because it’s there — right on Ninth — am I right? Always has been, always will be. See you there. 110 S. Ninth St., 573-874-9519 SILVER: Billiards on Broadway, 514 E. Broadway, 573-449-0116, www.billiardsonbroadway.com BRONZE: Mug’s Up, 603 Orange St., 573-443-7238

Best Comfort Food What makes comfort food comforting? (Hint: it’s not butter and cream, but that helps.) You know it’s comfort food if it makes you nostalgic for home, if it sticks to your ribs and if it’s best shared with someone you love. Columbians said Flat Branch Pub & Brewing’s Chokes and Cheese appetizer is the best comfort food in town. Sure enough, it meets all the criteria.

115 S. Fifth St., 573-499-0400, www.flatbranch.com SILVER: Brisket Mac & Cheese Sandwich (CoMo Smoke and Fire), 4600 Paris Road, #102, 573-443-3473, www.comosmokeandfire.com BRONZE: Cheeseburger (Just Jeff’s), 701 Business Loop 70 W, 573-673-8741

Best Place to Get Gyros Let’s get something straight: it’s pronounced YEE-ros, without the “g.” In 1970, “Grandpa” Gus Aslanidas opened G&D Steakhouse, and it has been in the Aslanidas family ever since. In those 47 years, they’ve learned a lot about pleasing Columbia palates. Their gyros sandwiches are a savory concoction of beef and lamb, topped with onions and tomatoes, wrapped in fresh pita bread. Relish one with a baked potato or fries and follow up with a piece of Momma Elly’s baklava. 2001 W. Worley St., 573-445-3504, www.gdpizzasteak.com SILVER: International Café, 26 S. Ninth St., 573-449-4560 BRONZE: Arris’ Pizza, 1020 East Green Meadows, Suite 102, 573-441-1199, www.arrispizzaonline.com

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Columbians welcomed owner Kim Perry back into the restaurant business when she opened Ms. Kim’s Fish & Chicken Shack in 2015. Former owner of the Mississippi Fish Shack downtown, she took a break to care for her mother before returning to business, opening her venue now located on Hathman Place. The Shack is a family enterprise; several of her 21 side dish recipes came from her grandmother in Kentucky, and her three children are all partners in the restaurant. “It’s nothing fancy,” she said. “Just good, down-home cooking.”

1416 Hathman Place, 573-4256-5467, www.mskimsshack.com SILVER: Claysville Store, 5650 E. Claysville Rd, Hartsburg, 573-6368443 BRONZE: Lee’s Famous Recipe Chicken, 2316 Paris Road, 573-4745337; 2200 W. Ash, 573-445-6650, www.showmelees.com

Best Place to Get Wings

You can meet at CJ’s in Tiger Country to enjoy a pound (wimp!) or 85 pounds of wings (that’s more like it!) to be shared with all your bros. Enjoy the big game on a humongous screen in the side room while feasting on wings and quaffing quenching brews.

CJ’s offers boneless chicken wings, too — just ask for Jayhawk wings. 704 E. Broadway, 573-442-7777, www.cjsintigercountry.com SILVER: D. Rowe’s Restaurant & Bar, 1005 Club Village Drive, 573-4438004, www.drowesrestaurant.com BRONZE: Truman’s, 3304 W. Broadway Business Park Court, 573445-1669, www.trumansbar.com

Best Asian Restaurant Bangkok Gardens For the second year in a row, Columbians chose Bangkok Gardens as the Best Asian Restaurant. Competition is fierce in our multicultural city, but this popular lunch and dinner destination has earned the distinction by serving up fine Thai fare since its opening in 1995. To celebrate spring, roll in for a spring roll, sa-tay or samosa appetizer and follow it up with one of the delicious entrees — from mild to spicy — that keeps Columbians coming back. 811 Cherry St., 573-8743284, www.bankgkokgardens.com SILVER: House of Chow, 2101 W. Broadway, 573-445-8800, www.houseofchow-como.com BRONZE: Kampai Sushi Bar & Restaurant, 907 Alley A, 573-4422239, www.kampaialley.com

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Best Restaurant for a Romantic Date Candles are lit and a soft glow emanates from the window into the kitchen, where you can watch chefs grill your steak over oak coals. The menu is extensive and the atmosphere exudes Old World luxury. Scott Cleeton created CC’s City Broiler 20 years ago to be a place to bring people together. First housed in an abandoned downtown bus station, it has moved to a sleek new space on Forum Boulevard. Diners looking for a lasting relationship may pick up on a commitment vibe here: servers and cooks alike tend to show their loyalty through longevity. “It’s not a side job for them,” said General Manager Jim Price.

“They have worked their way up through the ranks. They know the details and they tend to stick with it for the long-term.” 1401 Forum Blvd., 573-875-2282, www.ccscitybroiler.com SILVER: Les Bourgeois Vineyards Blufftop Bistro, 14020 W. Hwy. BB, 573-6982300, www.missouriwine.com BRONZE: Murry’s, 3107 Green Meadows Way, 573-442-4969, www.murrysrestaurant.net

Best Overall Restaurant Murry’s has been a Columbia fixture for food and jazz since 1985. Co-owners Bill Sheals and Gary Moore have seen its success grow year by year, and they are quick to attribute it to loyal customers and great help. Some of their chefs and servers have been with the restaurant for 25 years. “They have homes and families here,” said Sheals. “They’re professionals and we treat them as such.”

The restaurant uses local ingredients to the extent possible. Though Sheals said their guiding philosophy is not to have a guiding philosophy, Murry’s website proclaims, “Keep it simple and make it good.” 3107 Green Meadows Way, 573442-4969, www.murrysrestaurant.net SILVER: Flat Branch Pub & Brewing, 115 S. Fifth St., 573-499-0400, www.flatbranch.com BRONZE: 44 Stone, 3910 Peachtree Drive, 573-443-2726, www.44stonepub.com

Best Entree Goldilocks would have found the filet mignon “just right” at CC’s City Broiler. She can choose the size of the savory beef cut, from 6, 10 or 12 ounces of succulent tenderness. The restaurant sources its beef from barrel-cut tenderloins, wellmarbled and grilled to your taste. Owner Scott Cleeton hails from a restaurant background, originally from Mexico and Moberly. When he opened his first restaurant here 20 years ago, loyal patrons drove to Columbia from those distant towns to see Scott and enjoy entrees like the filet mignon. 1401 Forum Blvd., 573-875-2282, www.ccscitybroiler.com SILVER: Steak Sandwich (Murry’s), 3107 Green Meadows Way, 573-442-4969, www.murrysrestaurant.net BRONZE: Burnt Ends (CoMo Smoke and Fire), 4600 Paris Road, #102, 573443-3473, www.comosmokeandfire.com

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Best Sandwich Not only did Murry’s steak sandwich win top honors for the best sandwich in Columbia, it came in second in the best entrée category. What makes this menu standard stand out from the crowd? Murry’s takes a great cut of meat, charbroils it and serves it with bread — but not too much bread. Savory, delicious and almost paleo. 3107 Green Meadows Way, 573-442-4969, www.murrysrestaurant.net SILVER: Veggie Sub (Sub Shop), 209 S. Eighth St.; 601 W Business Loop 70; 212 E. Green Meadows Rd; 2105 W. Worley St., 573-449-1919, www.subshopinc.com BRONZE: Hobgobbler (Flat Branch Pub & Brewing), 115 S. Fifth St., 573-4990400, www.flatbranch.com

Best Dish to Share With a Group

Columbia is lucky to have a great selection of pizzerias (perhaps we have our vibrant student population to thank for that) and luckier still to have Shakespeare’s continue to set the standard for the ubiquitous pie.

Columbians said there is no easier way to please a crowd than to open a few boxes of hot Shakespeare’s pizza. Ask them to cut it “party style” for fingerfood appetizers that will satisfy hearty appetites. 225 S. Ninth St., 573-4492454; 3304 Broadway Business Park Court, 573-447-1202; 3911 Peachtree Drive, 573-447-7435; www.shakespeares.com SILVER: Nachos Bianco (Addison’s), 709 Cherry St., 573-256-1995, www.addisonsgrill.com BRONZE: Chokes and Cheese (Flat Branch Pub & Brewing), 115 S. Fifth St., 573-499-0400, www.flatbranch.com

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Best Fries Disco Fries From 44 Stone

Disco fries at 44 Stone are handcut potatoes, fried and served hot with spicy mayo, ale mustard aioli or lime aioli. Is your mouth watering yet? You can also ask for it “sloppy.” That’s when 44 Stone dresses it up with chile queso sauce, chicken chorizo, chipotle sauce, sharp cheddar cheese, pickled jalapeños and cilantro.

They come with extra napkins, too. 3910 Peachtree Drive, 573443-2726, www.44stonepub.com SILVER: ’Bout Died Fries (Billiards on Broadway), 514 E. Broadway, 4490116, www.billiardsonbroadway.com BRONZE: Mojito Fries (Addison’s), 709 Cherry St., 573-256-1995, www.addisonsgrill.com

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Best Specialty Drink Barred Owl One of Columbia’s newest and most fêted restaurants and bars is the Barred Owl, where regular and seasonal cocktails spike a menu of mostly locally sourced appetizers, salads, soups, sandwiches, entrees and desserts. The “Squirrel Walks into a Bar” drink is composed of toasted pecan and walnut infused whiskey, Benedictine, honey syrup and black walnut bitters. Ask the bartender for the rest of the joke. 47 E. Broadway, 573-442-9323, www.barredowlbutcher.com SILVER: Maple Bourbon Sour (DogMaster Distillery), 210 St. James St., Suite D, 573-777-6768 BRONZE: Barrel Aged Midwest Manhattan (Flyover), 212 E. Green Meadows, Suite 9, 573-825-6036, www.flyovercomo.com

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Best Place to Enjoy a Cocktail The Roof opened on top of the Broadway Hotel in 2015 and has since been carving out an iconic presence in Columbia. Where else can you get a 360-degree view of Our Fair City while enjoying a drink, tapas and the occasional jazz band?

Even brisk evenings in spring and fall bring Columbians to the outdoor portion of The Roof to enjoy the warmth and romance of fire and sky.

