Kansas City Restaurant Openings, Closings, and News – June 2024
This month has seen lots of openings and closings in the Kansas City food scene, but there have been big announcements about Westport and the Country Club Plaza.
Month: June 2024
Restaurants I Miss, U.S. Edition, Lawrence, Kansas
This is the first installment of a series where I will be looking back at my favorite restaurants in cities outside of the Kansas City metro area. Today, I look back at Lawrence, Kansas in the 1980s, when I was a student at the University of Kansas.
My Vegetarian Backstory
I became an ovo-lacto vegetarian in June or July 1989, when I was living in south Lawrence, Kansas. It wasn’t a gradual thing. I quit meat cold turkey one day.
Mi Ranchito: Mexican With Lots of Menu Options
I had heard about Mi Ranchito several years ago and had put it on my restaurants-to-try short list. A few months ago, I started taking my father to a weekly appointment that was next door to the Mi Ranchito in Olathe, Kansas. One afternoon, we enjoyed a late lunch at Mi Ranchito.
National Donut Day 2024 – What is Your Favorite Donut Place in Kansas City?
It’s National Donut Day today, June 7th. What is your favorite donut store or source in the Kansas City area? Your favorite donut?
Joe’s Kansas City Bar-B-Que: First Visit
I’ve been wanting to visit Joe’s Kansas City Bar-B-Que for years and talked about the restaurant a year ago in my Youtube video about Kansas City barbecue. The restaurant is now considered to be one of the metro’s premiere barbecue destinations. Part of that comes from its reputation as the barbecue joint in a gas station.