Here’s a look at what’s new in KC food and drink scene: You may have heard of omakase-style dinners, a Japanese dining experience where each dish is based on the chef’s choice, but standalone omakase restaurants have yet to make an appearance in KC—until now. Sushi Kodawari, an omakase-style restaurant with only eight seats, plans… Continue reading What’s new in KC food & drink: November 2023
From a purely economic vantage, Thomas Clark, the TC of TC’s Fully Loaded, seems to be onto something. Potatoes are cheap and filling. But Clark has taken the potato concept one step further. Served from his food truck, which makes stops around town at places like Made Mobb on Southwest Boulevard and the Price Chopper… Continue reading These Spectacular Spuds are Fully Loaded
Looking for an over-the-top ensemble or want Instagram-worthy party decorations? Believe it or not, those in the know and not afraid to stand out in the crowd often head to professional-level costume and theatrical supply stores to find a special look. These shops do a brisk business in Halloween costumes, of course, but they also… Continue reading Looking for an over-the-top ensemble or want Instagram-worthy party decorations?Here’s where you go.
It’s easy to underestimate the influence of, well, influencing. There’s a stigma against those who always seem to have their phone in their hand, but Adriana Davalos, also known as @kclifestylegirl, has turned it into a thriving full-time gig. The media powerhouse is showing KC the value of social media and its future in marketing… Continue reading Influencer Adriana Davalos is here to show KC the future of marketing
Ask Kansas Citians about their favorite parts of Halloween and pumpkin spice doughnuts are sure to come up quickly. Around these parts, apple cider and warm, seasonally spiced doughnuts are as much a part of the season as KitKats and witch hats. Check out a few of our favorite spots serving hot, fresh apple cider… Continue reading It’s Halloween weekend—here are 4 spots to get cider and doughnuts
Here are twelve great things to do this Halloween weekend in KC, October 26-29, including: To Kill A Mockingbird, Creepshow: a brand-new Halloween themed music festival and P!NK.
KC’s Power and Light is continuing its urban renaissance with plans to bring two new restaurants to the area. Opening in collaboration with the Wichita-based Thrive Restaurant Group, the new additions are Homegrown and Modern Market Eatery. Both restaurants are expected to open sometime next year. Homegrown is a breakfast, brunch and lunch spot. The… Continue reading KC’s Power And Light District Will Add Two New Restaurants
Soup weather is here, and KC Craft Ramen (6830 W. 119th St. OP, KS) is kickstarting the season with a special in-house pop-up. During the first week of November, Japan-based ramen shop Misora-Do will be taking over KC Craft Ramen’s kitchen and serving their specialty – authentic miso ramen. Kenichi Ota, co-owner of Overland Park’s… Continue reading KC Craft Ramen Will Host A Ramen Shop From Japan In November
Corn pit at The Fun Farm in Kearney.
In July we covered Dwight Tiller’s Perfect Day in KC and hinted that the chef had big plans involving the expansion of his family’s food truck Deez Nachos. The time has finally come – the KC native is taking his family’s loaded nacho business from wheels to brick-and-mortar. Deez Nachos is located on the first… Continue reading A Loaded Nacho Vendor Joins Parlor Food Hall
Here are ten great things to do in Kansas City this weekend, October 19-22, including: Sugar Skull! A Día de Muertos Musical Adventure, Electric Poe at Union Cemetery and Cheers to Cheese Festival.
Booth Creek Wagyu is a premium Wagyu beef producer based in the Flint Hills just north of Manhattan, Kansas. The company raises, processes and distributes fullblood (100%) and American Wagyu. Since beginning in 2020, Booth Creek is growing rapidly and recently opened a second Wagyu meat market location in Overland Park (13412 Metcalf Ave. Overland… Continue reading A Wagyu Meat Market Is Now Open In Overland Park
The Great American Beer Festival is America’s largest beer competition. At this year’s event, which took place September 21-23, two KC craft breweries, Pathlight Brewing and Cinder Block Brewery, went home with medals. According to Forbes, over two thousand breweries from all fifty states entered 9,298 beers into this year’s competition. Beers were entered in… Continue reading Two KC Breweries Take Home Medals At the Great American Beer Festival
The first Kansas City haunted house was an outgrowth of the Foolkillers, a Kansas City counterculture group that started in 1970. Here’s how the Foolkillers started the KC haunted house tradition as told by Bob Suckiel, a Foolkiller. We wanted to change the world through creating our own culture. The idea being that once people become… Continue reading How a hippie art collective called the Foolkillers staged the first haunted house in Kansas City
Here are thirteen great things to do in Kansas City this weekend, October 12-15, including: ODESZA at T-Mobile Center, Jekyll & Hyde and PorchFestKC.
