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Herbalist’s new shop on The Paseo deepens access to natural flavors in east side food desert

admin — Fri, 03 Jan 2025 23:07:12 +0000

Potential customers who were once hesitant to try Rosierra “Rosie” Warren’s sweet Fruity Tutti Tea got free samples of the brew; now it’s one of her bestsellers at Nature Made Me, an apothecary and teahouse on The Paseo.

20 Excellent Moments From a Year of Grub Street Diets

admin — Fri, 03 Jan 2025 11:00:24 +0000

Illustration: Adam Mazur, Maanvi Kapur, Sarah Kilcoyne

What makes a great Grub Street Diet? Even after 18-plus years, there’s no one formula, and every year brings new departures.

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New Texas BBQ spot cooking in Westport; pitmaster says he’ll have the best brisket in KC

admin — Thu, 02 Jan 2025 23:10:09 +0000

Five years after a one-time Westport ice house was renovated for food operations, Kevin Bulgerin wants to bring a taste of Texas barbecue to the site — and potentially add a new BBQ favorite from within Kansas City’s historic entertainment district.
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‘Big Flour’ can’t recreate this stone-milled secret ingredient: the Kansas-grown artisan wheat in your favorite KC bakeries

admin — Thu, 02 Jan 2025 17:03:36 +0000

Startland News’ Startup Road Trip series explores innovative and uncommon ideas finding success in rural America and Midwestern startup hubs outside the Kansas City metro.

NEW CAMBRIA, Kansas — Artisan flour sourced from a network of Kansas growers not only takes any batch of baking up a notch, said Ben Mantooth; it makes a better product for consumers, farmers, and the earth.
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Manuela Is a Farm-to-Table Gallery For Hungry Collectors

admin — Thu, 02 Jan 2025 12:00:02 +0000
Sara Messinger
Starving-artist clichés aside, most of the artists I know love to eat. Hard to swing an art handler at Lucien or the Odeon without knocking over at least one or two others.
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Where to Eat in January

admin — Mon, 30 Dec 2024 13:00:00 +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 an opening that’s flown too far under the radar).
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Matt Baysinger: Choir Bar revival is just one note in Swell Spark’s chorus of experiences planned for 2025

admin — Fri, 27 Dec 2024 16:02:03 +0000

Developments from within Kansas City-based entertainment group Swell Spark are coming in a round this winter, said Matt Baysinger, starting with the crescendoing return of its Choir Bar group singalong experience after a five-year hiatus.
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Well Played, KC: How an overseas Chiefs game inspired designs that brought Lindsey Hall off the bench

admin — Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:01:57 +0000

Her apparel brand’s timeless style echoes Ralph Lauren’s aesthetic, with a KC twist

Kansas City’s fashion scene has gained a new player in Well Played KC, a lifestyle brand blending classic Americana style with local pride. Founded by Lindsey Hall, the business is gaining momentum with versatile, throwback-that-doesn’t-feel-dated apparel that resonates with on-the-go Kansas Citians.
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This top maker got his start with a social push; but the real influencers behind the Craft E brand: his wife and family

admin — Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:23:33 +0000

Enrique Hernandez, the creative force behind Craft E. Embroidery, proved that dedication and creativity can transform a hobby into a thriving business — earning him the title of Made in KC’s top maker for 2024.

“It hasn’t really settled in yet,” Hernandez said about winning the award in mid-December. “But it feels good.”
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This New Year’s Eve, Drink Sake

admin — Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:00:13 +0000
Photo-Illustration: Grub Street; Photo Getty Images
While it is true that all alcoholic beverages are popular during the stretch of year-end festivities, there was one category that surprised me during my stint working at Astor Wines, a period of time that encompassed three holiday seasons.
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Trendsetting Crossroads brewer taps another first: KC’s only locally-owned non-alcoholic beer

admin — Fri, 20 Dec 2024 20:27:30 +0000

A star on the Kansas City craft beer is setting a new baseline for inclusivity on the local brewing scene, said Eric Martens, introducing the metro’s first hometown non-alcoholic beer — a product of months dedication and innovation, he added.
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Aria Aber Soothes Her Hangover With Mexican Korean Soup

admin — Fri, 20 Dec 2024 11:00:48 +0000
Illustration: Sarah Kilcoyne
Growing up, Aria Aber’s favorite thing to eat was her mom’s aushak, leek-filled Afghan dumplings. “But I only like it when my mom makes it, or my dad,” she says.
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Can the Restaurant Reservation Anti-Piracy Act Finally Fix Reservations?

admin — Thu, 19 Dec 2024 18:18:14 +0000
Photo: Zach Schiffman
Ask anyone what the biggest problem facing restaurants today is, and they’ll inevitably say the same thing: bots, specifically those ones that are always scooping up online reservations at places like Carbone, Polo Bar, downtown’s Polo Bar clone Corner Store, read more

The Rest of the Best Food I Ate This Year

admin — Wed, 18 Dec 2024 14:55:00 +0000
Photo: Sushi Sho
As the year comes to a close, I’ve been thinking about something I’m going to call “staircase cuisine.” It’s like l’esprit de l’escalier, except instead of coming up with the perfect thing to say after a conversation, I keep running into new food that would have been perfect for columns I wrote in 2024.
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Small biz makers worry Trump tariffs could be ‘recipe for recession’; Economists, farmers share concerns about trade war

admin — Tue, 17 Dec 2024 17:24:40 +0000

An enthusiastic smile spreads across Katie Mabry Van Dieren’s face as three small groups of new customers flow into her Brookside Plaza shop — a space filled as high as the Shop Local KC owner can reach with colorful, off-beat, and functional goods and gifts from Kansas City makers.

“We smelled something wonderful from outside and had to find it,” one woman immediately tells Mabry Van Dieren, who quickly directs the inquisitive young couple to a nearby soy candle by the local brand b.e. nurtured.
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