Posts Tagged ‘Crossroads’
Kansas City Restaurant Week 2019 | Behind The Scenes At Corvino’s First Dinner Service
As fat flakes of snow fell late Friday afternoon, the kitchen was decidedly warmer inside of Corvino (1830 Walnut St.). This was the time for chefs to snatch a quick shot for Instagram, stack deli containers full of pickles on the stainless table at the heart of the kitchen, or wonder what the second year…
Read MoreFriction Beer Co. Wants To Bring a Little Heat To The Crossroads
Nathan Ryerson and Brent Anderson know that some Kansas Citians may not like Friction Beer Co. when it opens in 2019. And they’re OK with it. “I think choice can be daunting to people,” Anderson said. “We don’t want to be everything to everybody. We want the people who love us to really love us.” The…
Read MoreA Vehicle for Culinary Creativity
Justin Clark didn’t think of Urban Cafe as a restaurant initially, but when the space next to his wife’s salon became available, it just made sense to start there, pushing off his dream of a food truck. Clark opened his brick-and-mortar restaurant serving vegan fare and locally-sourced foods at 4101 Troost Ave. nearly a year…
Read MoreHow Do Real Estate and Art Overlap?
Despite the popularity of Kansas City’s gallery-saturated Crossroads Arts District and its First Fridays mania, the cultural hub retains some of its image as a starving artists colony. Kim Weinberger, owner of Weinberger Fine Art, is challenging that perception with a business model that is decidedly unromantic, though what came before has the underpinnings of…
Read MoreThe Weekend Starts Today
Fall officially starts this weekend, but it sure won’t feel that way. Yes, the autumnal equinox is tomorrow, but temperatures are expected to hit a decidedly un-autumnal 90 degrees. In other words, it’s faux-fall, and Flatland has a few ways to get out and enjoy it. An entertaining, if frustrating, Royals season is winding down.…
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