Eats & Drinks
Tap List | Limitless Brewing & Black Squirrel Friday
This is why you’ve been drinking all these years, Lenexa. Limitless Brewing (9765 Widmer, Lenexa, Kansas) is planning its grand opening Wednesday at 4 p.m. as long as the brewery receives its final permitting today. Limitless will open with a trio of brews on tap: Biere de Garde (strong pale ale), English session ale and…
Chef Carlos Mortera Wants To Feed The Whole Westside One Half-Chicken at a Time
Chicken isn’t supposed to be exciting. But don’t tell that to chef Carlos Mortera, owner of the newly opened Poi-o (1000 W. 25th St.) just off Southwest Boulevard. “This is a very personal restaurant,” Mortera said. “I wanted to bring affordable food to the Westside. I think it’s a great representation of what’s happening on…
The Bogdon Candy Co. Made Sweet Treats For Three Generations
The next time you bring a gift to a wedding, you should think of Walter Bogdon. The late chocolatier first invented the reception stick — a crunchy, chocolate-enrobed hard candy — for a local couple about to get married more than 70 years ago. A Flatland reader asked what happened to the Bogdon Candy Company. So…
Michael Smith’s Italian Restaurant ‘Farina’ Opening Late January
Celebrated chef Michael Smith’s new restaurant concept “Farina” is scheduled to open in late January at 19th and Baltimore in the Crossroads Arts District. The restaurant, which took over the former Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art space, originally was expected to open by Thanksgiving, but renovation delays have pushed that date back about two months….
Pie, Thai & Other Weekend Possibilities
Curry, pad thai and all the ginger has arrived in Independence, Missouri. Thai Kitchen is now open at 19321 E. U.S. Highway 40, Suite A. The restaurant serves papaya salad, fried rice and Thai iced coffee. Hours are 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and…