Eats & Drinks

Here Are the (Burnt) End Eight

Here’s The KC BBQ Mid-Bracket Breakdown

Here’s what made the cut in Flatland’s BBQ Bracket! Now choose which BBQ joints should make the next found.

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curiousKC | Is Plant Diversity the Future for the Midwest?

The curiousKC team talked with some local horticulturists who are making it their mission to develop plant varieties suited for our particular environment in the Kansas City metro.

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Vote Now in Flatland’s 2020 BBQ Bonanza Bracket

Flatland has launched the KC BBQ Bonanza Bracket for voters to select their favorite local barbecue joint.

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Alan Kneeland, operating owner of The Combine

Backers of The Combine Have Appetite for Revival on Troost

The Combine, a new restaurant opening at 30th Street and Troost Avenue late next month, wants to serve as a gathering spot on Kansas City’s longtime racial divide.

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SONIC Drive-In

SONIC Drive-In Restaurants Booming During Pandemic

A new study by TOPdata suggests that SONIC, America’s only remaining national drive-in chain restaurant, is a fast food stop of choice during the age of coronavirus – particularly in Missouri and Kansas.

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Mattie's Vegan Eats Food Truck

Midwest Black Restaurant Week Starts Today: Here’s a List for KC

Celebrating Midwest Black Restaurant Week.

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curiousKC | What Happened to Wolferman’s in Kansas City?

curiousKC tells the story of Wolferman’s, makers of famous English muffins.

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Pandemic Prompts Renaissance in Outdoor Dining

The need for outdoor spaces during the COVID-19 pandemic is prompting restaurants to essentially turn themselves inside out.

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A Day in the Life of a Modern-Day Milkman

Flatland celebrates National Milkman Day by going for a ride with one of Shatto Milk Co.’s milkmen, Sam Armato.

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A lager collaboration between BKS Artisan Ales and Alma Mader Brewing

Sobering Outlook for KC’s Craft Cocktail Culture

Kansas City bars, brewers and distillers face a long road back to normal from the COVID-19 pandemic.

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