So far this month, which also happens to be my birthday month, the Feud with Food crew has managed to accomplish quite a bit of food related activity without going too terribly far from our home base of Kansas City, MO.
We attended a Tiki Thursday Plantation Rum Tasting at The Kill Devil Club in downtown KC. Soon after that, we attended a handful of birthday outings, where various cocktails and food options were offered. There was a birthday related food day/night that included two separate visits to the only 100% dedicated gluten free establishment in Kansas City – t.Loft, along with a delicious dinner at Tannin Winebar & Kitchen in the Crossroads area of KC, another gluten free/vegan dessert at Cafe Gratitude, and a custom cocktail at Snow & Co.
We stopped in at Whole Foods post birthday for some groceries, and lucked upon the Farmers & Food Artisans Road tour, where I was delighted to meet Callie England (founder/owner of Rawxies), and Hilary Kass (founder/owner of Ancient Grains Bakery). This was a really awesome event, and I can only hope that some of the folks shopping that day, who normally aren’t buying local, or paying attention to the source of their food purchases, may have been impacted in some way by the opportunity to meet the representatives who were there sharing their food and knowledge.
Last stop thus far was in Lawrence, Kansas at the Open House for Hilary’s Eat Well. We had the chance to meet the staff, tour the new facility, and try a variety of products INCLUDING a few new options that will be launching I believe in October. I am incredibly excited about this particular food related visit because I wholeheartedly believe in Hilary’s product and Hilary. I was previously a devoted customer at the sustainable restaurant she used to own (Local Burger). And I have been anxiously awaiting the next step in her food movement with the distribution of her products nationwide. They offered plenty to sample at the event – burger “bites” of all of the different veggie burgers, along with two meat options, kale salad, veggies, dairy free dressing, dessert, wine, beer from Free State Brewing Co, and local kombucha from KANbucha.
They even had samples of the two new flavors – Hemp & Greens and Root Veggie. I’m pretty much now in total love with the Root Veggie Burger, and cannot WAIT for it to hit the stores. It was not only delicious. But it was SAFE for me to eat.
I also now have quite the soft spot for the tasty little tart pie crusts from Ancient Grains that were served at Hilary’s Eat well, too. If only I had not been so busy chatting, and soaking in the great energy there, I might have eaten the entire platter. They were even good by themselves.
I am so proud of the local business owners, who are blazing the trail in this world of REAL FOOD and sustainability. I was genuinely inspired by every person I came into contact with at the open house. We were very impressed with what we saw, and are thrilled that we had the opportunity to attend the event at the new facility.
Photos: Hilary’s Eat Well Facility in Lawrence, KS
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