Eats & Drinks
Kansas City Restaurant Week 2019 | Behind The Scenes At Corvino’s First Dinner Service
As fat flakes of snow fell late Friday afternoon, the kitchen was decidedly warmer inside of Corvino (1830 Walnut St.). This was the time for chefs to snatch a quick shot for Instagram, stack deli containers full of pickles on the stainless table at the heart of the kitchen, or wonder what the second year…
Downtown Chefs Savor the Rush of KC Restaurant Week
By Jill Wendholt Silva Michael Werner’s staff at The Jacobson in the Crossroads is preparing to get slammed during “the busiest 10 days of the year,” aka KC Restaurant Week. Located at 2050 Central St., the hip eatery known for mingle plates and flask service can bring in “$100,000 easy.” In exchange, 10 percent of…
KC Restaurant Week, Adventures in Dairy & Other Weekend Possibilities
You have 200 excuses to dine out this weekend. The 10th annual Kansas City Restaurant Week kicks off Friday, and more than 200 restaurants are offering prix fixe lunches ($15) and dinners ($33). Restaurant week runs through next Sunday. Check out a few unexpected spots in Jill Silva’s piece highlighting three female chefs you should…
Kansas City Restaurant Week 2019 | The Guide to Top Chefs
Laura Comer is proud to work in a city with “really strong women chefs.” Early in her career, she worked with Debbie Gold at 40 Sardines and Megan Garrelts at Bluestem. Today, Comer is the executive chef of the Dining Experience at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts. The Dining Experience (1601 Broadway), routinely…
Tap List | Pour One Out For a Little Less Sexism in Beer
The world of beer still tilts heavily toward men. And it’s a particular kind of man that is stereotypically seen as drinking beer. A man that might crush the can when he is done with it. But progress comes from unexpected places. Hopcat, which made the decision to rename its ‘crack fries’ in 2018, is…
Is Pie the Sweet Dessert Spirit Animal of Kansas City?
The meal is over. The dishes are in the sink. What are you serving for dessert, Kansas City? “What’s the quintessential Kansas City dessert? Something we’ve really been known for over the years,” was the #curiousKC question that sparked this sweet odyssey. While searching for the answer to what completes a meal, it made sense…
New Crossroads Microbrewery Goes West
By Kevin Collison The Crossroads latest microbrewery, Rochester Brewing and Coffee Roasting, is straying a bit from the neigh-brew-hood and plans to open in late March on the west side at 2129 Washington St. “The Crossroads is a great place for breweries, but it’s getting saturated in that (East Crossroads) corridor,” said David Bulcock. “We…
The Butcher, The Cinnamon Roll & Other Weekend Possibilities
The death of the deli may have been exaggerated. Leeway Butcher (935 Iowa Street, #9, Lawrence, Kansas) is a new venture from Leeway Franks co-founders Lee and K Meisel. The butcher shop, which is next to the snack shop that serves sausages and poutine, works with small producers and also has old-school deli rounds —…
Chef Remy Ayesh Launches Lazia, Upscale Italian Restaurant in Crossroads Hotel
By Jill Wendholt Silva, CityScene KC contributor If Remy Ayesh could create a restaurant to reflect her personality and style, it would be a rustic-yet-hip Italian concept with a hip-hop soundtrack. Lucky for her, that concept already was in the works when she landed at The Crossroads Hotel, an upscale Italian steakhouse that opened at…
’80s Ski Party at Bar K, 1 Last Meatloaf at Anna’s Oven & Other Weekend Possibilities
Kansas City is losing a bit of comfort food. Anna’s Oven (1809 W. 39th St.) is closing Saturday, Dec. 29. Anna’s, which has been open for more than 7 years, is like a diner-meets-your grandma’s kitchen with lasagna (a square slab and architectural marvel of layered pasta, cheese and tomato sauce), meatloaf and fried chicken….