Openings, Closings & Other Restaurant News

Openings Café Corazón (5911 Main St., cafecorazonkc.com) Latin coffee shop, Café Corazón, opened its third location in Brookside this past weekend.  Café Corazón was recently named one of Kansas City’s Top 10 Best Small Businesses by the KC Chamber of Commerce. For more information about the cafe’s latest spot, read here. Origin Coi Nguon (7711… Continue reading Openings, Closings & Other Restaurant News

Manny Gomez is dominating KC’s cocktail scene. He’s also making it more accessible.

Photography by Laura Morsman.

Manny Gomez is shaking up KC’s cocktail scene—literally and figuratively. Over the past decade, while many notable local mixologists were earning their stripes at KC’s cutting-edge speakeasies like Swordfish Tom’s and the late Manifesto (Jay Sanders of Wild Child and Bryan Arri of Fern Bar come to mind), Gomez was trying to break into KC’s… Continue reading Manny Gomez is dominating KC’s cocktail scene. He’s also making it more accessible.

World’s first Museum of BBQ opens in KC

Photography by Ben Pieper Photo.

Humans have cooked meat over fire for more than 780,000 years, if not longer. Kansas City’s new Museum of BBQ is the first in the world wholly dedicated to this popular culinary tradition.  Located on the second floor of Crown Center, the museum is a fun, friendly experience for all ages. Guests start the self-guided… Continue reading World’s first Museum of BBQ opens in KC