Profiles

Why the ‘best cold brew you’ve ever tasted’ (and it’s brewer) are found only in KC

By Tommy Felts / December 29, 2021

Tucked in your neighborhood grocer’s cooler waits an otherworldly cold brew — the smoothest this side of the twilight zone. And it can only be found in Kansas City. For now. “I take my craft really seriously and I taste every batch. If it’s not right, it doesn’t go out. It’s really important to me…

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Not too late for the ‘naughty’ list: Roll into 2022 with a year-round Kansas City bourbon ball

By Tommy Felts / December 27, 2021

A nip of locally distilled Tom’s Town bourbon mingles with bittersweet chocolate and a bourbon pecan mash with each bite into “guilty pleasure” — one of dozens of “notoriously naughty” bourbon and rum balls made by Lisa Fitch. “A lot of people associate them with the holidays, like they do with divinity fudge,” explained Fitch, founder…

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RIP to free chips and salsa: Why Don Chilitos just released the KC Tex-Mex staple’s secret family recipes

By Tommy Felts / December 23, 2021

Don Chilitos might have served its last bit of CCQ sauce — but that doesn’t mean its final customers had to settle for a handful of chiclets as a memento on their way out the door, Barry Cowden said, explaining his decision to go public with dozens of recipes from the beloved restaurant in a newly…

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A Silicon Valley startup relocated to Kansas in June; it’s latest move goes ‘all-in’ on Wichita

By Tommy Felts / December 22, 2021

Startland News’ Startup Road Trip series explores innovative and uncommon ideas finding success in rural America and Midwestern startup hubs outside the Kansas City metro. This series is possible thanks to the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, which leads a collaborative, nationwide effort to identify and remove large and small barriers to new business creation. [divide]…

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From wedding photographer to projects with Pepsi, Tech N9ne and The Rock: Westside production shop gets sophisticated

By Tommy Felts / December 22, 2021

Editor’s note: The following story was originally published by CityScene KC, an online news source focused on Greater Downtown Kansas City. Click here to read the original story or here to sign up for the weekly CityScene KC email review. [divide] Tucked in a quiet corner of the Westside neighborhood, a nondescript building on Holly Street houses some of…

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