Eats & Drinks
Ambassador Hotel Opens Addition in Time for Big 12 Tournament
By Kevin Collison The Ambassador Hotel Kansas City at 1111 Grand is opening its $14.9 million addition today, just in time to welcome fans attending the Big 12 Men’s Tournament. The nine-story tower is adding 70 rooms to the 43-room boutique hotel that opened in the historic Gate City National Bank Building in 2012. Paul…
The Lunch Rush is Coming to Jones BBQ
Pitmaster Deborah Jones sits on an overturned bucket and keeps tabs on the fire. “How come you didn’t get here earlier – before the food started to run out?” she asks, casting her gaze to the cluster of people who are still waiting for their orders at Jones BBQ. There is still a week until…
Tap List | Green Beer, Snake Saturday & Not Lost Brewing’s Grand Opening
Feel like being a beer tourist? Not Lost Brewing (229 S. Main St., Ottawa, Kansas) is holding its grand opening on Saturday, March 16. The Kansas brewery, about an hour south of Kansas City, will be serving a kiwi sour, an IPA made with hops from the Kansas Hops Company (which is also in Ottawa),…
All The Pancakes, All The Coffee & Other Weekend Possibilities
I hope you’re drinking coffee right now, as we have a lot of coffee news to get through this week. Go get some. I’ll wait. Checks email. Signs up for Flatland’s newsletter. Follows Flatland on Twitter. Just kidding, I follow Flatland and you do, too. Got a cup? Good. Let’s go. Ever wonder how coffee…
City Barrel Serves ‘Upper Echelon’ Brewpub Experience
By Kevin Collison City Barrel Brewing has opened in the East Crossroads and if you’re looking for a full service restaurant and perhaps an “816” double dry hop blonde ale to wash it down, James Stutsman has just the a place. “We’re bringing a wine bar approach to craft beer,” he said. “It’s an upper…
Tap List | Pink Boots Society Brew Day & Flyover Beer Fest
Annie Davis, the cellar at Double Shift Brewing Co., isn’t trying to make a statement by wearing pink boots. The founder of the local chapter of the Pink Boots Society has a simple answer for her choice of footwear on a recent Thursday. “They’re comfortable,” she said. Kansas City didn’t have a Pink Boots Society —…
Two Very Different Downtown Retailers on Main Street Close
Two very different downtown retailers on Main Street, one a national chain, the other a homegrown pastry shop, have closed their doors. The JoS. A. Banks clothing store at 1320 Main, one of the earliest tenants in the Power & Light District, closed in mid-February. Brioche Pastry Shop at 2000 Main closed this week. Attempts…
Boulevard Brewing Co. Thinks it Can Make a Splash With Craft Cocktails
The future of beer could be cocktails in a can. Boulevard Brewing Co. is getting into the ready-to-drink spirits business with Fling Craft Cocktails, which will launch its initial lineup of cans on Opening Day for the Royals, March 28, at Kauffman Stadium before hitting retail shelves later in April. “It’s a great time to…
Chicken & Waffles, Lime Daiquiris & Other Weekend Possibilities
The last eggs will be cracked at Cascone’s Grill (15 E. 5th St.) today. The long-time diner will close after more than 80 years in the River Market. Next up for the space, CitySceneKC reported that Anton Kotar, the owner of Anton’s Taproom on Main Street, will open Estelle’s Diner in the space. [FLEX-CONTENT] It’s a concept…
Revocup to Rev Up Coffee Scene in Underserved Corner of Downtown
By Kevin Collison Coffee lovers in the underserved northeast corner of downtown are about to get a place to call their own: Revocup expects to open by early summer at the historic Pickwick Building at Ninth and McGee. Revocup is a locally-based chain that specializes in Ethiopian coffee, a “high-caliber” bean known for its sweeter…