One of Kansas City’s most recognizable pastry programs is getting a home of its own. This May, award-winning pastry chef Megan Garrelts of Rye is opening a bakery, Cornflower Baked Goods at Mission Farms (10555 Mission Rd., Leawood, KS). The bakery is slated to open in May, just in time for Mother’s Day. Garrelts’ pastries, like her… Continue reading Rye’s Megan Garrelts Is Opening a Bakery of Her Own
Long before “bringing the outdoors in” was a design trend and sustainability was a household concept, early-1900s Kansas City architect Mary Rockwell Hook was putting both into practice—starting with one of her most famous works, the Pink House. Perched on a Sunset Hills cul-de-sac near Loose Park, Hook designed and built the Pink House soon… Continue reading How a trip to the 1915 World’s Fair inspired Mary Rockwell Hook to create one of Kansas City’s most distinctive homes
