If I were dedicated to writing up my Kansas City adventures in strictly chronological order, I’d be duty-bound to follow my first posts with the story of Amber and Matt’s wedding. However, it doesn’t feel right to describe the excitement, gorgeousness, fun, tastiness, beauty, and swooping love-love-love of the wedding before Amber has done so herself. So let’s skip forward a few days, shall we?
Ah-ha! It seems our flagrant rejection of the space-time continuum skipped us directly to the door of a hot sauce factory. At Original Juan, Amber and I explored an array of spiced nuts, “100% Pain” hot sauce (which I not only purchased but managed to get in my eye; dear me the title is apt), cheesecake-in-a-jar, and mysterious unlabeled bottles of curry sauce that could’ve contained lemur fur, for all we knew.
All lemur fur fears were forgotten upon catching sight of an anatomically-correct wild boar in the street, though. Why, Kansas City, why?
And why does your fountain contain a man force-feeding peanut butter to a rearing horse with a long-handled spoon? (That’s my interpretation of the statue and I’m sticking to it.)
After driving around oohing and aahing at the gorgeous architecture of Kansas City’s houses (cottages and mansions, more like), Amber and I stumbled across Annedore’s Fine Chocolates. This chocolate shop’s candy-coated chocolate covered almonds and hazelnuts were crispy-sweet and moreish…
…and their Halloween-themed confections rather adorable.
Seeing as the chocolate primed my soul for sweetness, Amber graciously took me to Glacé, the chocolatier Christopher Elbow’s new artisan ice cream store. Extensive sampling led me to decide that the goat cheese and cherry flavour tasted of naught but syrupy cherries, but the salted pretzel, lemon curd, macadamia nut, and toasted coconut flavours were quite pleasant.
My pick of the Glacé flavours was Farmer Bob’s Sweet Corn ice cream, as it truly tasted like fresh, sweet, juicy corn. Alas, I made the rookie mistake of pairing this flavour with another that I hadn’t sampled first, and thus I found myself staring dejectedly at a melting lump of kiwi sorbet that tasted predominately of sugar.
A friend as wonderful as Amber would never let a day end on such a disappointing note, and so she and Matt whisked me off to Ghengis Khan for dinner. Technically called a Mongolian BBQ restaurant, I prefer to think of Ghengis Khan as a magical wonderland of whim and fancy.
You take a bowl, load up on your choice of fresh vegetables, tofu, meat, seafood, noodles, and sauces (soy sauce! pad thai sauce! ginger water! garlic water! sacha oil! sweet chilli sauce! curry powder! chilli paste! wine! onion oil! tequila lime powder! sesame oil! roasted peanuts! chipotle powder!) and then hand your creation to the grilling men who, within minutes, turn your ingredients into a plate of piping hot fun.
Also included in the meal at Ghengis Khan were several types of soup, crab rangoon, sweet fried sesame dough thingamabobs (I’ve got twenty!), fresh fruit, and sticky-sweet-gooey lemon bars that tasted more like St Louis gooey butter cake in bar form.
Personally, though, my tastes tend more towards extravagant leftover wedding cupcakes.
Living with newlyweds is awesome.
You’d think the horse would look happier about the peanut butter feeding, huh?
Boo to Kiwifruit flavoured ANYTHING, I feel about the Kiwi like you feel about the orange. Ick yuck nastynastynasty.
Oh wow those cupcakes look incredible – I really can’t wait until Amber does a wedding recap!
At least kiwi chocolate isn’t everywhere, like ickygross orange chocolate! Urgh.
Hopefully she’ll get the photos back soon, and then will be able to do her recap! I can’t wait either.
Mmm…coffin chocolate
I love the sound of Genghis Khan … And it’s wonderfully colourful entrance.
Tell Amber to hurry up with the wedding story/ies!! Please!
Only if you’re able to tell the photographer/s to hurry up with the wedding photos!!
You would love Ghengis Khan; it’s so easy to create a meal perfect for any allergies/intolerances/taste preferences! I think I’ve eaten enough water chestnuts and edamame to last me the next year…
oh you aaaaare having fun! the artisan 2chocolate store sounds like fu1n – I think3 the corn choclate would have paired well with a chilli chocol4ate ice cream – just in case you have beeen wonderingu64gntij8hy6t5ggggggggggij – and that is as much as I can say with sylvia’s help4
What a typing team you and Sylvia make!
Hahaha they make ‘scary’ candy better every year
And sweet corn ice cream? Now that sounds delish!
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
The only thing that ice cream needed was peanut butter.
Chilli in the eye is terrible stuff. Sweet corn ice cream in the mouth, however, is very nice indeed. Both speaking from experience. Also, that wedding cupcake looks fabulous!
Aww, it seems you’re totally in foodie wonderland!!
The ice cream varieties sound so fancy, I haven’t heard of half of them before! The most exotic thing I ever tasted in this regard was licorice ice cream which actually wasn’t even bad. 
Licorice gelato in Florence was what turned me from a licorice-hater to a licorice-lover.
I always thought that anatomically correct was better. After all those mystery mounds on dolls always seemed a bit suspect. Or is that just me?
Oh and I love Singaporean sweet corn icecream so I’m intrigued by this one! 
Poor, poor Ken. Poor infertile lumpy-crotch Ken.
Definitely not just you
I can’t wait to hear about the wedding! I do hope you post a photo of the bride. I love the look of the chocolate nuts and that halloween chocolate creation is certainly nothing I have ever seen before xx
Well, I already posted one photo, so I think I can definitely post a few more of the stunning bride!
