Give me an F!

This past Friday had me doing a little cheer. There may have been some arms and legs flailing about, but don't worry no one got their eye poked out. Normally, I think the letter 'F' gets a bad rap unless, of course, it stands for the "Fever"... you know the "Spartan Fever". Or when it stands for Food Trucks and First Fridays!

In Kansas City, this all goes down in the Crossroads District the first Friday of every month (thank you Captain Obvious). If you live in the area and haven't been, you should get it on your calendar pronto! With all that cheering, I worked up an appetite. Lucky for me the food trucks now have a permanent parking lot at 21st and Wyandotte.

Where the magic happens...

So many trucks so little time!

Scott doesn't quite get my obsession since there isn't usually a whole lot I can eat (thank you Celiac Disease), but it's more about the atmosphere and the people watching! I had chicken tacos and Scott went with the meatball sliders - delish.

'Cluck Yeah' slider and Chicken Taco

Cute boy - I think I'll take him home.

Mid-eats

After stuffing our faces, we spent the evening walking around watching street performers and catching...

If you do venture down to the Crossroads and you like pottery, check out Archival Designs. It is one of my favorite spots.

'Mugshot' at Archival Designs

Kemper at the Crossroads always has unique exhibits. This is from Eric Fertman's 'Here's Your Hat, What's Your Hurry' and will be at the gallery through July.

 

Kemper at the Crossroads

18th and Wyandotte is fun anytime with a cafe and a few shops. Usually, you can find street dancers here on a First Friday. They are awesome!

18th and Wyandotte

I really like the one below and found it in the old Arts Incubator space. I think it is now the Todd Weiner Gallery (unfortunate last name).

Buy me this. It's only $2500.

Street band - not sure what's up with the masks?!

My ride home...gas is so expensive these days. I wonder if I can get one with a cup holder...

If you haven't been, there is so much more to see! So, pick a nice Friday night and head on down for food and fun. Oh, and remember, respect people's personal space! (SNL Spartans)

-M

Behold the Power of the Goat...

Today, Scott and I went on a little field trip. Are you ready to get a little wild and crazy? How about a little "Indigo Wild" and crazy? 

If you spend any time roaming the aisles of Whole Foods or HyVee (anyone else like to spend hours in the grocery store? No, just me...oh), you may have come across Zum products. I have made several Zum purchases in my days, but I only recently realized that the Zum factory is right here in Kansas City (Thanks Ma)! Well once I figured that out, Scott and I jumped in the car (zum, zum) and headed right on over. 

The Indigo Wild factory is located in the Crossroads District. They have been at this location for 3 years, but have been making Zum for 16. They ship products all across the country and even internationally. 

You can schedule time to take a tour of the factory which is pet and fun friendly. Tours are Thursdays, which doesn't work out so well for us 9-5ers, but I am thinking this may warrant getting a group of my girls together and taking a half day off of work. By the time we left, I was ready to apply for a part time job. 

Even though we couldn't take a tour today, there was plenty to see and buy. The factory has a little shop with sale bins (score!) and smells oh-so-good! I mean who couldn't get behind a company with this mantra:

"Before Indigo Wild touches your body, it touches these bodies. No worries, we're not showering with your soap singing "I'm Too Sexy" before we ship it off to you. We're talking handcrafted, handmade, hand-mixed, hands-on…which is all pretty dang handsome.
So take a spin with our handy work. It's mixed and mashed with 100% pure essential oils, shea butter, meadowfoam seed oil, soy wax, goat's milk, botanical extracts and other jujulicious ingredients. It all helps to carry on some karma and magnify the mojo. Then it's flashed by the butt of a gnome, danced over by a shaman, kissed by a fairy and blessed by a goat." (source)

You can read more about Indigo Wild and Zum here .

It is feeling a little more like winter today in KC. Scott and I have been making our way through a big pot of "Midsummer Corn Chowder with Basil, Tomato, and Fennel." I have only made a handful of the recipes in Veganomicon  so far, but they have all been delicious.

  Enjoy your weekend peeps!
-M