Eats & Drinks
Food Trucks Get Rolling & Other Weekend Possibilities
When the sun is shining and your lawn is calling, that’s when you should go for a Saturday afternoon beer. Underdog Wine (2980 Gillham Road) is happy to oblige. It’s hosting a Beer:30 tasting in Union Hill featuring Dogfish Head from noon to 3 p.m. Saturday. You’ve got to be 21 years old to attend the tasting. Everyone…
A Peek at Speak Sandwiches
Speak Sandwiches (1000 W. 25th St.) is, what I suspect, the only sandwich shop within a soup company in Kansas City. That said, the pastrami sandwich alone could easily launch a trend. In the video above, we take a peek inside of Speak and chat with co-owner Todd Schulte to get a sense of the…
Tap List | Remembering John Bryan & Draftcade Opens
Kansas City’s craft beer community lost one of its most familiar faces last week. John Bryan died on Wednesday, April 12, at St. Luke’s Hospice House in Kansas City following a massive stroke. JB, as he was known to many, was 52 years old. A mainstay at beer festivals and one of the architect’s of Kansas…
Maamoul: An Ancient Cookie That Ushers In Easter And Eid In The Middle East
Be it Easter or Eid, holidays in the Levantine region of the Middle East are incomplete without a shortbread cookie called maamoul. Stuffed with date paste or chopped walnuts or pistachios, and dusted with powdered sugar, these buttery cookies are the perfect reward after a month of fasting during Ramadan or Lent. The dough is…
Downtown Overland Park Farmers Market & Other Weekend Possibilities
Farmers’ market season is back. The Downtown Overland Park Farmers Market (7950 Marty St., Overland Park, Kansas) is holding its season opening from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday. Fill your bag with greens, olive oil, jams, meats and cheese. Keep an eye out for Easter eggs in downtown Overland Park, which are filled with…
Order Up| Dolce Bakery’s Orange Roll
Order Up is a regular series that takes a layered look at drinks and eats across Kansas City. Got a dish you think we should feature? Drop us a note below or on Twitter @FlatlandKC.
Broth-Loving Hipsters Are Pushing Up The Price Of Bones
Dear dogs of America — sorry about bone broth. Since this well-marketed take on an ancient beverage started sweeping hip enclaves like New York, Austin and Los Angeles a few years ago, it’s getting harder to find cheap bones. Unlike many food fads, bone broth seems to be here for the long simmer. As more…
Apple Blossom Festival & Other Weekend Possibilities
The Cider Hill Family Orchard (3341 N 139th Street, Kansas City, Kansas) is hosting an Apple Blossom Festival on Saturday (9 a.m. to 5 p.m.) and Sunday (11 a.m. to 5 p.m.) to celebrate the season. Three words, folks: apple cider slushes. They’ll also have apple cider donuts, barbecue, and hayrides. [FLEX-CONTENT] The Kansas City Star’s…
Smoke Brewing Co. Brings Beer and BBQ to Lee’s Summit
Downtown Lee’s Summit is smoking hot. Last week’s opening of Smoke Brewing Company (209 SE Main Street, Lee’s Summit, Missouri) adds to the city’s growing number of independent restaurants. The brewery and gastropub joins Fringe Beerworks (a brewery and taproom that debuted a month ago), Long-Bell Pizza, and The W cocktail lounge, which have all opened…
Tap List | Do You Believe in Magic Magic?
Magic is ready to take center stage again. Torn Label Brewing Company (1708 Campbell St.) will release one of its most popular beers, Magic Magic, an East Coast-style IPA brewed with raspberry and lemon peel, at a release party and art show at 5 p.m. on Friday, April 7. Magic Magic is part of Torn…