Eats & Drinks
Recipe | America’s Test Kitchen’s Classic Barbecued Chicken
A tangy, tomatoey, molasses-laced sauce is the indisputable star of traditional American barbecued chicken. The brick-hued sauce should be mopped on as the chicken cooks, resulting in a beautifully browned (not charred) exterior surrounding moist, evenly cooked meat. Our Classic Barbecue Sauce gave simple chicken parts all the intense, multidimensional flavor we craved, but the…
Beefsteak & Other Weekend Possibilities
Not all happy hours are the same. Kansas City Community Gardens (6917 Kensington Ave.) hosts a Yard Games Happy Hour from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Friday night. They’ll have oversized versions of Jenga and Connect Four, as well as beer from Stockyards and Boulevard. Tickets are $5, and you can purchase food from The Casual…
Order Up | Fritz’s Hot Dog BLT
Order Up is a regular series that takes a layered look at drinks and eats across Kansas City. You can see previous selections here. Got a dish you think we should feature? Drop us a note below or on Twitter @FlatlandKC.
Tap List | Cinder Block Brewery Uses Locally-Sourced Wheat for Witbier
Starting the first week of June, Cinder Block Brewery’s Weathered Wit will contain wheat grown by Great Plains Custom Grain, based in Wellsville, Kansas. Malt from that Kansas-grown wheat will journey to North Kansas City, Missouri, for the brewing process. Then the beer will make its way back to Kansas, as well as Missouri in…
Tech N9ne Gets Down with Boulevard on New Brew
Take Boulevard Wheat, improvise with some pineapple and coconut flavors and throw down some Tech N9ne and you’ve got a new collaboration from two of Kansas City’s favorite sons. Downtown-based Boulevard Brewing and Strange Music announced this week the new “Bou Lou” collaboration will debut at this summer’s Boulevardia festival in the Stockyards District of…