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In Culinary News: Northeast Pizza

Northeast Pizza has opened in Kansas City’s historic northeast neighborhood, bringing New York-style pizza slices and 16-inch specialty and build-your-own pies to the Pendleton Heights neighborhood. The new pizza shop is located…

In Culinary News: Saap Saap Noodles   

    Saap Saap Noodles, a Laotian and Thai noodle bowl concept, is the latest restaurant to open inside Lenexa Public Market. It’s taking over the third anchor position where Chilakillers, a…

Restaurants

Chicken from El Pollo Rey in Kansas City, Kansas

April Staff Picks: Go-To Restaurants

Our Cocktails and Cuisine issue is out today, so it’s only right to share where our team—which finds itself all over the Kansas City metro—goes for their favorite fare. The prompt: What…

Bars

In Your Cocktail: JJ’s Restaurant

To understand the love that Kansas City has for JJ’s Restaurant, you must begin at the beginning. In 1985, owner Jimmy Frantzé purchased JJ Malane’s from his former business partner, who was…

Kelly's Westport Inn in Kansas City, Missouri

A Tour of Kansas City’s Irish Pub Scene

With St. Patrick’s Day approaching, it’s time to get a lay of the land. Kelly’s Westport Inn, O’Dowd’s Gastrobar, Conroy’s Public House, and more—each pub is evocative of those on the Emerald…

In Your Cocktail: Varsity Club

When two local bartenders who plied their craft mixing drinks at elevated local craft cocktail and coffee spots, including The Mercury Room, The Campground, and Monarch Coffee, decide to open a casual…

Chefs

The Perfectly Unperfect Party

On a home tour recently, I saw an estate that was so huge, so dazzling, so lavishly yet tastefully appointed, so perfect for party-giving, I wanted to go home, pour gasoline on…

Romancing the Friend Group

I believe in romance. Two cases in point: The Love,…

Recipes

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