Openings
Earl’s Provisions (651 E 59th St.) & Sea Capitán Cocina Costera (5070 Main St.)
Owners of KC adored East-Coast-style oyster bar Earl’s Premier and Italian restaurant Bacaro Primo, Todd Schulte and Cory Dannehl are at it again.
The duo is expanding Earl’s Premier to include a market, which is exciting, but there’s more. They’re also opening a new restaurant in the former Blu HWY steakhouse restaurant in the South Plaza. To find out more, click here.
You Say Tomato (2801 Holmes St.)
After closing in 2023, Anne Clark decided to run a catering service out of her Midtown restaurant You Say Tomato. Now that the building’s new owner has guaranteed You Say Tomato can remain in business, after almost two years, Clark’s quirky eatery is opening to the public once again.
Read more about what to expect from You Say Tomato’s reopening here.
Closings
Danny Edwards (2900 Southwest Blvd.)
KC’s barbecue scene is losing a longtime staple. Southwest Boulevard’s Danny Edwards barbecue joint will close at the end of this month.
According to The Star, Owner Joel Bremer believes the building’s owner is selling it to From The Earth dispensary. Despite his restaurant closing, Bremer still plans on making barbecue.
“We’re going to cook from home for a while, and maybe sell out of a food truck,” Bremer told The Star. “And we might look into another brick-and-mortar. But we have to be out of here by the end of the month.”
Other News
Barbecue Brews
It doesn’t get more Kansas City than Boulevard beer and barbecue.
Boulevard has announced the latest release in its Brewhouse One series: MO’ BBQ, an 11.8% ABV bourbon barrel-aged Belgian-style quad infused with smoked malt and a blend of bold, barbecue-inspired ingredients. It’s a beer made in partnership with the new Museum of BBQ, a first-of-its-kind destination created to honor and explore America’s rich barbecue culture. The MO’ BBQ Barrel-Aged Smoked Quad will be available exclusively at the Boulevard Tours & Rec Center starting May 22 while supplies last.
To read more about the world’s first barbecue museum, read here.
Competition Chocolate
Grandview-based coffee and cacao roaster Encore Coffee & Chocolate has earned the title of Master Chocolate Maker after securing its third consecutive win at the internationally respected Craft Chocolat Challenge.
The Craft Chocolat Challenge is a global competition that celebrates the work of small-batch, bean-to-bar chocolate makers. This year’s award honors Encore’s vanilla latte bar made with white chocolate, real vanilla and in-house roasted coffee.
Encore’s award winning bean-to-bar chocolate from previous years include the Tanzania dark milk chocolate in 2023 and café mocha milk chocolate in 2024.
