Eats & Drinks
Restored Savoy Grill is Centerpiece of New 21c Museum Hotel
By Kevin Collison First off, breathe easy Kansas City history buffs. The inner sanctum of the Savoy Grill, that 1903 time-capsule of dark oak woodwork, terrazzo floor, Old West murals and Harry Truman’s “Booth No. 4,” returns when the $47.5 million renovation of the Savoy Hotel is completed this summer. Yes, the adjoining dining room—a…
Go All In on Gin & Other Weekend Possibilities
The Restaurant at 1900 (1900 Shawnee Mission Parkway) is now open in Mission Woods, Kansas. Chef Linda Duerr is joined by Pastry Chef Elizabeth Paradise (most recently of Story), General Manager Keith Thompson (formerly with Café Sebastienne and Corvino Supper Club) and Beverage Director Doug Frost, who was the host of “Check Please” and “Ferment…
Tap List | For Strange Days Brewing, Celebrating Soccer and Beer is a Global Goal
Nathan Howard, Chris Beier and Alec Vemmer, the co-owners of Strange Days Brewing Company (316 Oak St.), have shared a love of soccer since their days of homebrewing in a garage. The friends brought that love of the sport to the brewery, where Strange Days hosts Premier League football match viewing parties on weekend mornings….
Pie & Coffee & Other Weekend Possibilities
Pie and coffee is not just for diners any more. Tippin’s Pie and The Roasterie are collaborating on a pie and coffee event from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. Get a flight of three pies, each of which has been paired with a specific coffee, a la peach pie and Guatemalan Huehuetanango, at the…
Sweet Scoop: Betty Rae’s Ice Cream Coming to River Market
By Kevin Collison Betty Rae’s Ice Cream, an instant success when it opened in Waldo in March 2016, is opening a second location in the River Market this summer. The neighborhood ice cream parlor with a national reputation plans to take the space formerly occupied by Cafe al Dente restaurant at 412 Delaware St. It…