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George Washington Carver Marbles - Olathe, Kansas
Sunday - June 1, 2025: This morning was the first Worship in the Park for Lenexa United Methodist Church of the year. This is 40th year of summer worship at Sar-Ko-Par Park in Lenexa, Kansas. As part of the celebration, retired pastor Ron Holland who first introduced the program, attended the service today.

We had lunch just 2 miles away at Silo Modern Farmhouse in Lenexa. Johnson County has many good restaurants, but view with a great view. Silo is on a golf course and has a very nice view. For Sunday lunch there is a brunch menu with view lunch items so we had few choices. One of us went with a Caesar salad, largely because it came anchovies. The other had their $21 buffet (also available added to an entree for $7). It was fine, but the were no warm dishes and the only meat was salmon. The small dessert selection was the highlight of the meal.

 

Sar-Ko-Par Park - Lenexa, Kansas Worship in the Park
Monday - June 2, 2025: We added a new page devoted to the Coutts Art Museum in El Dorado, Kansas.

 

 
Thursday - June 5, 2025: We had supper at Renaissance Cafe in Assaria, Kansas. The Italian restaurant is open three evenings a week and is an interesting space surrounding a sunken gymnasium in a former school. Our server appeared to be the owner and tried to be quite helpful, but missed a few things like asking if we wanted anything to drink besides water. She did bring drinks promptly when we asked for them, but never asked if I wanted another, even when she took my empty cocktail glass away.

There were a couple of amuse bouche (tiny tasting) from the chef during the meal and good, warm bread which was accompanied by oil, honey butter and balsamic vinegar.

My meal started with an unusual French onion soup. It had a small slice of what appeared to be cheddar cheese resting on top of the bread which was not melted and contained pearl onions. Not what I was looking for.

The pork tenderloin medallions were quite good. The ribeye had a nice flavor, but was not hot. I did appreciate that the steak came with your choice of four additions at no charge: blackberry merlot sauce, gorgonzola cream, garlic & mushrooms, or crispy shallot. The garlic & mushrooms did give the meat a good flavor.

The chocolate mouse was thick like a pudding. It had a very rich chocolate taste and even a small bite filled my mouth with flavor.

We drove into Salina in the evening, where I stopped to get new photos of Cozy Inn and get the current menu. There were no changes since my last visit in November.
 
 


Renaissance Cafe - Assaria, Kansas French Onion Soup
 

Ribeye

Chocolate Mouse

 
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