Cowtown Cheesecake Co.’s Terry Mille hopes to make Bonner Springs a dining destination
This piece first ran on KCPT’s Flatland.* “I love cheesecake,” says a middle-aged woman as she walks through the doors of the Cowtown Cheesecake Co. (133…
Three KC chefs & Bluestem are semifinalists for the James Beard Awards
The annual spring heat check was released today as the James Beard Foundation announced its semifinalists in the chef and restaurant categories. Three Kansas…
Soft Shell Crab Po’ Boy returns to Joe’s Kansas City today
Feeling crabby? The Soft Shell Crab Po’ Boy returns to Joe’s Kansas City today. It’s a deep-fried soft shell crab on a hoagie bun…
Cookies & Beer, a Templeton Pig & The Seasoned Cooperative
Get out your awls, Kansas City. This week is a belt-stretcher. Cookies & Beer returns for the second year (and like all sequels, it…
Lanmou Chocolates preps for Mardi Gras in KC
This piece first ran on KCPT’s Flatland.* “We just put the babies in the bags,” Natasha Goellner says, gesturing to the five plastic-wrapped cakes on…
New food and drink loves & other weekend possibilities
Find a new love (or celebrate your current love) this weekend. Ca Va (4149 Pennsylvania) has $5 shots of J Rieger & Co. Kansas City Whiskey for the…
Bee Sweet hopes to have KC buzzing about ice cream
All Manya Honig wanted was a little bit of ice cream after dinner one night in the Crossroads. So, she did what anyone with…
Red Crow Brewing Company will open in Spring Hill this summer
Beer brings people together. People like Mike Denny, the founder of Artistic Concrete Surfaces, and Chris Roberts of the Red Crow Brewing Company. Denny…
Broth is having a moment in Kansas City
This piece first ran on KCPT’s Flatland.* This is a story of soup interrupted. Stripped down stock that will never see a bowl. Bone broth…
Boulevard’s Imperial Stout X: Coffee Ale hits shelves Tuesday
It’s time for a little coffee talk. Boulevard Brewing Company’s Imperial Stout X: Coffee Ale (11% ABV) hits shelves Tuesday. It’s a limited release featuring…