Eats & Drinks

Near East Cuisine Meets Westside at Clay & Fire

By Kevin Collison Clay & Fire, the new restaurant specializing in Turkish and other Near East dishes, has one foot on the Westside and the other still in Turkey thanks to hassles related to Covid-19. Chef Brent Gunnels is using FaceTime and WhatsApp to obtain recipes and prepare the menu with his Turkish counterpart, and…

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Raising a toast to yacht rock.

Tap List | Yacht Rock + Beer = A Match Made in Heaven?

A busy week on the Kansas City beer scene culminates with a celebration of yacht rock at Border Brewing Co.

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DGX Opens New Urban Living Store in Crossroads

By Kevin Collison The new DGX store, Dollar General’s urban store concept, opened Friday at 1979 Main in the Crossroads and manager Luci Koan is happy to be part of the downtown revival. “I feel honored and so excited for all the people down here,” she said, “and I think they’ll be excited about what…

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New Combine Restaurant Has Appetite for Troost Revival

By Kevin Collison The Combine, a new restaurant opening at 30th and Troost late next month, is not only a joint business venture, but its owners envision it as a place to bring people together along Kansas City’s longtime racial divide. The restaurant in the historic Wonder Shops + Flats building is the latest investment…

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Alan Kneeland, operating owner of The Combine

Backers of The Combine Have Appetite for Revival on Troost

The Combine, a new restaurant opening at 30th Street and Troost Avenue late next month, wants to serve as a gathering spot on Kansas City’s longtime racial divide.

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Michelle Brown and her son Nolan Brown

Tap List | Grand Opening for New Brewery in Grandview

Transparent Brewing Co. is celebrating its grand opening this weekend in Grandview.

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Loews Opens Rooftop Bar, Restaurant Begins Dinner Service Next Week

The new Loews convention hotel has opened an outdoor bar and lounge called Horsefeather Social with dramatic views of the Kauffman Center and Bartle Hall Sky Stations, and socially-distant seating for 56 people. The Horsefeather space, which opened in mid-July, is located on an outdoor deck at the seventh floor of the hotel that also…

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Cinder Block Brewery

Tap List | Summer Breeze Makes You Feel Fine

As summer crests, breweries all over the Kansas City area are taking advantage of the clear blue skies and the summer breeze.

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SONIC Drive-In

SONIC Drive-In Restaurants Booming During Pandemic

A new study by TOPdata suggests that SONIC, America’s only remaining national drive-in chain restaurant, is a fast food stop of choice during the age of coronavirus – particularly in Missouri and Kansas.

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Made in KC Joining New Martini Corner Project, Leaving Crossroads

By Kevin Collison Made in Kansas City is relocating from the Crossroads to 31st and Oak where it will be the anchor tenant in the $4 million renovation of the old Linwood Ice Cream building. The Kansas City artisan collective plans to take most of the first floor of the two-story building at 325 E….

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