Anthony’s has a long history, starting as The Soup House in the 50s by Anthony and Antoinette Spino. Back then it was just a small area, what is now the parlor of today’s restaurant. In 1978, after running a bar and a liquor store for a while, Anthony Spino, Jr....
Victor Ejelonu’s goal for MyVillage-Grill is to marry what people know with what they don’t. This looks like taking the ingredients we’re all familiar with—chicken, fish, rice, beef—and showing people the vastness of flavor when you cook a different cuisine. “We all...
Daniel and Selam Fikru opened Blue Nile Cafe in 1995. Back then they were located at 2020 Main, after which they moved to 39th Street before finally settling down in their City Market location in 2003. The Fikrus were born and raised in Ethiopia. Selam says that over...
When chef and owner Michael Faust opened The Farmhouse in 2009, his goal was to bring something to the Kansas City community that wasn’t previously there. “Our chef came back to Kansas City, he wanted to do a farm-to-table,” says Senior Manager Nael Leno, “and focus...
On September 28th, 2017, the tireless work of community leaders and organizations dedicated to revitalizing our city’s most distressed areas will be recognized. An inaugural event brought to you by LISC, the City of KCMO, Unified Government of Wyandotte County, and...
This annual event that allows your taste buds to travel the world! The Northeast Kansas City International Taste and Tour gives guests International Cuisine sampled under the roof of Don Bosco Center, 580 Campbell St., in the Columbus Park neighborhood. Along with the...
The Crime Caucus: A Citizen Summit on Crime Tuesday, January 19 at 6pm Paseo Academy Auditorium, Kansas City, MO While fears of mass shootings and Muslim terrorism top the headlines, Kansas City has come to accept a level of violence in its own community with fewer...
In Honor of Murishi Sylvestre Earlier this fall, we had the privilege of having Murishi play drums as part of the East to West African Drumming Duo for our annual Taste and Tour. Unfortunately we lost this wonderful young man to a terrible incident on December 14,...
