Chili with the Chef

I promised to post something of importance to the Kansas City community today, so here you go. As you can see from this flier, Chef Kamal is putting on a free Cincinnati Chili Night for all of his fans. I've been buying Yummy's products for a while but had always figured the picture on the label was just a stock image of a friendly mediterranean gentleman. Once I started buying lunch at Cosentino's Downtown Market, however, I realized that the guy who was making the falafel and gyro sandwiches was none other than the Chef himself. I found this flier on his Facebook page, so I hope he doesn't mind it getting a little extra exposure.

And lest you think I'm being facetious about the importance of Chef's presence in the downtown market, think again. Kansas City may be broke, dangerous and mired in political pettiness. But as long as I can go downtown and buy a fresh, savory, delicious falafel or gyro sandwich, that's all the proof I need that the so-called "downtown renaissance" has arrived.

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