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Yahoo
09-05-2025
- Yahoo
Concern grows as woman is hit by dirt-biker popping a wheelie on Southwest Blvd
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – More safety concerns are coming from Kansas City's West Side today, May 8. Video from a surveillance camera shows a pedestrian being hit by the driver of a dirt bike. The video comes from a weekend Cinco De Mayo celebration in the busy restaurant district along Southwest Boulevard. The biker appears to be popping a wheelie and speeding when he hit the walker, who was trying to cross the street. The owner of the video clip, who asked to remain anonymous, said they believe the biker stopped for a moment and then drove off. The victim was taken to a hospital with cuts to her head on Friday, May 2. Man sentenced to prison for 2023 road rage shooting in Clay County Burnout marks on the pavement along Southwest Boulevard tell some of the story. Merchants who operate restaurants along this busy street on Kansas City's West Side aren't surprised by the video shared on Thursday. Teresa Grado, who operates a nearby business, said Friday night was a chaotic scene with hundreds of people visiting Southwest Boulevard to celebrate Cinco de Mayo, and dirt bikes and ATVs were there, too. Grado believes the police are doing the best they can to help. She and other merchants don't want the dirt bikes troubling customers. 'As a mother, they made my stomach cringe,' Grado said. 'This is so sad. It's disgusting. It's beyond disrespectful. I don't know who raised these kids, but that's insane.' A Kansas City Police spokesperson said there's no police report from this incident, but patrol officers are focusing on entertainment districts like this one. Managers at LaFonda, one of the boulevard's beloved Mexican restaurants, said one of their windows was shot out last year when ATV and dirt bike riders gathered in the street. On Tuesday, FOX4 News spoke with managers at Manny's Restaurant, which is also in the Crossroads District. Owners at Manny's complained they fear going out of business unless safety concerns are addressed effectively. Things to do in Kansas City for Mother's Day Weekend Crispin Rea, Fourth District Kansas City Councilmember, hadn't seen video of the dirt bike incident before FOX4 News shared it with him on Thursday. Councilmember Rea said he knows businesses are counting on city leaders to keep the streets safe for customers. 'I have spoken to (KCPD Chief Stacey) Graves, and I know there will be an increased police presence again. We're going to keep putting the resources where it needs to go until we can put an end to this,' Councilmember Rea Rea plans a meeting with many of these business operators next week, in hopes of helping them organize and take precautions before another violent incident takes place. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Telegraph
04-03-2025
- Telegraph
Treat yourself with a trip to America's best-kept foodie secret
When it comes to cuisine, San Antonio has been building quite a name for itself. In 2017 this Texan jewel was officially named a Unesco Creative City of Gastronomy, one of only two in the United States. Then, in 2024 the renowned Michelin Guide echoed the sentiment, recommending 12 San Antonio restaurants in its inaugural guide to Texas. Put simply, this is a city where the going is always good, the sunshine is abundant… and the eating is invariably excellent. One of the most famous culinary offerings of the city is Tex-Mex. This fusion of Texan and Mexican cuisine, considered by many as the ultimate comfort food, was invented here in San Antonio, and is still served to spicy perfection in beloved local eateries like Rosario's, where you'll find life-changingly good nachos, and La Fonda on Main, with its shaded, hacienda-style courtyard and legendary enchiladas. The simplest way to explain the difference between traditional Mexican food and Tex-Mex is to stop talking, sit down in one of San Antonio's Tex-Mex favourites – the likes of Mi Tierra Café y Panaderia in the heart of the city – and focus on the food, the bold Texas flavours tangling up with the best of Mexico to create dishes of jaw-dropping tastiness, from breakfast til dusk and beyond. A picture can paint a thousand words, but a mouthful of crispy tacos stuffed