Eats & Drinks
Holiday-Flavored Macarons, Charlie Brown at Worlds of Fun & Other Weekend Possibilities
Winter has its own food group. Dive into hot chocolate and caramel popcorn and all the foods that let you add a bit of cold weather insulation at WinterFest. Decorate cookies with Mrs. Claus, pop by the North Pole or catch Charlie Brown’s Christmas Spectacular. The winter-themed celebration runs through Dec. 31 at Worlds of…
Local Creator of Lucky Charms Beer to Shutter Brewery
The beer-brewing, burrito-slinging, cocktail-making, live-music-hosting coffee shop in North Kansas City known as Colony is closing the brewery portion of its business by the end of the year. “The brewery itself was very successful,” co-owner Zach Henderson said. “But there wasn’t an opportunity to grow with the current model.” The many-headed Colony has 10 taps,…
Friction Beer Getting Hoppy in East Crossroads This Spring
By Kevin Collison The East Crossroads “neigh-brew-hood” will be even hoppier late next spring with the opening of Friction Beer Co. at 1701 McGee. Partners Brent Anderson and Nathan Ryerson hatched their microbrewery plan two years ago while watching soccer in Ryerson’s basement and sharing one of their favorite beers, a hazy IPA from The Brew…
Tap List | More Bourbon Chocolate In Your Diet & Pale Lager for Wildfire Victims
Kansas City’s independent restaurant scene has been fueled by chefs over the past decade doing a simple calculation that they could afford to accomplish more here than on the coasts.. That same desire for cheaper real estate, an opportunity for ownership and the chance to return home could now energize the local craft brewery boom….
Hyatt House Hotel Wins Incentive Approval, Work to Begin This Spring
By Kevin Collison Construction of a 13-story Hyatt House hotel on a parking lot at Ninth and Broadway is expected to begin this spring after its Colorado developer was approved for incentives last week–but not before a two-hour debate by the development agency involved. Boulder-based Pedersen Development won approval for a 15-year property tax break,…
Friction Beer Co. Wants To Bring a Little Heat To The Crossroads
Nathan Ryerson and Brent Anderson know that some Kansas Citians may not like Friction Beer Co. when it opens in 2019. And they’re OK with it. “I think choice can be daunting to people,” Anderson said. “We don’t want to be everything to everybody. We want the people who love us to really love us.” The…
Fox and Pearl Expanding ‘Midwestern Bistro’ Quarters on West Side
By Kevin Collison A 110 year-old building on downtown’s west side that’s seen its share of culinary reincarnations since starting life as a Swedish social hall is slated to become the new home of the Fox and Pearl “Midwestern bistro” this spring. Owners Vaughn Good and his wife Kristine, with the help of the inimitable…
Missing Ragazza? The Italian Eatery Pops Up In The West Bottoms & Other Weekend Possibilities
Listen up, eaters. The second annual Kansas City Foodie Fest is from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at iWerx (1520 Clay St., North Kansas City, Missouri). It’s a chance to meet and try bites from more than two dozen local food makers. Borgman’s Dairy Farm will bring cajeta (caramel made from goat’s milk), Common…
East Crossroads Mainstay ‘Thou Mayest’ Seeking New ‘Flagship’ Location
(Editor’s note, update on Thou Mayest from El Honcho Bo Nelson) Thou Mayest is at the beginning of a really exciting era. We are still weighing options on various properties for landing our location for our new and larger flagship store. The first project now under way is within Family Tree Nursery in Shawnee (7036…
Small Business Saturday, Local Pig, & Other Weekend Possibilities
We celebrate with cake. Butchers celebrate special occasions with charcuterie (bacon, sausage, ham and all the meats cured and sliced). After five years in the East Bottoms, the Local Pig (and attached sandwich shop Pigwich) is moving to the City Market in December. This Friday, it will be open in its original location at 2618 Guinotte…