By Mike Thayer I love pie, I’ll take pie over any other kind of dessert offering, but I hate making them, namely the pie crust. Making the dough is a labor intensive project if you want a flaky, golden brown and delicious final product. It entails using chilled water and really cold butter with the […]
Red Robin – Wichita – Bachelor on the Cheap
Red Lobster – Wichita Best in Wichita Metro Burger Challenge 2022: How does Oasis Lounge rate? Our Burgers Our burgers are where it all began. Serving them fresh, fire-grilled and just how you like them. Loosely packed and full of flavor, Red Robin burgers don’t just make you full. They make you smile. Like they […]
Best in Wichita Metro Burger Challenge 2022: How does the Green Mill rate? – Bachelor on the Cheap
By Mike Thayer I’ve been traveling around the Wichita Metro, sampling the burger offerings from any joint that has burgers on the menu, local, regional, national chain, it doesn’t matter. In order to determine a true champion of burgers in the metro, I’m on a mission to sample them all in the name of “burger […]
Food Review: Marie Callender's Pie – Bachelor on the Cheap
By Mike Thayer I love pie, I’ll take pie over any other kind of dessert offering, but I hate making them, namely the pie crust. Making the dough is a labor intensive project if you want a flaky, golden brown and delicious final product. It entails using chilled water and really cold butter with the […]
Carb-Check Diet: Snacking on a bratwurst is better than snacking on chips – Bachelor on the Cheap
By Mike Thayer Eating chips means eating carbs and those kind of carbs are a bad thing. Eat a bratwurst or a hot dog instead. Eating a brat has about the same amount of fat as the chips do. Yes, really. A brat also puts twice the proteins in your body and it’s a snack […]
Food Review: Lunch Mate Premium Black Forest Ham – Bachelor on the Cheap
Is the Aldi discount brand as good as the Name Brands like Hillshire or Oscar Mayer? By Mike Thayer Lunch meat, I always have some on hand, turkey, ham, roast beef, salami, bologna, it’s all good! It’s such a convenient and easy grab from the fridge too. There’s the obvious in making a quick sandwich, […]
LongHorn Steakhouse – Wichita – Bachelor on the Cheap
Long John Silver’s – Wichita Wagonmasters Chili Cookoff – October 1, 2022 If you’re here, you probably speak our language: steak. Making our famous, expertly crafted steaks starts with picking quality cuts and ends where most good things do: on the grill. While some take shortcuts and cut corners, at longhorn, we do things the […]
Food & Booze on the Bachelor on the Cheap Search Directory – Bachelor on the Cheap
The Wichita Dining Scene: See it all in the Bachelor on the Cheap Search Directory – a dining, drinking & food directory for the Wichita Metro area. The directory is all things FOOD in Wichita – PLUS! Whether you’re a lifelong resident of the Metro, a Wichita State student, or just visiting the area, you’ve […]
Wine Review: Bellavita Sweet Red – Bachelor on the Cheap
Excellent fruity notes By Mike Thayer It’s been awhile since I’ve had a glass of wine, let alone done a wine review. I’ve had this bottle sitting around since a house warming party back in October, so I figured it was time to uncork it before I have to start dusting the bottle… This is […]
Product & Service Reviews – Bachelor on the Cheap
By Mike Thayer In need of something to improve the look of my front porch, I decided a small planter box would do the trick. There’s nothing quite like some of Mother Nature’s color to dress things up. I could have gone with a number of large colorful pots rather than a planter box, but […]
R Coffee House – Wichita – Bachelor on the Cheap
Pumphouse – Wichita Red Lobster – Wichita Here at R Coffeehouse, it is our love for the Riverside community that brought us to want to reopen and remodel this beautiful place on the corner of Bitting and 11th. Once known, and perhaps always known as The Perk, R Coffeehouse offers local artists a place to […]
Product review: Tujol Wind Chime – Bachelor on the Cheap
Great sound By Mike Thayer Sometimes you just have to unplug from life, no TV, no radio, no computer, no cell phone. When I unplug, I’m usually either fishing or doing some kind of yard work be it gardening or a landscaping project. Sometimes it’s good just to chill on the patio or front porch […]
Grilled Chicken Cordon Bleu on a Stick – Bachelor on the Cheap
By Mike Thayer 2 pounds ground chicken, rotisserie spice, one egg I love Chicken Cordon Bleu, it’s a classic French dish of chicken that is pounded out thin, which is then wrapped around ham and Swiss cheese. The whole thing is then breaded and fried or baked until golden, brown and delicious. Chicken Cordon Bleu […]





Dunkin' – Derby, Wichita – Bachelor on the Cheap
Dunkin’ is the world’s leading baked goods and coffee chain, serving more than 3 million customers each and every day. True to our name, we offer 50+ varieties of donuts, but you can also enjoy dozens of premium beverages, bagels, breakfast sandwiches and other baked goods. Menu Wichita Metro Locations via www.dunkin.com