1111 E. Broadway, 573-875-7000, www.thebroadwaycolumbia.com SILVER: Murry’s, 3107 Green Meadows Way, 573-442-4969, www.murrysrestaurant.com BRONZE: The Vault, 23 S. Eighth St., 573-875-8888

Best Place to Enjoy a Glass Of Wine Let’s list the ingredients for an evening out, Napa Valley-style: manicured vineyard on a rolling hill, beautiful view, great food and wine, attentive servers, elegant but relaxed atmosphere. Now you understand how Les Bourgeois Vineyards earned a gold in this category — not in Napa Valley but right off I-70, enroute to Rocheport. From the beautiful stroll down the hill from the parking lot to the striking architecture of the restaurant to the breathtaking view of the Missouri River, this place sets the stage for sipping great wine in lovely surroundings. 12847 W. Hwy. BB, 573698-2716, www.missouriwine.com SILVER: Top Ten Wines, 111 S. Ninth St., Suite 160, 573-442-2207, www.toptenwines.net BRONZE: The Wine Cellar and Bistro, 505 Cherry St., 573-442-7281, www.winecellarbistro.com

Best Place to Get a Beer As soon as Logboat Brewing Company opened the doors of its cool new building off of College, it attracted an audience young and old. Kids and pups scamper on its expansive lawn while crowds grow deep around the interior bar. Logboat’s commitment to Columbia shows in its charitable engagement with non-profits and worthy causes, pushing its name recognition while providing its popular, thirst-quenching brews. 504 Fay St., 573-3976786, www.logboatbrewing.com SILVER: Flat Branch Pub & Brewing, 115 S. Fifth St., 573-499-0400, www.flatbranch.com BRONZE: 44 Stone Public House, 3910 Peachtree Drive, 573-443-2726, www.44stonepub.com

Best Late Night Restaurant Murry’s co-owner Bill Sheals said he and Gary Moore made the commitment to stay open late when they opened the venue in 1985. (The kitchen serves until midnight; the bar stays open until 1 a.m.) He said that commitment resulted in loyal patrons who know they’ll find good food and friendly faces when other places have closed. “A lot of restaurant people come in late, after their shifts have ended,” Sheals said. “Everyone is welcome here, whether they’re in shorts, blue jeans or three-piece suits.” 3107 Green Meadows Way, 573-442-4969, www.murrysrestaurant.net SILVER: Broadway Diner, 22 S. Fourth St., 573-875-1173 BRONZE: El Rancho, 1014 E. Broadway, 573-875-2121, www.columbiamomexicanfood.com

Best Sports Bar D. Rowe’s is a magnet for Columbia sports fans. Don’t feel like tailgating? Meet up at D. Rowe’s instead. Want to catch the big game? Name the sport, and you’ll find it broadcast at D. Rowe’s expansive bar or dining room, where you can also order their famous “big portions of great food.” 1005 Club Village Drive, 573-443-8004, www.drowesrestaurant.com SILVER: Truman’s Bar & Grill, 3304 W. Broadway Business Park Court, 573-445-1669, www.trumansbar.com BRONZE: Shiloh Bar & Grill, 402 E. Broadway, 573-875-1800, www.shilohbar.com

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Best Soup

When Columbians choose a Britishstyle gastro-pub’s East Indian tikka masala soup as the Best in Columbia, you know we’re on the multi-culti map.

This delicious concoction at 44 Stone is made of tomato, coconut milk, onion, ginger, garlic, basmati rice, cilantro and spices. It simultaneously soothes and warms, and will cure what ails you.

3910 Peachtree Drive, 573-443-2726, www.44stonepub.com SILVER: Gumbo (Jazz), 217 N. Stadium Blvd., 573-443-5299, www.midmo.jazzkitchens.com BRONZE: Tomato Basil Bisque (Pickleman’s), 2513 Old 63 South, 573886-2300; 3103 W. Broadway, 573875-0400; 1106 E. Broadway, 573-8752400; 304 S. Ninth St., 573-474-0008, www.picklemans.com

Best Sandwich Shop

Best Place For A Big Group Shakespeare’s Pizza What is it about Columbia and parties? Everywhere you look, someone’s having a party: wedding parties, birthday parties, bridge parties, youfinished-your-dissertation-parties and so on. And chances are, they’re having it at one of three Shakespeare’s locations, where you don’t have to pay extra for a festive atmosphere. Did you know you can even have a “Shakesperience”? That’s when you and five of your besties get to roll up your sleeves and make pizza with Shakespeare’s chef. 225 S. Ninth St., 573-449-2454; 3304 Broadway Business Park Court, 573-447-1202; 3911 Peachtree Drive, 573-447-7435; www.shakespeares.com SILVER: Flat Branch Pub & Brewing, 115 S. Fifth St., 573-499-0400, www.flatbranch.com BRONZE: The Roof (The Broadway Hotel), 1111 E. Broadway, 573-8757000, www.thebroadwaycolumbia.com

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“Best buns in town!” the sign proclaimed, and after stepping indoors at Sub Shop to an aroma of baking bread, you’ll have to agree. You might be hard-pressed to make a sandwich selection from the extensive menu, but you can’t go wrong here. Top quality ingredients, speedy service and a delectable sub make Sub Shop a satisfying stop for lunch, dinner or in-between. 209 S. Eighth St.; 601 Business Loop 70 W., Suite 203; 212 E. Green Meadows Road; 2105 W. Worley St.; 573-449-1919, www.subshopinc.com SILVER: Pickleman’s Gourmet Café, 1106 E. Broadway, 573-875-2400; 2513 Old 63 S., 573-886-2300; 3103 W. Broadway, Suite 105; 573-875-0400, www.picklemans.com BRONZE: Uprise Bakery, 10 Hitt St. 573-256-2265, www.uprisebakery.com

Best Milkshake Andy’s Frozen Custard lets you design your own milkshake (or its cousin, the more solid “concrete”) by choosing custard flavor — chocolate or vanilla — and custom add-ins. Or, they will serve up one of their own recipes, such as choc-o-rocko, cherry bash, jitterbug, jackhammer or the James Brownie funky jackhammer. The latter, for example, is composed of chocolate or vanilla custard blended with creamy peanut butter and brownies, then filled with hot fudge. You could jackhammer all day long with that concoction under your belt. 610 Cooper Drive N, 573-442-8866, www.eatandys.com SILVER: Sparky’s Homemade Ice Cream, 21 S. Ninth St., 573443-7400 BRONZE: Steak and Shake, 3004 Clark Lane, 573-886-8535, www.steakandshake.com

Best Ice Cream/Custard/Frozen Yogurt Shop It’s a warm day, the lawn is mowed, the kids are hot and hungry. A little ice cream from Andy’s Frozen Custard is all you need for a mid-day break to keep you going strong. John and Carol Kuntz opened the first Andy’s Frozen Custard in Osage Beach in 1986. Son Andy and his wife, Dana, grew the business, based on a commitment to quality and service.

Andy’s now has 50 stores in nine states. A new location on Trimble Road in Columbia is scheduled to open this year, joining their flagship store at 610 Cooper Dr. N., which opened in 2005. 610 Cooper Drive N., 573-442-8866, www.eatandys.com SILVER: Sparky’s Homemade Ice Cream, 21 S. Ninth St., 573443-7400 BRONZE: Randy’s Frozen Custard, 3304 W. Broadway Business Park Court, 573-446-307, www.centraldairy.biz

Best Place to Get Cookies/Cupcakes

Best Dessert

St. Louis may lay claim to inventing gooey butter cake, but Murry’s takes the dessert to new heights. Its descriptive name helps, but goes only so far to express the utter deliciousness of this confection.

In an exclusive interview, Murry’s co-owner Bill Sheals revealed that the secret to its palate-pleasing success is the “gooey” that goes into it, but he refuses to divulge what goes into the “gooey.” 3107 Green Meadows Way, 573-442-4969, www.murrysrestaurant.net SILVER: Chocolate-Covered Strawberries (The Candy Factory), 701 Cherry St., 443-8222, www.thecandyfactory.biz BRONZE: Chocolate Bourbon Pecan Pie (Peggy Jean’s Pies), 3601 Buttonwood Drive, 573-447-7437, www.pjpies.com

Corey Rimmel opened Hot Box Cookies in 2008 and built its brand to become a “Best of Columbia” favorite. Rimmel attributes its success to high-quality cookies and other treats, and their delivery service, which provides surprise or late-night gifts to happy, hungry friends and loved ones – or yourself. 1013 E. Broadway, 573-777-8777, www.hotboxcookies.com SILVER: Uppercrust Bakery, 3919 S. Providence Road, 573874-4044, www.theuppercrust.biz BRONZE: Fluffybutt Cookies, 4821 Aztec Blvd., 573-8810902

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by PEG GILL

Adding an Addison’s Second location in the works.

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hen Adam Dushoff, Matt Jenne, Jeremy Brown and Brad Pippen opened Addison’s in 1999, a lot of collective fingers were crossed.

Yes, the group had solid restaurant experience, having worked in restaurants since the age of 15, but opening a brand new restaurant (two, in short order actually, since the four also opened Sophia’s in 2001), was something they hadn’t tackled before.

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his interest to them in 2008) have reason again for crossed fingers: They’re planning to open a second Addison’s location in south Columbia. The new restaurant would be located at the southwest corner of Vawter School Road and Frontgate Drive.

The trio received an initial green light from the city, and they hope to have the new location operational in 2018, but it will all depend on the permitting and building process.

Unlike when they opened Addison’s and Sophia’s, they will be working with a general contractor.

The desire to open a second Addison’s location was largely based on the population growth in south Columbia. “There are a lot of people in this area south of town who don’t travel north,” says Dushoff.

“A lot of people don’t go downtown,” adds Jenne.

Dushoff says they’d been looking for upwards of five years for the right spot along the Scott Boulevard corridor, and feel it’s the right time to expand.

So what can diners expect from a second Addison’s location? The décor will be reminiscent of the original. There will be some

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elements that have to evolve, Dushoff says, for example the columns. There’s no structural need for them at the second location, since it will be new construction.

“We’re not going to have a wildly different look,” he says. “It will be familiar, but whether it’s a clone or not remains to be seen.”

The menu will also remain true to that of the original Cherry Street eatery, developed largely by Brown. Many of its delicious dishes have been served since it opened. Take the nachos bianco.

“It’s been a mainstay of our restaurant from day one, as a matter of fact,” Dushoff says. “It’s very rare for a menu to be that stable. We actually have a number of items that are exactly like that … the turkey club wrap, blue steak wrap, chicken cobb salad and chicken asiago pasta. We’d love to tell you that it’s because we knew what we were doing. But a lot of it is luck and you don’t normally have recipes in restaurants that stay around that long.”

