On June 3, 1979, the Kemper Arena hosted a convention of America’s top architects. The group gathered inside the West Bottom’s sleek modernist arena, a structure it recognized as “one of the finest buildings in the nation.” One day later, it didn’t have a roof. It was an event that shocked the architecture world 40… Continue reading 40 Years ago, the collapse of one of Kansas City’s most iconic buildings shocked the architecture world
Casual spinoff from Corvino coming to the Crossroads Corvino Supper Club & Tasting Room is known for many delicious things, but chief among them is the cheeseburger, where two thin, diner-style chuck patties find rapture between a house-made sesame seed bun with perfect garlic aioli, charred onions, dill pickle slices and melty muenster cheese. The… Continue reading May 2019 KC restaurant openings and closings
kokoDAK It’s worth going to kokoDAK just to watch TV, where a music video channel plays hits that sound very much like anything you’d hear streaming out of your car radio driving down Metcalf Avenue, but the lyrics are sung in Korean. Allow yourself to be mesmerized by this entertainment while you patiently wait for… Continue reading 8 Favorite Overland Park Restaurants
Riddle me this: What spirit is derived from a succulent, distilled in Kansas City and goes great in margaritas? No, it’s not tequila — tequila must be produced in the Mexican state of Jalisco. But you’re close. Mean Mule Distilling is three years old but just now opened a tasting room (1733 Locust St., Kansas… Continue reading Mean Mule’s agave spirits come from plants harvested in the heart of tequila country
Chocolate Skyscaper I don’t know what the 32-layer cake at Silo Modern Farmhouse (17501 W. 87th St., Lenexa, Kan., 913-278-0910, silocanyonfarms.com) looks like before kitchen staff cut into it, but when this beast of a dessert arrived at our table, I feared for the human that had to do the slicing. The signature dessert at Lenexa’s… Continue reading The 32-layer chocolate cake at Silo is Kansas City’s most imposing dessert
In our May issue, we set out to try every highly recommended Mexican spot in Kansas City, Kansas. Along the way we had everything from amazing deshebrada tacos to Mexican-style barbecue and burgers. And yet, there’s so much else to try. You could spend the next year sampling Mexican restaurants in KCK and still have… Continue reading Edgar Galicia has eaten at pretty much every Mexican spot in KCK. Here are his favorite dishes.
There’s no point in asking about the best Mexican restaurant in Kansas City, Kansas. It’s an absurd question given the sheer size and diversity of the Mexican community, says Edgar Galicia of the city’s Central Avenue Betterment Association. (Read: Galicia’s picks for the best Mexican dishes in KCK are here.) “People here don’t have a… Continue reading Blazing a taco trail through KCK, home to the best Mexican food in the Midwest
Bill Geist is the funniest man in America, and now I know why. His latest book, Lake of the Ozarks: My Surreal Summers in a Vanishing America, is a nostalgic look back at summers spent working for his aunt and uncle at Missouri’s Arrowhead Lodge. It was the 1960s, and for a young man from… Continue reading Iconic Humorist Bill Geist’s new memoir returns to his formative years in the Missouri Ozarks
Watch- ►Homecoming: A Film By Beyoncé: Coachella seems pretty washed these days. But the millennial-driven music festival in the California desert still has its special moments, such as Beyoncé’s headlining appearance in 2018. This Netflix original documentary delves into everything about that 2018 set, a watershed moment in a career rich in both accomplishments and hits.… Continue reading New and fresh May 2019 Trends
