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Dominique Ansel’s New Bakery Features Shokupan Loaves and Hot-Dog Spirals

admin — Thu, 15 May 2025 11:00:31 +0000

Photo: Evan Sung

On a recent afternoon inside the kitchen that will open as Papa d’Amour later this month, the pastry chef Dominique Ansel was holding a spoonful of tomato-tinted scrambled eggs for the consideration of his wife, Amy Ma. “White pepper,” she said after trying it.

Lawmakers cut MTC’s funding to zero: Venture fund will move forward, leader says, but future grantmaking in jeopardy

admin — Wed, 14 May 2025 17:02:18 +0000

Editor’s note: The following commentary was originally released May 14 by Jack Scatizzi, executive director and CEO of Missouri Technology Corporation, as an update on the 2026 funding outlook for MTC, a public-private partnership created by the Missouri General Assembly to promote entrepreneurship. The perspectives expressed in this commentary are the author’s alone.

Grab your Zhoug sauce: Lawrence-built eatery launching brand across KC (starting with this famous food spot)

admin — Wed, 14 May 2025 15:09:50 +0000

Shuttered for three years, the former d’Bronx pizzeria space — the now-defunct hometown brand’s original location along 39th Street’s famed “Restaurant Row” — is reopening Wednesday with a fresh look and flavors from the other side of the globe (via a Kansas college town).

Zhoug Mediterranean is expected to debut its fare at 3904 Bell St. after a renovation that saw the Midtown space gutted and remodeled with a sleek modern look featuring murals in muted primary colors on bright white walls by an African artist.

Homegrown startups can redefine KC, leader says; they just need help surviving long enough to do it

admin — Wed, 14 May 2025 14:18:48 +0000

Editor’s note: The following is the third in a four-part series exploring the verticals and impact of initiatives within the Economic Development Corporation of Kansas City through a paid partnership with EDCKC.

• Leave KC better than you found it: How matching growth to city’s needs is paying off

Our Patron Saint of Primi

admin — Wed, 14 May 2025 11:00:43 +0000

Photo: Hugo Yu

Blessed are the pasta-makers. That, in a nutshell, is the message of Santi, chef Michael White’s return to the city’s semolina trenches. The name comes from an old saw of his former mentor, Gianluigi Morini: “Le mani degli chef sono come le mani dei santi” (The hands of the chef are like the hands of the saints). That’s what we call setting the bar high.

Meet the Kansas City entrepreneurs picked for DoorDash’s first Midwest accelerator

admin — Tue, 13 May 2025 13:51:45 +0000

DoorDash delivers $50K bag to 10 KC small biz leaders hungry to learn

DoorDash is dropping support on Kansas City’s doorstep through a new cohort of 10 small businesses selected for the company’s local restaurant accelerator, marking the first time the nationwide initiative has landed in the Midwest — with KC chosen as its launchpad.

This Cocktail Tastes Like Pork Roll

admin — Tue, 13 May 2025 13:00:17 +0000

Photo: Jeff Brown/

The highly partisan debate over the proper name for the overgrown hot-dog-like meat logs from Trenton, New Jersey, has the potential to start fights.

DHS Probes Whether California’s Noncitizen Handout Program Is Paying ‘Ineligible Illegal Aliens’

admin — Mon, 12 May 2025 21:04:29 +0000

The Trump administration is investigating whether California’s Cash Assistance Program for Immigrants (CAPI), a program that pays state money to noncitizens who are not eligible for Social Security benefits because of their immigration status, is paying “ineligible illegal aliens.” Noncitizens who are over 65, blind or disabled, and are ineligible for Social Secur

Say Au Revoir to Mah-Ze-Dahr

admin — Mon, 12 May 2025 15:05:00 +0000

Photo: Grub Street

Mah-Ze-Dahr, the high-end bakery known for its cheesecake and brownies, has been given the boot from its West Village location. A two-week eviction notice for the business was posted in April, and the storefront is now dark. As of last week, a notice was posted to the bakery’s website stating that there is an “e-commerce shipping hiatus” and orders will resume “next week.”

First came baby, then the boutique; 18 years later, this owner is the mother of retail survivors

admin — Sat, 10 May 2025 11:48:19 +0000

Opening her storefront at the age of 23 with a newborn daughter, Meagan Doyle faced double duty as a first-time mother and budding entrepreneur. Eighteen years later, her baby is now grown — and Mom is coming into her own as a retail survivor and seasoned business owner.

Advocates want a startup-boosting Missouri angel investor tax credit (but they’ll have to beat legislature’s ticking clock)

admin — Fri, 09 May 2025 21:12:46 +0000

With about a week left in Missouri’s legislative session, business advocates at NEXT Missouri are making a final push for lawmakers to pass a bill creating a state angel investor tax credit — legislation its backers say could catalyze early-stage business growth and keep entrepreneurial talent and essential startup capital rooted in the state.

Nick the Greek reset: Reinvigorated owner reopening locations, launching new spot after facing his own test

admin — Fri, 09 May 2025 17:36:30 +0000

When Nick the Greek abruptly closed two area locations six months ago, fans on and off social media were distraught, fearing they were closed for good.

Now there’s a surprising update: two reopenings, one new opening. All this month.

Kauffman earmarks $32M in grants to boost entrepreneurship, workforce, education efforts

admin — Fri, 09 May 2025 17:00:52 +0000

Just-announced Kauffman Foundation funding for a cohort of 27 organizations — each focused on advancing economic mobility in Kansas City — reflects the grantees’ “relentless commitment to innovation and equity,” said Allison Greenwood Bajracharya.

Chef Moosah Reaume Handles Room Service for the Met Gala

admin — Fri, 09 May 2025 10:00:38 +0000

Illustration: Margalit Cutler

Met Gala Monday is the biggest day of the year at the Carlyle, where dozens of celebrities descend pre- and post-glam — with their entourages and litany of dietary restrictions in tow.

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Brothers behind Session Taco launching ‘destination Mexican spot’ in upscale JoCo dining district

admin — Thu, 08 May 2025 20:40:27 +0000

Just weeks after closing Session Taco in Leawood’s Park Place, the owners expect to revamp the prominent spot for a new destination Mexican restaurant.

Lapez Mod Mex is scheduled to open this summer at 11563 Ash St.
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