Eats & Drinks
KC’s Craft Barbecue Scene Heats Up
Since March 2020, three Kansas City area craft barbecue restaurants – Chef J BBQ, Fox & Fire Barbecue and Night Goat – have opened as pop-ups, part of a new generation of young pitmasters using offset smokers and cooking with wood.
curiousKC | Reviving Mrs. Truman’s Famous Fruit Punch Recipe
The curiousKC team revives a legendary local punch recipe popularized by Stephenson’s Apple Farm Restaurant and attributed to Bess Truman.
Resurrecting Barbecue’s Forgotten History
Adrian Miller, author of “Black Smoke: African Americans and the United States of Barbecue,” contends the history of barbecue is largely one of cultural appropriation.
Black-Owned Meadery Taps French Caribbean Culture on the Kansas Prairie
Zydeco Meadery, based out of Highland Community College in Wamego, Kansas, is producing a variety of meads that tap into French Caribbean culture.
A Brigadeiro Just Might be the Perfect Valentine’s Day Treat
If you’re still scrambling to impress your beloved for Valentine’s Day, you can get one of Brazil’s most beloved treats right here in the Kansas City area.
Making the Most of Your KC Restaurant Week Carryout Experience
Flatland created a video offering 10 tips on how to navigate KC Restaurant Week, carryout style.
KC Restaurant Week 2021 Offers More Women- and Minority-Owned Options
Supporters of KC Restaurant Week 2021 have taken steps to ensure more diversity on the roster of restaurants participating in the annual event.
Mixed Blessings: Culinary Students Grateful for Hands-On Learning
Broadmoor Bistro’s annual “Everything But The Turkey” fundraiser came off again this year in spite of the obstacles created by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Sweet Surrender: A ‘Bee Experience’ Chases Away Pandemic Blues
Circle Back Farm in Drexel, Missouri, has embraced the “bee experience” to encourage agritourism in support of the crucial pollinators.
The 2020 BBQ Bonanza Bracket Winner Is…
Jousting Pigs BBQ is Flatland’s 2020 BBQ Bonanza Bracket champion.