Independent and Locally Produced

Starting the KCK Taco Trail: 60 Taco Joints in the Next Year? #KCKTacoTrail
Did you know that Kansas City, Kansas has a “Taco Trail”? Is that a trail of tacos that you follow to the race track, NFM or Children’s Mercy Park? Did somebody leave this trail of tacos for some prize or insidious reason?

Kansas City Restaurant Openings, Closings, and News – April 2024
April 2024 saw lots of restaurant news, including the closing of a burger spot I like and the opening of several concepts I’m excited about.

Café Sebastienne: American Cafe in an Art Museum
If you are looking for a restaurant cafe to take a date, client, friend, or family member for lunch, check out Café Sebastienne in midtown Kansas City, Missouri. Of course, the big attraction here is the art in the museum, but the cafe itself has art and art themes.

Browne’s Irish Marketplace
Browne’s Irish Marketplace has been a center of Irish culture in Kansas City since 1887, operating in its current building at 33rd and Pennsylvania in KCMO since 1901. The store has been run for generations by the Flavin family.

Kansas City Restaurant Openings, Closings, and News – March 2024
March was another roaring month for restaurants in the Kansas City area, with many openings and announcements.
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