Eats & Drinks
On Tap | Crane Brewing Company’s Taproom Is Ready To Serve Flights
Grandma’s fridge is gone, and the mismatched tables will go back to bingo halls or Rotary clubs or wherever mismatched tables retire. Crane Brewing Company is gearing up to open its permanent taproom on Friday, November 25. “We always wanted a spot where people who enjoy our beer can come to the source and meet…
Thanksgiving on The Grill & Other Weekend Possibilities
Give yourself over to Thanksgiving early with Pie Night at Glacé Artisan Ice Cream (4960 Main Street). Dolce is bringing the pie that Glacé will top with paired ice cream, whipped cream, and a caramel drizzle sauce. Pie is served beginning at 5 p.m. The 2016 Annual Interfaith Thanksgiving Dinner is Sunday at 4 p.m….
Brioche Pastry Shop rolls into The Crossroads
The unmistakeable scent of fresh-baked cinnamon rolls and croissants fills Brioche, a brightly lit bakery and coffee shop, that opened two weeks ago at 2000 Main Street in the Crossroads. Owners Ida Kelley and pastry chef Brandon Kelley relocated to Kansas City from Jefferson City, bringing their baking business with them. In 2009, the couple…
On Tap | SMLLR = BTTR
A small place that could signal big changes for Kansas City’s beer scene is in the works at 633 East 63rd Street in Brookside. BKS Artisan Ales looks set to be the first nanobrewery to open in the city under a new ordinance that passed in June 2015. “The advantage that I have of being small…
Cherry Pit Collective Open House & Other Weekend Possibilities
Holiday shopping, a bit of ice cream, and maybe a new bike to ride home. The Cherry Pit Collective (604 E 31st Street) is holding an Open House with local makers from 12 to 6 p.m. Sunday. You can find jewelry, soap, paper goods, and locally made nuts, cookies, and coffee. Long for the days of…
5 Pumpkin Delights (That are Not Pumpkin Spice Lattes)
To those of you who seek out pumpkin spice lattes with the same doggedness that Harry Potter pursued horcruxes, I can not aid you in the fracturing of your soul. I can however help you discover a new pumpkin wonderland. It’s a place where there is still sweetness, but also savory notes and the bright…
Halloween Celebrations Galore & Other Weekend Possibilities
The Power & Light District is hosting Dead or Alive! Saturday. The massive costume party, which kicks off at 7 p.m., is free. You can also buy a drink package for $25. Watch the movie, “Halloween,” on the big screen on the KC Live! stage at 7:30 p.m. Sunday. The zombie theme is a big one,…
On Tap | From Drexel With Lavender
Turkeys meander beside a burbling creek, and blackberry bushes flourish outside a former woodshop. Life is a little different at the region’s latest brewery — in Drexel, Missouri. “We’re like a farm winery, just with beer,” says Will Reece, who co-owns the Miami Creek Brewing Company (14226 Northwest County Road 14001, Drexel) with his wife,…
Hot Chicken Turns Up The Heat on Fried Chicken in KC
The Nashville Hot Chicken trend is heating up in Kansas City as the spicy cousin to fried chicken. Hot chicken popping up on local restaurant menus, including Third Street Social (123 SE 3rd Street, Lee’s Summit) and Lucky Boys (1615 Genessee Street, Kansas City). Local lore in Nashville, Tennessee, points to the family of Andre Prince,…
The Haunted Bell Tower Bash & Other Weekend Possibilities
The haunted carnival is in town for one night only. The fourth annual Haunted Bell Tower Bash is a mash-up of a dance, circus, and costume contest. The benefit for Social Heart is at the Arts Asylum is from 7 to 11:59 p.m. Saturday at The Arts Asylum (1000 E 9th Street). They’ll have aerial…