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Servaes Brewing Co.

Tap List | A Very Brief History of Women in Brewing

Tap List honors the contributions of women in brewing.

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Mrs. Truman's Famous Fruit Punch

curiousKC | Reviving Mrs. Truman’s Famous Fruit Punch Recipe

The curiousKC team revives a legendary local punch recipe popularized by Stephenson’s Apple Farm Restaurant and attributed to Bess Truman.

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Flatland beer enthusiast Cassie Niemeyer taste tests three non-alcoholic craft beers.

Tap List | A Non-Alcoholic IPA Taste Test

Flatland beer enthusiast Cassie Niemeyer taste tests three non-alcoholic craft beers.

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Hi Tides Roll in at East Crossroads

By Kevin Collison Hi Tides arrived in time to deliver some tropical relief to the East Crossroads during the bitter cold snap a couple weeks ago, serving treats including Black Lava Seat Salt Mocca and Strawberry Hibiscus donuts to warm its guests. The new combination café of coffee drinks, donuts, bagels and ice cream opened…

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Black barbecue pit masters in Linn County, Kansas, in 1916.

Resurrecting Barbecue’s Forgotten History

Adrian Miller, author of “Black Smoke: African Americans and the United States of Barbecue,” contends the history of barbecue is largely one of cultural appropriation.

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Crossroads Market Opens at 18th and Holmes

By Kevin Collison A new food market has opened quietly in the East Crossroads at 18th and Holmes, attracted by the steady traffic, new residents moving into the area and the proximity to Hospital Hill. The Crossroads Market models its 2,000-item product mix after chains like Whole Foods and Sprouts, and includes fresh produce, meats,…

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City Barrel is at 1740 Holmes St.

Tap List | Springing Out of A Cold Snap With Beer

Tap List brings you this week’s new beer releases and events in Kansas City.

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New Healthy Eatery Takes ‘Bite’ of East Crossroads

By Kevin Collison For Kathy Hale, bringing her concept that specializes in selling prepared, healthy meals that  people can then heat at home to the East Crossroads is an idea five years overdue. She had started her first bricks-and-mortar canihaveabite in Waldo in 2014 and needed a new home for her growing business. “I started…

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KC Bier Co. has created a beer in honor of the late Carol Crawford, the sister of brewery founder Steve Holle. (

Tap List | Heartwarming Beers for the Blistering Cold

Kansas City beers to warm your heart in the blistering cold.

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Three bottles of mead produced by Zydeco Meadery in Wamego, Kansas. , Kansas.

Black-Owned Meadery Taps French Caribbean Culture on the Kansas Prairie

Zydeco Meadery, based out of Highland Community College in Wamego, Kansas, is producing a variety of meads that tap into French Caribbean culture.

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