Dying to Give Birth

Dr. Devika Maulik carefully watched as the weeks progressed to months during her first and only pregnancy. “The only thing I could keep down was red juice and Doritos during my first trimester,” the Kansas City obstetrician recalls. Contractions started in her second trimester. And she worked 36-hour shifts on her feet during her third… Continue reading Dying to Give Birth

The Brut IPA at brand-new City Barrel is the champagne beer you need in your life

The birth of a new beer style is a rare thing. Most are developed over centuries. You can count on two hands the number of new styles since the influential beer writer Michael Jackson developed the first taxonomy of suds in 1977. So the advent of Brut IPA is a special thing. The bone-dry, pale… Continue reading The Brut IPA at brand-new City Barrel is the champagne beer you need in your life

Kansas City restaurant openings and closings for April 2019

❖ After months of delays, Laura Norris has at last reopened Italian eatery Ragazza at a new location just off the Plaza (4301 Main St., Kansas City, Mo.). The new space offers 96 seats — a huge jump from the 40 seats at the original location — and features an expanded menu. Be sure to… Continue reading Kansas City restaurant openings and closings for April 2019