Eats & Drinks

Tribe Owner Opens ‘Block 15’ Sports Bar in River Market

(Editor’s note: The article originally was published May 26, 2022. Block 15 Tavern and Exchange is now open) By Kevin Collison One of the founder’s of Tribe, the popular River Market international street food place, has opened a sports bar across the street at 311 Delaware with hopes to resolve a minor identity crisis at…

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A bottle of J. Rieger & Co.'s special edition wheat vodka honoring the Chiefs sitting on a bar.

Tap List | J. Rieger & Co. Honors Chiefs With Limited Edition Super Bowl Vodka

J. Rieger & Co. has released a special edition wheat vodka in honor of the Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs.

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Exterior view of the planned Discourse Brewing in the Windmill Square shopping center in Overland Park.

Tap List | Overland Park On Tap To Get Third Brewery

Discourse Brewing plans to open at 7211 W. 97th St. in the Windmill Square shopping center. It would become Overland Park’s third brewery.

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The interior of 11 Worth Station brewery in Leavenworth features railroad tracks painted on the floor.

Tap List | New Brewery Coming Soon To Leavenworth

A new brewery, 11 Worth Station Brewhouse, is opening soon in Leavenworth.

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A craft cocktail on a table.

Drinker’s Delight: The Magic of Milk Punch

Meet the Kansas City man behind Bronson’s Milk Punch, one of the nation’s first ready-to-drink bottle milk punches.

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The entry of City Barrel.

Tap List | City Barrel’s ‘Week of Rad’ Set To Return

Super Bowl watch parties and the upcoming City Barrel anniversary celebration are on the Tap List this week in Kansas City.

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New Bakery, Enchanté, Joins French Culinary Corner at Main and Westport

By Kevin Collison The one-woman Frenchification of the angled intersection where Westport Road meets Main Street has an enticing new aroma, this one drifting from The Bakery, Enchanté. Heather White opened her French brasserie Tailleur at 3933 Main in August 2021 and her Parisian dessert bar Cheval at 3940 Main in September. Now, Enchanté has…

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Historic Muehlebach Hotel Bar Reopening After 40 Years

By Kevin Collison The former Rendezvous bar in the historic Muehlebach Hotel, a luxurious watering hole where Truman Capote once worked on “In Cold Blood” and bygone businessmen talked deals over whiskeys and cigars, is reopening soon as the Voo Lounge. The old bar at 1214 Baltimore has been largely dormant since 1983, but thanks…

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Exterior view of 2000 Vine Street in July 2022.

Tap List | Big Year Ahead For New KC Breweries

Tap List has updates on three new Kansas City area breweries and two noteworthy brewery expansions.

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Aloft Hotel Opens at Plaza; Strang Food Hall Coming Next Door

By Kevin Collison The new Aloft hotel has opened on the north edge of the Country Club Plaza, bringing a contemporary vibe to the venerable shopping district that includes a spacious “re-mix” lobby anchored by the WXYZ Bar. “We very much believe in the unique environment of the Plaza, the experience is unlike anything else…

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