Timirie Shibley loved reading my book “Classic Restaurants of Wichita”, published in early August and featuring profiles of nearly 100 restaurants that are gone but not forgotten from the city’s past – and it wasn’t just because her late father-in-law appeared on its pages.

Of course, she said, she enjoyed reading up on Kamiel’s Restaurant & Club by Kay Shibley, which opened in 1971 near Kellogg and Rock Road. But she was also swept away by a wave of nostalgia as she revisited her own favorite childhood restaurants, including Portobello Road, where she loved grasshopper ice cream pie, and The Lazy R, where as a child she colored with the daughter of founder George Stevens, Brandi, as the adults spoke.

Now, all these years later, Timirie and Patrick Shibley have their own restaurant: Doo-Dah Diner at 206 E. Kellogg. And on her recent trip down memory lane, she said, she was struck by inspiration.

Why not serve the restaurant a unique buffet featuring many of the once favorite recipes served at favorite Wichita restaurants? She pitched the idea in front of Patrick – the son of Kay Shibley, who is the leader of Doo-Dah – and he liked the idea.

Soon the idea will be a reality. At 6 p.m. on Thursday September 16 – when the restaurant is usually closed for the day – it will reopen and serve a buffet including recipes from some of the now closed restaurants featured in “Classic Restaurants of Wichita”.

Among the items that will be available on the buffet: Pasta Gilbertini from Applegate’s Landing; Kamiel’s shish and ruz and yuknee skewers; blackened chicken salad with Hazel dressing from Magnolia Café; Monte Cristos of the Bombay Bicycle Club; garlic salad from Ken’s Klub and Don’s Steakhouse; and rum cream pie from the Innes tea room.

Timirie also reunited with a former high school classmate whose parents owned the Mr. Dunderbak’s franchise which operated in Towne East Square from 1975 to 1987. Family members plan to attend, and the buffet will also include specials. Germans inspired by Dunderbak.

The recipes come from a variety of sources: of course the Shibley family know how to whip up some of old Kamiel’s favorites. Kay Shibley’s old Kamiel menu even hangs on the wall of the Doo-Dah Diner. And I helped the Shibleys find the recipes for Gilbertini Pasta, Hazelnut Vinaigrette, Garlic Salad, and Rum Creme Pie from the Wichita Eagle Archives. These recipes have all been rediscovered or recreated over the years by former Wichita Eagle editors like Kathleen Kelly and Joe Stumpe.

Timirie said that as soon as she got her hands on the tangy Hazel dressing recipe, which she loved when served at Magnolia Cafe, a Cajun restaurant that operated on the corner of Central and Woodlawn in the 1980s, she asked Patrick to whip her. at the top. They served it as a special dish in the restaurant before, and it was as good as she remembered it, she said.

Timirie said she was hopeful that other Wichita restaurant owners from the past would attend the buffet.

“Can’t wait to try all the food,” she said. “But I’m also delighted to meet some of the families from these places.”

Those who want to attend have several options.

A $ 40 ticket gives access to the buffet as well as an autographed copy of “Classic Wichita Restaurants”. There’s also a buffet-only ticket that costs $ 20. At some point in the evening, I’ll get up and talk about how I researched the book and share some fun stories I picked up along the way, and see if any former restaurateurs in attendance. want to say a few words, too.

Those who need additional copies of the book can also pick them up at the event.

There will be a limited number of tickets sold, and they can be purchased by visiting doodahdiner.com and clicking on the tab that says “Order Take Out”.

This story was originally published September 2, 2021 2:43 pm.

The brand is famous worldwide for its crispy fried chicken, known as Chickenjoy.

Reading foodies can get their hands on the tasty Filipino cuisine from 10am.

The menu includes their signature Tropical Chicken Burger topped with Asian Ginger Chilli Sauce. The Reading store will also serve halal meat.

Adam Parkinson, business manager of Jollibee Europe, said: “We are really on a roll now, opening a new restaurant every month. Reading topped our list as the regional center for shopping in the Thames Valley and an incredibly well-connected town in the booming economy of the South East.

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“I believe we have the best chicken burgers in the UK. They are crispy and juicy, and priced at just £3.99, extremely reasonably priced. We look forward to our Reading customers trying our burgers by themselves and let us know what they think.”

Jollibee hopes to attract workers and students who travel to Reading from surrounding areas as people return to offices, universities and colleges in September after the pandemic.

The opening of the restaurant will create new employment opportunities for up to 50 people in Reading.

Adam Parkinson added, “University is also a big draw for us because we know students will especially love our unique and delicious menu and great prices.

“Our store is designed to have a fun and relaxed vibe, where students can hang out with friends and feel welcome. We also saw demand for a Jollibee in Reading on our TikTok page, so we knew Reading would be the perfect place to open our next store.

