Election Day Survival Guide

"Election Day Survival Guide."

The election countdown has begun. In fewer than 48 hours, commercials will return to peddling prescription meds and social media feeds will return to pictures of what people are eating. In order to make it to this promised land, however, we first have to survive Nov. 8. To help you through, Flatland has put together…

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On Tap | From Drexel With Lavender

Will Reece

Turkeys meander beside a burbling creek, and blackberry bushes flourish outside a former woodshop. Life is a little different at the region’s latest brewery — in Drexel, Missouri. “We’re like a farm winery, just with beer,” says Will Reece, who co-owns the Miami Creek Brewing Company (14226 Northwest County Road 14001, Drexel) with his wife,…

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Chef Carlos Falcon Announces Plans for Jarocho South

A man standing in his restaurant.

As Jarocho Pescados y Mariscos (719 Kansas Ave, Kansas City, Kansas) approaches its second anniversary in October, owner-chef Carlos Falcon shared details for a second restaurant named Jarocho South. Falcon spent months searching the metro area for a possible location before settling on a spot at 13145 State Line Road in Kansas City, Missouri. He…

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Craft Beer Jerky is Here. Please Snack Responsibly.

Craft beer jerky

It sounds like an idea hatched over a few beers. Or perhaps, an idea that just needed the right beer. Craft Beer Jerky, which debuts this weekend at the Festival of the Lost Township in Raytown, is a new product putting a twist on the classic combination of salty foods and a beer. Friends Danny…

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These Midwest Farmers Are Brewing Up Hops For Local Beer

Hops in a bucket.

With craft beer booming and local breweries springing up all over the country, Midwest farmers are testing out ways to play a role in the growing market and, in the process, make local beer truly local. Nearly all U.S. hops, which along with water, malt and yeast, comprise the base ingredients in beer, is grown…

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