But don’t think the menu won’t see any changes. Dushoff says Addison’s is not seasonal but does change from one to up to five items on a yearly basis. The addition of a second location will also likely spur some menu exploration.

Both Dushoff and Jenne are excited about the prospect of opening a second Addison’s. They feel Columbia can easily support another dining option. Dushoff isn’t completely certain, but he believes that Columbia has the greatest restaurant density in the state. And he says that’s a good thing, because there’s a healthy competition.

“People have to eat everyday,” Jenne says. “And just like when you buy a Ford and then another Ford, brand loyalty is very important in the restaurant industry.

Variety actually helps the restaurant industry because it encourages people to go out more and try different things. As long as you give them a quality meal and a quality experience, they’ll keep coming back.”

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DEMO & DINNER

by AMANDA ELLIOTT

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Blood Orange Margarita A fun and festive take on a Cinco de Mayo favorite.

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arm weather is here and there is no better way to enjoy it than with a delicious margarita. Make this Cinco de Mayo a little more memorable by serving this margarita, which is as delicious as it is fun and festive in color!Â

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2 oz Cuervo Gold 2 oz blood orange juice 1 oz lime juice 1.5 oz Triple Sec 2 teaspoons Himalayan sea salt Lime wedge Run the wedge of lime around the edge of the glass. Dip the top of the glass into the salt at an angle and roll until the rim of the glass is covered in salt. Add ice to the glass. Fill shaker with remaining ingredients. Shake for 30 seconds and then strain into glass. Add a slice of blood orange to the rim of the glass.Â

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THE WINE LIST

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by SARAH CYR

Two “Everything” Wines Top picks for “Cyrious” grilling.

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iring up the grill at our house means there is a holiday to celebrate with friends and family — and more food and drinks than should be consumed. On the kitchen counter, both red and white wines would be open, on the porch would be coolers of assorted beers, and if I am feeling ambitious, I would make a fun cocktail to sip on while we played yard games and chatted around in groups.

The wines chosen may not perfectly pair with anything, but they are perfect for the social setting and the warm weather. For example we might have a

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light refreshing white as well as a simple, easy red we can chill, like a Vinho Verde and a Beaujolais.

Now that great weather is here, consider doing a cookout far more often … why wait for just special occasions?

Throwing down on the grill to spice up an everyday meal is not only tasty but you can enjoy being outside, out of your usual kitchen cooking routine … and in some households, the privilege of cook duty happily changes hands.

To keep your grilling fun and uncomplicated, I set about to determine the perfect wine to make your seafood, meat or veggie grilling a success. I in-

vited eight friends, and grabbed several bottles of reds and whites that I thought would be great with a wide assortment of grilled foods.

We kept our preparation simple, with light marinades or just salt, pepper and olive oil. If you are barbecuing, the sweet and tangy sauces as well as the spiced rubs all pair wonderfully with sweeter whites, such as a Riesling, or a fruity white blend, and with fruit-driven reds, such as a simple California Zinfandel.

For our grilled fare we had shrimp and scallop skewers, salmon belly, flank steak, pork and pepper skewers, and assorted veggie and mushroom skewers. We tried

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several wines including a Pinot Noir, several different Cabernets, Malbec, Chardonnay and a few Sauvignon Blancs.

Well, what happened surprised us all.

When pairing with the pork and flank steak, of course the Cabernets and Malbec were great. And yes, with the salmon, also the mushrooms, the loved pairings of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay were nice.

But what stood out to us were the two wines that were fun to drink with everything — the Spottswoode California Sauvignon Blanc wasn’t a heart stopper by itself, but it was absolutely wonderful with all of the food. With every bite, this tasty white gave plenty of refreshment while cleansing your palate for the next interesting flavor. It went perfectly with the green peppers and could stand up to the intense grilled meats and salmon. It was almost like adding a little lemonherb butter to each bite.

The Château de Lascaux Grenache blend was a favorite by itself and it was a real surprise paired with the diversity of flavors. The soft fruit notes of this red wine became the perfect compliment for all our delicious grilled foods.

It was earthy enough to complement the mushrooms, bold enough to match salmon and steak, yet intricate enough to handle shrimp, scallops and veggies.

We all agreed it was the winner of the reds as we raced to finish every last sip.

One of my favorite grilling memories is of a warm spring afternoon with an old friend, sitting in their backyard, sipping on white wine and enjoying great conversation. The skewered shrimp and vegetables that were thrown together were forgotten about as we chatted mindlessly about nothing. As the sun set and we shared our meal, we did not care about the overdone shrimp, the

mushy new potatoes or the charred veggies. Nor did we care that the Oregon Pinot Gris we were sipping on just happened to pair perfectly with the smoky notes and slight sweetness from the gulf shrimp. Instead, we smiled, laughed and took bites until the sun had disappeared and through the darkness we could just barely see the grins on each other’s faces.

This cookout season grab your loved ones, your favorite grilled foods and one of these tasty wines. Just remember, the most important and satisfying indulgence is in each other.

Sarah’s top picks: Spottswoode Sauvignon Blanc, California; Château de Lascaux Grenache Syrah Mourvèdre, France.

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by FOOD EDITOR BROOK HARLAN

FLAVOR

Fantastic Fried Chicken A go-to for a timeless favorite.

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am not sure if I’ve ever met a person who didn’t like fried chicken. Not everyone loves fried chicken, but most will chow down if it’s at a cook-out or Sunday dinner. That being said, you need a go-to recipe. I am by no means saying this is the best recipe, but it is a great go-to recipe if you need it in a pinch.

Step one is to understand fried chicken.

Any recipe can turn out badly if you don’t approach it in the correct way. There are just a few factors to consider before diving into this effort.

PRIOR PLANNING You don’t want to fry chicken without planning. Many recipes will call for marinating the chicken first. This will help with three things: flavor, tenderness and moisture. The reason that buttermilk is used in so many recipes (other than trying to find a way to get rid of your buttermilk once you had made your butter on the farm in the 1930s) is that the high acidity helps tenderize the chicken. The acid also helps balance some of the fat from frying.

SALT When to add the salt is important to the planning. This recipe allows for a marinating time of 4 to 24 hours. However, a salted marinade shouldn’t be used for 24 hours. For a short marination (4 hours), I would add the salt, soy, Worcestershire, fish sauce or whatever other sodium-rich substance you have, for the full 4 hours. In longer marinades (12 to 24 hours), the salt would be counterproductive and start to pull moisture out of the meat. In longer marinades, it works better to add the salt just before breading.

SEASONING Spice, acid and herbs add flavor, use a little or a lot. This recipe has acid built in with the buttermilk. I like adding some mustard to add a little more acid as well as some kick.

To add a little extra kick, I like a little hot sauce. It distributes well into the marinade

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Food Editor Brook Harlan

and depending on the hot sauce, you can change the heat and flavor profile (Tabasco, Franks, Sriracha, Crystal or your hot sauce of choice), cayenne, chipotle powder, black pepper or other ground spice will also add great flavor. I also like a lot of chives, it also happens to be something I have growing most of the time, the same goes for thyme.

However I add a much smaller amount.

If you feel inclined, add rosemary, tarragon, oregano, parsley or sage. Even things that may seem a little off the beaten path like cilantro, mint, kaffir lime leaves, lemongrass or other out-of-the-ordinary herbs may bring a unique flavor. Just take into consideration the texture of the herb. Some

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BUTTERMILK FRIED CHICKEN 3 to 4 servings

CHICKEN MARINADE 2 smashed garlic cloves ½ cup sugar 1 tablespoon hot sauce 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard 1 tablespoon fresh thyme (1 teaspoon dry)

¼ to ½ cup fresh chives, thinly sliced 2 cups buttermilk 5 to 8 lbs. chicken - cut into 8 pieces Salt and pepper as needed Flour as needed, seasoned lightly with salt and pepper Egg, milk, bread crumbs if desired (standard breading procedure: flour, egg wash, bread crumbs) Place garlic, hot sauce, Dijon, thyme, chives and buttermilk into a 1-gallon zip closure bag and mix thoroughly.

Cut up chicken and add to bag and evenly coat with marinade. Squeeze out all air and refrigerate for a minimum of 4 hours or up to 36 hours.

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BATTER

1 cup rice flour (substitute with allpurpose flour) 2 tablespoons corn starch ½ teaspoon baking soda ½ teaspoon baking powder 1 teaspoon sesame oil 1 teaspoon soy sauce 1 egg yolk 1 to 1 ½ cup carbonated water

Mix all ingredients together except egg yolk and water.

Preheat oil to 325–350 degrees. Mix yolk and water into the dry mix until the batter is thicker than cream, but thinner than pancake batter. Dip each piece of chicken into the batter and allow the excess batter to drip off. Using tongs, place the end of each item into the oil and fry for a couple seconds before releasing. Repeat until pan has enough product in it to manage each item without overcooking. Once chicken is 165 degrees, remove from the oil and place onto a tray with paper towel. Lightly sprinkle with salt. Allow to rest for 5 to 10 minutes before eating.

Note, for a thicker batter, remove baking powder and baking soda and replace carbonated water with tap water. Add more flour for a thicker crust and less flour for a thinner crust.

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might take more than a simple mincing to add to the marinade or might work great just being smashed (garlic) and added, to be removed before cooking.

DREDGE, BREAD OR BATTER What kind of crust suits your tastes? You need a crust, it helps protect the chicken while also helping keep moisture in and absorbing just enough fat. When cooked correctly, a crispy surface will create just the right contrast to the juicy inside.

Dredging is the easiest, the natural moisture from the chicken mixed with moisture from the marinade will easily pick up enough flour to make a crust. This creates a firm crust that helps showcase the chicken, not overpower it. You start out with the same process of coating the outside with flour and then go into an egg wash to cover the flour (1 cup milk, 1 egg). Then the chicken is ready to go into the breadcrumbs.

This creates a thicker crunchy crust and is known as the Standard Breading Procedure. It can be used on almost any product

to bread before frying.

Batter is the other option, it can range from thin and crispy to thick and bready depending on your preference. Try replacing the water with carbonated water for an airy crispy texture.

outside overly browned and the inside undercooked. Smaller pieces of fried chicken will cook well at 350 degrees.

Larger pieces need to cook closer to 325 degrees in order to cook evenly.

