Local Pig: Respecting the Meat

Local Pig butcher shop at the City Market in Kansas City.

The Local Pig butcher shop and Pigwich, its sister restaurant, deal in sustainably raised animals, which are a fine fit with the city’s largest weekly farmers market.

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Mud Pie’s Recipe for Vegan Success on 39th Street

Mud Pie offers both vegan and gluten-free baked goods along with its coffee.

Mud Pie Vegan Bakery & Coffee has baked up a unique niche on 39th Street, arguably the most eclectic street in Kansas City. “We had a lot of fear of the word ‘vegan’ when we opened,” says co-owner Ashley Valverde. “We opened up because Michael and I became vegan, and we felt like there wasn’t…

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