Tag: social

River Market’s iconic ‘Trolley Tom’ reopening with grab-and-go deli menu, specialty cocktails

admin — Fri, 08 Aug 2025 19:24:24 +0000

A new grab-and-go eatery is rolling into River Market, filling a hole left when Donutology shuttered operations inside “Trolley Tom” — the circa 1947 Kansas City streetcar permanently parked at 426 Delaware in the popular retail and entertainment district.

Car No. 551 is scheduled to open by mid-September with deli offerings and and drinks by day; then extending its hours with a micro event venue for rotating seasonal experiences, pop-ups and private events by night.

Rooftop Cinema Club premieres its open-air movie theater experience in KC’s Crossroads

admin — Fri, 08 Aug 2025 13:31:12 +0000

Pink dusk views of the Kansas horizon and a cityscape bathed in sunset only added to the silver screen experience for midweek movie-goers trying out the newly opened Rooftop Cinema Club in Kansas City’s Crossroads Arts District.

Chef Carlo Mirarchi Never Thought He’d Become a Pancake Guy

admin — Fri, 08 Aug 2025 10:00:40 +0000

Illustration: Margalit Cutler

In the 17 years it’s been open, Roberta’s has grown from a Bushwick pizza-and-tiki-bar pioneer to a citywide institution to a full international empire with outposts in L.A., Nashville, and Singapore (plus two other restaurants in New York).

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New England Seafood That Goes Beyond Lobster Rolls

admin — Thu, 07 Aug 2025 11:00:07 +0000
Video: Hugo Yu
Summer on the Cape this is not. Dinner at Smithereens, which occupies a dark, subterranean space on East 9th Street, is closer to dining belowdecks on the Pequod.
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Pilot competition taps drugless mental health solution for latest tech-infused cohort

admin — Wed, 06 Aug 2025 21:03:41 +0000

A Kansas City-connected startup that helps users see their feelings with its drugless biofeedback/neurofeedback technologies is among 10 companies selected for the latest pilot cohort from NXTUS in Wichita.
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History Tells Us How the Texas Democrats’ Walkout Will Likely End

admin — Wed, 06 Aug 2025 20:58:41 +0000
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Café Corazón sold KC on her alfajores and empanadas; now meet the Argentine chef behind these legendary, handcrafted treats

admin — Wed, 06 Aug 2025 19:03:18 +0000

In a space that serves as a crossroads of identities, trays of Silvia Miguel’s now-iconic savory and sweet dishes find a welcome home alongside bold pieces of art, sips of coffee and wares from a vibrant community of Latin and Indigenous entrepreneurs.
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Is Vanderbilt Avenue Cursed?

admin — Wed, 06 Aug 2025 13:30:52 +0000
Photo: Sebastian Mejias/The New York Times/Redux
Over the weekend, the chef Greg Baxtrom announced that he was closing his nearly decade-old Prospect Heights restaurant, Olmsted. The move had been, he says, in the cards for some time; the space was quietly advertised, in a broker email that didn’t disclose the address, back in May.
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For the Best Iced Coffee, Get to Jersey City

admin — Tue, 05 Aug 2025 16:32:16 +0000
Photo: Bread and Salt
With good reason, American tourists are advised not to seek out iced coffee in Europe. Cold coffee does exist on the continent, but the average cafe does not concern itself with making and storing buckets of cold brew for pint-size to-go cups. And getting more than a few cubes of ice in anything is a legitimate challenge.
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The Internet Can’t Stop Talking About the Chili’s “Booth Boots”

admin — Mon, 04 Aug 2025 22:00:52 +0000
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Olmsted Was the Perfect Restaurant for a Different Time

admin — Mon, 04 Aug 2025 15:25:00 +0000
Photo: Nitzan Rubin
When the restaurant Olmsted opened in Prospect Heights in 2016, it seemed designed to give a large contingent of Brooklyn diners of the time exactly what they wanted.
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Where to Eat in August

admin — Mon, 04 Aug 2025 11:00:00 +0000
Illustration: Naomi Otsu
Welcome to Grub Street’s rundown of restaurant recommendations that aims to answer the endlessly recurring question: Where should we go? These are the spots that our food team thinks everyone should visit, for any reason (a new chef, the arrival of an exciting dish, or maybe there’s an opening that’s flown too far under the radar). This month: There’s a lot of great new Mexican in town.
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Fran Tirado Won’t Let a Cold Keep Her From Fire Island

admin — Fri, 01 Aug 2025 10:00:06 +0000
Illustration: Ryan Inzana
July was supposed to be a post-Pride recovery period, which makes it all the more annoying for Fran Tirado, editor-in-chief of Them, to find herself sick in bed — especially since giggling on Slack is often the most fun she’ll have all week. Queer news coverage isn’t exactly light-hearted these days, but Tirado’s aim is to find room for levity.
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Sacred sips: Alcohol-free bar on 39th Street creates healing space where ‘every drink is medicine’

admin — Thu, 31 Jul 2025 20:48:05 +0000

Editor’s note: The following story was published by The Kansas City Defender, a nonprofit Black newsroom producing news, mutual aid and digital tools to keep Kansas City’s Black community informed and organized.
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Lucinda Williams Opens Her East Village Honky-Tonk Bar

admin — Thu, 31 Jul 2025 14:08:14 +0000
Photo: Vivian Wang
It was a little after 10 p.m. on Tuesday, and Lucinda Williams had just sauntered out of the back room. She faced a small crowd of something like 150 people, about to play a private show christening the bar she’s blessed with her name. “We’re gonna play music and have fun because that’s what this bar is all about. Dirt and sweat,” she said.
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