PAN FRY VERSUS DEEP FRY How you fry depends on the size of the pans you have, as well as how much oil you have on hand. To pan fry, you will only need a pan that is about as deep as the chicken and just enough oil to come about halfway up the side of the chicken (make sure to take the displacement of the chicken into consideration). With deep frying, you will need a pan that is at least twice the height of the chicken. You want to be able to fully submerge the chicken in the hot oil. The typical range to fry is 325 to 365 degrees, if the temperature is lower than that, the food cooks too slowly and the breading can get oil logged. If the temperature is higher than 365 degrees, the product can cook too fast, leaving the

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by JON WHITAKER

Spring Beers to Savor And a fun “Shock-Tart” mix for patio dining.

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reedom! There’s no special theme to this month’s column, just some wonderful brews available this spring that I think the Columbia beer drinking community should keep an eye on. Here’s a quick and interesting concoction that is one of my favorite drinks to enjoy on the patio.

It’s a mix I’ve made up called the “Shock-Tart” because well, it tastes like a Shock-Tart. The mix is very simple and extremely delicious. Two parts “sour” beer, one part dry cider and the tiniest splash of Lindeman’s Framboise (raspberry lambic). I’m talking like maybe a ½ ounce tops of the lambic.

Sour beers I recommend are Crane’s Orange or Grapefruit Gose, New Belgium’s Le Terroir or Perennial’s Hopfentea. The cider enhances the dry nature of the sour beer without adding to the tartness, and the tiny splash of lambic gives just enough sweetness to balance out the remaining sour. It’s tart, refreshing and just sweet enough to enhance a long, relaxing afternoon on the patio.

And now for a few recommendations. For drinkers who think all IPAs are bitter and unapproachable, try 4 Hands Dakine. Dakine adds a bit of pineapple and mandarin orange zest to enhance the tropical notes in the flavor profile, and just enough honey to add sweetness and round off the edges of any remaining bitterness.

The nose reminds you of a fresh fruit salad, and the juicy, tropical nature of the beer makes you want to drink

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it faster than you probably should. A more than “approachable” IPA for the uninitiated and a flat out delicious beer for the seasoned veteran.

And this spring, don’t miss Logboat Bear Hair. It’s an absolutely spot-on take on a Belgian Blonde Ale. Beautiful golden color, thick, white head and all the great spicy fruity notes from the Belgian yeast come through on the

nose and on the tongue. Full bodied, full flavored, yet still criminally drinkable at 6.5 percent alcohol by volume. This beer finishes nice and dry, as well, making it a great beer to pair with a lighter chicken dish, all sorts of salads and an assortment of seafood.

It works especially well with anything that has citrus in the recipe.

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DINING GUIDE May 2017 GUIDE TO SYMBOLS ( Reservations Taken

PRICE OF AVERAGE ENTRÉE

Y Romantic

$ - $10 and under

 Family Friendly

$$ - $11-$15

_ Good For Groups

$$$ - $16-$20

 Drink Specials  Free Wi-Fi

44 Stone Public House $-$$$ 3910 Peachtree Drive, Suite H 573-443-2726 Hours: 11 am–10 pm Tues– Thurs, 11 am–midnight Fri–Sat, 10:30 am–9 pm Sun Abigail’s $$–$$$$ ( 206 Central St., Rocheport 573-698-3000 Hours: 11 am–2 pm, 5 pm–last

ASIAN

Flat Branch Pub & Brewing $-$$$  _  115 S. Fifth St. 573-499-0400 www.flatbranch.com Hours: 11 am–midnight daily G&D Steak House $-$$$  2001 W. Worley St. 573-445-3504 Hours: 11 am–9 pm daily

10 pm Fri, 5 pm–10 pm Sat, 5

Bamboo Terrace $$ 3101 W. Broadway 573-886-5555 Hours: 11 am–9 pm Sun–Thurs, 11 am–10 pm Fri–Sat

Mon-Fri, 5 pm–10 pm Mon–

Bangkok Gardens $–$$ _Y 811 Cherry St. 573-874-3284 www.bangkokgardens.com Hours: 11 am–2 pm Mon- Sat, 5 pm–8:30 pm Mon–Thurs, 5 pm–9:30 pm Fri–Sat, Closed Sun Chim’s Thai Kitchen $  11505 Smith Hatchery Road Cooper’s Landing 509-295-3810 Hours: 11 am–1 pm, 4 pm– sunset daily

Addison’s $–$$$ ((except Fri–Sat) Y _  709 Cherry St. 573-256-1995 www.addisonssophias.com/ addisons Hours: 11 am–midnight Mon–Sat (bar until 1), 11 am–11 pm Sun (bar until midnight) Broil $$-$$$ 4603 John Garry Drive, Suite 3 573-442-6373 Hours: 5 pm–midnight Mon– Thurs, 5 pm–1 am Fri–Sat

The Heidelberg $–$$ _  410 S. Ninth St. 573-449-6927 www.theheidelberg.com Hours: 11 am–1 am Mon–Sat, 10 am–midnight Sun Houlihan’s $-$$ 2541 Broadway Bluffs Drive 573-815-7210 Hours: 11 am–10 pm Mon– Thurs, 11 am–11 pm Fri–Sat, 11 am–10 pm Sun Jimmy’s Family Steakhouse $-$$$  _ 3101 S. Providence Road 573-443-1796 Hours: 11 am–9 pm Mon– Thurs, 11 am–9:30 pm Fri–Sat

Coley’s American Bistro $–$$$ ( Y  _  15 S. Sixth St. 573-442-8887 coleysamericanbistro.com Hours: 11 am–2 pm and 4– 10 pm Mon–Thurs, 11 am–

Mugs Up Drive-In $  603 Orange St. 573-443-7238 Hours: 11 am–8 pm Mon– Thurs, 11 am–9 pm Fri– Sat, Closed Sun, Closed Nov–Feb

Geisha Sushi Bar 804 E. Broadway 573-777-9997 Hours: 11 am–2 pm lunch Mon–Sat, 5 pm–9:30 pm dinner Mon–Thurs, 5 pm–10:30 pm dinner Fri–Sat, Closed Sun He Cheng Chinese $ 215 N. Stadium Blvd.

573-499-0001 www.hechengcolumbia.com Hours: 10:30 am–10:30 pm Mon–Thurs, 10:30 am–11 pm Fri–Sat, 11 am–10:30 pm Sun

Mongolian Grill $–$$  _  3802 Buttonwood Drive 573-874-2000

1005 Club Village Drive

Jina Yoo’s Asian Bistro

573-443-8004

Tellers Gallery and Bar $$–$$$$ Y  820 E. Broadway 573-441-8355 Hours: 11 am–12:30 am Mon–Sat (bar until 1:30 am), Closed Sun

$-$$$$ Y (

am–11 pm Sat, 4–9 pm Sun D. Rowe’s $-$$$  _ ((6+)

www.drowes restaurant.com Hours: 11 am–10 pm Mon– Thurs, 11 am–11 pm Fri–Sat, 11 am–9 pm Sun (bar until 1:30 am)

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www.huhot.com Hours: 11 am–9 pm Sun–Thurs, 11 am–10 pm Fri–Sat

2200 Forum Blvd.

573-446-5462 www.jinayoos.com

Osaka Japanese Restaurant Sushi Bar and Hibachi Steakhouse $$-$$$ _ 120 E. Nifong Blvd.

573-875-8588 Hours: 11:30 am–2:30 pm Tues–Sat, 5 pm–10 pm Tues–Thurs, 5 pm–10:30 pm Fri–Sat, 5 pm–9:30 pm Sun, Closed Mon

Ingredient True Eatery $-$$ 304 S. Ninth St. 573-442-1503 www.ingredienteatery.com Hours: 10:30 am-9 pm seven days a week Main Squeeze Natural Foods Café & Juice Bar $  28 S. Ninth St. 573-817-5616 www.main-squeeze.com Hours: 10 am–8 pm Mon–Sat, 10 am–3 pm Sun

Peking Restaurant $  212 E. Green Meadows Road 573-256-6060 Hours: 11 am–2:30 pm Mon–Thurs, 4:30 pm–10 pm Fri–Sat, 11 am–3 pm and 4:30 pm–9 pm Sun Sake $$ (  16 S. 10th St. 573-443-7253 Hours: 11 am–1:30 am Mon– Sat; noon–midnight Sun Seoul Taco $ 1020 E. Broadway, Suite F 573-441-TACO (8226) www.seoultaco.com Hours: 11 am–10 pm Sun–

Thip Thai Cuisine $

Nourish Café & Market $ 1201 E. Broadway 573-818-2240 www.nourishcafemarket.com Hours: 7 am–8 pm Mon–Fri, 8 am–5 pm Sat, 8 am–2:30 pm Sun Peggy Jean’s Pies 3601 Buttonwood Drive, Suite E 573-447-PIES (7437) www.pjpies.com Hours: 10:30 am–5:30 pm Tues–Fri, 9 am–1 pm Sat, Closed Sun–Mon Range Free $-$$ 110 Orr St., Suite 101 573-777-9980 www.range-free.com Hours: 8 am–6:30 pm Mon & Wed–Thurs, 8 am–6 pm Fri, 10 am–2 pm Sat, Closed Tues & Sun

904 E. Broadway 573-442-0852 Hours: 11am–2:30 pm,

BAKERY & CAFÉ B&B Bagel Co. $  124 E. Nifong Blvd.

573-442-5857 Hours: 6 am–4 pm Mon–Fri, 6 am–3 pm Sat–Sun Crushed Red $ 2450 Broadway Bluffs 573-442-0016 www.crushed-red.com Hours: 11 am-9 pm Sun-Thurs, 11 am-10 pm Fri-Sat

Hours: 11 am–2 pm and 5 pm–9:30 pm Mon–Thurs,

Hot Box Cookies $ 1013 E. Broadway 573-777-8777 Hours: noon–midnight Sun, 11 am–midnight Mon-Tues, 11 am–1:30 am Wed–Thurs, 11 am–2:30 am Fri–Sat

pm–9 pm Sun

5–10 pm daily HuHot

573-397-6322 www.haroldsdoughnuts.com Hours: 6 pm–2 pm Mon–Sun, 7

bakery counter open 7 am–8 pm Mon–Fri, 8 am–8 pm Sat, 8 am–3 pm Sun

pm–1 am Thurs–Sat Kampai Sushi Bar

Wed, 11 am–2 am Thurs–Sat House of Chow $-$$ Y 2101 W. Broadway 573-445-8800 Hours: 11 am–2 pm and 4:30 pm–9 pm Mon–Sat, Closed Sun

Murry’s $-$$$  3107 Green Meadows Way 573-442-4969 www.murrysrestaurant.net Hours: 11 am–midnight Mon– Sat, Closed Sun

2 pm and 4–11 pm Fri, 11

pm–8:30 pm Sun

Mon–Sat, 4:30 pm–9:30 pm

party leaves Wed–Sun, Closed Mon–Tues

11 am–2 pm and 5 pm–

ABC Chinese Cuisine $-$$$$ 3510 I-70 Drive S.E. 573-443-3535 www.abcchinesecuisine.com Hours: 11 am–3 pm and 4:30 pm–9 pm Sun–Mon & Wed– Thurs, 11 am–3 pm and 4:30 pm–10 pm Fri & Sat, Closed Tues

$$$$ - $21 and up

Listings in this guide are not related to advertising in Inside Columbia magazine. Inside Columbia magazine welcomes information from restaurant owners and managers about new establishments or changes to the current listing.

