Cupcake It’s not often that an offensive lineman upstages an NFL quarterback, and when he does, it’s usually for an undesirable reason. But the Chiefs’ right tackle does have bragging rights over league MVP Patrick Mahomes in one important arena: His dog is a far bigger star on Instagram. Mahomes’ two pit bulls, Steel and… Continue reading This dog owned by a Chiefs lineman is upstaging Patrick Mahomes
LOCAL PIG The beef jerky market is booming. With food trends like Whole 30 and keto driving people to protein-dense snacks, this is the golden age of dry, chewy beef, says Alex Pope, owner of Local Pig (20 E. Fifth St., Kansas City, Mo. 816-200-1639, thelocalpig.com). Pope discovered this when his shop, which recently relocated… Continue reading Get outrageously good jerky from this Kansas City butcher shop
Brick House To put it maturely, Brick House (400 E. 31st St., Kansas City, Mo. 816-255-3912, brickhousekc.com) isn’t stingy on their $10 bottomless mimosa brunch. All morning long, servers stroll around the lofty Midtown restaurant and patio double-fisting Ketel One pitchers of the breakfast cocktail. Even if you have the slightest bit of empty space… Continue reading You’ll never go thirsty (or sober) at Brick House’s bottomless brunch
The Wild Way The Wild Way Coffee is smack-dab in the middle of two slightly contradictory industries: the food truck world, which is mobile and flexible, and the coffee shop world, which is all about consistency and regulars. It’s to their credit that Wild Way co-founders John and Christine Clutton have creatively married those two… Continue reading This awesome coffee cart is too perfect for walls and a roof
Chappell’s Chappell’s (323 Armour Road, Kansas City, Mo. 816-421-0002, chappellsnkc.com) in North Kansas City is a sports fanatic’s dream — an entire bar filled with memorabilia collected by original owner Jim Chappell. Among the collection is a rare sweatshirt bearing the name of the Dallas Texans (today’s Kansas City Chiefs) signed by Len Dawson and… Continue reading This Kansas City sports bar doubles as a museum
Cult of Pi Brent Gunnels is perhaps the best-known pizzaiola in Kansas City, having manned the oven when Neapolitan pizzeria Il Lazzarone made its reputation. Gunnels is currently working to open a next-wave coffee shop called Tree Haus Cafe in Midtown that specializes in CBD and Kava. But, in the meantime, he’s been running the… Continue reading The Cult of Pi is KC’s best backyard pizza party
Swoon Cookie Crafters Sofia Varanka Hudson has created some interesting cookies at Swoon Cookie Crafters (1668 Jefferson St., Suite 100, Kansas City, Mo. 913-687-6233, justswoon.com), where iced sugar cookies are made to custom specifications. Her Instagram feed is full of elaborate designs: art deco-style martinis, mermaids, flamingos, even cookies decorated to look like hamburgers and… Continue reading Where you can get oddball custom cookies in KC
Eats and Postmates, Kansas City had Fritz’s Railroad Restaurant (fritzskc.com). Customers use a novelty phone on their table to order and then find their bacon cheeseburger rolling toward them on miniature rail lines at walking speed. The food is then lowered onto the table. (Drinks and shakes are delivered separately to avoid spillage.) Owner Fritz… Continue reading Get your food delivered by miniature train at this KC diner
Sweet Kiss Brigadeiro In Brazil, brigadeiros — sprinkle-covered, bite-sized chocolate morsels — are a delectable staple of local shops and gatherings alike. But until mother-daughter duo Jessica and Regina Antunes opened Sweet Kiss Brigadeiro (sweetkissbrigadeiro.com or purchase at The Emporium Brazil, 14000 W. 135th St., Olathe, Kan.) in 2015, no Kansas City businesses were dedicated… Continue reading We’re obsessed with this Brazilian dessert in Olathe
Q39 If you want to stay at the top of Kansas City’s pig-eat-pig barbecue scene, you have to shake things up from time to time. Q39 chef Rob Magee knows that, which is why he recently overhauled the menu at his spots in Westport and Overland Park (q39kc.com). Among the new items was a revelation:… Continue reading Smoked brisket poutine is the BBQ dish you need to eat
P.R.’s Place We’re a little hesitant to tell you about P.R.’s Place (1741 Washington St, Kansas City, Mo. 816-421-9746) because we don’t want this hidden gem overrun — but it’s our sacred duty to disclose the very best of Kansas City, and friends, this is it. This Westside gem has been in business since Pat… Continue reading Kansas City’s best Taco Tuesday is actually on Thursday
In-A-Tub In case you didn’t know, Kansas City has its own native taco style, according to an April article from popular food blog Eater. For people in the Northland, this is not a surprise. Most of them have probably experienced In-A-Tub (8174 N.W. Prairie View Road and 4000 N. Oak Trafficway, both in Kansas City,… Continue reading For two generations, Kansas City has had its own unique taco style
Kansas City Brick Lab If you’ve been to Union Station around the holidays, you’ve probably seen the immaculate Christmas-themed Lego train setup. You can credit that all to a group of self-proclaimed adult Lego enthusiasts. Kansas City Brick Lab (facebook.com/groups/legofanskc) is a Lego user group managed by Shawn Kelley. It has just over 500 members… Continue reading A local Lego club is 500 members strong — and they’re building whole cities
Panic Fest To experience the newest in spine-tingling scares without leaving the metro, check out Panic Fest (panicfilmfest.com), an annual horror film festival that runs each January at Screenland Armour in North KC. Theater co-owners Adam Roberts and Tim Canton founded the event in hopes of giving Kansas City the genre festival they wanted as… Continue reading This Kansas City film festival was voted one of the best genre fests in the country
Wonder Wonder Interested in taking your selfie game to the next level? Head to Oak Park Mall and experience Wonder Wonder (11475 W. 95th St., Overland Park, Kan. 913-387-9398, wonderwonder.us/kansas-city). This 6,000-square-foot maze has 16 rooms for Instagram photo opportunities, each one differing in lighting and decor designed by a local artist. Exhibits include the… Continue reading Here’s the best spot in the metro to snap a selfie
To operate a photography booth out of a bus started as a way of differentiating themselves from other local photographers. The couple are Volkswagon enthusiasts, so they bought a bus and set to work. The Photo Bus (thephotobuskc.com) now operates across the country, with two brightly colored Volkswagens delivering photo booths straight to event venues.… Continue reading Keep your eyes peeled for this KC photo booth bus
The 10,000-square-foot country bar Kanza Hall (7300 W. 119th St. Overland Park, Kan. 913-451-0444) only opened in 2012, but it has a broken-in country feel thanks to deer heads, sunflower paintings and a mix of country and pop tunes. On Friday nights, both newbies and experts can join the fun country crowd by participating… Continue reading Kanza Hall has fun and free Friday night line dancing lessons
Dating sucks. This is an indisputable fact. Dating has probably always sucked, but if you’re single in this decade, it particularly sucks thanks to the ubiquity of dating apps. For many of us, scrolling through Tinder, Bumble, Hinge or any of the knock-offs yields a bag of mixed results — usually skewing on the yuck… Continue reading Here’s why Parlor is the best place in KC to meet a Tinder date
