Eats & Drinks
Grilled Jalapeno and Lime Shrimp Skewers
Jolts of grill flavor and spicy heat can enhance the delicately sweet and briny flavor of shrimp, but it’s easy to overdo it. Most recipes overcook the shrimp and finish them in a bath of mouth-numbing sauce; we wanted juicy shrimp with a smoky crust and chili flavor that was more than just superficial. To…
Midwest Tea Festival & Other Weekend Possibilities
The Paris of the Plains Cocktail Festival kicks off today and runs through Sunday. It’s a mix (pun most certainly intended) of seminars, tastings and bartenders competing. It’s a chance for you to nerd out on spirits, mixers or simply watch others make you well-balanced, interesting cocktails. Karaoke and mixology get mashed-up tonight at the…
Tap List | Grains & Taps is Launching a Brewery
Chicago had Mrs. O’Leary’s cow. Grains & Taps (10 SW Third St., Lee’s Summit, Missouri) will likely someday point to an exhaust fan as the reason it’s brewing beer this winter. Brad Boehm still remembers the moment in February when he came to Grains and Taps, the business he co-owns with Brian Bixby, and smelled smoke. He wondered…
Paprika and Lime-Rubbed Chicken With Grilled Vegetable Succotash
All of the elements of this brightly flavored dish come together quickly on the grill. Cooking the chicken on the cooler side of the grill avoids flare-ups while still giving it great flavor and char. To round out our grilled succotash we use convenient canned butter beans, which are super-quick to prepare and have a…
Coffee & Donuts & Other Weekend Possibilities
It’s all donuts, all the time, Kansas City. So lean into this trend and build up that winter layer of warmth a bit early. Brioche Pastry Shop (2000 Main St.) started serving fried donuts two weeks ago. They have blueberry cake donuts and apple crisp (think pie in donut form) and glazed or old fashioned…
Order Up | Kobi-Q’s Japchae
Order Up is a regular series that takes a layered look at drinks and eats across Kansas City. You can see previous selections here. Got a dish you think we should feature? Drop us a note below or on Twitter @FlatlandKC. — Follow @FlatlandKC on Twitter and Facebook for all your food news.
Tap List | Colony KC Finds Its Passionfruit
In its first year, Colony KC (312 Armour Road, North Kansas City, Missouri) hasn’t just pushed the envelope. They’ve stuffed it full of Lucky Charms and black currants and raspberry sherbet. As the nanobrewery inside of a coffeehouse and taproom attached to a performance space (The Rino) nears its first anniversary, Flatland sat down with head brewer…
Linguine With Mussels And Fennel
Don’t be intimidated by mussels; they’re easier to prepare than you think and they make a great weeknight option. The mussels here are cooked in a flavorful broth that becomes a light sauce for the pasta. [FLEX-CONTENT] The addition of fresh tarragon underscores the anise flavor of the sauteed fennel in the sauce. When cleaning…
Sunflower Fest & Other Weekend Possibilities
After more than 50 years operating as a chili parlor, Fritz’s Chili (6737 W. 75th St., Overland Park, Kansas) closes this Friday. It was originally a Dixon’s Chili parlor that opened in 1966. Three years later, the Fritz family purchased the business and later renamed it Fritz’s Chili. The dining room is lined with counter…
Tap List | Servaes Brewing Co. Coming to Shawnee
You never know what might happen if you just look around a bit during your commute. Courtney Servaes moved to Shawnee with her family three years ago. She’d regularly drive through downtown on her way to prenatal appointments. And it was on those drives that she discovered a place that felt primed for a neighborhood brewery….