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Harold’s Doughnuts $ 114 S. Ninth St.

Strange Donuts $ 1020 E. Broadway, Suite F www.strangedonuts. tumblr.com Hours: 7 am–2 pm daily, 7 pm–2 am Thurs–Sat UKnead Sweets $ 808 Cherry St. 573-777-8808 Hours: 9 am–8 pm Mon–Thurs, 9 am–10 pm Fri–Sat, Closed Sun The Upper Crust Bakery Café & Catering $  _ ( 3919 S. Providence Road 573-874-3033 www.theuppercrust.biz Hours: 7 am–11 am Mon–Fri (breakfast), 11 am–3 pm Mon–Fri (lunch), 8 am–3 pm Sat–Sun,

The Uprise Bakery $ 10 Hitt St 573-256-2265 Hours: 6:30 am–8 pm daily, bar open 5pm–1am daily

BAR & GRILL 44 Canteen $-$$ 21 N. Ninth St. 573-777-8730 www.44canteen.com Hours: 11 am–11 pm Mon–Sat, brunch 9 am–2 pm Sun 1839 Taphouse $ _ 212 E. Green Meadows Drive, Suite 2 573-441-1839 Hours: 4 pm–1:30 am Mon–Sat, 4 pm–midnight Sun Billiards on Broadway $ _ 514 E. Broadway 573-449-0116 www.billiardson broadway.com Hours: 11 am–1 am Mon–Sat, noon–midnight Sun Booches Billiard Hall $ 110 S. Ninth St. 573-874-9519 Hours: 11 am–midnight Mon–Sat, Closed Sun Broadway Brewery $-$$$ 816 E. Broadway 573-443-5054 Hours: 5 pm–midnight Mon, 11 am–midnight Tues–Sun Campus Bar & Grill $  304 S. Ninth St., Suite 100 573-817-0996 www.campusbarandgrill.com Hours: 11 am–1 am Mon–Sat, 11 am–midnight Sun CJ’s in Tiger Country $ _ 704 E. Broadway 573-442-7777 www.cjsintigercountry.com 11 am–2 pm and 4 pm–9 pm Tues–Fri, 11 am–9 pm Sat, Closed Sun–Mon Deuce Pub & Pit $-$$ _  3700 Monterey Drive 573-443-4350 Hours: 3 pm–1 am Mon–Wed, 11 am–1 am Thurs-Sat, 11 ammidnight Sun Harpo’s $  _ 29 S. 10th St. 573-443-5418 Hours: 11 am–1 am Mon–Sat, 11 am–midnight Sun www.harpos.com KLiK’s $  205 N. 10th St. 573-449-6692 Hours: 11 am–1 am Mon–Fri, 4 pm–1 am Sat

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DINING GUIDE May 2017 McNally’s $ _  7 N. Sixth St. 573-441-1284 www.mcnallys.biz/mcnallys Hours: 4 pm–1:30 am Mon–Sat Nash Vegas $ 929 E. Broadway 573-999-3443 www.facebook.com/ nashVegasBarHours: 4 pm–1:15 am Tues–Fri, 12 pm–1:15 am Sat, Closed Sun–Mon Shiloh Bar & Grill $ _  402 E. Broadway 573-875-1800 www.shilohbar.com Hours: 11 am–1 am Mon–Sat, 11 am–midnight Sun Stadium Grill 1219 Fellows Place (Stadium Boulevard & College Avenue) 573-777-9292 www.stadiumgrill columbia.com Hours: 11 am–9 pm Sun–Thurs, 11 am–midnight Fri–Sat Tiger Club $(_  1116 Business Loop 70 E. 573-442-4201 Hours: 2 pm–1 am Mon–Sat The Roof $–$$ 1111 E. Broadway 573-875-7000 www.theroofcolumbia.com Hours: 4–11 pm Mon–Tues, 4 pm –midnight Wed, 4 pm–1 am Thurs–Sat, 4 pm–midnight Sun The Wolf’s Head Tavern $–$$ 201 N. 10th St. 573-777-8654 www.thewolfshead.com Hours: 11 am–1:30 am Mon– Sat, 10 am–midnight Sun Trumans Bar & Grill $-$$ _ 3304 Broadway Business Park Court 573-445-1669 www.trumansbar.com Hours: 6 am–1:30 am Mon– Sat, 9 am–midnight Sun Willie’s Pub & Pool $ _  1109 E. Broadway 573-499-1800 www.williesfieldhouse.com Hours: 11 am–1:30 am Mon–Sat, 11 am–midnight Sun

BARBECUE Big Daddy’s BBQ $  1205 N. Garth Ave. 573-875-2BBQ (2227) Hours: 11 am–dark Wed–Sat Buckingham Smokehouse Bar-B-Q $-$$  3804 Buttonwood Drive 573-499-1490 www.buckingham smokehouse.com Hours: 11 am–9 pm Sun– Thurs, 11 am–10 pm Fri–Sat Como Smoke and Fire $–$$ 4600 Paris Road, Suite 102 573-443-3473

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Hours: 11 am–9 pm Mon–Thurs, 11 am–midnight Fri–Sat Lutz’s BBQ $$ 200 E. Nifong Blvd.

573-636-4227 Hours: 10 am–8 pm Mon–Sat, Closed Sun Ranch House BBQ $ 1716 Lindbergh Drive 573-814-3316 Hours: 7 am–9 pm Mon–Thurs, 7 am–10 pm Fri–Sat, Closed Sun Shotgun Pete’s BBQ Shack $ 28 N. Ninth St. 573-442-7878 Hours: 11:30 am–9:30 pm Tues–Thurs, 11:30 am–2 am Fri, noon–midnight Sat, Closed Sun–Mon Smokin’ Chick’s BBQ Restaurant $-$$$  _ 3301 W. Broadway Business Park Court 573-256-6450 www.smokinchicksbbq.com Hours:11 am–9 pm daily

BREAKFAST & DINERS Broadway Diner $ 22 S. Fourth St. 573-875-1173 Hours: 5 am–3 pm Sun–Mon, reopen 11 pm–3 pm the following day Thurs–Sat Café Berlin $   220 N. 10th St. 573-441-0400 www.cafeberlinincomo.com Hours: 8 am–2 pm, 5 pm–1am Mon–Sat, 8 am–2 pm, 5 pm– midnight Sun Ernie’s Café & Steakhouse $  1005 E. Walnut St. 573-874-7804 Hours: 6:30 am–2:45 pm daily Lucy’s Corner Café $ 522 E. Broadway 573-875-1700 Hours: 6 am–2 pm Mon–Fri, 7 am–1 pm Sat–Sun

COFFEE Coffee Zone $  11 N. Ninth St. 573-449-8215 Hours: 6:30 am–9 pm Mon-Sat, 8 am-9 pm Sun Dunn Bros. Coffee _  1412 Forum Blvd.

573-446-4122 www.dunnbros.com Hours: 6 am–8 pm Mon–Fri, 7 am–6 pm Sat–Sun Fretboard Coffee $ 1013 E. Walnut St. 573-227-2233 www.fretboardcoffee.com Hours: 7 am–3 pm Mon–Fri, 8 am–3 pm Sat–Sun

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F LAVOR Kaldi’s Coffeehouse $  www.kaldiscoffee.com 29 S. Ninth St. 573-874-2566 Hours: 6 am–11 pm Mon–Fri, 7 am–11 pm Sat–Sun 2902 Forum Blvd., Suite 103 573-874-1803 Hours: 7:30 am–7 pm Mon–Fri, 7:30 am–6 pm Sat, 7:30 am–5 pm Sun 1400 Forum Blvd. (Schnucks) 573-446-2800 Hours: 6 am–8 pm daily Lakota Coffee Co. $  24 S. Ninth St. 573-874-2852 www.lakotacoffee.com Hours: 6 am–midnight daily Shortwave Coffee $ 915 Alley A 573-214-0880 www.shortwavecoffee.com Hours: 7 am–1 pm Mon–Fri, Closed Sat & Sun The Grind Coffee House $ 4603 John Garry Dr. #1 573-447-3333 www.thecolumbiagrind.com Hours: 6 am-12 am Mon-Fri, 7 am-12 am Sat-Sun Ugly Mugg $ 19 N. Fifth St. 573-673-5757 Hours: 6:30 am-9pm Mon-Thurs, 6:30 am-2 am Fri, 9 am-2 am Sat, Closed Sun

DELI Hoss’s Market & Rotisserie $–$$$   1010A Club Village Drive 573-815-9711 www.hosssmarket.com Hours: 10 am–8 pm Mon–Sat, Closed Sun Lee Street Deli $ 603 Lee St. 573-442-4111 www.williesfieldhouse.com/lsd Hours: 9 am–7 pm Mon–Fri, 1 am–3 am Fri & Sat late-night, 10 am–5 pm Sat–Sun New York Deli $ 1301 Vandiver Drive 573-886-3354 Hours: 8 am–6:30 pm Mon–Fri, 9 am–3 pm Sat, Closed Sun Pickleman’s Gourmet Café $–$$ www.picklemans.com 2513 Old 63 S. 573-886-2300 Hours: 10 am–2 am daily 1106 E. Broadway 573-875-2400 Hours: 10 am–2 am Sun–Wed, 10 am–2:30 am Thurs–Sat 3103 W. Broadway, Suite 105 573-875-0400 Hours: 10 am–10 pm Sub Shop $   www.subshopinc.com 573-449-1919

209 S. Eighth St. Hours: 8 am–midnight Mon–Fri, 10 am–midnight Sat-Sun 2105 W. Worley St. Hours: 10 am–9 pm daily 805 E. Nifong Hours: 10 am–9 pm daily 601 Business Loop 70 W., Suite 203 (Parkade Center) Hours: 8 am–8 pm Mon–Fri

DESSERT & ICE CREAM Cold Stone Creamery 904 Elm St., Suite 100 573-443-5522 www.coldstone creamery.com Hours: noon–10:30 pm Sun– Thurs, noon–11 pm Fri–Sat Randy’s Frozen Custard $  3304 W. Broadway Business Park 573-446-3071 Hours: 11 am–9:30 pm, Mon–Thurs, 11 am–10:30 pm Fri-Sat, 11 am–9:30 pm Sun Sparky’s Homemade Ice Cream $ 21 S. Ninth St. 573-443-7400 Hours: 11 am–11 pm daily (March–Dec) Closed Sun–Thurs (Jan–Feb)

FINE DINING 11Eleven $-$$$$ 1111 E. Broadway 573-875-7000 www.thebroadway columbia.com Hours: 6 am to 10 pm Sun–Thurs, 6 am to 11 pm Fri–Sat Barred Owl Butcher & Table $$$ 47 E. Broadway 573-442-9323 www.barredowlbutcher.com Hours: 11 am-10 pm Tues-Sat CC’s City Broiler $$$–$$$$ Y 1401 Forum Blvd.

