Doughnuts for grown-ups

Jake Randall is using a Kickstarter campaign to help open Doughnut Lounge in Westport. The shop will feature coffee and cocktails alongside the baked goods. (Photo: Jonathan Bender | The Recommended Daily)

Jake Randall straddles a groove in the concrete floor of the future home of Doughnut Lounge in Westport. He’s five months and two contractors into remodeling a former clothing shop. “I love Lamar’s and Fluffy Fresh and Hana’s (Donuts), but I want something outside the box,” Randall said of the concept slated to open later…

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Get in, get your ramen, and get out

From left, Jon Ponzer and Josh Eans are developing the menu for the Columbus Park Ramen Shop in preparation of a Fall opening. (Photo: Jonathan Bender | The Recommended Daily)

Despite its small size, Josh Eans knows that his latest venture comes with big expectations. He’s standing inside the 450-square-foot garage next to Happy Gillis Café & Hangout –the restaurant he owns with his wife Abbey-Jo Eans. A short hallway connects the luncheonette with the future home of the Columbus Park Ramen Shop. “We want…

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An I-70 cold brew-collaboration comes today to the River Market

Kansas City and St. Louis are developing an esprit de café. Over in the River Market, Quay Coffee will bring back its I-70 toddy collaboration today. It’s a cold brew — coffee grounds that are soaked in cold water — available by the glass or in 16-ounce growlers, made with coffee beans roasted by Blueprint Coffee out…

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Ask for it three-way or five-way, just don't ask for ketchup

Sometimes it is about the size of the dog. Back in March, Ronnie McGowan – a Tulsa native that has lived in the Kansas City area for the past two decades – looked around the local landscape and saw something missing from the hot dog spectrum. Kansas City had cocktail weenies and foot-long dogs, but…

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