Eats & Drinks

James Beard Best Chef Midwest semifinalist David Utterback has made Omaha a top sushi destination.

Making the Midwest Sushi Connection

By Jill Wendholt Silva | February 23, 2024

Fine diners gathered on a recent snowy night for an exclusive pop-up event in Kansas City featuring one of the nation’s finest sushi chefs. He’s from Omaha.

Claire Tully Markus, left, and Jamie Hickey at their new Brookside shop.

New ‘Play Cafe’ Coming to Long-Vacant Brookside Shop

By Joyce Smith | February 1, 2024

Hümanette cafe, scheduled to open this spring in the heart of Brookside, seeks to create a “parent-forward, child-focused” space focused on family.

Man holding knife bends over a table cuts into slab of raw meat. People in a classroom crowd around to watch.

Deer Hunt and Workshop Bring New Skills to Native Tribal Members

By Cami Koons | January 31, 2024

Indigenous tribal members in Kansas learn how to hunt, harvest, butcher and cook deer in a new program from the Department of Wildlife and Parks.

Root vegetables bundled and laid out on a table at a farmers market.

New Funding Bolsters Food Chain for Local Producers

By Cami Koons | January 18, 2024

Kansas and Missouri are distributing more than $13 million to strengthen local food systems through the Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure Program.