Eats & Drinks

Co-founders Nathan Ryerson and Brent Anderson have been working on Friction Beer Co. for the past two years.

Friction Beer Co. Wants To Bring a Little Heat To The Crossroads

Nathan Ryerson and Brent Anderson know that some Kansas Citians may not like Friction Beer Co. when it opens in 2019. And they’re OK with it. “I think choice can be daunting to people,” Anderson said. “We don’t want to be everything to everybody. We want the people who love us to really love us.” The…

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Fox and Pearl Expanding ‘Midwestern Bistro’ Quarters on West Side

By Kevin Collison A 110 year-old building on downtown’s west side that’s seen its share of culinary reincarnations since starting life as a Swedish social hall is slated to become the new home of the Fox and Pearl “Midwestern bistro” this spring. Owners Vaughn Good and his wife Kristine, with the help of the inimitable…

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Miracle at Rockhill, a holiday-themed pop-up at the Rockhille Grille, is serving Jingle Balls Nog

Missing Ragazza? The Italian Eatery Pops Up In The West Bottoms & Other Weekend Possibilities

Listen up, eaters. The second annual Kansas City Foodie Fest is from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at iWerx (1520 Clay St., North Kansas City, Missouri). It’s a chance to meet and try bites from more than two dozen local food makers. Borgman’s Dairy Farm will bring cajeta (caramel made from goat’s milk), Common…

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East Crossroads Mainstay ‘Thou Mayest’ Seeking New ‘Flagship’ Location

(Editor’s note, update on Thou Mayest from El Honcho Bo Nelson) Thou Mayest is at the beginning of a really exciting era. We are still weighing options on various properties for landing our location for our new and larger flagship store. The first project now under way is within Family Tree Nursery in Shawnee (7036…

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Sides at the newly opened Poi-o

Small Business Saturday, Local Pig, & Other Weekend Possibilities

We celebrate with cake. Butchers celebrate special occasions with charcuterie (bacon, sausage, ham and all the meats cured and sliced). After five years in the East Bottoms, the Local Pig (and attached sandwich shop Pigwich) is moving to the City Market in December. This Friday, it will be open in its original location at 2618 Guinotte…

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