local food

Maybe you’re working late, or maybe you caught a concert or show downtown — sometimes, you just need a good meal after the dinner hour. Here’s where to eat out in Kansas City after 10 p.m.

Between spring and fall (and sometimes year-round), farmers markets around Kansas City offer fresh produce, flowers, artisan-made goods and treats. Find out how to shop local in towns and neighborhoods across the metro.

School nutrition teams worry their jobs could get harder as the Trump administration floats budget cuts that could gut their ability to offer free meals, even as they face rising prices for already-costly food and equipment.

Backyard chickens are really popular this year, in part due to the high cost of eggs. Some people are even renting chickens.

People are flocking to backyard chickens this year, in part due to the sky-high cost of eggs at the grocery store. Some first-timers have turned to chicken rentals to try out ownership for a few months.

Troost Avenue is one of Kansas City's major thoroughfares, running north from Columbus Park down to Bannister Road. You'll find plenty of options for coffee and ice cream, Jamaican and Caribbean fare, Mexican cuisine and bakeries.

Thousands of schools, farmers and food pantries in the Midwest and Great Plains planned on federal dollars over the next year to support local food purchases. And then the U.S. Department of Agriculture cut the programs.

Whether you’re celebrating a special occasion or simply want to treat yourself to the best money can buy, the metro is brimming with top-tier restaurants that specialize in gourmet fare with impeccable service. Here’s your guide to the city’s most inviting and influential fine dining establishments.

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.

Harvesters, the food bank that serves the Kansas City area and helps supply food to local pantries and shelters, says that thousands of cases of canned food, eggs, milk and more were called off by President Trump's U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Certified Naturally Grown offers farmers a cheaper and less time-consuming option to communicate how they produce their food. But terms like “natural” on food labels can be confusing for consumers.

First opened as a pop-up kitchen inside Dodsons Bar & Commons in Waldo, Cosmo Burger's smashburgers and tots quickly became a Kansas City favorite. Their new location on Locust Street sits in a popular corner of the Crossroads Arts District, and will add new menu items like fries, milkshakes and cocktails.