573-445-7772 www.ccscitybroiler.com Hours: 5 pm–10 pm daily Chris McD’s Restaurant & Wine Bar $$–$$$$ Y ((5+) 1400 Forum Blvd. #6 573-446-6237 www.chrismcds.com Hours: 4:30 pm–10 pm Mon– Sat, Closed Sun Churchill’s $$$$ ( 2200 I-70 Drive S.W. (Holiday Inn Executive Center) 573-445-8531 Hours: 5:30 pm–10 pm Tues–Sat FlyOver $$ 212 E. Green Meadows Road 573-825-6036 www.flyovercomo.com Hours: 5 pm-1 am Tues-Sat

Glenn’s Cafe $$–$$$$ (Y _  29 S. Eighth St. 573-875-8888 www.glennscafe.com Hours: 10 am–11 pm Mon– Sat, 10:30 am–11 pm Sun Grand Cru Restaurant $$–$$$$ ( _ Y 2600 S. Providence Road 573-443-2600 Hours: 11 am–late night Mon–Fri, 5 pm–late night Sat, Closed Sun Les Bourgeois Bistro $–$$$$ ( Y _  12847 W. Highway BB, Rocheport 573-698-2300 www.missouriwine.com Hours: 11 am–8 pm Tues-Sat, 11 am–3 pm Sun, Closed Mon Mar–Oct: 11 am–9 pm Tues–Sat, 11 am–3 pm Sun,Closed Mon Room 38 Restaurant & Lounge $–$$$ Y _ ( 38 N. Eighth St. 573-449-3838 www.room-38.com Hours: 11 am–1 am Mon-Sat, Closed Sun Sophia’s $–$$$ Y _(except Fri and Sat) 3915 S. Providence Road 573-874-8009 www.addisonssophias.com/ sophias Hours: 11 am–midnight MonSat, 11 am–11 pm Sun Sycamore $$$ Y ( 800 E. Broadway 573-874-8090 www.sycamorerestaurant.com Hours: 11 am–2 pm Mon– Fri, 5 pm–10 pm Mon–Sat, bar open until 11 pm Mon–Thurs and midnight Fri–Sat, Closed Sun The Wine Cellar & Bistro $$$ ( Y 505 Cherry St. 573-442-7281 www.winecellarbistro.com Hours: 11 am–2 pm Mon–Fri, 5–10 pm Mon–Sat, 5–9 pm Sun

INTERNATIONAL Brasserie $$ ( Y 3919 S. Providence Road www.brasserieuc.com 573-447-6188 Hours: 5 pm–close daily

Café Poland $  807 Locust St. 573-874-8929 Hours: 10:30 am–7:30 pm Mon–Fri Günter Hans $ 7 Hitt St. 573-256-1205 www.gunterhans.com Hours: 4 pm–11 pm Mon–Thurs, 11 am–11 pm Fri–Sat, Closed Sun

India’s House $–$$ 1101 E. Broadway 573-817-2009 Hours: 11 am–2:30 pm, 5 pm–9:30 pm Mon–Sat, 5 pm–9 pm Sun International Café $-$$ 26 S. Ninth St. 573-449-4560 Hours: 11 am–9 pm daily Oasis Mediterranean Cafe $  2609 E. Broadway 573-442-8727 Hours: 10 am–8 pm Mon–Sat, 12–6 pm Sun Olive Café $–$$  21 N. Providence Road 573-442-9004 Hours: 10 am–9 pm Mon–Sat, 10 am–8 pm Sun Taj Mahal $–$$  ( 500 E. Walnut St., Suite 110 573-256-6800 Hours: 11 am–2:30 pm, 5 pm–9:30 pm daily

ITALIAN Babbo’s Spaghetteria $$  _ 1305 Grindstone Parkway 573-442-9446 www.babbos spaghetteria.com Hours: 11 am–2 pm and 5 pm–9 pm Mon–Thurs, 11 am–2 pm and 5 pm– 10 pm Fri, 5 pm–10 pm Sat, Noon–8 pm Sun Italian Village $–$$$ _ 711 Vandiver Drive #B 573-442-8821 Hours: 10 am–11 pm Sun–Thurs, 10 am–midnight Fri–Sat The Pasta Factory $–$$ _ ( Y 3103 W. Broadway, Suite 109 573-449-3948 www.thepastafactory.net Hours: 11 am–10 pm Sun–Thurs, 11 am–10:30 pm Fri–Sat Umbria Rustic Italian $-$$$$ 904 Elm St., Suite 108 573-447-UMBR (8627) www.umbriaitalian.com Hours: 11 am–10 pm Sun–Thurs, 11 am–11 pm Fri–Sat

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Carlito’s Cabo $  12A Business Loop 70 E. 573-443-6370 www.carlitoscabo.com Hours: 11 am–7 pm Mon–Fri, Closed Sat–Sun El Jimador $ _ 3200 Penn Terrace 573-474-7300 Hours: 11 am–10 pm Mon–Thurs, 11 am–10:30 pm Fri–Sat, 11 am–9 pm Sun

El Maguey 901 E. Nifong Blvd.

573-874-3812 504 Business Loop 70 W. 573-449-6558 Hours: 11 am–10 pm Mon–Thurs, 11 am–10:30 pm Fri–Sat El Rancho $ 1014 E. Broadway 573-875-2121 Hours: 11 am–2 am Mon–Wed, 11 am–3 am Thurs–Sat, 11 am–11 pm Sun El Tigre $–$$$ 10 W. Nifong Blvd., Suite M 573-442-2983 Hours: 11 am–10 pm Mon–Sat, 11 am–8 pm Sun José Jalapeños $( _   3412 Grindstone Parkway 573-442-7388 www.josejalapenos.com Hours: 11 am–10 pm Mon–Thurs, 11 am–10:30 pm Fri–Sat La Siesta Mexican Cuisine $-$$ _  www.lasiestamex.com 33 N. Ninth St. 573-449-8788 Hours: 11 am–midnight Mon–Wed, 11–2 am

Thurs–Sat, 11 am–8 pm Sun 3890 Range Line St., Suite 115 573-228-9844 2513 Old 63 S. 573-397-6486 Hours: 11 am–10 pm Mon–Wed, 11 am–10:30 pm Thurs–Sat, 11 am–8 pm Sun La Terraza Mexicana Grill $ 1412 Forum Blvd., Suite 140 573-445-9444 www.ltmexicana.com Hours: 7 am–10 pm, Mon– Thurs, 10:30 am–10:30 pm Fri–Sat, 7 am–9 pm Sun Las Margaritas $ 10 E. Southampton Drive 573-442-7500 Hours: 11 am–10 pm Sun–Thurs, 11 am–10:30 pm Fri–Sat Mi Tierra 2513 Old 63 S. 573-214-0072 Hours: 10 am–10 pm Mon– Thurs, 10 am–10:30 pm Fri–Sat, 10 am–9 pm Sun Rio Grande Mexican Restaurant $  3306 W. Broadway

Business Park 573-445-2946 Hours: 11 am–10 pm Sun– Thurs, 11 am–11 pm Fri–Sat

PIZZA Angelo’s Pizza and Steak House $_( 4107 S. Providence Road 573-443-6100 www.angelospizza andsteak.com Hours: 11 am–10 pm Mon– Sat, 11 am–9 pm Sun Arris’ Pizza $–$$$ _  ( 1020 E. Green Meadows Road 573-441-1199 www.arrispizzaonline.com Hours: 11 am–10 pm Mon– Thurs, 11 am–11 pm Fri–Sat,11 am–10 pm Sun G&D Pizzaria $–$$$ _  2101 W. Broadway 573-445-8336 www.gdpizzasteak.com Hours: 11 am–10 pm Mon–Sat, Closed Sun George’s Pizza and Steakhouse $–$$ 5695 Clark Lane 573-214-2080 Hours: 11 am–10 pm daily

Gumby’s Pizza & Wings 1201 E. Broadway 573-874-8629, www.gumbyspizza.com www.gumbyscolumbia.com Hours: 10:30 am–2 am Mon– Wed, 10:30 am– 3 am Thurs– Sat, 10:30 am–midnight Sun Main West Pizza2 $ 923 E. Broadway 573-777-7711 www.mainwestpizza2.com Hours: 11 am–10 pm Sun–Tues, 11 am–2 am Wed–Sat Midici $-$$ 1007 E. Broadway 573-999-2904 www.mymidici.com Hours: 11 am-1:30 am Mon-Sat, 11 am-11 pm Sun Pizza Tree $-$$$$ 909 Cherry St. 573-874-9925 www.pizzatreepizza.com Hours: 11 am–10 pm Sun– Wed, 11 am–2 am Thurs–Sat Shakespeare’s Pizza $–$$ _ www.shakespeares.com 225 S. Ninth St. 573-449-2454 Hours: 11 am–10 pm Sun– Thurs, 11 am–1:30 am Fri–Sat 3304 W. Broadway Business Park Court #E

573-447-1202 Hours: 11 am–10 pm Sun– Thurs, 11 am–11 pm Fri–Sat 3911 Peachtree Drive 573-447-7435 Hours: 11 am–10 pm Sun– Thurs, 11 am–11 pm Fri–Sat Southside Pizza & Pub $–$$ 3908 Peachtree Drive 573-256-4221 www.southsidepizza andpub.com Hours: 3 pm–1:30 am Mon–Fri, 11 am–1:30 am Sat, 11 am– midnight Sun Tony’s Pizza Palace $  17 N. Fifth St. 573-442-3188 Hours: 11 am–2 pm Mon–Fri,4 pm–11 pm Mon–Thurs, 4 pm–12:30 am Fri–Sat, 4 pm–9 pm Sun Your Pie $ 1413 Grindstone Plaza Drive, itchens.com Hours: 11 am–9 pm Sun– Mon,11 am–10 pm Tues–Thurs, 11 am–11 pm Fri–Sat

SOUTHERN & HOMESTYLE Jazz, A Louisiana Kitchen $–$$$    214 Stadium Blvd.

