Eats & Drinks

‘Upcycled’ Container Retail Project Proposed for River Market

By Kevin Collison A Denver developer is proposing to ‘upcycle’ shipping containers and build a commercial marketplace at 400 Delaware, partly healing the streetscape wound created by a bombing in what was then the River Quay in 1977. Craig Slawson of Epoch Developments, who owns multiple properties in the River Market, wants to stack about…

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KC Bier Co. Head brewer Karlton Graham

Tap List | Oktoberfest Is Coming … Sooner Than You Think

Some Kansas City area breweries have already announced plans for Oktoberfest events.

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Emily Mobley (left) and Dave Mobley (right), of Limitless Brewing

Tap List | Local Breweries Make Expansion Plans

Several Kansas City area craft breweries are pursuing exciting new expansion plans.

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Rieger Plugging Electric Park Garden Bar into East Bottoms Destination

Two years after opening his destination distillery in the East Bottoms, Andy Rieger of J. Rieger & Co. is adding an outdoor patio bar and atrium called Electric Park Garden Bar this fall. The 11,000 square-foot facility is named after the long-gone Electric Park, an amusement park that entertained Kansas Citians arriving on streetcars in…

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Beer enthusiast Cassie Niemeyer demonstrates how to taste beer properly.

Tap List | An Enthusiast’s Guide to Beer Tasting Basics

Beer enthusiast Cassie Niemeyer demonstrates how to taste beer properly.

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Derek Robinson (left), Falayn Ferrell and Warren Luckett founded Black Restaurant Week in 2016 to celebrate African American, African and Caribbean cuisine nationwide.

The Return of Black Restaurant Week: July 23-Aug. 1

The 10-day “No Crumb Left Behind” campaign focusing on the road to recovery for Black-owned restaurants kicks off today in Kansas City and runs through Aug. 1,

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Members of the Cauldron Collective embrace a “collective” approach to their pop-up restaurant business.

Cauldron Collective Shares the Power and Profit of Their Vegan Pop-Up

Members of the Cauldron Collective — Olive Cooke, Kim Conyers and Sylvia Metta — embrace a collective approach that shares both the power and profit of the vegan pop-up business equally.

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The opening lineup of Red Sash Brewing beers.

Tap List | Welcome to KC, Red Sash Brewing

The grand opening of Red Sash Brewing tops the craft brewing news in Kansas City this week.

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Callsign Brewing Co.'s tanks

Tap List | Happy Birthday to Several Area Breweries

A lot of Kansas City area breweries are celebrating anniversaries in July. Here’s the rundown.

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RiNo Charges Crossroads, Denver Developer Partnering on Gastro Pub and Pool Hall

By Kevin Collison A Denver developer has found his new ‘RiNo’ in the Crossroads, planning a pool hall and gastro pub at 16th and Grand along with revamping the former Architectural Salvage building. “I’ve developed a single block of RiNo,” Ken Wolf said, “and what attracted me to Kansas City is the Crossroads, which in…

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