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In Culinary News: City Barrel Pizza + Patio
When Bier Station announced it was closing after a decade in Waldo, beer lovers were afraid they would be losing one of their favorite neighborhood hangs until it was announced that the owners of City...
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In Culinary News: Changes Coming at Café Sebastienne
A new wave of culinary creativity has hit the kitchen at the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art restaurant, Café Sebastienne, with the chef Ted Habiger now serving as the permanent artist-in-residence....
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In Culinary News: Penny’s
A coveted restaurant space with a pretty patio in The Shops of Prairie Village will soon open as Penny’s, a fourth restaurant concept from Penny and Doug Mufuka, owners of Bamboo Penny’s, KC Thai, and...
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In Culinary News: Songbird
After celebrating seven years in the Crossroads, two-time James Beard Best Chef Midwest nominee, and three-time semifinalist Michael Corvino and his partner, general manager and sommelier, Christina...
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In Culinary News: Mineral Lounge
The Westside is brimming with new food and drink spots, including Mineral Lounge, an intimate bar that’s a collaboration between the owner of the space, Wendy Sight, and the management team from...
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Wandering Vine’s New Chef Brings Castle Casual to the Fine Dining Institution
Wandering Vine in Shawnee is fine dining at its best—impeccable service, unique ambience, and unbeatable food. It’s a lot more than that, too. In mid-May, Bryan Sparks—the former owner of Wild Rose...
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In Culinary News: Mildred’s
For more than 20 years, Debbie Luce Ashby and her sons, Evan and Clayton, have been serving the coffee, cooking the bacon, and steaming the eggs for their popular breakfast sandwich simply known as...
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In Culinary News: Noah’s Delicatessen & Market
After closing the doors to Noah’s Cupboard, the remarkable farm-to-table tiny restaurant located in Weston, the chef Nick Martinkovic and his wife, Andrea, have reopened in the same space as Noah’s...
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In Culinary News: Parkville Wine House
When Wines by Jennifer, a popular wine shop in downtown Parkville, closed its doors earlier this year after almost 20 years of sampling and selling bottles of good grape juice, it left a noticeable...
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In Culinary News: The Moon Shift Mezcal
Cathy Owens and her husband, Dan Grocki, may hail from Kansas City, but they now consider Tulum, Mexico, their home. The couple, intrigued by the growing global popularity of mezcal, set out to look...
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In Culinary News: Cacao Experience
Who better than Kansas City’s own Christopher Elbow to educate chocolate lovers on how cacao turns into chocolate? In August, Elbow launched his new Cacao Experience, a quick 40-minute tour and...
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Shawnee Restaurant Offering Classic Holiday Traditions
The holiday season brings us marvelous traditions. The Thanksgiving turkey dinner, the Country Club Plaza lights, the Mayor’s Christmas Tree at Crown Center, and so many more. We love the animated...
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In Culinary News: Le Champion
Before the end of the year Amante Domingo, owner of Noka and The Russell, has announced plans to open Le Champion—a coffee shop by day and wine lounge by night—in the former Ça Va spot in Westport....
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In Culinary News: Gizmos Tavern
With the opening of their own restaurant still on hold, James Beard Award semifinalist chef Jonathan Justus and his wife and business partner, Camille Eklof, have returned to downtown Smithville,...
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In Culinary News: Kitty’s Café
After 73 years in business, the beloved institution Kitty’s Café in midtown Kansas City—known for its famous tempura-battered pork tenderloin sandwich—closed in April for a renovation that was...
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Quick Bite: Betty Rae’s Pies and Cakes to Be Available All Year
A chocolate-vanilla swirl ice cream cake with birthday sprinkles at Betty Rae’s in the River Market. Photo by Evan Pagano Betty Rae’s ice cream pies and cakes returned for the holiday season, and...
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In Culinary News: Sierra BBQ
In 2017, the the chef Ryan Edwards, his wife, Marichris Edwards, and his father, Kelly Edwards, opened their first casual dining restaurant, Sierra Grill, a small restaurant (only 50 seats) in Lenexa,...
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In Culinary News: Le Lounge
When Spencer Sight opened his eight-room hotel, No Vacancy, on the top floor of a two-story red-brick building at 1717 Wyandotte in the Crossroads in 2020, he combined his own bohemian...
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In Culinary News: Museum of BBQ
Jonathan Bender, a Kansas City-based Emmy Award-winning writer, has covered the barbecue scene for more than 15 years. He had the idea to open the Museum of BBQ in Kansas City in 2019, but the world...
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In Culinary News: Outdoor Dining Enhancement Grants
In 2024, Kansas City created a $200,000 Outdoor Dining Enhancement Grant to allow restaurants and bars to build and maintain outdoor dining areas in preparation for the World Cup in 2026. Of the 120...
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