Food & Drink
KC Restaurant Week Starts Serving This Weekend, Includes Three Dozen Downtown Participants
By Kevin Collison The Ninth Annual Kansas City Restaurant Week starts serving today with a record 191 participating restaurants, three dozen in greater downtown alone. First hatched as way to stir up business during a traditionally sleepy period for restaurants, the event which covers two weekends from Jan. 12-21, has restaurants jamming with diners and…
New Bookstore Cafe Promises a Bit of Paris on Delaware Street
By Kevin Collison Two attorneys are hoping to bring a little bit of Paris to Delaware Street this summer with a new bookstore, cafe and bar called Our Daily Nada. Amy Covitz and Andrea Baca are anticipating a June 15 opening for their establishment at 304 Delaware in the River Market, next door to The…
New Made in Kansas City Cafe Serves Culture and Collaboration with Coffee
By Kevin Collison If the founders of the new Made in Kansas City Cafe at 1114 Baltimore achieve their goals, it will brew some revolutionary ideas and fresh culture along with its coffee. “It’s important to think of the function of coffee shops throughout history in the Western world,” said Ozzie Mendoza Diaz, beverage director….
Papa Keno’s New Crossroads Pizzeria Savors Backdoor Success
By Kevin Collison The Crossroads newest pizzeria is a new spin on a 20 year-old franchise that started in old Overland Park. Papa Keno’s opened in October in the former Snow & Co. space at 1815 Wyandotte, and aside from causing nearby Pizzabella some billboard indigestion, it’s been great fun so far for its owner,…
Quality Hill Playhouse Opens ‘The Q,’ Adds Full Bar and Quadruples Lobby
By Kevin Collison The Quality Hill Playhouse has expanded into long-dormant space at 10th and Central streets, dramatically expanding the size of its lobby and adding a full-service bar for patrons. Rick Truman, managing director, said the $600,000 expansion project called “The Q” opened the day after Thanksgiving in time for the downtown musical theater’s…