Zarda Bar-B-Q is a fairly reliable Kansas City staple, but the next generation is pushing some newer Ltd. Edition menu items in an effort to please more tastebuds.
Jill Silva and Jason Boatright The Kansas City Star
County Road Ice House, a new restaurant and bar in the Power & Light District, features Joe's Kansas City barbecue, frozen drinks and an urban indoor-outdoor experience.
Papa Bob's Bar-B-Que in Bonner Springs, Kansas makes a 6-pound meal called the Ultimate Destroyer. It's made with 4-1/2 pounds of smoked meat and served with 1-1/2 pounds of fries.
Suzanne Zarda of Zarda Bar-B-Q takes us back in the kitchen and shows us how they make their barbecue burnt ends. Zarda is the winner of The Star's March Madness-style barbecue burnt ends tournament.
Steak'M Take'M, a family-owned fast food restaurant with three locations in Kansas City, put a sizzling twist on Yo Gotti's "Rake It Up." "Steak It Up" features co-owner Micah Ross rapping about "the best cheesesteaks ever."
The Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo World’s Championship Bar-B-Que Contest lives up to the saying, “Everything is bigger in Texas.” Some might say the barbecue is even better.
The Crossroads area is getting the Broadway Deli, an authentic Jewish deli that will source meats and recipes from Manny’s Cafeteria and Delicatessen, which has been a Chicago institution since 1942. The Broadway Deli will be at 2101 Broadway.
Michael Smith plans to close his namesake Michael Smith restaurant in late 2018 and open the new Farina by Michael Smith in a different place on the same block.
Tour the new Black Dirt restaurant, located at 5070 Main St., in Kansas City. Jonathan Justus owns Black Dirt and the popular restaurant Justus Drugstore in Smithville.
Chow Town visits Farm to Market Bread Company in Kansas City. Jill Silva, The Star's food editor, will explore the company's rich history and their famous holiday breads: stollen and panettone. Go behind the scenes and see how Italian panettone is
On a brief visit to London, Ardie A. Davis scoured the streets to see what Londoners know about barbecue — specifically Kansas City barbecue. At Smokestak in East London, Davis discovered, “This place knows barbecue.”