with prime Texan beef dripping with tomatoes and Monterey jack cheese and a pile of rice and beans on the side says everything that needs to be said about the spicy, delicious richness of flavours of quality Tex-Mex. The good news is that authentic Mexican cuisine is equally well represented here in San Antonio, from vibrant cantina-style joints such as La Gloria, which specialises in elevated street food like tacos al pastor from Mexico City and cocteles de mariscos from Veracruz, to glitzy Mixtli, which was awarded its first Michelin Star in 2024. Mixtli, considered one of the finest Mexican dining spots in the country, offers a 10 course, prix fixe tasting menu that rotates seasonally, highlighting the flavours of different areas of Mexico. The only catch is its incredible popularity – you'll have to make the reservation well before boarding your plane, although many would say it's worth the flight alone. Of course, this is Texas, and if there's another type of food you'd expect to find here it's barbecue. San Antonio excels on this front and is home to a host of seminal smoke shacks. You'll be utterly spoilt for choice, with leading options including Reese Bros Barbecue, with its ridiculously tender oak-smoked brisket, and 2M Smokehouse, which serves delectable pork ribs and incomparable homemade sausage, and its pork link with serrano peppers and Oaxaca cheese is also a must-try. Meanwhile, those seeking upscale eateries while in town should make a beeline for Cured, a buzzy, rustic-chic restaurant serving charcuterie-focussed dishes in the Pearl District, San Antonio's hottest enclave. Once a sprawling brewery complex, the Pearl is now home to some of the city's most wildly popular restaurants and bars – seek out Southerleigh Fine Food & Brewery for hot jalapeno cheddar grits, or Prost on the San Antonio River Walk, with its new Alchemy Bar, complete with cool mixologists and regular live music nights – as well as the achingly hip Hotel Emma with its two Michelin Keys, jaw-dropping bar and rooftop pool. San Antonio's status as the culinary capital of Texas can be attributed to many factors, from the agriculturally rich Hill Country surrounding it, a source of impeccably fresh ingredients, to the presence of the Culinary Institute of America campus, which serves up a steady supply of young, talented chefs. Intriguingly, diners can sample the work of these future superstars at Savor, the school's full-service restaurant. Perhaps above all, the secret to San Antonio's comestible ascendancy lies in its sheer diversity and the fusion that inspires. Tex-Mex evolved here because the Tejano population brought their parents' authentic Mexican cuisine to the city and married it with Texas flavours – and that willingness to experiment and blend has continued ever since. Across San Antonio today, award-winning restaurants are fusing all kinds of national dishes and flavours to perfection, from Indian barbecue style at Curry Boys BBQ to a little bit of everything delicious at free-spirited international bistro The Magpie. The closest major city to the Texan border, San Antonio's rich history of combining deep Spanish, Mexican and American influences has led to a cuisine as rich as its culture. This is a city on the fast track to becoming one of the most celebrated dining destinations in the country – and deservedly so.
Yahoo
22-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Spicy margarita recipes: 3 expert bartenders share their best tips for adding heat to your cocktail
Like your margarita with a little bit (or a lot) of heat? When you sidle up to the bar and order a spicy margarita, there's a few different ways that bartenders can add a kick to the classic tequila cocktail. These spicy margarita methods are ones you can easily replicate at home. Ahead, learn the art of making a perfect spicy margarita, from three bartenders who have made thousands of them. You can make any of your favorite margarita recipes spicy. Some common ways to make homemade spicy margaritas include infusing a bottle of blanco tequila with some jalapeno peppers — but note this requires some advanced planning as you'll want your tequila to soak up the pepper's spices for about a week. Another option? Buy bottle of spicy tequila, which means the agave spirit has already been infused with hot peppers. A