After running a successful food truck, sisters and business partners Arvelisha Woods and India Pernell continue making waves with the opening of Mattie’s Foods’ brick-and-mortar restaurant.
Do you still need a mask shopping, dining out around Kansas City? Here s what we know Lisa Gutierrez and Joyce Smith, The Kansas City Star
May 14 Jewelry and accessories shop EB and Co. started selling masks early in the pandemic and they quickly became one of its hottest items.
Now they are 50% off. And the shop, like many others in the Kansas City area as of Friday, no longer requires customers to wear them. I have never been so excited to clearance out some products, Emily Bordner, owner of the shops in Brookside and on the Country Club Plaza, said Friday. In response to the CDC announcement yesterday we have them on sale, we removed the dividers at the cash registers and are allowing customers to try on pieces, which we did before the pandemic.
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It’s been nearly a year since we started social distancing, staying home to make mountains of sourdough, Korean whipped coffees, and focaccia bread art. But for all the at-home deliciousness we’ve mastered, we’re ready for our favorite restaurants! So although travel is still off the table, we’re celebrating with a mouthwatering tour of the stories and recipes from some of the best-loved, Black-owned vegan restaurants in America. From soul food in Detroit to Ethiopian eats in Brooklyn to a stoner-inspired burger joint in Wisconsin, get ready, because it’s time to eat.
The restaurant
One of KCMO’s best plant-based eateries, Mattie’s Foods, emerged from a simple request: vegan nachos