Browne’s Irish Street Faire & Other Weekend Possibilities

The Elders

Browne’s Irish Market (3300 Pennsylvania Ave.) is hosting an Irish Street Faire from 5 to 11 p.m. Saturday. The festival will feature performances by The Elders and Eddie Delahunt, as well as an Irish whiskey tent and Browne’s Reubens. Tickets are $20 (free admission for those under 12 years old). Good things happen when you…

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Beefsteak & Other Weekend Possibilities

Pilgrim Coffee is now open in Overland Park.

Not all happy hours are the same. Kansas City Community Gardens (6917 Kensington Ave.) hosts a Yard Games Happy Hour from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Friday night. They’ll have oversized versions of Jenga and Connect Four, as well as beer from Stockyards and Boulevard. Tickets are $5, and you can purchase food from The Casual…

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The Return of the Jewish Deli & Other Weekend Possibilities

a potato pancake

The Jewish deli is back, Kansas City. Broadway Deli (2101 Broadway Blvd.) has opened in the former Pezzettino’s space. The deli, which has a menu featuring Chicago-based Manny’s Cafeteria & Delicatessen recipes and meats, has potato pancakes, eggs and salami, chopped liver, bagels and noodle kugel (noodle pudding). The deli has counter service with indoor and outdoor seating.…

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Best Kentucky Derby Party & Other Weekend Possibilities

A shot of Drasko's food truck.

All the holidays collide this weekend. It all kicks off with May the 4th — the one day each year dedicated to all things “Star Wars.” HopCat (401 Westport Road) is encouraging folks to come dressed in costume and you can feel free to order a Solo Saison from Zipline Brewing. The Westport beer bar opens at 11…

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Go All In on Gin & Other Weekend Possibilities

Tom Nichol at J. Rieger & Co. working on the new batch of gin.

The Restaurant at 1900 (1900 Shawnee Mission Parkway) is now open in Mission Woods, Kansas. Chef Linda Duerr is joined by Pastry Chef Elizabeth Paradise (most recently of Story), General Manager Keith Thompson (formerly with Café Sebastienne and Corvino Supper Club) and Beverage Director Doug Frost, who was the host of “Check Please” and “Ferment…

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