“It’s the perfect time to open, with the Reading Festival approaching. We look forward to continuing the celebrations and bringing more joy to Reading and its high street.”

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Jollibee has also just launched a range of new menu items which will all be available at Reading Restaurant, including the Spicy Chicken Burger, Chicken Sriracha Loaded Fries, Chicken Wrap and the summer exclusive Peach and Peach and Mango Cooler.

Jollibee is a popular restaurant chain, founded in 1978 by Tony Tan Caktiong in the Philippines.

Tony, the son of Chinese immigrants, built his business from humble beginnings in an ice cream shop, then expanded into a selection of hot meals.

The brand continues to be owned by the Jollibee Group and is now the market leader in the country’s restaurant industry, with over 1,478 locations worldwide as of December 31, 2020.

Southern california Favorite fatburger of fast food restaurants arrives at Elk Grove, the latest entry into the Sacramento area’s burger wars and a rare foray north for the iconic Southland brand.

Work continues to open the restaurant, tucked away on the busy street Elk Grove Raley Center Elk Grove and Franklin Boulevard shopping center, but the “Help Wanted” sign is off. The restaurant is hiring a general manager, team leaders and a team in time for an opening slated for mid-June, Natomas franchisee Reynard Rutherford said on Monday, fresh out of a training session for general managers. and the owners.

Elk Grove will be just the fourth northern California city with a Fatburger franchise, joining restaurants from Fresno and San Francisco, as well as Thunder Valley Casino Resort in Lincoln.

Opening at Elk Grove was an easy decision, Rutherford said.

“Elk Grove is so diverse and very open,” he said. “You have high schools, seniors, younger people, people come from the Bay Area and LA. It is developing at such a rapid rate. “

Bringing Fatburger to the Sacramento area was also a matter of fate, Rutherford said. He was planning on opening another burger franchise last year, but when this chain struggled, he found out about Fatburger’s opportunities in Northern California through an online franchise lead.

Rutherford called company officials last year and he landed the franchise. He said the Elk Grove site was part of a larger plan to open four of the locations in the Sacramento area over the next four years.

Los Angeles-based retro-tilting burger chain calls itself “The last big hamburger stand” and features his signature hand-pressed burgers loaded with ‘The Works’ of lettuce, tomato, onion, mayonnaise, pickles and relish (the half pound Kingburger is highly recommended), thick ‘Fat’ fries, rings homemade onion and ice cream milkshakes. The menu also offers vegetarian and low-calorie Impossible Burger options and a bread-free Skinnyburger.

Rutherford was already a fan before he became a franchisee. Her children were athletes on the AAU’s traveling baseball and basketball teams a decade earlier, and the family made Fatburger a favorite stopover on their trips to tournaments in Las Vegas.

“We would walk the Strip, then go to Fatburger, eat their burger, buy their milkshakes,” he said. “They were so good. This is how we got started.

For more information on employment opportunities on the Elk Grove site, email MMRREnterprises@gmail.com.

To learn the story of chef-entrepreneur Jackie Jackson, read the Wall of Painted Poems at her new San Jose restaurant, “Jackie’s Place.”

There’s “Hondo, TX”, Jackson’s birthplace, and so many family recipes. And “(408) BELIEVE”, for San Jose, where she graduated from Piedmont Hills High School and took root after a few years in Santa Barbara. Words to follow: “Don’t forget your roots”, “#BLM” and “Don’t Be Eye Candy, Be Soul Food. »A tribute to the desserts of his mother and grandmother, which occupy dear places on the menu:” Sweet potato pie from Laverne “and” Buttermilk pie from Mama Frankie “.

And above all: “It’s a family thing.

After a difficult year in which she lost her restaurant on Sixth Street first to the COVID-19 shutdown and then, last May, to a fire, Jackson emerged with a new restaurant. in large and spacious excavations. The address has long been a favorite on the San Jose food scene: 840 N. First St.

We met this caterer turned restaurateur to learn about her culinary history, discover the soul food and barbecue menu and find out what she has planned for this next chapter. (Spoiler alert: Jambalaya is coming.)

Q: Who first inspired you to cook?

A: I never had any professional training per se, but I learned from a professional. I have been cooking since I was about 8 years old. I was taught by my mother, Laverne Ford, who was a chef for most of her adult life. She had a present in the kitchen. Everything she cooked up was amazing and looked beautiful. (As a kid, I also loved watching cooking shows with Julia Child and Yan Can Cook!)

We had a large family and with that, large family reunions. Food was at the forefront of our lives, and cooking was the activity my mom and I did together. She not only taught me how to cook, but also how to cook for large groups of people. I ended up raising eight kids so this was one of the best skills I could have learned. I don’t think I can cook for less than six people!

Q: You built a career in the restaurant business before opening your first brick-and-mortar business in 2018. What types of events?

