Eats & Drinks
Freezing Moo is Edible Performance Art
Tommy Tang, who co-owns Freezing Moo Ice Cream (6936 W 135th Street, Overland Park, Kansas) with Truman Yeh, places fresh strawberry and mango onto a cold metal plate set to 16 degrees. Tang is about to make Mucho Mango, one of ten ice cream flavor combinations available. Watching from behind a plexiglass screen, a sweet…
Torn Label’s Second Anniversary & Other Weekend Possibilities
Torn Label Brewing Company (1708 Campbell) is having a big week. Fresh off its release of cans, it holds a second-anniversary party at its taproom, starting at noon Saturday. Expect to see all 12 taps going, including its first-ever double IPA. Gustucide is an impressive 9.6 percent ABV and is hop-loaded. Also on offer: a barrel-aged…
Heartwood Pizzeria Pops Up at Plowboys BBQ
Jonny Doelling sat at the bar in a Miami restaurant, stopwatch in hand, watching pizzaiolos load pies into the wood-fired oven. Pizza In. Click. Pizza Out. Click. Over. And over. And over. Doelling was determined to discover the exact amount of time it took to get a perfect Neapolitan-style pizza. On a recent Wednesday afternoon…
On Tap | Brew Lab Prepares to Launch Own Brewery
After three years of helping would-be brewers learn how to make beer, Overland Park’s Brew Lab is getting ready to make a few beers of its own. The brew-on-premises shop is moving into a larger space in February, with plans to add a taproom, a brewery and a kitchen. “We want this to be a…
Happy Gillis’ Breakfast All Day & Other Weekend Possibilities
Happy Gillis Cafe & Hangout (549 Gillis St.) unveiled a New Year’s resolution — breakfast all day — that one hopes will last all year. “People would be on the verge of tears that they couldn’t get our breakfast sandwich,” co-owner and chef Josh Eans said. “We thought this could make people happy and make…
Brewindie Hopes to Get KC Buzzing
Kelly and Todd Walden created Brewindie, a startup monthly subscription service, to help others discover the city’s diverse selection of craft beer and coffee. The idea for the service originated from their own sense of curiosity about the bounty of local brewers and coffee roasters in their new city of residence. “We moved to Kansas City…
The Farmhouse’s Pajama Brunch & Other Weekend Possibilities
The Farmhouse (300 Delaware St.) is hosting its fourth annual Pajama Brunch on Sunday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The staff will be wearing pajamas and diners are encouraged to do, as well. Think about pumpkin flapjacks or the Midwest Croque Madame with smoked provolone, ham and a sunny side up egg. Reservations are encouraged…
Recipe | Cheery Mash Bars Reinvent a Local Classic
For many in Kansas City, the holiday season is not about red and green. It’s about shocking pink — impossible, neon pink. The kind of pink that is hidden beneath a crunchy circle of chocolate-enrobed peanuts. We’re talking about Cherry Mash, the singular candy still made in St. Joseph, Missouri, as it has been for nearly 100…
Betty Rae’s Closes (For the Season) & Other Weekend Possibilities
Some will tell you there’s a time and place for ice cream. I would tell you, as Les Miserables would also tell you, that time is now and the place is here. Betty Rae’s Ice Cream (7140 Wornall Road) is closing for the season tonight at 10 p.m. Our ice cream partner on this summer’s Float…
Order Up|The Sundry’s Blackberry Creme Soda
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