Eats & Drinks
Grocery Stores: ‘The Best Of America And The Worst Of America’
Grocery stores in America have changed from neighborhood corner markets to multimillion-dollar chains that sell convenience — along with thousands of products — to satisfy the demand of the country’s hungry consumers. What caused this transformation? And what will our grocery stores be like in the future? Award-winning food writer Michael Ruhlman, author of more…
13th Annual Troost Festival & Other Weekend Possibilities
The 13th annual Troost Festival is Saturday from 11 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. The free festival, put on by the Troost Village Community Association at 31st and Troost, has vendors, kid’s activities, and plenty to eat (JC Popcorn, Jerusalem Cafe, among them). The stage lineup includes dance troupes and musical acts. Forget glass, Cinderella should have been…
Splitlog Coffee Perks Up Central Avenue
A young man in a checkered shirt and jeans sips an iced latte while trucks and traffic rumble by on Central Avenue. He pauses to take in the view of downtown — the pings from his laptop momentarily forgotten. This might be the best $4 view in the city, only it’s not in Kansas City,…
Tap List | Doom is Coming
Back At The Bar With Founders Brewmaster Jeremy Kosmicki Doom is coming. Founders Brewing Company brewmaster Jeremy Kosmicki, who visited Bier Station earlier this month, shared details on Doom, an Imperial IPA (12.4-percent ABV) aged in bourbon barrels, and other Founders beers. [FLEX-CONTENT] “Doom was originally called Hand of Doom, after a song by one…
Farmer/Veteran Pop-Up & Other Weekend Possibilities
Farmer/Veteran explores the idea of what happens you come home and try to make a life on the farm. The latest Indie Lens Pop-Up from KCPT features the documentary about Alex Sutton, a veteran in North Carolina trying to make it as a farmer. The screening, along with a discussion with the film’s director Jeremy Lange and representatives…