Food & Drink

Every day is a good day for pie. Whether you're on the hunt for pumpkin, pecan or something else, here are our food critics' top recommendations for the season.

The Overland Park, Kansas, native describes going virtual with his annual benefit and the food critics offer up savory and sweet pie options for the season.

Howard Hanna loves being a chef with every fiber of his being, but he won't bring back the Rieger unless he can figure out how to make restaurants better for the people who work in them.

How the latest attempt to address violent crime in Kansas City differs from its predecessors, and some libation suggestions for cooler weather.

It's comfort food season and KCUR's food critics are here for it. Here are their top recommendations for autumn-appropriate soups, pastries, pastas and yes, even ice cream.

In response to the coronavirus pandemic, KC Bier Co. is offering "Prost in Place" kits.

The list of restaurants closing will get longer as patio dining becomes less of an option in the fall and winter, predicts restaurant critic Liz Cook.

We run down the Kansas City restaurants that have closed since the pandemic started, the Missouri Nurses Association is still asking for a statewide mask mandate, and the painstaking investigation of a Kansas City pharmacist who diluted cancer treatment drugs.

The pandemic has upended the dining industry. Call it a silver lining or just survival, some restaurateurs are finding the time and energy to think about the hospitality industry of the future.

As part of an international 'Black is Beautiful' initiative, rap artist and bandleader Kemet Coleman teamed up with Crane Brewing in Raytown, Missouri, to create a new imperial stout — and a new album.

Once reliant on the lunch rush and big events, food truck operators are rethinking their business model in the pandemic.

Restaurant owners are simultaneously dealing with employees testing positive for COVID-19 and less business than usual, and the experience of eating out doesn't provide the same feeling of camaraderie.