bartender favorite is Tanteo Tequila, which makes both habanero tequila and jalapeno tequila, both which work beautifully in a homemade spicy margarita. Another option is to add spicy bitters to your spicy margarita mix, like Bittermens Hellfire Habanero Shrub Cocktail Bitters. Or, for a fresh spicy margarita, muddle a jalapeno or Serrano pepper in your shaker, a trick that a longtime bartender on the Santa Fe Margarita Trail uses to make his spicy margarita recipe that he's shared. Depending on the pepper you use, you can get a varying degree of heat! So, when it comes to making a batch of homemade cocktails for National Margarita Day (Feb. 22) or beyond, you've got lots of options for how to spice up your margarita mix with peppers. I tapped three expert bartenders to share their favorite spicy margarita recipes. The bartender: Leo Granados, who's been with La Fonda on the Plaza in Santa Fe, New Mexico for nearly three decades. Santa Fe is known for its margaritas, and La Fonda is one of the stops on the Margarita Trail, which features more than 50 tequila cocktails. This is how Granados makes his spicy Serrano margarita for La Fonda's Bell Tower Bar. Ingredients: 1.5 oz Exotico Tequila 0.5 oz Triple Sec 1.5 oz lime juice ⅓ of a Serrano pepper muddled Tajin for the rim. Instructions: 1. Mix all ingredients 2. Shake with ice 3. Pour into a Tajin-rimmed glass. To get a Tajin rim, you can rub a cut lime around the rim of a glass and then roll it on to a plate with Tajin seasoning. The bartender: Alec Kass is the beverage director at the Civilian Hotel in New York City. He shares the perfect spicy margarita recipe for a drink he's named the Spicy Encounter. 'The heat level is enough to sizzle but doesn't burn,' Kass says. The spicy margarita recipe is not only delicious, but it's also wonderfully simple because it's all equal parts, Kass says. You can scale up the recipe easily, exchanging ounces for cups to have a perfect pitcher of spicy margaritas for a crowd. Ingredients: 0.75 oz. Tanteo Blanco 0.75 oz. Tanteo Jalapeno 0.75 oz. Ancho Reyes Verde 0.75 oz. Puréed Passionfruit* 0.75 oz. Lime Juice 0.75 oz. Agave Syrup (3:1 Agave:Water)** * Puréed Passionfruit: Make it with passionfruit in a blender, mixed and strained is always preferred, but companies like Boiron and Perfect Purée make very good Passionfruit purées, Kass says. ** For your agave syrup, simply mix three parts agave nectar with one part water and stir to combine. The water should allow the nectar to flow more steadily and incorporate into the cocktail. Instructions: 1. Add all ingredients to cocktail shaker with ice and shake briefly but hard. 2. Strain to a rocks glass with black salt and tajin on the rim. Optional: Float mezcal on top and garnish with a lime wheel. The bartender: Eric Garcia, from Toro by Richard Sandoval located within Hotel Clio in Denver, shares how to make a perfect spicy margarita with your own Serrano-infused tequila, plus a homemade sweet-and-sour mix. Ingredients: 1.5 oz Serrano-infused tequila 2 oz sour mix** 1 slice lime wedge Black salt for the rim A Serrano pepper slice and lime wheel or wedge for garnish Pour one bottle of your favorite Blanco tequila into a cambro (or a vessel that can hold a good amount of liquid). Cut six whole Serrano peppers into halves and mix into tequila. Let tequila infuse with Serrano peppers for one week. Strain Serrano peppers from tequila. A homemade sweet and sour mix makes a much higher quality margarita than the pre-made stuff. To make homemade sweet and sour mix shake ¼ cup simple syrup, ¼ cup fresh lemon juice and ¼ cup fresh lime juice together in a covered container. This recipe makes 3/4 cup and can refrigerated up to one month. Homemade simple syrup is easy to make at home. Shake 1/2 cup sugar and ½ cup hot water together in a covered container to dissolve the sugar. Let it cool. Instructions: 1. Rub a lime wedge around the side of a highball glass in an upside-down triangle shape to moisten the glass. Pour a few tablespoons of coarse black salt into a saucer. Roll the side of the glass in the salt and shake off the excess, being sure not to get any salt inside the glass. 2. In a shaker, add ice, pour infused tequila and sour mix, and shake vigorously. 3. Pour into the salted margarita glass and garnish with a sliced Serrano and lime wedge.
