Food & Drink

Enzo Opening Next Week in City Market

By Kevin Collison Laura Norris knew it would be easier to serve a second Ragazza when she decided to open a new restaurant in the City Market, but felt deep inside it wouldn’t be the recipe for what may be her last culinary outing. “It was a personal decision for me,” she said. “Thinking it…

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Border Brewing Doubles Space, Features Large Beer Garden

By Kevin Collison Border Brewing has opened its new, much larger quarters in the East Crossroads and in a nod to continuity, owner Eric Martens mounted the old bar top from his original place on the wall. After all, Border pioneered the Neigh-Brew-Hood when it first opened at 406 E. 18th St. in February 2015….

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Nighthawk Lands at Hotel Kansas City

By Kevin Collison The new Hotel Kansas City, which has picked up great reviews for its design and support for local artists, is serving up more style by opening a music-focused cellar bar called Nighthawk later this month. The space originally had been penciled for a concept called “El Gold” when the hotel opened at…

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Spokes Rolls Into Crown Center

By Kevin Collison Spokes Cafe & Cyclery is rolling into its third downtown location at Crown Center, proof to its owner the welcoming reputation it established more than four years ago at its first operation in Quality Hill has paid off. “We feel like we run an ultra-local shop,” said Dan Walsh, managing partner. “We…

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Lazia Reopens at Crossroads Hotel with New Chef and Menu

Lazia has returned to the Crossroads Hotel after a long, Covid-layoff, and the restaurant reopened last week with a new chef and menu still steeped in Italian cuisine. Chef Justin Kent, who over the past decade has worked at some of the city’s top restaurants including Classic Cup and The American, is serving what’s described…

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