Brad Austin

Creative Arts Producer

Stories by Brad Austin

Best Eat In the House | Char Bar’s The JackKnife

Best Eat in the House features dining recommendations from people in and around Kansas City. For this episode, we asked City Councilwoman Jolie Justus for the one dish she loves and her answer might surprise folks in and outside of KC. Justus pointed us to Char Bar’s The JackKnife sandwich, made with cold-smoked jackfruit, cheese,…

Order Up | Paleterias Tropicana’s Paletas

Order Up is a regular series that takes a layered look at drinks and eats across Kansas City. Got a dish you think we should feature? Drop us a note below or on Twitter @FlatlandKC.

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Order Up | Wings Cafe’s Buffalo Wings

Order Up is a regular series that takes a layered look at drinks and eats across Kansas City. Got a dish you think we should feature? Drop us a note below or on Twitter @FlatlandKC.

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Order Up| Crane Brewing Company’s Orange Gose

Order Up is a regular series that takes a layered look at drinks and eats across Kansas City. Got a dish you think we should feature? Drop us a note below or on Twitter @FlatlandKC.

‘Snow at Argentuil’ | The Gallery Comes Home

In art terms, In Situ means “in its original place,” a designation for artwork that lives in its place of origin. Think of a mosaic floor among ruins, a fountain sculpture in a park, an installation crafted for a specific venue. Here, In Situ means the story of how a lifetime of art collection leads to…

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‘The Lock of Saint-Mammès’ | A Kansas City Love Story

In art terms, In Situ means “in its original place,” a designation for artwork that lives in its place of origin. Think of a mosaic floor among ruins, a fountain sculpture in a park, an installation crafted for a specific venue. Here, In Situ means the story of how a lifetime of art collection leads to…

Title screen for "In Situ" Chapter 3 "The Croquet Party"

‘The Croquet Party’ | Constructing the Collection

In art terms, In Situ means “in its original place,” a designation for artwork that lives in its place of origin. Think of a mosaic floor among ruins, a fountain sculpture in a park, an installation crafted for a specific venue. This summer, In Situ will mean the story of how a lifetime of art collection…

Cover image for Chapter 2 of "In Situ" | Restaurant Rispal at Asnieres (Cole Blaise | Flatland)

‘Restaurant Rispal at Asnières’ | Like Flying Over a Mountain

In art terms, In Situ means “in its original place,” a designation for artwork that lives in its place of origin. Think of a mosaic floor among ruins, a fountain sculpture in a park, an installation crafted for a specific venue. This summer, In Situ will mean the story of how a lifetime of art collection…

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The Day Before The Fall of Saigon

Nguyet Ha-Le was born in Thai Binh, Vietnam, in 1953. She was born into a large family – the fifth of 10 children. Life was comfortable in North Vietnam. Her parents were teachers with generational wealth that allowed them to live in a three-story, stone house with maids for each of the children. But only…

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A Peek at Speak Sandwiches

Speak Sandwiches (1000 W. 25th St.) is, what I suspect, the only sandwich shop within a soup company in Kansas City. That said, the pastrami sandwich alone could easily launch a trend. In the video above, we take a peek inside of Speak and chat with co-owner Todd Schulte to get a sense of the…