573-443-5299 www.jazzkitchens.com Hours: 11 am–9 pm Sun– Mon,11 am–10 pm Tues–Thurs, 11 am–11 pm Fri–Sat JJ’s Cafe $ (_ 600 Business Loop 70 W. 573-442-4773 www.jjscafe.net Hours: 6:30 am–2 pm daily Lee’s Famous Recipe Chicken 2316 Paris Road 573-474-5337 2200 W. Ash St., Suite 102 573-445-6650 www.showmelees.com Hours: 10 am–9 pm Sun–Thurs, 10 am–10 pm Fri–Sat Midway Family Restaurant 6401 Highway 40 W. 573-445-6542 www.midwayexpo.com Hours: 24 hours, 7 days a week Ms. Kim’s Fish and Chicken Shack $-$$$$ 1416 Hathman Place 573-256-5467 www.mskimsshack.com Hours: 11 am-8 pm Mon-Sat, closed Sun v

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THE PENULTIMATE GIFT Sure, flowers, a card, a thoughtful gift or a delicious brunch are all good ways to celebrate Mother’s Day on Sunday, May 14. But why not give Mom something extra special this year? Pen an old-fashioned, handwritten, heartfelt letter thanking her for everything she’s done for you. She’ll treasure it always.

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achel Brocksmith and Benjamin Brammeier married July 3, 2016, at Columbia’s First Baptist Church, followed by a reception at The Roof in the Broadway Hotel. Rachel and Ben celebrated a joyous occasion. Even their dog, Ginger, approved.

Mutual friends and a coincidence brought the couple together in 2013. Both were attending weddings in Columbia. They met at a bachelorette party held at The Penguin. In the course of an ordinary conversation, they learned that Rachel had gone to high school with the groom at the wedding Ben was attending. A Facebook search provided Ben with Rachel’s contact information; the couple soon found they had more than friends in common.

The relationship came with a caveat, though. Rachel made it clear on their first date that if her dog, Ginger, didn’t like him, their future as a couple was doomed. As a result, he showed up at the door, not with flowers but with dog treats. Ginger wagged her approval. As the relationship grew and lasted, Ben made a plan. First he asked Rachel’s father for approval to marry her. Then he asked for family diamonds for her ring.

Finally, he was ready for the last step.

He took Rachel and Ginger on a walk through a field. They sat down on a bench to enjoy the view and Ben, addressing Rachel, said, “I’ve asked everyone’s permission to marry you except one.” Turning to the dog, he said, “Ginger, would it be okay with you if I become part of the family?”

He pulled out a realistic-looking ring that matched Rachel’s and attached it to Ginger’s collar. Then he turned back to Rachel, dropped to his knee and asked her to marry him. He slipped the real ring onto her finger as her eyes welled with tears and Ginger licked their hands. “The ring was covered in slobber and love by the time I wiped the tears from my eyes to get a good look at it,” said Rachel.

A family friend, John Thomas, who is a minister from Shelbyville, officiated at the wedding. The couple adhered to a patriotic theme in keeping with the July 3 date. Red roses graced the altar in two large vases and

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the wedding party was decked out in red, white and blue.

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ders and carried red roses. She wore a veil made by her aunt, Lesa Brocksmith, and a pearl bracelet borrowed from her mother.

On the bottom of her shoes, she had written “I do.” Her attendants also carried red roses and wore navy knee-length dresses in a variety of styles, with red sandals or heels.

Ben and the groomsmen wore J. Ferrar navy suits. Ben wore a red bowtie and red rose boutonniere; the groomsmen wore white bowties and red rose boutonnieres.

“We wanted the ceremony to be short and sweet,” said Rachel. “John Thomas did a wonderful job of telling our story. He said a simple message and prayer before we exchanged vows and rings.”

After the ceremony, the wedding party crossed the street to The Roof in the Broadway Hotel, where small plates, an open bar, live band and slide show of the happy couple’s lives helped people mingle and celebrate. A traditional four-tier white cake decorated with gold dots and topped with red roses carried on the wedding theme.

A table was set aside to showcase photos and stories of their families, going back generations. “We wanted to be surrounded by family on our special day, even the ones that came before us,” said Rachel. “We spent hours talking to our family members and researching to get the pictures and stories to display.

We also had our engagement pictures turned into a guest book that people signed at the reception.”

While doing family research, Rachel and Ben discovered their families originally came

from Germany, so that became their honeymoon destination. They stayed in Munich and traveled every day to other parts of Germany and Salzburg, Austria.

The couple now resides in Columbia in a house that backs up to a dog park (another bow to Ginger). Rachel is a sales director for McNerney Management Group, an insurance brokerage, and Ben attends law school at Mizzou.

Looking back, Rachel realizes her mother and grandmother were being brave beyond words throughout the ceremony and reception.

“My grandpa was diagnosed with stomach cancer in early June and was in hospice the week before my wedding,” she said. “My grandma and mom had just finished getting their hair and makeup done when my mom got a call that he had passed. They vowed to not cry and not to tell me or my family until the next day. The strong women in my family celebrated and made me feel special all day.”

Her grandfather made a contribution to the day, too, though Rachel didn’t know it at the time. “The weather forecast was for rain until 9 p.m. My grandpa passed away a little after 2 p.m. and a few minutes after that the rain stopped,” Rachel said. “My grandpa stopped the rain and had the best seat in the house to watch the wedding: Heaven.”

Rachel is the daughter of James (Jim) and Vicki Brocksmith of Hartsburg. Ben’s parents are George Brammeier of Bradenton Beach, Florida, and Teresa Jones and stepfather Gary Jones of New Port Richey, Florida.

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A day filled with love and simple elegance.

achel Drennan and Wes Cunningham were married September 3, 2016, at the Firestone Baar Chapel, followed by a reception at Kimball Ballroom on Stephen’s College campus. The wedding drew on family and friends for almost every element of the celebration.

“We are so grateful to have such great friends and family who willingly offered to help by lending candles, candle holders, table numbers, greenery from the florist and even flowers from a family friend’s garden,” said Rachel. “My mom’s friends came up with ideas and then set up the entire wedding so that my mom, bridesmaids and I were all able to relax and spend time together. It was an amazing blessing.”

Wes and Rachel’s romance began with a blind date on May 14, 2015. They became engaged January 1, 2016, at Lake of the Ozarks while celebrating New Year’s Eve with Rachel’s friends from physical therapy school.

Rachel wanted a wedding that was “elegant and simple.” She chose neutral colors such as gold and white with touches of green. Rachel wore a floor-length, form-fitting gown with a Sabrina neckline in Alençon lace. It featured a plunging V-shape front with a lined bodice and a keyhole back that extended to the sides. A finger-tip length veil completed the bridal ensemble. She wore Express multi-jewel stud earrings of rose gold that matched those worn by her bridesmaids, and her hair was styled in a low bun with a layered twist. She wore gold flats and carried a round bouquet of hydrangeas, white spider mums and white freesia with accents of baby’s breath, white wax flower and mixed greenery.

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quets similar to the bride’s, prepared by Just Fabulous Flowers in Ashland.

The groom wore a J. Ferrar charcoal suit with a cream bow tie and brown leather suspenders, and the groomsmen were similarly attired. They wore boutonnieres of white freesia blooms accented with baby’s breath, white wax flower and mixed greenery.

Matt Webel officiated during the ceremony and Wes’s father, Will Cunningham, delivered the religious message.

“We wanted our ceremony to emphasize our love for each other and for Christ,” Rachel said. “We exchanged vows that were fairly traditional with some personal touches. After verbally exchanging our vows we signed a written copy, followed by our families and wedding party declaring their commitment to supporting us throughout our marriage.”

A cousin played the guitar and a coworker sang a song during the ceremony.

Two lanterns were placed on the steps leading up to the altar, and two flower arrangements and a candle decorated the top of it.

The reception was simply decorated with white table linens topped by tall

cylindrical candleholders surrounded by greenery and hydrangea blooms from Rachel’s mother’s friend’s garden. Carly Love with CoMo Confectionary created three wedding cakes; each was composed of three tiers with chocolate ganache, strawberry cream or vanilla frosting between the layers. Real flowers topped the textured cakes.

Wes’s brother choreographed a dance to begin the reception festivities. “Although it was minimally rehearsed, it started a night of dancing that went until the last moments of our reception,” Rachel said. She and Wes wore customized white Nike tennis shoes with the date of their marriage written on them to allow them to dance the night away.

To accommodate Wes’s rigorous residency schedule, the couple had a short honeymoon in Eureka Springs at Beaver Lakefront Cabins before starting life together in Searcy, Arkansas. Rachel is a pediatric physical therapist and Wes is an internal medicine resident physician.

Rachel is the daughter of Tim and Maggie Drennan of Columbia. Wes’s parents are Will and Cindy Cunningham of Littleton, Colorado.

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Goin’ to the Chapel Mid-Missouri couples share their happy news.

CIERA DAWSON, of Nixa, and MARTY SHAW, of Columbia, will be wed on Oct. 7, 2017, in Branson.

Ciera graduated from Nixa High School in 2004, and then received her degree in Dental Hygiene and Health Science from Missouri Southern State University in 2008. Marty graduated from Hickman High School in 2010 and did his undergraduate studies at Central Methodist University, graduating in 2014.

The couple met through mutual friends in Springfield. Since their engagement last summer, they have been happily planning the wedding of their dreams. After they tie the knot, they plan to reside in Columbia.

The bride’s parents are Jody and Tim Dawson of Nixa. The groom’s parents are Debbie and Marty Shaw of Columbia.

Ciera is a dental hygienist in Nixa. Marty is a salesman with Ferguson Plumbing in Columbia.

WHITNEY REYS, of Columbia, and BRADLEY HEDLUND, of Indianapolis, will be married on June 30, 2017, at the Bellagio Resort in Las Vegas.