A: My first official restoration job 27 years ago was for a high school graduation ceremony hosted by the Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority. It was for 300 guests, and I managed to do it in a small Alum Rock banquet hall kitchen on my own. I started dealing with close friends and family, then their business associates and colleagues, and eventually my business and client list expanded to companies like TiVo, the San Francisco 49ers. , the City of San Jose and the Morrison & Foerster law firm.

Q: You are a rarity: you reopened to a larger space during the pandemic. How did the location of North First Street come about?

A: After last year’s fire, we had to take the time to regroup and figure out what our next moves would be. Honestly, we weren’t sure how to move forward, especially in the midst of a pandemic. Our Japantown location was condemned, and reopening didn’t seem like an option.

One day, one of our employees contacted us to let us know that there was a building on North First Street for rent. I was hesitant, but decided to check it out anyway. The moment I entered the building I knew this place would be the new Jackie’s Place. The owners of the premises, Louis and Effie Pappas, welcomed me with open arms! They were kind, accommodating and reassuring. You don’t meet people like this all the time.

It wasn’t until I met them that I realized I had been to this place before. It used to be the Bold Knight restaurant, and my church hosted a Christmas gala in the banquet hall. My mother, who was suffering from dementia at the time, was there. She barely spoke, but while visiting the restaurant with the Pappas family, I realized this was the place where my mom sang her last solo.

Everything became clear to me. I needed to reopen! Not only to carry on its heritage, but to create a place where memories are formed. A place that my children and their children would be proud of. A place where the community can become a part of the JP family.

Q: What is your dish of pride and joy?

A: I take pride in all of my dishes and cook each one with love, but one of my favorite dishes is the smothered chicken, not only because it’s saturated with sauce, but because it brings me back to those get-togethers. family. That’s what soul food is for. This is the type of food that should give you comfort.

Q: Someone is walking into your restaurant for the first time. What should they order?

A: Combination plate The best of both worlds. It’s all in the name. We specialize in soul food and barbecue, so why not buy both? You also get two sides: your choice of macaroni and cheese, candied yams, collard greens, fried corn, potato salad, cornbread or many more options. When it comes to desserts, our Banana Pudding and Sweet Potato Pie are second to none.

Q: Are there new dishes on the North First Street menu?

A: We now serve chicken, waffles and oxtails every day. We’ve added entrees, soups, sandwiches and bar drinks, and we’ll be adding fried green tomatoes, jambalaya, and shrimp hush puppies very soon.

Q: What advice would you give to other women of color with entrepreneurial dreams?

A: I am a Christian and sincerely believe that everything in life is according to God’s purpose. I could have left in 2020 after the pandemic and the fire, I could have counted my losses and not met the Pappas family … but if I really take a moment to think about it, all of these things were needed to bring me where I am today.

My new role model is the advice I would give: “For every setback, God makes a major comeback. If you are passionate about your job and love what you do, don’t let tribulations weigh you down. Keep this dream and keep going!

Details: Open for outdoor dining and take-out from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday to Saturday. Look for indoor meals at social distance to start in late May. 840 N. First St., San José. 408-490-4653; www.jackiesplacesj.com

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Frisco

Korean snack café Frank Seoul is now open in Frisco

Frank Seoul opened on July 11 at 9292 Warren Parkway, Ste. 130, Frisco. Korean Cafe serves a variety of fried hot dogs, desserts and snacks, as well as coffee, lemonade, and tea.

Haystack Burgers & Barley serves a menu with a ‘Tex-Mex twist’ in the Frisco railway district

After years of running Tex-Mex restaurants, husband and wife duo Kevin and Jenny Galvan have said their next step is to break into the burger business.

“It’s simple, and everyone loves burgers,” Jenny said.

Starbucks in North Frisco will open this fall

Starbucks will open a new location in North Frisco on October 5 at 1425 US 380. The coffee chain serves various coffee and tea drinks as well as pastries, sandwiches and other snacks. The new store will offer drive-thru.

McKinney

Sushi restaurant and liquor ice cream shop opened in McKinney

Two new businesses, Roll On In and Buzzed Bull Creamery, will open in a shared location at 7001 S. Custer Road, Ste. 600, McKinney, this winter.

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Crumbl Cookies Coming Soon to Presidio Crossing in North Fort Worth

A Crumbl Cookies location will soon be available in the Presidio Crossing Mall, north of Fort Worth.

Plano

Captain’s Club at Legacy event location opens in Plano

Captain’s Club at Legacy opened in August in The Shops at Legacy at 5840 Legacy Circle, Ste. D100, Plano. The place can be used for social or corporate events.

The Pehnava store now open in Plano

The Pehnava store opened on June 22 at 812 W. Spring Creek Parkway, Ste. 212, Plano. The store sells Indian clothing for women, such as saris and shararas, as well as items for men and children.

