Howard Hanna isn’t yet sure what to call the processed porcine meat offered at King G (500 E. 18th St., KCMO, kinggkc.com). “In North Jersey, it’s Taylor Ham,” the chef says. “In the south side of the state, they call it pork roll.” Whatever the name ends up being (“Trenton Pork Roll” is also a… Continue reading A new Crossroads deli makes a Jersey-style breakfast sandwich worthy of Tony Soprano
Jon Dunn is from Berkley, Michigan—it’s at Eleven Mile Road outside Detroit, three miles past Eminem Avenue. “Where I lived, there were about forty cider mills within an hour’s drive of my house,” Dunn says. “In Michigan, it was a big autumn thing to do, go to the cider mill and have cider and doughnuts.… Continue reading The best fresh-pressed apple cider in KC comes from Belton
A century ago, J. Ott & Co Undertaking was the only town morgue in Independence. Next month, it’ll be a pop-up bar. Kansas City’s Halloween pop-up bar, Apparition Spookeasy, is partnering with 3 Trails Brewing to open a new location in the Historic Independence Square. Edward Schmalz, the owner of Apparition, says guests will be… Continue reading Kansas City is getting a Halloween pop-up bar in an actual morgue
Even by the standards of a team that began last season by losing its home opener to Coastal Carolina, Kansas is coming off a particularly gruesome offseason. In March, the school had to part ways with coach Les Miles after previous sexual harassment allegations came to light. This was followed by athletic director Jeff Long… Continue reading Jayhawk football is terrible—that’s a sign of KU’s moral superiority