Whitney graduated from Rock Bridge High School in 2005 and did her undergraduate studies at Purdue University. She graduated in 2009 with her bachelors degree in communications. She graduated from Baylor in 2011 with her masters in communications. Bradley graduated from Cathedral High School in 2005 and did his undergraduate studies at Purdue University, as well. He graduated in 2010 with his bachelors in accounting.

The future Mr. and Mrs. met while attending Purdue, during spring break on a cruise in the Virgin Islands. They love baseball, cooking, great food, Purdue and Mizzou sports and family vacations.

They are planning a honeymoon to Japan.

The bride’s parents are Barbara and Robert Reys of Columbia. The groom’s parents are Julie and Ken Hedlund of Indianapolis.

Whitney is a sales representative with Insight Global in Chicago. Bradley is a manager with Pricewaterhouse Cooper in Chicago.

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32nd Annual Taste of Mid-Missouri The mid-Missouri Chapter of the Missouri Restaurant Association held its 32nd annual Taste of Mid-Missouri to benefit the students who receive the chapter’s scholarships. Hundreds of mid-Missourians enjoyed the delicious treats of more than 40 purveyors throughout the evening.

1. Chris Crocker | 2. Van and Lisa Hawxby | 3. Allie Loewenstein, John Beshears and Samantha Villarreal | 4. Mike Smith, Aubray Davis and Chris Mason | 5. Paul Froeschle, Nate Denzin and Camden Coulter | 6. Mitch Myers and Nick Smith | 7. Benjamin Randolph and Noah Vogt

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Mizzou ’39 Congratulations to the newest class of Mizzou ’39 — the top 39 seniors at The University of Missouri — who were honored (along with their families and mentors) at a celebration on Saturday, March 11, 2017. Thanks to the Alumni Association Student Board for shepherding this amazing program.

1. Emma Vickers and Samuel Stewart | 2. Carol and Bret Pogemiller | 3. Rhonda, Lily and Alan Zacharias | 4. Stacy Doyle and Christin Austin with Kaleb and Ethan Doyle | 5. Karen, Ty and George Zapitzky | 6. Brittney Frazier, Grace Gabel, Emily Russell and Lily Zacharias | 7. Kevin, Leah and Will Simpson

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Serenade — A Benefit for Young Musicians Serenade — A Benefit for Young Musicians was held on March 12 at the Missouri Theatre. The evening featured silent and live auctions, light dinner, wine and a benefit concert featuring string sensation Barrage 8 and the Conservatory musicians.

1. Katie and Brian Kurz | 2. Dave and Nancy Griggs | 3. Malissa and Bill Clinton | 4. Kyle, Chris and Kerry Pudenz | 5. Julie Staveley-O’Carroll, Albrecht Friederike and Kevin O’Carroll | 6. Eunsook Kwon, Younghee Yu and Seunghee Han | 7.Helen and Sarah Sandkuhl

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A NEW VIEW

by L.G. PATTERSON

As a photographer, I have access to some unique points of view in the community. Here is one of them, in A New View.

Assignment: Cooper’s Landing

The Location: BoatHenge on the Katy Trail

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have lived in Columbia for 35 years and this was the first time I have stopped to enjoy the awesome spectacle that is BoatHenge. I have heard that it has been there for decades but I didn’t see the phenomenon as I traveled extensively along the Missouri River documenting the 100-year floods of 1993 and 1995. My guess is that it popped up after that.

The day I was shooting an assignment at Cooper’s Landing was a nice day. I had some time to stop and walk around the fiberglass boats. Initially, it reminded me of a water-based version of the Cadillac Ranch in Texas, where ten Cadillacs are buried in the middle of a field in a straight line. I am guessing that the curve these six boats have been planted in must have some reference to the famed Stonehenge in England. Thus the name, BoatHenge.

I love this style of boat. If I were going to buy a boat, it would be one that resembles one of these.

But I’m never going to buy a boat, because we all know that the two happiest days in a man’s life are the day he bought his boat and the day he sold his boat.

@picturelg

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Inside Columbia Wedding Announcements........97

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Adelman Travel......................................................... 77

Joe Machens Ford-Lincoln.....................................94

Arches Footwear....................................................... 37

Johnston Paint............................................................21

Aria Luxury Apartments .........................................81

Kampai Sushi Bar & Restaurant.......................... 103

Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre ................................ 23

Kia of Columbia........................................................42

Atkins, Inc...................................................................38

KMOS-TV....................................................................41

Automated Systems.................................................19

Landmark Bank........................................................... 2

Barred Owl Butcher & Table...................................17

Las Margaritas..........................................................28

Blue Bell Farm............................................................99

Macadoodles............................................................ 113

BMW of Columbia................................................... 111

Mercedes-Benz of Columbia................................ 115

Boone Hospital Center.............................................12

Mill Creek Village......................................................31

Bur Oak Brewing.....................................................6, 7

Missouri Beef Industry Council............................89

Bush & Patchett........................................................20

Missouri Cancer Associates.................................... 3

Cancer Research Center..........................................18

Missouri Heart Center..........................................109

Carpet One................................................................ 27

Missouri Theatre Concert Series..........................54

Central Bank of Boone County...............................14

MO-X......................................................................... 103

Central Missouri Auto Body...................................21

MU Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital....... 35

City of Festus Tourism Commission.................... 37

N.H. Scheppers Distributing Company...............83

Columbia LandCare................................................. 33

Osaka Japanese Restaurant Sushi Bar and

Commerce Bank......................................................... 5

Hibachi Steakhouse............................................39

CoMo Christian Men’s Conference .................. 107

Revealed: Christian Women’s Conference ......105

CoMo Smoke and Fire.............................................79

Shakespeare’s Pizza.................................................92

Downtown Appliance............................................. 116

Simple Solutions Fitness.........................................39

Dr. Gregory Croll....................................................... 53

Sorenson Estate........................................................97

EcoWater Systems....................................................17

St. Louis Resurfacing.................................................. 8

Evorg Properties ........................................................91

Sycamore................................................................... 40

Flooring America..................................................... 113

Synergy Sports..........................................................20

FlyOver........................................................................85

Tallulah’s.....................................................................97

Forrest Chevrolet......................................................25

The Broadway, A Doubletree by Hilton......89, 101

Fortified Roofing & Siding........................................51

The Grind Coffee House......................................... 77

Grove Construction..................................................20

Tiger Family Chiropractic.......................................99

Harold’s Doughnuts..................................................19

UMB Bank..................................................................36

House of Chow.........................................................49

University of Missouri Health Care ................ 4, 87

Inside Columbia CEO Updates................................ 35

University Subaru................................................ 10, 11

Inside Columbia Instagram.......................................31

Wilson’s Fitness.......................................................... 9

Inside Columbia Subscriptions.............................. 112

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THE FINAL WORD

by FRED PARRY

A Bird in Hand

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olumbia’s recent success in attracting new companies would certainly be the envy of any similar sized community and for good reason. The projected economic impact of Aurora Organic Dairy and American Outdoor Brands promises tens of millions of dollars in investment and hundreds of new jobs in our local economy. The successful recruitment of these two companies is a feather in the cap of local economic development officials and a nice boost to an economy that has been, by comparison, rather lackluster since the downturn that began in 2008.

As expected, the use of a number of economic incentives from local and state sources to attract these new companies to Columbia has sparked the age-old debate of whether we are doing enough for the companies that have called Columbia home for many years. In many respects, our success in retaining existing companies is as important as our efforts to attract new companies. I recently had the opportunity to hear a presentation by Dale Tidemann, plant manager for Columbia’s 3M operations. The rise, fall and subsequent rise of 3M in Columbia is a great reminder of the potential for growth that exists in the companies that have long been established here.

3M first opened its doors in Columbia in 1970. The company’s 375,000 square foot facility sits on a 100-acre tract at the intersection of Route B and Waco Road. During its heyday, 3M employed as many as 1,000 people in Columbia. Around 1999, the company’s payroll dipped down to nearly 200 employees when one of 3M’s major customers moved manufacturing from the United States to Asia. After a strategic shift in focus, the company has rebounded and now employs 425 workers in Columbia, with that number expected to surpass 500 by the end of 2017.

The downturn of employee numbers at 3M was directly tied to the manufacture of flexible circuit boards that were a key component of the ink cartridges used for laser printers.

When Hewlett-Packard decided to move operations to Singapore, Columbia’s 3M plant seemed to face certain demise.

Thanks to the company’s innovation and commitment to our local workforce, 3M reinvented its Columbia operations and made a bold move into product lines that serve the nation’s rapidly growing healthcare industry. Almost 80 percent of the products manufactured in the Columbia plant are for medical and pharmaceutical uses including intravenous ports, purification systems and a line of press-on lenses. Local workers

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are now producing more than one million medical caps for the intravenous ports each day. This product is playing an important role in preventing infections in hospitals and healthcare facilities.

If you’ve been to a doctor’s office lately, you have probably come in contact with a Litman brand stethoscope. Litman is the number one selling brand of lithoscopes and every Litman device is manufactured right here in Columbia at the 3M plant. You can add this medical device to the Oscar Mayer hotdog and the Quaker rice cake on the growing list of things manufactured exclusively in Columbia, Mo. One of the best things about 3M’s presence in Boone County is that the company is an excellent corporate citizen. With more than $170,000 in contributions in our community last year, they set an example for all other companies. You can see 3M’s generosity in many forms, from their support of United Way to their investment in the Urban Ecology Restoration project on the MKT Trail between the Forum Blvd and Stadium Blvd access points.

Speaking of good corporate citizenship, 3M’s next-door neighbor, the Kraft Heinz plant, donated more than 547,000 pounds of Oscar Mayer hotdogs to the Food Bank of Central and Northeast Missouri last year. Like Aurora Dairy and American Outdoor Brands, Kraft Heinz recently asked Boone County officials to issue Chapter 100 bonds that will abate up to 75 percent of real estate taxes that would have been paid by these companies. In exchange for this abatement, all three companies have promised to retain or increase the number of jobs they provide in Boone County. I believe that a quid pro quo relationship should be in order. As the Boone County Commission begins to rewrite its Chapter 100 policy, citizens can expect a more defined requirement that companies seeking abatements commit to prescribed levels of corporate citizenship. Public officials must do everything in their power to remind these recipients of the Biblical adage, “To whom much is given, much is expected.”

It may be years before another company seeks public assistance in exchange for relocating or expanding in Boone County. In the meantime, local officials would be wise to invest more energy in retaining established businesses like 3M. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.

Fred Parry

Publisher • fred@insidecolumbia.net

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