Tag: Wiener Kitchen

This KC sausage maker serves one of America’s best vegan hot dogs; the PETA-approved menu item wasn’t an afterthought or gimmick, its owners say 

By Tommy Felts / July 20, 2023

Wiener Kitchen has always been a community-driven venture, said Jessica Rush, which includes providing options for all members of the community — meat eater or not. “We started at a farmers’ market, and I felt really strongly about having a vegetarian and vegan option. A lot of people go to the farmers’ market because they…

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Hot biskuits on the rise: Classically-trained chef brings long lines, culture, collaboration to North KC 

By Tommy Felts / February 17, 2023

Guroux Khalifa had $150 to his name when he set out to serve the best biscuits Kansas City ever tasted, he shared.  “A lot of painstaking work, time, love and passion has been put into creating this amazing product. The people who really understand the value and quality of that product have stuck around and…

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Nick Carter, Market Wagon

Can tech save the family farm? E-commerce farmers market plants seeds in Kansas City

By Tommy Felts / February 8, 2022

An Indianapolis-based startup is planting seeds of change it hopes can enhance the ways growers and producers get their products into the hands of customers. Kansas Citians are harvesting from it in bushels.  “This is definitely a business of passion for me,” Nick Carter said, recalling his upbringing and days spent on his family’s farm…

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Dave Derr, Wiener Kitchen

Wiener Kitchen’s chef-driven, artisan eats: This time you’ll actually want to see how the sausage is made

By Tommy Felts / October 12, 2020

The grill hasn’t gone cold for Overland Park-stuffed Wiener Kitchen, said Dave Derr, recalling his unexpectedly packed experience as a restauranteur amid a pandemic season squeezing many small businesses.  “We’ve had more revenue at our store than pre-COVID, which is absolutely nuts,” he chuckled in near disbelief. Consumer habits rapidly changed during the onset of…

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