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Chef Michael Smith honed his skills in Nice, France, and Chicago’s Charlie Trotter’s, among others, before taking the helm at Kansas City’s revered The American Restaurant in 1994 where he was one of the city’s first James Beard Award-winning chefs.
MICHAEL SMITH. …His mother, a restaurant manager, familiarized him with the daily grind of the kitchen — from peeling potatoes and shrimp to cleaning bathrooms and washing dishes — as the family moved from town to town after Michael’s birth in Gettysburg, South Dakota.
In June of 2002 Michael Smith co-founded the award winning bistro, Forty Sardines in Leawood, Kansas which was nominated for a James Beard Award for “best new restaurant” and won the James Beard Award for “best restaurant graphics” in 2002. Michael is also the owner of Tapas restaurant, Extra Virgin, and is a consultant in the highly ...
DINNER HOURS: Tuesday – Thursday: 5 to 9 p.m. Friday – Saturday: 5 to 10 p.m. Closed for events on the following dates: Farina is open Tuesday through Saturday except for major holidays. The restaurant is available for private functions 7 days a week. Contact Nancy Smith at nancy@michaelsmithkc.com to book a private event.
No passport needed. Farina’s Modern Italian menu is built around classic recipes from every region of Italy—kept pure or re-imagined by the hands and heart of Executive Chef Michael Smith.
KANSAS CITY’S MICHAEL SMITH RESTAURANT WILL MOVE TO 1901 BALTIMORE WITH NEW NAME, LOOK. James Beard Award-winning Chef Michael Smith will open Farina by Michael Smith, one block west of current restaurant in KC Crossroads Arts District, in late 2018.
Nov 18, 2019 · Michael Smith is not only Kansas City’s first James Beard Award-Winning Chef, he is now our first knighted chef. The chef of Farina joins us in the kitchen to explain his knighting experience...
Dec 10, 2022 · Michael Smith's path from a childhood in Texas to award-winning Kansas City chef and restauranteur had stops in France, Italy and cities across America.
Mar 27, 2019 · Two years ago, Michael Smith Restaurant celebrated its 10th anniversary by refreshing the menu with lots of pasta. But the size and ambition of Farina is still striking. It’s a dedicated Italian spot with 90 seats, 10 pastas, a meat-curing operation and a raw bar in a space designed by Helix Architecture + Design.
Jun 6, 2024 · James Beard Award Winning Chef Michael Smith's latest culinary creation is Extra Virgin, located in Kansas City's historic Crossroad's Art's District. Open to rave reviews in December 2008, Extra Virgin serves Mediterranean Tapas and has an extensive wine list and full cocktail menu.
