Creativity runs wild at Creative Culture, Westport’s new DIY studio and milkshake bar (207 Westport Rd.). In the makers space portion, visitors can drop in to get their hands dirty at the…
News
During homebrewing sessions, Sara Charlson and her friends from Cerner Corp. frequently discussed starting their own brewery—a dream that became a reality when Rockcreek Brewing opened in Mission (5880 Beverly Ave.) earlier…
Bar maestro Jay Sanders and Swordfish Tom’s owner Jill Cockson talked about collaborating for years. When Cockson was approached about a space in Shawnee (5817 Nieman Rd.), they were finally presented with…
Restaurants
When Aussies Rob and Kate Joseph and Erika Viktor made the move from Sydney to Kansas City, they found themselves missing the Hong Kong-style Cantonese food that was available in their hometown.…
In theory, Café Trio—the well-known, upscale Plaza bistro—was supposed to reopen today. Or should we say, re-reopen. The original date was postponed from June 4th—their 16th anniversary—at the beginning of Pride month,…
Oh, b-oysters! We’ve heard of dueling pianos—and even dueling banjos. But dueling chefs? Mass St. Fish House & Raw Bar in Lawrence has not one, but two chefs running the upscale seafood…
Bars
This spring, COVID-19 precautions changed daily life for everyone in Kansas City. Those in the food and beverage industry were hit especially hard as restaurants and bars limited operations or closed, and…
When Omaha World Herald journalist Edward Morrow wrote “If you want to see some sin, forget about Paris and go to Kansas City” in 1938, did he mean it as a dig…
Davey’s Uptown Ramblers Club was known as an essential music venue and unpretentious dive bar. And it was proud of both reputations. But to musicians in Kansas City, Davey’s was something else:…
Chefs
Chef Katy Schweikert has quite the culinary pedigree—including being a master chocolatier. (Naturally, she learned from the best—with an eight-year stint under the watchful eye of Christopher Elbow.) After working her way…
When Fox & Pearl’s Vaughn Good got word that he was nominated for a James Beard award this week for Best Chef Midwest—well, according to him, he was “freaking out.” It’s the…
Other than Boulevard beer, there’s only one thing this city loves just as much as our beloved Kansas City Chiefs. It’s chocolate. Holy Cacao, Batman—we’re a chocolate-cravin’ town. And given that the…
Listen up, Cookie Monsters! We just discovered one of metro’s newest frostitutes. Meet talented baker Karissa Todd, owner of Sugar Cookie Bliss, who started whipping up cookies part-time only a couple years…
The year 2020 will be remembered for many sorrowful reasons.…
Sponsored content: Although Vox Vineyards doesn’t have an on-site tasting…
He’s newly retired, but caterer Lon Lane’s legacy lives on.…
Recipes
Let it be known that The Monarch Bar’s Brock Schulte…
Growing up in Arkansas, I was familiar with only a…
No matter when you walk into Extra Virgin, it feels…
Culinarian Lauren Lane says she really didn’t think that she’d…