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Posts Tagged ‘Eats & Drinks’

On The Rise: Farm to Market Creates Artisan Breads for the Masses

By | August 12, 2021 | 0
Farm to Market gave Kansas Citians a taste for naturally leavened European-style artisan heath breads. Mark Friend (right) founded Farm to Market Bread Co. in 1993. His son, John, who started working as a driver when he was 16, is now the vice president,

Like Boulevard Brewing Co. for beer or The Roasterie for coffee, Farm to Market paved the way for many of the artisan bakeries on the Kansas City scene today.

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The Return of Black Restaurant Week: July 23-Aug. 1

By | July 23, 2021 | 0
Derek Robinson (left), Falayn Ferrell and Warren Luckett founded Black Restaurant Week in 2016 to celebrate African American, African and Caribbean cuisine nationwide.

The 10-day “No Crumb Left Behind” campaign focusing on the road to recovery for Black-owned restaurants kicks off today in Kansas City and runs through Aug. 1,

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Cauldron Collective Shares the Power and Profit of Their Vegan Pop-Up

By | July 22, 2021 | 0
Members of the Cauldron Collective embrace a “collective” approach to their pop-up restaurant business.

Members of the Cauldron Collective — Olive Cooke, Kim Conyers and Sylvia Metta — embrace a collective approach that shares both the power and profit of the vegan pop-up business equally.

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Kansas Farmer Fights to Save Heritage Poultry From Extinction

By | July 1, 2021 | 0
The Good Shepherd Conservancy is a nonprofit organization devoted to preserving Standardbred poultry and historical purebred lines such as those shown here for agricultural use.

For 20 years, Frank Reese has been working to build a modern-day Noah’s Ark for poultry. His goal is to save 10 rare breeds of chickens and turkeys by growing the flock to 100,000 by 2025.

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An Immigrant and Her Family’s Persistence: Why the Pandemic Didn’t Shake the Spirits of These Lee’s Summit Restaurateurs

By | June 10, 2021 | 0
Sabor Latino serves a variety of dishes from across Latin America.

Sabor Latino was bringing a taste of Latin America to Lee’s Summit when they opened in early 2020. Then, the pandemic sent their family owned business into a tailspin. This is their story of resilience.

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