Sweet corn ice cream is awesome! And I’m sure I would have eaten at least 21 of those sesame pancake things
You could have had mine! They just didn’t work in my brain. I normally love salty-sweet things, but they were a bit too sweet for me!
Mongolian grill! I used to love eating at those, but then the nearest one closed down and I went vegan, further complicating things. It used to be so much fun, despite the fact that my sister unfailingly managed to get sick every time we went. Ah, memories…
I love that we both use that “Ah, memories!” phrase. And I love you. Yes I do. Ghengis Khan seems to be pretty easy to be vegan at (baked tofu and edamame, squillions of vegetables and rice noodles, clearly labelled sauces), and they use different paddles for the non-meat meals, but then again there may be things I’m not aware of that you would be vigilant towards
GK is SUPER vegan-friendly! One more reason to be obsessed with it.
There are too many reasons to count! It is magical!
I have never had any desire to go to the US of A before, but I tell you Hannah; your photos, words and in particular – restaurant frequenting is changing my mind drastically! Keep ‘em coming, I will live vicariously through you and Amber
Oh golly, what a lovely compliment! Thank you Kirsty
There is so much deliciousness, beautiful landscape, and fun to be had here in the US. I’d definitely keep an open mind about visiting here one day, if I were you 
Kansas City appears to be one happening place! I think I need to go there just to eat all the delicious food (eating at new places is one of my fave parts about traveling). Ah such sisterly fun! I met my soul sister in Australia so I know the feeling! Keep the fun posts coming (and lots of choccie things
Who would’ve thought Kansas City could be such a mecca of deliciousness? I’ve fallen a little bit in love, though I must admit that Amber has a good deal to do with the wobbliness of my heart here. You’d love exploring the vegan (and raw) scene here!
When next you visit your Aussie soulsister, Heathy, you better visit me too! (Unless I’m still in YOUR country at that point
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I know I would love it Hannah and especially enjoy eating my way through the city with you girls!!! And YES i will visit you in OZ next time I go there (which WILL happen because its my favorite place of all the places I’ve traveled and I want to live there one day).
Oh Heather, that’s how I feel about the US! Luckily the Aus/Canada visa situation is a little better (I think?)… I can’t wait to see you down there one day!! You’ll have to show me around Byron
I will do Hannah! Byron is like my home away from home. I miss it! On both my Australia trips I spent most of my time there. You’re from Melbourne?! I know I’ve read it but I forget…
Canberra, but my brother lives in Melbourne and my heart dreams of moving there eventually!
I think you need to come here too, Heather!
If that’s an invitation you must be prepared for me to land on your doorstep Amber!
I’ll have a bowl of kale chips ready for you!
I will seriously come for a food fest with you one day Amber! Count my words as long as the offer stands
Then I’ll be the envious one!
I love the you choose they cook philosophy. Those dough things look yum. But the cupcakes look amazing!
Amber and Matt sure picked well when it came to their wedding’s dessert
Dear Hannah,
I think the horse is actually excited about the peanut butter because anatomically, we can even see his erection too, no?
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Those statues are brilliant – Europe needs to get on board with men feeding peanut butter to animals instead of sticking with their traditional styles
And Ghengis khan definitely looks like Wok to Walk, but a bit more fancy and quite a bit more fun (make your own!)…plus, those chocolate almonds look a bit like the ones I loved in Madrid (but better photographed 
). So much deliciousness! I am, however, harbouring some concern about the hot sauce in your eye. Ouch.
I survived the hot sauce. Now let’s see if I can survive the peanut butter I’ve been mainlining which has just been recalled for salmonella…
I am so envying these foods and outings! How great!
Those wedding cupcakes look heavenly!! & my mind is blown by that sweet corn sorbet. Blown! Only in americcccccca do they have such fabulous, kooky flavours.
Heidi xo
Actually, I’ve heard you can get corn ice cream in Asia easily… but America is definitely the place for peanut butter cookie dough salted caramel heaven ice cream…
please find a salted caramel pretzel popcorn bacon fudge cookie dough ice-cream for me. For sheer entertainment but surely it’d also be delicious. That’s your new USA mission, ok? Just switch your entire travel purpose/plans in search of this scoop. Go!
Heidi xo
Easy-peasy. I could find that with my eyes closed. (In the meantime, could coconut milk cherry amaretto ice cream topped with mesquite powder and peanut butter puffins suffice? Because it is Goooooood-Oh.)
mmmmmmm yes. Ok I’ll give you that, yes.
I just bought mesquite powder based on your tweets!! Yet to crack it open. Excitement +++
xo
I don’t think I can go back to living without endless supplies of maca, mesquite, lucuma, coconut flour, raw cacao, raw carob, various protein powers, sprouted nuts, sprouted nut butters, raw vegan chocolate treats in the freezer, nooch, sriracha… I CAN’T LEAVE AMBER AND HER PANTRY I CAN’T.
I do hope you got some of Christopher Elbow’s chocolates! I keep hearing wonderful things about it!
Bahaha! I’m totally eating some of his crack toffee THIS SECOND.
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Corn ice cream? You are a thrill seeker aren’t you? You certainly have very brave newly wed friends…. There’s a boar that is identical I think in Macquarie St in Sydney.
Just between you and me, almost every flavour tasted 95% of sugar to me.