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Step-Up-Your-Ramen Recipe
Step-Up-Your-Ramen Recipe

Step up your ramen with this recipe, centered on James Chang’s cult-favorite chili oil.

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Food & DrinkTyler ShaneMarch 15, 2021Food, Food and Drinks, Recipes, Comfort food, Ramen, Chili oil, James Chang, Tyler Shane
Profile: Wines by Jennifer
Profile: Wines by Jennifer

Tucked into a home in Parkville just off main street, you’ll find a whole world of fine wines.

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Food & DrinkGabby GallegosMarch 11, 2021Business, Profile, Food and Drinks, Wine, Parkville, Gabby Gallegos
Surf & Turf
Surf & Turf

Over the last year, we’ve really leaned in to making the mundane moments feel special: presenting Surf & Turf, recs for KC’s finest fish and beef.

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Food & DrinkHannah ParkerMarch 8, 2021Business, entrepreneurship, Food, Hannah Parker, Stay at Home, Cooking, Butcher shop, Courtney Wiebe
Profile: Bier Station
Profile: Bier Station

In a time when restaurants and bars were forced to think small, this Waldo mainstay set out to dream big.

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Food & DrinkGrace PritchettMarch 5, 2021Business, Profile, Food and Drinks, Waldo, Beer, Brewery
Profile: Taco Tank
Profile: Taco Tank

Taco Tank has everything you’re craving: Birria tacos, esquites, classic carnitas and so much more.

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Food & DrinkTyler ShaneMarch 4, 2021Profiles, Profile, Business, entrepreneurship, Food, Tyler Shane, Tacos, food truck, Food and Drinks
KC Carryout Comforts
KC Carryout Comforts

Craving some comfort food? This is your list!

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Food & Drink, GuidesJoe ThomasFebruary 26, 2021Food, Food and Drinks, Eating out, Emily Bordner, guides, Takeout, Stay at Home, Joe Thomas, restaurants
Profile: Tin Pan Cinnamon Rolls
Profile: Tin Pan Cinnamon Rolls

Does the perfect cinnamon roll exist? Editor Josh Montes investigates!

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Food & DrinkJosh MontesFebruary 24, 2021Josh Montes, Profiles, Profile, Business, entrepreneurship, Cinnamon rolls, Food, Courtney Wiebe
South Plaza Guide
South Plaza Guide

South Plaza has plenty to satisfy the tastebuds!

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Food & Drink, GuidesKelly BunchFebruary 22, 2021Food and Drinks, Restaurants, Food, Eating out, Guide, Takeout, Kelly Hollowell, South Plaza, Kelly Bunch, Neighborhood guides, Neighborhood Guides
Café Sebastienne: A Menu Evolution Years in the Making
Café Sebastienne: A Menu Evolution Years in the Making

Take-out friendly meals, reduced prices, and an overall reinvigorating excitement about the menu is what you’ll find in this new phase of KC’s iconic Cafe Sebastienne.

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Food & Drink, Travel & TourismGrace PritchettFebruary 15, 2021Business, Profile, Art, Cafe Sebastienne, Kemper Museum, Grace Pritchett, Food, Food and Drinks
Profile: Amy McDaniel
Profile: Amy McDaniel

Looking for marketing tips in the digital age? Meet our wellness editor, Amy McDaniel, who just so happens to be a digital entrepreneur rockstar.

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Makers & DoersAnna PetrowFebruary 10, 2021Anna Petrow, Profiles, Business, Photography, Makers and Doers, Profile
A Kid-Friendly Kansas City Winter Madness List
A Kid-Friendly Kansas City Winter Madness List

Cooped up with the kiddos? We’ve got a family friendly guide of activities to get you through the winter months.

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GuidesKatie CurridFebruary 8, 2021Guide, Winter, Holiday, Katie Currid, Things to Do & See, Tourism, Stay at Home, Staycation
5 Places in KC to Satisfy Your Italian Food Craving
5 Places in KC to Satisfy Your Italian Food Craving

Pizza, pasta, sauce, cheese, deli– the full tour of KC’s best Italian eats!

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Food & Drink, GuidesChristina HockerFebruary 5, 2021Restaurants, Food, Italian food, Italian, Christina Hocker, Guide, restaurants
Local Virtual Experiences
Local Virtual Experiences

Who says your virtual experience can’t be local? Check out this selection of fun things to do at home while supporting local businesses & museums!

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Makers & Doers, Travel & TourismMarisa Hamm-MalanowskiFebruary 2, 2021Small Business, 2020, 2021, Virtual, Stay at Home, Marisa Hamm-Malanowski
Profile: Alyssa Broadus
Profile: Alyssa Broadus

We sit down with photographer Alyssa Broadus to chat about KC’s beauty, the creativity of editing, and the inspiration behind snapping a photo.

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Makers & DoersAnna PetrowFebruary 1, 2021Anna Petrow, Profiles, Business, Photography, Makers and Doers, Profile, Skyline, Alyssa Broadus, Art, Maker
Profile: J. Chang Kitchen
Profile: J. Chang Kitchen

Meet James Chang and his famous chili oil– you’re going to want to put it on everything!

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Makers & Doers, Food & DrinkGrace PritchettJanuary 25, 2021Anna Petrow, Profiles, Business, Makers and Doers, Profile, Asian Owned, Minority owned, Food, Grace Pritchett
KC Local Eats' Takeout Roundup
KC Local Eats' Takeout Roundup

KC Local Eats takes us on a tour of their favorite takeout!

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Food & Drink, GuidesJamie & Brittney of KC Local EatsJanuary 19, 2021Food and Drinks, Restaurants, Food, Eating out, Guide, Takeout, KC Local Eats
Profile: Pigeon Candle Co.
Profile: Pigeon Candle Co.

Send a message to a friend– with a candle! Meet Pigeon Candle Co.

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Makers & DoersJosh MontesJanuary 14, 2021Josh Montes, Profiles, Profile, Design, Home, Custom, Business, entrepreneurship
Profile: KC Tiny Greenhouse
Profile: KC Tiny Greenhouse

The littlest greenhouse with the biggest heart: meet KC Tiny Greenhouse!

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Makers & Doers, LifestyleKara LustJanuary 11, 2021Profiles, Business, Makers and Doers, Profile, Shopping, Plants, Greenhouse, Small Business, Kara Lust
Profile: Cafe Cà Phê
Profile: Cafe Cà Phê

Meet Cafe Cà Phê, the Vietnamese coffee truck serving up hospitality on wheels.

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Makers & Doers, LifestyleAnna PetrowJanuary 5, 2021Anna Petrow, Profiles, Business, Makers and Doers, Profile, Coffee, Asian Owned, Minority owned, Vietnamese, Coffee truck
Buying Black on Troost
Buying Black on Troost

This year, we have all been pushing to support local businesses this holiday season and it seems especially important that during this season of local and social awareness, we focus our attention on a neighborhood that has long been ignored in our city.

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GuidesKara JohnsonDecember 16, 2020Holidays, Shopping, Shop small, Shop local, Gift guide, Guide, Kara Johnson, Black-owned business
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