Wichita memories.

Okay, I know I've got to let go a bit. But while I've blathered on about the wonderful onstage experiences at Music Theatre of Wichita, I haven't said a whole lot about enjoyable things we did away from the theatre. Here is a wee list of my favorite establishments around town...

1. Caffe Moderne! Panini sandwiches (my favorite, The Isabella, has smoked turkey, brie, and thinly sliced Granny Smith apples) and gelato. There are so many amazing flavors like Bacio (think Nutella), Peanut Butter Chocolate Chunk, Limoncello sorbetto, and Pistachio, but one particularly creative flavor knocked my socks off – Chocolate Coconut Curry with Cayenne. Some rather disparate flavors that just danced together with a slow burn kick in the booty from the cayenne. Amazing!
2. The Beacon and Eggcetera! Two fantastic breakfast places. The Beacon is more greasy spoon and Eggcetera is a bit more frou frou, but both are fantastic.
3. Goebel's Liquors! An absolutely amazing place to get beer. Being a fan of Rogue beers from the home state, I was jazzed to find that Goebel's literally has the largest bottle selection of Rogue outside of Oregon.
4. Il Vicino! While I've never met a MTWichita opening night party location I didn't like, I'm always happiest when we head to Il Vicino. Woodfired pizzas!
5. Uptown Bistro! Before a good portion of my opening nights in Wichita, I've had a lovely light dinner of their Salmon Spinach Salad and a cup of the tomato bisque. Really fine menu and great service.

Well, I'd best be cutting off my list before I run to the airport and go broke buying a plane ticket back to Wichita. Honestly, we didn't spend all our down time eating. But it was close. Ha!

And while I think fondly of Wichita, I'm enjoying getting settled back here in Cali. I'm off to run errands before a liesurely jaunt through Topanga Canyon to the ocean. A little sun, seafood, and sand on a Wednesday. Life is good! Peace and love, y'all!