Emily Woodring
Multimedia Producer
Emily believes the best way to have a conversation is over a good meal or a good drink. Lived in Kansas City most of her life, and as a graduate of the University of Missouri-Kansas City, desires to learn even more about the place she loves.
Stories by Emily Woodring
Burgers, Bods and Hot Rods
CuriousKC checks out Peter's Drive-in, which once once a favorite hang-out in Kansas City, Kansas.
KC Coffee Shop Offers Environmental Fuel for Thought
A Kansas City coffee shop is no longer offering any single-use paper or plastic containers.
Gordon Ramsay Drops a Bomb in Defense of the KC Strip
Gordon Ramsay offered his thoughts on the KC Strip, vegetarian dishes and the role of music in restaurants during his visit to Kansas City.
Tap List | Beer and Candy Pairings for Halloween
Tap List is back with Kansas City beer enthusiast Cassie Niemeyer, who offers her thoughts on local beer and candy pairings that work best this Halloween season.
Taco Bell’s Seven Layers of Mystery
Flatland's curiousKC team explores whether Kansas City is home of the first enclosed Taco Bell restaurant.
Tap List | Oktoberfest Blind Taste Test
Celebrate the last week of Oktoberfest with a blind taste test by Kansas City beer enthusiast Cassie Niemeyer. We gave her three Oktoberfest-style beers from three different local breweries. That’s all she knows. She doesn’t know what she is drinking until she has tasted and given her take on each one. See which one was…
The Story Behind Naming a Restaurant “Sambo’s”
The curiousKC team explores the history behind the naming of the Sambo's restaurant chain, which once had more than 1,100 locations across the country.
Artist Angel Otero Shares His ‘Diario’ at Kemper Museum
Angel Otero routinely punctuates his sentences with “it’s dope” and a chuckle. The 38-year-old artist from Santurce, Puerto Rico, is larger than life, but his mixed-media installation “Diario” at the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art is even larger. It’s his largest work to date. The commissioned work is the fourth in the museum’s Atrium Project…
Tap List | Get A Champ Stamp To Kick Off Chiefs Season
Okay, so you don’t have to get an actual “Champ Stamp,” but you can drink one this Saturday at Crane Brewing Co. If you have been living in a hole, let me fill you in. A guy named David Leach from Raytown, Missouri, got a “champ stamp” you know where after losing a bet about…
Tap List | Boulevard Brewing Co.’s Latest Release Aged In Tequila Casks
A beer that has spent nine months in bourbon barrels and an additional six months in tequila casks deserves your time. Boulevard Brewing Co. has teamed up with Mattie Rhodes Center to create Mariachi Moonshine. Every bottle sold will raise $1 for Mattie Rhodes, which “provides a holistic approach to individual and family well-being through…