Author Archives for Chris Perrin

Po’s Dumpling House


Watching Anthony Bourdain slurp noodles in China’s finest dumpling bars on No Reservations was a culinary siren song.  I sat in rapt attention as highly skilled chefs weaved noodles with their hands, tossed mini-dumplings in pots of boiling water, and prepared a banquet’s worth of savory fillings.  After the show ended, I badly wanted to […]

Masalas: Kansas City’s Authentic Indian Cuisine


Masalas has its work cut out for it if it is going to beat the odds.  It recently opened in one of those places.  You know, one of those places that seem like a great location, but no restaurant can ever make it there more than three months before closing down.  That building has been […]

Chris Perrin