Fast food made with local ingredients. Not exactly what I was expecting in Kansas. But – hey – Lawrence surprised me for a lot of reasons.
Not least of which was the Udall love shown by all the alums who came out. Laura Adams (Scholar ’05), Trisha Shrum (Scholar ’04 & ’05), Ben Champion (Scholar ’00), Matt King (Scholar ’06), Dustin Jensen (Scholar ’06 & ’07), and fac rep. extraordinaire Sue Lorenz all made it out to the oh-so-cool restaurant Local Burger.
After eating our delicious meal, Hilary Brown, the owner of Local Burger, joined us and shared the history and motivation behind her restaurant. Amazed at the power of good food to improve her health (not to mention the better flavors), Hilary set out to create a restaurant that would offer no-frills local food at affordable prices (similar to the Farmer’s Diner out in Vermont). Her restaurant continues to turn a profit and has a very strong following (including the folks at Sustainable Table who recommended the joint.) She even helped produce a Morgan Spurlock-esque documentary called “Localize Me.”
With full bellies and an inspired mind – all I could think as I made it to the KU dorms was “Why didn’t I make it to Lawrence earlier?!”
By: Eli Zigas
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