Eats & Drinks

Farm to Market gave Kansas Citians a taste for naturally leavened European-style artisan heath breads. Mark Friend (right) founded Farm to Market Bread Co. in 1993. His son, John, who started working as a driver when he was 16, is now the vice president,

On The Rise: Farm to Market Creates Artisan Breads for the Masses

By Jill Wendholt Silva | August 12, 2021

Like Boulevard Brewing Co. for beer or The Roasterie for coffee, Farm to Market paved the way for many of the artisan bakeries on the Kansas City scene today.

Derek Robinson (left), Falayn Ferrell and Warren Luckett founded Black Restaurant Week in 2016 to celebrate African American, African and Caribbean cuisine nationwide.

The Return of Black Restaurant Week: July 23-Aug. 1

By Jill Wendholt Silva | July 23, 2021

The 10-day “No Crumb Left Behind” campaign focusing on the road to recovery for Black-owned restaurants kicks off today in Kansas City and runs through Aug. 1,

Members of the Cauldron Collective embrace a “collective” approach to their pop-up restaurant business.

Cauldron Collective Shares the Power and Profit of Their Vegan Pop-Up

By Emily Woodring | July 22, 2021

Members of the Cauldron Collective — Olive Cooke, Kim Conyers and Sylvia Metta — embrace a collective approach that shares both the power and profit of the vegan pop-up business equally.

The Good Shepherd Conservancy is a nonprofit organization devoted to preserving Standardbred poultry and historical purebred lines such as those shown here for agricultural use.

Kansas Farmer Fights to Save Heritage Poultry From Extinction

By Jill Wendholt Silva | July 1, 2021

For 20 years, Frank Reese has been working to build a modern-day Noah’s Ark for poultry. His goal is to save 10 rare breeds of chickens and turkeys by growing the flock to 100,000 by 2025.

Sabor Latino serves a variety of dishes from across Latin America.

An Immigrant and Her Family’s Persistence: Why the Pandemic Didn’t Shake the Spirits of These Lee’s Summit Restaurateurs

By Channa Steinmetz, Startland News, Catherine Hoffman | June 10, 2021

Sabor Latino was bringing a taste of Latin America to Lee’s Summit when they opened in early 2020. Then, the pandemic sent their family owned business into a tailspin. This is their story of resilience.

Food for the Cure operates a garden at St. Peter & All Saints Episcopal Church to provide Kansas City-area cancer patients organic food for free.

Food for the Cure Fights Cancer with Organic Food

By Emily Woodring | June 4, 2021

Andrew Fitzgerald started Food for the Cure as a way to bring organic food to cancer patients for free.

Tap List | Those With a Need for Speed to Gather at Pathlight on Sunday

By Marco Camacho | June 1, 2021

Tap List highlights Kansas City craft beer news, releases and events for the coming week.

Yousef Speaks Spices, which has more than 43,000 likes on Facebook, has given a local teenager with autism a creative way to communicate through his passion for being in the kitchen.

Yousef Speaks Spices Gives Teen with Autism a Creative Outlet

By Emily Woodring, Vicky Diaz-Camacho | April 29, 2021

Yousef Speaks Spices, which has more than 43,000 likes on Facebook, has given a local teenager with autism a creative way to communicate through his passion for being in the kitchen.