With football season starting up, everyone’s favorite football mom, Donna Kelce, is back in the spotlight – and she’s sharing her favorite KC eats.
Last year, we named Hemma Hemma, one of KC’s Best New Restaurants of 2023 and it seems Donna Kelce agrees. Last Saturday, Kelce visited Hemma Hemma with a few friends for brunch and praised the breakfast and lunch spot on Instagram.
“You will love the cinnamon rolls,” her Instagram post states.
Hemma Hemma, located in Waldo, opened in September last year. The restaurant has a chic vintage design and is decked out with a coffee bar, market, dining room and space for teaching cooking classes.
Chef and owner Ashley Bare says Kelce’s visit happened “organically” through a mutual acquaintance. Bare served Kelce and her company. She didn’t know Kelce was going to post about her visit so “that was a really kind surprise.”
“She’s kind of America’s favorite mom and it was just really awesome that she was there,” says Bare.
In one of the pictures posted on her Instagram, Kelce has Hemma Hemma’s BEC breakfast sandwich in front of her. The BEC is a staple on the menu as it comes with egg soufflé, bacon, cheddar cheese and a scallion-avocado aioli all packed onto a soft fluffy brioche bun.
Kelce also posted a picture holding up two plates of Hemma Hemma’s hefty gooey cinnamon rolls.
When asked if the Hemma Hemma’s customers or staff were buzzing with excitement, Bare says maybe, but people left Kelce alone.
“She kind of went under the radar,” says Bare. “No one bothered her. It was great.”
As for Bare serving Kelce herself, “I kept it cool and breezy,” the chef laughs.
