Kansas

Some restaurants chase trends, and some simply outlast them. On a busy stretch just across the state line…

By Derek Whitmore · Nov 7

Kansas City has a reputation, and most of it is built on smoke and sauce. Ask around on…

By Derek Whitmore · Nov 6

Some Wichita breakfasts come with a side of time travel. On the city’s east side, servers in poodle…

By Derek Whitmore · Nov 5

Some breakfast spots chase trends, and some just keep the coffee coming. On the east side of Wichita,…

By Derek Whitmore · Nov 4

Some people retire and stay put in the city. Others go looking for a place with a pond,…

By Derek Whitmore · Nov 3

A large metal steer sits on a rooftop in a quiet corner of Kansas City, and it has…

By Derek Whitmore · Nov 2

Some places reward the slow shopper, the person who is happy to wander from booth to booth without…

By Derek Whitmore · Nov 1

Kansas City, Kansas has a habit of hiding its best food in plain sight. Ask around about where…

By Derek Whitmore · Oct 31

Out past the edge of Pittsburg, Kansas, the farmland stretches wide and the road signs get sparse. Then…

By Derek Whitmore · Oct 30

Some downtown eateries earn a crowd with a giant sign or a viral moment. One spot on a…

By Derek Whitmore · Oct 29

October in Kansas means muddy boots, wagon wheels, and a trunk full of pumpkins on the drive home.…

By Derek Whitmore · Oct 28

Some of the best breakfasts in Kansas come on a paper plate or in a white bakery bag,…

By Derek Whitmore · Oct 27

Some of the best burgers in Kansas come from places so small you could miss them on a…

By Derek Whitmore · Oct 26

A music box plays in an empty bedroom, a toy rolls out from under a bed, and a…

By Derek Whitmore · Oct 25

Some dinners are just meals, and some become the reason a family drives across town on an anniversary.…

By Derek Whitmore · Oct 24

Painted Dala horses stand on the sidewalks of Lindsborg, Kansas, a small prairie town proud of its Swedish…

By Derek Whitmore · Oct 23

Somewhere in northeast Kansas, a sandy beach curves along a wide lake where an eagle once perched close…

By Derek Whitmore · Oct 22

Some breakfast spots chase trends. Others just keep the coffee hot and the plates full, year after year,…

By Derek Whitmore · Oct 21

Kansas summers get hot, and long before air conditioning and gas-station slushies, small towns leaned on the corner…

By Derek Whitmore · Oct 20

Some shops you breeze through in ten minutes. Others swallow whole afternoons, and this one in Lawrence, Kansas…

By Derek Whitmore · Oct 19

Tucked into the quiet countryside of northeast Kansas sits a log cabin restaurant where the prime rib has…

By Derek Whitmore · Oct 18

Some of the best morning meals in Kansas hide far from the busy highways, tucked inside towns you…

By Derek Whitmore · Oct 17

There is a certain kind of Kansas morning that starts with a paper bag of warm doughnuts and…

By Derek Whitmore · Oct 16

Kansas takes its beef seriously, and some of the best ribeyes in the state are hiding in small…

By Derek Whitmore · Oct 15

Northeast Kansas hides a countryside retreat where homemade bread bakes early, disc golf discs sail across open fields,…

By Derek Whitmore · Oct 14

Some retirement dreams come with a beach house and a price tag to match. Others come with a…

By Derek Whitmore · Oct 13

Kansas does not get much credit as a fishing state, and honestly, that works in an angler’s favor.…

By Derek Whitmore · Oct 12

Kansas may be famous for wheat fields and barbecue, but its Mexican kitchens deserve a spot on your…

By Derek Whitmore · Oct 11

Somewhere in the middle of modern Wichita, there is a whole little town where the dirt roads still…

By Derek Whitmore · Oct 10

Some of the best cheeseburgers in Kansas come off flat-top griddles at old drive-ins and tiny counters you…

By Derek Whitmore · Oct 9

Saturday mornings in Kansas have a different rhythm when you start them at a farmers market. Shoppers grab…

By Derek Whitmore · Oct 8

Some shops sell snacks, and some shops become part of a family’s story. Just north of downtown Wichita…

By Derek Whitmore · Oct 7

Some places refuse to trade their charm for trends, and one downtown Wichita counter has stood its ground…

By Derek Whitmore · Oct 6

Some desserts are worth a full tank of gas and an hour behind the wheel. That is exactly…

By Derek Whitmore · Oct 5

Drive across the flat, wide-open plains of western Kansas long enough, and you start expecting nothing but farmland…

By Derek Whitmore · Oct 4

There is a small Kansas town where horse-drawn buggies sometimes line up in the early morning, waiting for…

By Derek Whitmore · Oct 3

Just a short drive off Interstate 70 in central Kansas, there is a tiny counter that has been…

By Derek Whitmore · Oct 2

Kansas takes its fried chicken seriously, and some of the best plates in the state sit far from…

By Derek Whitmore · Oct 1

Some places make you lose track of time the second you start hunting through shelves. There is a…

By Derek Whitmore · Sep 30