Eats & Drinks

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First Look at J. Rieger & Co.’s New Distillery

Tour J. Rieger & Co.’s newest expansion.

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Burnt End BBQ Coming to Crown Center, Milano Exiting After 30 Years

Burnt End BBQ and Starbucks are taking over the Milano Italian Dining space at Crown Center later this year, ending what had been a 30-year run by the restaurant which specialized in Northern Italian cuisine. This will be the third Burnt End restaurant to be opened by Overland Park-based PB&J Restaurants, the others are its…

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Tap List | Drink With The Fishes

SEA LIFE Kansas City at Crown Center is a fun and immersive aquarium experience, where you can get up close to more than 300 species of aquatic life. Now, imagine that, but with eight local breweries. Magical. That’s right. A ticket to Fins & Flights features your favorites: The Big Rip Brewing Company, Boulevard Brewing…

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Blip Blends Bikers and Coffee in The Bottoms

By Kevin Collison Turns out, a good cup of Joe is just the scent to entice scores of motorcyclists to the West Bottoms on sleepy Sunday mornings. Ian Davis has combined his love of affordable, good coffee and biker culture into a unique coffee and motorcycle gear operation called Blip at 1101 Mulberry St. He…

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Tap List | Tank 7 Turns 10

Can you believe it? Boulevard’s famous Tank 7 farmhouse ale turns 10 this month, and because of that, Kansas City is celebrating. Bier Station is hosting a Tank 7 birthday party on July, 7. Bier Station is also making a special Tank 7 beer cocktail called The Lion’s Tank.  Can’t make it to Bier Station…

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Baking it the Ole Fashioned Way: K.C. Bakeries Established Before 1950

Read about the histories of Wolferman’s, M&M, and McLain’s bakeries and delis. Fixtures in Kansas City, Missouri for decades.

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Fox and Pearl Opening New Bistro Soon in Old Westside Swedish Hall

By Kevin Collison The Fox and Pearl is about to open its new home in a former Swedish social hall at 2143 Summit and from the looks of it, there’s plenty of new socializing ahead for the old building. Owners Vaughn Good and his wife Kristine have created a new space that offers patrons lots…

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Kaldi’s Coffee Closes Downtown Location

By Kevin Collison Kaldi’s Coffee closed its location at 12th and Main in the KC Power & Light District Friday, taping a note on the door to patrons expressing its “pleasure serving downtown Kansas City the past six years.” The popular coffee shop hangout in the heart of the central business district, which also featured…

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Tap List: Bring On The Summer Brews

In this week’s Tap List, you get prickly pear and … pets. Learn more.

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Tap List | Flatland’s Newest Team Member Puts the “Produce” In Producer

As of June 24, I will be your new food content producer. I’m Emily Woodring and I have produced music and education content for Kansas City PBS for the past five years. I’m excited to shift my focus and tell stories about people in the food and drink scene in the Kansas City area. So,…

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