Robin Krause is almost ready to reveal her new Leawood location for Billie’s Grocery, the second location for her café and bakery. The restaurant will be similar in design to her Midtown location, sporting fresh white walls with warm wood and black accents while offering the same menu and scratch-made baked goods. New to the Leawood location will be an expanded grab-and-go area stocked with house-made soups, sauces, and dressings along with meals and sides to enjoy at home, in addition to a new in-house floral department selling fresh flowers to go. Look for space to have a full coffee and cocktail bar, and a significant amount of new retail items, such as packaged Billie’s spices, granolas, nuts, and seasonings and fun, healthy home and kitchen goods. Think Dean and Deluca meets Billie’s Grocery. In the spring of 2024, Krause will open a 1600-square-foot outdoor patio perfect for happy hour. “I grew up in that neighborhood,” says Krause, “so this location feels like I’m going home.”