Eats & Drinks

Ferment Nation | Wine is Mystery

Like science? Like wine? Join master of wine and master sommelier Doug Frost — only one of four people in the world to hold both distinctions simultaneously — in “Ferment Nation” as he breaks down the science of fermentation, explores the culture of Midwest wine, and cuts out the pretension in this six-part series. In this episode,…

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Double Shift Brewing Co. beers.

Platte County Fair & Other Weekend Possibilities

It’s fair season. Now, let’s go ahead and see how much fried food we can eat. The Platte County Fair (15730 Fairgrounds Road, Tracy, Missouri) is open through Saturday. You can try your hand at milking a wooden cow, watch a tractor pull or visit the Overflow Saloon — opt for the Tallgrass Pub Ale. Tickets…

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two reuben sandwiches

Food Fight | The Reuben Rumble

[FLEX-CONTENT] — Food Fight is a new series that pits two locally-available eats and drinks against each other. Anything you’d like to see in the ‘ring’? Drop us a note below or on Twitter @FlatlandKC.

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Pouring tea with sweet bread.

Shang Tea Transforms Into 1+1 Dim Sum Tea House

Shang Tea has turned over a new leaf. The tea house and retail shop has sold and served fine loose-leaf tea from its serene first-floor shop in Crown Center (2450 Grand Boulevard) for nine years. Now known under its new identity as 1+1 Dim Sum Tea House, the shop has been serving four housemade dim sum…

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Ferment Nation | Wine is Bugs

Like science? Like wine? Join master of wine and master sommelier Doug Frost — only one of four people in the world to hold both distinctions simultaneously — in “Ferment Nation” as he breaks down the science of fermentation, explores the culture of Midwest wine, and cuts out the pretension. What do bugs have to do with…

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