Eats & Drinks
Crossroads Apologizes for Heartburn Over New First Friday Food Truck Fee
By Kevin Collison The Crossroads Community Association is apologizing for the heartburn it has caused food truck operators by surprising them with a $200 permit fee to operate within the 18th Street corridor at this week’s First Friday. Food truck operators originally were told the new fee would be $125, but the association changed its…
Grilled Cheese, BLTs & Other Weekend Possibilities
We’ve had peach season and heirloom tomato season (it’s still happening), but now it is time for you to get your fill of fried foods. The Johnson County Fair runs through Saturday in Gardner, Kansas. There’s a carnival, chainsaw art auction, goat milking demonstrations and all the fried dough you can handle. The humble grilled…
Tap List | New Axiom Brewing Co. Opens in Lee’s Summit
A beer rainbow arrived in Lee’s Summit Saturday. New Axiom Brewing Co. (949 NE Columbus, Lee’s Summit, Missouri) opened at noon and began pouring fire engine red sours and luminescent peach-colored Hefeweizens. “We want to make beer for everybody,” taproom manager Joe Migletz said. “That’s why you’ll find sours and stouts and pale ales.” New…
Meshuggah Bagels Rolling Into Downtown Soon
(Editor’s note: Meshuggah’s new downtown location will have its grand opening Aug. 9) By Kevin Collison Meshuggah Bagels is on the verge of opening downtown, almost five months after it’s original target date in March. The popular bagel place, which has been a hit since it opened its first shop at 1208 W. 39th St….
Recipe | America’s Test Kitchen’s Cherry Cobbler
For an easy, rustic dessert, you really can’t beat a cobbler. With a fleet of tender biscuits floating on a sea of sweet fruit, a good cobbler can hold its own against any fancy cake or pastry. [FLEX-CONTENT] For our cast-iron skillet cherry cobbler, we looked to jarred, pitted cherries in syrup to deliver maximum…