Eats & Drinks
Santa-Cali-Gon Days Festival & Other Weekend Possibilities
Always thought you’d thrive in the Old West? Find out at the 44th annual Santa-Cali-Gon Days Festival, which celebrates the origins of the Santa Fe, California, and Oregon Trails (yes, that one that you played on that computer game that time in middle school) in Independence, Missouri. The four day festival kicks off today and it’s…
Mixtapes and Mixology | Ryan Maybee’s Free At Last
Mixtapes & Mixology is a new podcast from The Bridge, Flatland, and Recommended Daily that mashes up the Kansas City music and cocktail scene. Each week, we tell the story of one band, one song, and one bartender. Then we ask the bartender to listen to that song and make us a drink based on…
Crane Brewing Company is Making Beet Beer
Hot pink cold beer are four words that are seldom found together. When Crane Brewing Company’s Beet Weiss officially debuts next month, the shocking magenta brew will certainly catch the eyes of drinkers across the metro. But Beet Weiss is more than just a conversation starter, it’s the beer that set the Raytown brewery in motion….
Can The ‘Airbnb Of Kitchens’ Give Local Food Economies A Boost?
The hardest part of starting a new food business should be in perfecting the secret recipe. For many entrepreneurial cooks though, the tough times come when searching for a space to legally make and sell their food. Commercial kitchen space, with stainless steel counters, industrial appliances meeting food safety regulations and appropriately-sized sinks, can be…
Bacon-Fest KC & Other Weekend Possibilities
This is what you train for Kansas City. This is why you eat prodigious amounts of pork and understand that the meat sweats mean the real work of eating is about to begin. Bacon-Fest KC: The Other Fundraiser is Saturday from 2 to 5 p.m. at 3011 Baltimore Ave. You get bacon samples in everything from pure…
Mixtapes and Mixology | Casey Bond’s Bella Vida
Mixtapes & Mixology is a new podcast from The Bridge, Flatland, and Recommended Daily that mashes up the Kansas City music and cocktail scene. Each week, we tell the story of one band, one song, and one bartender. Then we ask the bartender to listen to that song and make us a drink based on…
Order Up I Hi Hat’s E-Crush
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.
Ethnic Enrichment Festival & Other Weekend Possibilities
See the world. Eat the world. All in one weekend. The Ethnic Enrichment Festival returns to Swope Park tonight from 6 to 10 p.m. and hangs around for Saturday (12 to 10 p.m.) and Sunday (12 to 6 p.m.). The festival, now in its 37th year, is an amazing collection of traditional dancing, music, and foods…
Mixtapes and Mixology | Zac Snyder’s Pegasus
Mixtapes & Mixology is a new podcast from The Bridge, Flatland, and Recommended Daily that mashes up the Kansas City music and cocktail scene. Each week, we tell the story of one band, one song, and one bartender. Then we ask the bartender to listen to that song and make us a drink based on…
You Can Eat It Here And There: Green Eggs And Ham Are Everywhere (On Menus)
The Dr. Seuss book that made the dish famous turns 56 this month. But what does this meal taste like in real life? Chefs across the U.S. are tackling the question.