Eats & Drinks
Kansas City Restaurant Week 2018 | Guide To First-Timers
Not sure where to kick off 2018 Kansas City Restaurant Week? Try starting at the beginning: 1889 Pizza Napolitana (2876 W. 47th Ave., Kansas City, Kansas,) nabbed the top slot on a list of 191 participating restaurants. “They start with the numbered ones, versus the ABCs, so we’re at the top of the list,” says Jason…
Pop-Up Waffles & Other Weekend Possibilities
Channel your inner Eleven this weekend and eat…all…the…waffles. Hammerhand Coffee (22 North Main St., Liberty, Missouri) is hosting a Pop-Up Waffle Shop with The Waffle Iron from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. We’re talking sweet and savory options. The Ainsworth (11653 Ash St., Leawood, Kansas) opens today in the Park Place development….
Best Eat In the House | EJ’s Urban Eatery’s Espresso-Rubbed Smoked Brisket
Best Eat in the House features dining recommendations from people in and around Kansas City. For this episode, we asked Columbus Park Ramen Shop and Happy Gillis Café and Hangout co-owner and chef Josh Eans for the one dish he loves. He couldn’t wait to talk about the espresso-rubbed smoked brisket with white BBQ sauce…
Tap List | Strange Days Announces Grand Opening
Kansas City’s newest brewery Strange Days Brewing Company (316 Oak St.) has fired up its brewhouse with a sense of purpose. Co-owners Nathan Howard, Chris Beier and Alec Vemmer have scheduled the brewery’s grand opening for Jan. 20. [FLEX-CONTENT] The forthcoming debut of Strange Days heralds the latest revival of brewing in the River Market….
New Bookstore Cafe Promises a Bit of Paris on Delaware Street
By Kevin Collison Two attorneys are hoping to bring a little bit of Paris to Delaware Street this summer with a new bookstore, cafe and bar called Our Daily Nada. Amy Covitz and Andrea Baca are anticipating a June 15 opening for their establishment at 304 Delaware in the River Market, next door to The…
Nashville Eats & Other Weekend Possibilities
If you don’t want to root for the Tennessee Titans, the first round opponent of the Kansas City Chiefs, that’s completely understandable. But that doesn’t mean you have to shun the foods of Nashville. We’ve got plenty of the top Nashville hits right here in KC. You can check out a meat and three concept…
Tap List | New Axiom Brewing Adds Cider Into The Mix
Mac Lamken and Devin Glaser stood in the 3,000-square-foot cavern that will become New Axiom Brewing Company’s brewery and taproom (949 NE Columbus St., Lee’s Summit, Missouri) by summer 2018. The current space is little more than a dusty concrete floor, exposed vaulted ceiling and thick clusters of wiring that dangle from above. [FLEX-CONTENT] A…
Karaoke Friday & Other Weekend Possibilities
Whether you’re full of spirits or simply need to get out of the house, The Indie on Main (1228 Main St.) has Karaoke Friday from 9 p.m. to 3 a.m. If you can’t make it this Friday, there is always next Friday. Should you need liquid courage, The Indie has a Horsefeather made with Bulleit…
Recipe | Megan Garrelts’ Lemon Meringue Pie
You may cheat with a cookie exchange or a bit of peppermint bark, but if you want to bring the whole family to the table during the holidays, it’s time you learned to bake a pie. In order to get a pie right, you’ve got to have a pie mentor, someone who can navigate the…
New Made in Kansas City Cafe Serves Culture and Collaboration with Coffee
By Kevin Collison If the founders of the new Made in Kansas City Cafe at 1114 Baltimore achieve their goals, it will brew some revolutionary ideas and fresh culture along with its coffee. “It’s important to think of the function of coffee shops throughout history in the Western world,” said Ozzie Mendoza Diaz, beverage director….