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Chuck Munson

Overland Park, Kansas Farmer’s Market 2024 Vendors and Features

The Overland Park, Kansas Farmer’s Market runs on Saturdays, in downtown Overland Park. It has a wide range of farmers, specialty food companies, food stalls, and much more.

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Hummus and Pita

Hummus and Pita is an exceptional falafel and Middle Eastern restaurant in downtown Overland Park. Great flavors, lots of menu choices, and friendly service.

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Weston Coffee Roastery

I visit Weston, Missouri on a frequent basis. One of the gems I’ve discovered there is the Weston Coffee Roastery. I really love their peppermint mocha.

Q39 mushroom burger
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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.

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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.

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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.

Kansas City Restaurant History

Bygone KC Restaurants 3

In my third installment of visiting bygone Kansas City restaurants, I look at Chutes, Waldo Astoria, Mrs. Peters Chicken Dinners, Italian Gardens and other family favorites.

Bygone KC Restaurants 2

In my second installment of visiting bygone Kansas City restaurants, I look at Joe’s Barn, Stephenson’s Apple Farm Restaurant, EBT, Whisker Rivey’s and other family favorites.

Bygone KC Restaurants 1

Annie’s Santa Fe, KC Masterpiece, Mama Tio’s, Putsch’s Cafeteria

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