Eats & Drinks
Bennie, Basie and Bird & Other Weekend Possibilities
Discover Kansas City’s rich history of jazz at Bennie, Basie and Bird: An Evening of Kansas City Jazz at the Mutual Musicians Foundation (1823 Highland Ave.) from 6 to 10 p.m. Saturday. Listen to live jazz and learn about jazz icons who played and lived in KC. Tickets, which include food and drinks, are $35…
Order Up | LC’s Burnt Ends & Polly’s Pop Strawberry Soda
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.
Tap List | Hip Hops Hooray Beer Fest is Back
Woodie Bonds would like the world to drink a beer in perfect harmony. Or maybe just with a Biggie track on the speakers. “I’ve had a beer with so many different type of people,” Bonds said. “Kansas City craft beer culture is starting to become something that a lot of people need…it’s something to watch…
Equal Minded Cafe Is Open in the Ubuntu Village
A small, round crystal hangs from the ceiling just inside the front door of the Equal Minded Cafe (4327 Troost Ave.). It’s easy to miss. Your eyes naturally go to the large wooden coffee bar, the whiteboard menu offering avocado toast and affogatos (espresso topped with a scoop of ice cream). “There’s been a lot…
Recipe | America’s Test Kitchen’s Grilled Chicken Wings
To take this barroom classic from the fryer to the grill we had to figure out how to handle the fat and connective tissue from the wings, which creates a problem as it drips into the fire. [FLEX-CONTENT] To get crisp, well-rendered chicken wings with lightly charred skin, succulent, smoky meat and minimal flare-ups, we…
The Business of Donuts & Other Weekend Possibilities
Ever wanted to open a donut shop? Ever eaten a donut? All you needed was to answer yes to one of those questions and you’re in for The Business of Donuts. The latest discussion from Square One Small Business Services and the Mid-Continent Public Library dives into what it takes to sling donuts in the…
Local Pig Relocating to City Market, Taking Former Winslow BBQ Space
The Local Pig & Pigwich is leaving the East Bottoms for the former Winslow BBQ space at 20 E. Fifth St. in the City Market with an opening expected in mid-October. After six years at 2618 Guinotte Ave., co-owners Alex Pope and Matt Kafka began exploring ways to expand Pigwich, a stationary food truck adjacent…
Tap List | Double Shift Turns Three
Bryan Stewart pauses in the middle of a story about a beer made with birthday cake to take a delivery early on a weekday afternoon. A farmer from Wellsville, Kansas, is dropping off bags of malt, which he stacks on the wooden tables inside of Double Shift Brewing Company (412 E. 18th St.). “I want…
Best Eat In the House | Anton’s Dry-Aged Steak
Best Eat in the House features dining recommendations from people in and around Kansas City. For this episode, Kasim Hardaway, founder of the TKG Agency, stopped by to chat about the dry-aged, grass-fed beef at Anton’s Taproom (1610 Main St.) We traveled along the Streetcar line to talk to owner Anton Kotar about his space where they cut and…
Recipe | America’s Test Kitchen’s S’mores Blossom Cookies
S’mores may conjure memories of warm nights and sleep-away camp, but it doesn’t need to be summertime to capture the flavors of this treat; the combination of wheaty graham crackers, rich chocolate, and sweet, gooey toasted marshmallow is good any time of year. [FLEX-CONTENT] We wanted to package s’mores into a neat blossom cookie, one…