& Other Weekend Possibilities
All The Pancakes, All The Coffee & Other Weekend Possibilities
I hope you’re drinking coffee right now, as we have a lot of coffee news to get through this week. Go get some. I’ll wait. Checks email. Signs up for Flatland’s newsletter. Follows Flatland on Twitter. Just kidding, I follow Flatland and you do, too. Got a cup? Good. Let’s go. Ever wonder how coffee…
Party Like It’s 1860 & Other Weekend Possibilities
Do you long for a simpler time when butter was still churned by hand? The Mahaffie Stagecoach Stop & Historic Farm site in Olathe, Kansas, is hosting a dinner ($49) straight out of the 1860s from 4 to 7 p.m. Saturday. Staff in period garb will take you by stagecoach to the historic home and to…
Be Our Neighbor With A Cardigan-Inspired Beer & Other Weekend Possibilities
Slip on a cardigan sweater and meet your neighbors. Strange Days Brewing Co. (316 Oak St.) is hosting a watch party from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Saturday for “Won’t You Be My Neighbor?” — the documentary about the life and career of Fred Rogers. Strange Days will debut Hoppy Cardigan, its hop-laden pilsner at the event. Kansas…
Farmers & Friends, a Tiny Brewery Celebration & Other Weekend Possibilities
Don’t have a friend who is a farmer? You do at Cultivate Kansas City’s annual Farmers & Friends meeting from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at the Second Presbyterian Church (318 E. 55th St.). The day kicks off with a potluck pie breakfast (there is also a potluck lunch) and continues with workshops on…
The Elements of Sandwiching & Other Weekend Possibilities
Your restaurant week journey doesn’t have to end Sunday. It’s the final weekend for Kansas City Restaurant Week, but after Sunday, you won’t have to go back to ordering things a la carte. Friday kicks off the first weekend of the fifth annual Downtown Lawrence Restaurant Week. [FLEX-CONTENT] Restaurant week works a bit differently in Lawrence,…
KC Restaurant Week, Adventures in Dairy & Other Weekend Possibilities
You have 200 excuses to dine out this weekend. The 10th annual Kansas City Restaurant Week kicks off Friday, and more than 200 restaurants are offering prix fixe lunches ($15) and dinners ($33). Restaurant week runs through next Sunday. Check out a few unexpected spots in Jill Silva’s piece highlighting three female chefs you should…
The Butcher, The Cinnamon Roll & Other Weekend Possibilities
The death of the deli may have been exaggerated. Leeway Butcher (935 Iowa Street, #9, Lawrence, Kansas) is a new venture from Leeway Franks co-founders Lee and K Meisel. The butcher shop, which is next to the snack shop that serves sausages and poutine, works with small producers and also has old-school deli rounds —…
’80s Ski Party at Bar K, 1 Last Meatloaf at Anna’s Oven & Other Weekend Possibilities
Kansas City is losing a bit of comfort food. Anna’s Oven (1809 W. 39th St.) is closing Saturday, Dec. 29. Anna’s, which has been open for more than 7 years, is like a diner-meets-your grandma’s kitchen with lasagna (a square slab and architectural marvel of layered pasta, cheese and tomato sauce), meatloaf and fried chicken….
BBQ Duck Tacos, Christmas Sangria & Other Weekend Possibilities
Say it with me. BBQ. Duck. Tacos. Mission Taco has opened its second area location at 5060 Main St. (the original is in the Crossroads at 409 E. 18th St.). The drinks range from Tiki (rum-fueled, tropical concoctions) to mezcal and tequila cocktails. The food is just as playful with carne asada on top of…
SantaCon, Game of Thrones-Inspired Whisky & Other Weekend Possibilities
Hold onto your sleighs. Pull on your red hat, and leave some cookies and milk on the front doorstep. SantaCon KC 2018, the bar crawl ($40) that encourages folks to don their best Kris Kringle get-up, begins at Kelly’s Westport Inn at 4 p.m. After checking in, party buses equipped with Jell-O shots will be…