Richardson

Reef Point Yoga in Richardson closes brick-and-mortar studio and offers outdoor classes

Reef Point Yoga announced in August the closure of its studio in the CityLine development at 1417 E. Renner Road, Ste. 340, Richardson. The company now offers outdoor yoga under its new name, CityLine Yoga. Classes, focusing on stretching and muscle building, will be held at CityLine Plaza, 1250 State St., Richardson.

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Adeles, 4488 First Ave., no violation.

Pizza Azzip, 4660 N First Ave., no violation.

Bar & Grill behind the scenes, 524 Main St., a non-critical violation: the seals of the freezer compartment in the kitchen must be repaired or replaced.

Barnes & Noble Bookstore, 624 S Green River Rd., no violation.

Biaggi´s Ristorante Italiano, 6401 E Lloyd Expressway, no violation.

Bob Evans Restaurants, 1125 N Green River Rd., no violation.

Bourbon Street Grills, 800 N Green River Rd., no violation.

Burger King, 2501 Menards Drive, no violations.

Casey’s General Store, 2020 S Green River Rd., no violation.

Willy’s Catfish, 5724 E. Virginia St., no violation.

Grilled Mexican Chavas, 4202A 1st Ave., a critical violation: employees do not wash their hands properly (fixed).

Ruby W. McIntyre, who for 50 years offered as much affection and goodwill as she made heaps of fried chicken, andouilles and peach cobbler at Ruby’s Soul Food Cafe, died Tuesday in the age 95.

Opened in 1952, the small restaurant on 15th Street and Brooklyn Avenue has become an institution. Regulars who filled the place daily, including generations of law enforcement officers, have come to know McIntyre as “Miss Ruby” or even “Mama.”

“When she was there she was both a very gracious, brilliant host in her restaurant, very calm, very kind,” recalls Don Bowerman, who first met McIntyre 40 years ago as a that Kansas City rookie policeman and stayed his life. friend. “But if you ran into her, she might come up with four-letter words so fast it would make your head spin.”

McIntyre died in hospice care in the town where she grew up, Lexington, Tennessee, said Bowerman, who created a Facebook page in honor of McIntyre and his restaurant, the former patrons of the Ruby’s Soul Food Cafe.

Boddie Parker, one of McIntyre’s cousins ​​from Tennessee who was raised to call McIntyre his aunt Ruby, said McIntyre was known in the family as someone who was not afraid to stretch a little truth in the service of a good story.

“We have always agreed with what she said,” Parker said.

In 1988, McIntyre told The Star that she started cooking at the age of 3 on a plantation in Tennessee, although in other news articles she said she was 5. Parker said some family members suspected McIntyre’s parents worked as sharecroppers rather than plantation workers.

“Miss Effie Howe – she owned the plantation – taught me how to cook,” McIntyre said in 1988. “Everyone went out into the fields and picked cotton. I stayed in the house and did all the cooking and cleaning too.

In-depth biographical information on Ruby McIntyre is scarce. Parker stated that McIntyre was born Ruby Watson on February 18, 1920. She was formerly married to Joshua McIntyre, who is believed to have died in the 1960s.

McIntyre arrived in Kansas City in 1949 and took a cooking job at William Jewell College, the first place she received a formal education.

“I tell people that you are never too old to learn,” she said.

In previous interviews, McIntyre told The Star that she started her business selling pies in the back of her car, followed by sandwiches. She eventually opened a counter where she sold chicken, andouilles, meatloaf, salad dressing, black-eyed peas and an assortment of cobblers, pies and homemade ice cream.

McIntyre did not have any biological children but raised a niece, Jackie Murray, as his daughter. Murray lives in Kansas City and has children of their own, whom McIntyre considered to be his grandchildren.

At the cafe, which has since closed, McIntyre was well known for her collection of naughty sayings, such as her advice to busy diners: “Slow down. You will like it longer.

McIntyre’s years of activity have not been without drama.

In October 1976, three men attempted to rob McIntyre and four customers shortly before 5:30 a.m., about 30 minutes after the restaurant opened. McIntyre escaped through the back door. A report of the theft prompted officers in Kansas City and Jackson County to converge on their favorite restaurant. In an attempt to escape, the robbers took a hostage. Police shot dead two of the men and injured the third.

A year later, an accident outside the restaurant sent a Cadillac smashing through the front of its business. In 1991, a fire closed the café for four months. The restaurant reopened after each incident, often with the help of dedicated patrons.

Parker said McIntyre returned to Tennessee in 2003.

“She said she wanted to come home,” Parker said.

Until the past two years, when her health slowed her down, McIntyre, even in the early 90s, spent days helping the elderly in a nursing home.

“She would always do whatever she wanted to do,” Parker said.

For seniors, that included getting into the kitchen.

“She loved to cook for people,” Parker said.

This story was originally published May 13, 2015 2:04 PM.