Eats & Drinks

Justin Easterwood of Chef J BBQ in the West Bottoms manages the fire.

KC’s Craft Barbecue Scene Heats Up

Since March 2020, three Kansas City area craft barbecue restaurants – Chef J BBQ, Fox & Fire Barbecue and Night Goat – have opened as pop-ups, part of a new generation of young pitmasters using offset smokers and cooking with wood.

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Mrs. Truman's Famous Fruit Punch

curiousKC | Reviving Mrs. Truman’s Famous Fruit Punch Recipe

The curiousKC team revives a legendary local punch recipe popularized by Stephenson’s Apple Farm Restaurant and attributed to Bess Truman.

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Black barbecue pit masters in Linn County, Kansas, in 1916.

Resurrecting Barbecue’s Forgotten History

Adrian Miller, author of “Black Smoke: African Americans and the United States of Barbecue,” contends the history of barbecue is largely one of cultural appropriation.

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Three bottles of mead produced by Zydeco Meadery in Wamego, Kansas. , Kansas.

Black-Owned Meadery Taps French Caribbean Culture on the Kansas Prairie

Zydeco Meadery, based out of Highland Community College in Wamego, Kansas, is producing a variety of meads that tap into French Caribbean culture.

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Brigadeiros from Sweet Kiss Brigadeiro in Overland Park.

A Brigadeiro Just Might be the Perfect Valentine’s Day Treat

If you’re still scrambling to impress your beloved for Valentine’s Day, you can get one of Brazil’s most beloved treats right here in the Kansas City area.

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