With a recent change in ownership, the local beloved ice cream shop Betty Rae’s is expanding quickly. The newest location opened September 29 and is celebrating with Halloween flavors. Vice President of Shatto Milk Company Matt Shatto announced plans to expand the Betty Rae’s brand when he bought it in May. The new third location… Continue reading Betty Rae’s Ice Cream shop Opens Third Location And Celebrates With Halloween Flavors.
David Von Drehle wrote a book about Kansas City. Sort of.
When Michael Stern took over as KC symphony director nearly two decades ago, he knew it had been years since the orchestra had tried to tackle pieces by Gustav Mahler, a composer many classical musicians strive to master. Stern was determined to make this happen. Since then, the musicians have become rather familiar with Mahler,… Continue reading KC Symphony director Michael Stern talks about his swan song.
This could be the last fall harvest for the farmland at 135th Street and Stateline Road in Leawood. After years of debate over the merits of a massive development project known as East Leawood Village, the City Council finally approved the first several phases of the $300 million development project that will see homes, shops,… Continue reading After several years of debate, developers are breaking ground on East Leawood Village.
Twenty years ago, organist Chris Hazelton wasn’t an organist––he was a bassist. Now a jewel of the region, Hazleton was first drawn to the organ in 2004 while listening to an album by fusion band Medeski Martin & Wood. Hazelton’s then-professor at Kansas City Kansas Community College told Hazelton he had to check out local… Continue reading Organist Chris Hazelton releases his first swinging album in over a decade.
From hot-pink to friendship bracelets, girly-inspired glitzy glam fashion is not just a moment—it’s a movement. Women everywhere are embracing femininity through clothing in what fashionistas are calling the “girlhood trend.” This trip down memory lane seems to encourage every femme fatale to connect with their inner little girl while embracing femininity, too. Events like… Continue reading Glitzy glam is taking over.
Friction Beer Co. (11018 Johnson Dr, Shawnee, KS) isn’t worried about hazy IPAs going out of style. In fact, they only see possibilities. A new downtown Shawnee brewery, Friction Beer Co. owners Nathan Ryerson and Brent Anderson were brewing hazy hops seven years ago when the genre burst onto the scene. A hazy beer, as… Continue reading Hazy Hops at Friction Beer Co.
Apple pies, apple butter, apple cider, apple dumplings and, of course, just plain old apples can all be found at Weston’s annual Applefest. Since 1990, this quaint Missouri town has celebrated all things apple with this annual fall festival held the first full weekend of October. It began as a way to acknowledge Weston’s rich… Continue reading The best events in KC: October 2023
Here are eleven great things to do in Kansas City this weekend, October 5-8, including: KC Oktoberfest, Weston Applefest and The Mars Volta.
Filmed in east Missouri, the major motion picture Gone Girl brought close to $7.9 million into Cape Girardeau’s local economy in a matter of weeks. Not long after the film’s 2014 release, tourists from across the country looking to go on the “Gone Girl driving tour” poured into the approximately forty thousand-person town, says Steph… Continue reading Local actors are hoping a renewed film tax credit will bring more motion picture magic to Missouri.
Natasha Bailey is a bit of a culinary renaissance woman. Currently, she’s the executive chef at the nonprofit Thelma’s Kitchen, but you may have heard the KC native’s voice on her KCUR podcast Hungry For MO or seen her smiling on a Whole Foods sign representing Green Dirt Farm’s award-winning sheep milk cheese. No matter… Continue reading Chef and podcast host Natasha Bailey shares her perfect day in KC.
Funky dive bar reopens with new look and menu and is fast becoming a star in KC’s food & drink scene. Wanting a new look and feel, the owner of the quirky neighborhood bar The House closed shop for a bit and retooled. Now owner Malisa Monyakula is open for business. “I’ve always loved the… Continue reading What’s new in KC’s food & drink: October 2023
