Eats & Drinks

An exterior shot of Rock & Run.

Rock and Run Brewery Reopens in Liberty, Plans to Expand in Kearney

History has a way of writing its own story. Rock and Run Brewery and Pub owners Gene DeClue and Dan Hatcher had initiated plans to expand into an adjacent space in the 130-year-old Bedinger Building near Liberty’s historic downtown square. But then that building collapsed into rubble on Tuesday, May 3, destroying the future expansion…

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Ferment Nation | Wine is Physical

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. What are the…

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A cocktail on pavement

Party for America & Other Weekend Possibilities

Colony Espresso & Beer (312 Armour Road, North Kansas City) is hosting a free Party for America from 6 p.m. to midnight Saturday. There will be barbecue, Wiffle ball, yard games, and specials on good old-fashioned American beer. New beer is always exciting. Border Brewing (406 E 18th Street) tapped its Strawberry Blonde (made with 100…

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Chef Michael Corvino

The American Restaurant sets a new course for 2017

The American Restaurant, one of Kansas City’s signature eateries, is changing course for 2017. The American, located in Crown Center, will host a series of guest chefs next year for what was termed “limited culinary engagements,” in a news release earlier this afternoon. The reinvention of the restaurant comes with the news that executive chef Michael Corvino…

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A dish of chicken karahi

Recipe |Chicken Karahi and the Iftar Meal

For the past several weeks, Dr. Hibba Haider has awakened before dawn to have a small meal that will sustain her until sunset. Haider is fasting for Ramadan, the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, which runs through July 5. Fasting is one of the five pillars of Islam, meant to both provide spiritual clarity…

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