Eats & Drinks

2000 Vine Project Nears Completion, Brewery Opening Soon

By Kevin Collison After five years, the developers of 2000 Vine are nearing the finish line of an ambitious historic renovation project that’s now the vanguard of an investment surge occurring in the 18th and Vine District. The renovation of the two, 150 year-old buildings into a blend of office, retail, a restaurant and the…

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Interior view of Casual Animal, one of the stops on the Caturday in the Crossroads bar crawl.

Tap List | Crossroads Businesses Come Together For Cats

Many of the bars, breweries and distilleries in the Crossroads are banding together to throw a huge party, or shall we say “pawty,” to help KC Pet Project.

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Boutique Hotel Plan Returns for Historic Building on Grand

By Kevin Collison A proposal to restore the historic Mason Building at 1110 Grand and reopen it as a 35-room boutique hotel has returned, led by a developer with a similar hotel venture in Lincoln, Neb. Nicholas Castaneda, a principal with the 49-room Kindler Hotel in downtown Lincoln, wants to redevelop the distinctive, copper-faced building…

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Cocina47 Restaurant Project Back in Play at Plaza

By Kevin Collison Cocina47 is back, and this time the restaurant development proposed for 47th and Pennsylvania has returned to its original vision as a three-story project, shedding the controversial six additional levels of condos. Developer Matt Pennington presented his plan to the Port KC development committee Monday. He is seeking tax incentives to help…

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The front entrance of Outfield Beer Co. in Bonner Springs.

Tap List | New Owners Party at Outfield Beer Co.

A party for the new owners of Outfield Beer Co. tops the weekly news roundup from the Kansas City craft beer scene.

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Tenderloin Grill Moves to City Market, Pig Snoots and All

By Kevin Collison The Tenderloin Grill has relocated to the City Market after serving its namesake speciality, along with food including hamburgers and pig snoot sandwiches at 900 Southwest Boulevard for 90 years. The new location takes over the space in the northeast corner formerly occupied by Taste of Brazil. As part of the transaction,…

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Noka Brings an Elegant Touch of Asia and Memory to Martini Corner

By Kevin Collison Amante Domingo’s new restaurant, Noka, is a homage to his father based on his dying words two years ago. “He was on his death bed and he told me he wanted to take me to a new sushi place in the Yucatan,” he said. “I built the restaurant he would have wanted…

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Jay Sanders of Drastic Measures in Shawnee, Rick Mullins of Redbud Kansas City and Raney Yelenich, an amateur mycologist, head into the woods to forage for cocktail ingredients.

Where the Wild Drinks Are: Foraging for Cocktails

A chef, a mycologist, a journalist and a James Beard-nominated bar owner walk into the woods. They come back with exotic cocktails using foraged ingredients.

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Historic Building at 2100 Grand Slated for Renovation

A six-story building at 2100 Grand that opened in 1911 is slated to be renovated into offices, a spa and 13 short-term rental units, according to a city application. The redevelopment plan includes a potential coffee shop on the main floor along the Grand viaduct with a spa and dental/medical spaces on the next two…

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Barrio Taqueria Opening at Martini Corner This June with Rooftop Patio

By Kevin Collison Barrio is adding a fourth outlet at Martini Corners in the former Sol Cantina space, this one with serving a more streamlined menu and a modified name, Barrio Taqueria. Chris Ridler, a partner in Barrio Taqueria, says the new restaurant will include a rooftop patio that can accommodate 75 people, more television…

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