![]() There’s just so much more on the menu I want to try, healthy or otherwise!Ībout the Author: Dave Eckert is a long-time journalist whose career spans nearly four decades. “Really, I just want people to say that they’ll be back because they were blown away.” We just want you to experience some bold flavors,” Rohde stated. As for the dining experience, Rohde says he’s going for the wow factor. It all adds to a great vibe in the space, which I would call casually elegant. Rohde also points out that the bar is scratch too with no purchased juices, shrubs, or botanicals. I’ll custom make something for someone at any time. I make it a point to speak to every one of them. “We have a lot of people with allergies and other health concerns who come in here. Rohde does his best to keep things as local and fresh as possible, so while low-country cooking doesn’t necessarily lend itself to healthy eating, you can make that work at The Brass Onion. “I source locally and organically when I can. There’s no shrimp base or chicken base in my kitchen,” Rohde proudly shared. I make all my demis, all my sauces, all my stocks. It’s all fantastic, and like Silo, all made in-house from the ground up. The menu is extensive and packed with all sorts of low- country specialties: the Brass Onion’s famous onion dip, barbecue shrimp (delicious but messy), gumbo, fried chicken, and on and on. Now well into its second year, The Brass Onion is firing on all cylinders. Fresh, scratch, craft – all the good words,” Executive Chef Chris Rohde said. Some southern staples, family food, bold flavors. “I like to call it refined southern comfort. A bustling dining room and open kitchen greeted us upon our arrival during which we were promised we’d experience “low-country goodness.” Boy, did we ever! My second stop was at The Brass Onion housed in Overland Park’s Prairiefire Entertainment District. I’ve got my eye on Silo Modern Farmhouse and Chef Laura Favela. And, should you not opt for specifically healthier choices on your visit, let me just say that the New Zealand Lamb Chops and Cast-Iron Sea Scallops were terrific. There are also a number of gluten-free options on the menu, and as with any good chef, Favela says if you have a specific request, she will do her best to fulfill it. Healthier entrees, meantime, include a second tofu presentation along with a miso pan-seared salmon and fresh catch of the day. And, I also like the Korean tofu bahn mi,” Favela shared. “The quinoa salad is one of my personal favorites. Whatever you select, you will not be disappointed. For starters, you could go with the octopus ceviche as I did, or perhaps choose the lemon-garlic hummus. ![]() But of course, there are specific items that rank higher on the health spectrum. Something different and hand-crafted every day.” Because of Favela’s scratch kitchen and her relationship with sustainable area farms, nearly everything at Silo is inherently healthier. “We come up with specials every day, hand-rolled pastas, seafood flown in fresh from Florida, cakes made from scratch. ![]() “We do comfort food, but more upscale to make it really nice for the diner,” Favela told me. So from large-scale, often corporate kitchens, she’s now doing what she loves most – creating one-of-a-kind dishes in her scratch kitchen featuring local ingredients from more than a dozen sustainable area farms. Prior to that she had cooked at casinos, hotels, and resorts all around the country. Normally, that would get me itching to get out my clubs, but on this night, thanks to the cooking of Chef Laura Favela, I was totally focused on the food.įavela was working at Aramark before being nabbed by Silo. The main dining room features high ceilings and lovely views of the golf course. My first visit was to Silo Modern Farmhouse, which occupies a beautiful space within Lenexa’s Canyon Farms Golf Club. Both were new to me, and both provided excellent and unique dining experiences. But for this column, I sought out two JOCO restaurants, one in Lenexa and one in Overland Park. Living in Liberty, it’s sometimes difficult for us to dine extensively in Johnson County.
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