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Satine, a gluten-free raspberry ale

Tap List | Gluten-Free Beers, Ciders & Mead in KC

The narrative on gluten free beers is, at times, an unfair one. They are often relegated to the corner of the cold case reserved for non-alcoholic beer or seen as an oxymoron. But gluten-free, locally-produced options have increased dramatically in Kansas City over the past five years and that means we need to be having a conversation…

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four cups of tea

Midwest Tea Festival & Other Weekend Possibilities

The Paris of the Plains Cocktail Festival kicks off today and runs through Sunday. It’s a mix (pun most certainly intended) of seminars, tastings and bartenders competing. It’s a chance for you to nerd out on spirits, mixers or simply watch others make you well-balanced, interesting cocktails. Karaoke and mixology get mashed-up tonight at the…

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Sunflower Fest & Other Weekend Possibilities

After more than 50 years operating as a chili parlor, Fritz’s Chili (6737 W. 75th St., Overland Park, Kansas) closes this Friday. It was originally a Dixon’s Chili parlor that opened in 1966. Three years later, the Fritz family purchased the business and later renamed it Fritz’s Chili. The dining room is lined with counter…

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Maker Faire & Other Weekend Possibilities

Maker Faire Kansas City, the festival for creators and inventors, is Saturday (10 a.m. to 6 p.m.) and Sunday (10 a.m. to 5 p.m.) at Union Station. KCPT will have a Kids Zone with interactive activities for kids, there is a pop-up craft fair from Strawberry Swing, scale models of R2-D2, beekeepers and food trucks…

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Boulevardia's Taps & Tastes

Tap List | Boulevardia: A Guide To Eating & Drinking

Boulevardia is about to take over the Stockyards District for a weekend. The fifth annual mashup of a music, food and beer festival, thrown by the Boulevard Brewing Company, is Friday, June 15, and Saturday, June 16. “We want the food to compliment the beer and music, so it’s a three-headed monster of enjoyment,” said Chris Phelan,…

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