Chef and civic activist Shanita McAfee Bryant is finally ready to feed the community. The mission of The Prospect KC, her nonprofit, is to end hunger, homelessness, and poverty on Kansas City’s Eastside through programs—supported by a network of services—designed to address food access, nutrition education, and job creation. She is offering a 16-week culinary training program that her “prospects” will use working at The Spot Kansas City, a 1,200-square-foot space with a café, coffeeshop, and fresh grocer section. The Spot Kansas City is now open for lunch, offering a rotating variety of seasonal sandwiches, such as The Spot burger with bacon jam and collard green slaw, and Sweet N’ Toastie, which features smoked sweet potato, gouda, Havarti, and sautéed mustard greens on sourdough. There are daily soups and salads available along with barista-made coffee drinks and a variety of fresh-baked goods like strawberry cinnamon rolls and sweet potato coffee cake. Make this your new spot to meet for breakfast, lunch, or coffee.