Tea Time, A Drinking Circus & Other Weekend Possibilities

The chicken curry, rice and hummus at Kinzi Mediterranean Restaurant.

Hummus and pita and baklava and oh, why are we not yet eating? Kinzi Mediterranean Cuisine is open at 5329 Johnson Drive in Mission, Kansas. Get gyros, falafel, kabobs or curry. Kinzi is open from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily. Genovese is now the 1856 Bar and Grill (941 Massachusetts St., Lawrence, Kansas). The…

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Be Our Neighbor With A Cardigan-Inspired Beer & Other Weekend Possibilities

Fred Rogers and David Newell

Slip on a cardigan sweater and meet your neighbors. Strange Days Brewing Co. (316 Oak St.) is hosting a watch party from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Saturday for “Won’t You Be My Neighbor?” — the documentary about the life and career of Fred Rogers. Strange Days will debut Hoppy Cardigan, its hop-laden pilsner at the event. Kansas…

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A Burger State of Mind & Other Weekend Possibilities

The tandoori-style mahi mahi is one of the dishes on Zen Zero's menu

Football season is wing season. Since the football season has ended in Kansas City (sorry), perhaps you’d consider a different kind of wing? VegLife Kansas City is putting on the third annual plant-based Wing Bowl from 6 to 9 p.m. at the City Market. Tickets are $20 and must be purchased in advance. They include…

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The Elements of Sandwiching & Other Weekend Possibilities

The hamachi tostada at Corvino Supper Club & Tasting Room

Your restaurant week journey doesn’t have to end Sunday. It’s the final weekend for Kansas City Restaurant Week, but after Sunday, you won’t have to go back to ordering things a la carte. Friday kicks off the first weekend of the fifth annual Downtown Lawrence Restaurant Week. [FLEX-CONTENT] Restaurant week works a bit differently in Lawrence,…

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KC Restaurant Week, Adventures in Dairy & Other Weekend Possibilities

Rye is serving its lemon meringue pie

You have 200 excuses to dine out this weekend. The 10th annual Kansas City Restaurant Week kicks off Friday, and more than 200 restaurants are offering prix fixe lunches ($15) and dinners ($33). Restaurant week runs through next Sunday. Check out a few unexpected spots in Jill Silva’s piece highlighting three female chefs you should…

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