Jill Wendholt Silva
Flatland contributorJill Wendholt Silva is Kansas City’s James Beard award-winning food editor and writer. For nearly three decades she has been a leading voice on diverse topics ranging from food trucks to food desserts. She considers herself fortunate to have hung out with butchers, bakers and barbecue pitmasters during her tenure at The Kansas City Star.
Recently she has been eating flan, drinking Brazilian caipirinhas and forking up food stories for an array of media platforms. You can follow Silva at @jillsilvafood.
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The USDA’s Food Price Outlook reports egg prices increased 53% over the past year, and prices are predicted to continue to rise another 41% in 2025. The soaring price of eggs has forced many restaurants and bakeries in the Kansas City region to adjust their menu or raise prices. -
Jon Szajnuk, who sells bread on weekends at the Brookside Farmers Market, is quickly outgrowing his Kansas City home and looking to move into a full bakery. Szajnuk sources his flours from West Bottoms business Marion Milling, which works directly with local farms. -
Beginning today, a record 225 restaurants will offer menus at price tiers of $20, $40 and $55, with a portion of proceeds benefiting Kanbe's Markets. And by popular demand, brunch is a new addition to the slate of options. -
Laura Comer, executive chef of the Kauffman Center, has come out victorious from both Hulu's "Chef vs. Wild" and the Food Network's "Guy's Grocery Games." She's just the latest Kansas City chef to be featured in national cooking competition shows. -
Unable to afford a state license, Melissa Lewis accepts donations for her whimsical creations, often adorned with fondant marijuana leaves or Tootsie Roll blunts. She says there's demand for THC-infused edibles beyond gummies or drinks. -
A culinary program at the reStart homelessness nonprofit is giving young people new opportunities to make money and find stability. -
Since 2010, Mukharji has quietly welcomed nearly 5,000 students into her Prairie Village home for her popular Indian cooking classes, many of which sell out within 24 hours. -
Chef Yahia Kamal started selling his dips and spreads around Kansas City in 2004. When Kamal opened his Palestinian American delicatessen in July 2021, his children saw an opportunity to embrace their family's food and history. -
In “Iconic Restaurants of Kansas City," author Andrea Broomfield catalogues the independently-owned cafeterias, burger shacks and diners that shaped the city's taste buds. -
Founded in 1887, Browne’s is the oldest Irish business in the world — outside of Ireland. The marketplace is known for its Reuben sandwiches, shelves lined with grocery items missed by new Irish immigrants, and imported artisan handcrafts.
