Our Dinner at Piatto
Posted on July 5, 2023 by Ching under Food and Drink.
I don’t know why he always looks so serious when perusing the menu. We always get the same thing. Lately we have, anyways.
Yummy cheesy garlic bread pizza.
Trio de carne – our favorite there.
The pizzas are big enough for two people to share so, anytime we get two, we always end up with leftovers.
Afterwards, we walked over to Hopping Gnome for some brews. The weather was perfect that day so we got to play a little bit of cornhole, which I won naturally. It was a close game, though. Until next time, GNG.
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New Hopping Gnome Taproom
Posted on July 4, 2023 by Ching under Life.
Brian and I finally got to check out the new Hopping Gnome taproom.
It’s not too far from the original off Douglas. In fact, we had dinner at Piatto right before and then walked out the back door and over to the new Hopping Gnome. The new place is great. It is much bigger both inside and outside.
I guess they didn’t really have an outdoor space before. Now they even have room cornhole and for the plant bus. I’m not sure how often it’s there but it was parked outside the day we went.
Until next time, GNG.
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iPN Nation Builders are Finally Here
Posted on July 3, 2023 by Ching under Community, Pickleball.
I’ve been working to bring the iPickle Nation Nation Builders to Wichita since the beginning of the year and they’re finally here. We had the first one on June 11 and participation has steadily increased ever since. The format is super fun and guarantees a lot of games — six in the round robin pool play and additional games in the single elimination bracket. There winners and medals so it’s like playing in a mini tournament every weekend. The end of the series the top male and female players for each division get a free tournament entry into one of the super fun pickleball tournaments that iPickle Nation runs throughout the year.
June 11 Winners:
June 18 Winners:
June 25 Winners:
We have a break this weekend because of the upcoming 4th of July holiday. The next session is on July 9. It’s actually already full but the other six future sessions are still open for registration. You can sign up here. For sessions that are full, you can sign up for the waiting list here. You have to come out and play in one of these sessions. They are so fun. Hope to see you at the next one!
The revolution is here. It’s time to join the Nation!
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New Sushi Place in Old Town
Posted on June 30, 2023 by Ching under Food and Drink.
When Michael Cobb came to town a few weeks ago to train us for the iPickle Nation round robins, we met up at Sushiya in Old Town Square. I believe it’s in the space that Hana Cafe vacated.
They had good drink options but their drink menu kind of sucked because you couldn’t read some of the text. It’s dark in there and the font color they chose was very difficult to read. This is probably an old person complaint but I think they should reprint their drink menus. You can read it pretty well in this pic but when I was there that night, I promise I could not read it. I actually had to use my phone’s flashlight feature.
That was really my only complaint. Other than that the food was really good. I liked everything that I tried. I even made a mental note to go back and bring Brian next time.
We had some edamame (not pictured), shrimp tempura, and shrimp shumai. They were all really good. The dishes kind of reminded me of the dishes I used to get at Nara in Kansas City, even the ones with local names.
I do not remember the names of all the rolls we got but there was only one I didn’t try (the one with the raw fish looking thing). Everything was great. I’m actually looking forward to going back. Until then, GNG.
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Pickle Day at Nortons Brewing
Posted on June 29, 2023 by Ching under Food and Drink, Things to Do.
It was “Pickle Day” the last time we were at Nortons. It’s almost as if they knew I was coming, or that I knew that they were having a “pickle party” (which I did not).
What was intentional was Brian wearing his Wicked Brew shirt, which we tend to do when we are making our stops.
Nortons was one of the last few that we needed to complete our passports.
We ran into our friend Cheryl Crist while we were there.
You cannot go to Nortons and not get bacon crack.
The truffle fries are also a must.
I honestly do not even remember what Brian ordered.
And then, of course, we had to get some drinks to get our stamps.
We did finally complete our tour. I picked up our shirts last week. They were already out of Smalls. It’s crazy how popular this drink tour has gotten. I’m glad though. I hope it’s helping local business. Until next time, GNG.
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