Missouri

Some Kansas City meals start with a tray and end with a plan to come back next week.…

By Grant Ozark · Oct 20

Some lunch plans come with a deadline, and this one is set by the smoker. In a historic…

By Grant Ozark · Oct 20

A real soup of the day is one of the best signs that a diner still cooks from…

By Grant Ozark · Oct 20

Branson has no shortage of shows, rides, and roadside fun, but one small bakery is quietly winning hearts…

By Grant Ozark · Oct 19

Some of the best dinners in St. Louis happen far from the slot machines, even when they sit…

By Grant Ozark · Oct 19

St. Louis gave the world gooey butter cake, and people here take that bragging right seriously. Ask around…

By Grant Ozark · Oct 19

Some pizza folds. St. Louis-style pizza snaps. With a cracker-thin crust, a gooey layer of Provel cheese, and…

By Grant Ozark · Oct 19

Kansas City is famous for barbecue, but a quieter meat obsession has been building behind deli counters all…

By Grant Ozark · Oct 18

Kolaches started as Czech pastries, soft rounds of sweet dough wrapped around fruit, cheese, or poppy seed. Over…

By Grant Ozark · Oct 18

Burnt ends started as the crispy, smoky trimmings off the edge of a brisket, and Missouri turned them…

By Grant Ozark · Oct 18

The first cold snap in Missouri changes what people crave almost overnight. Salads lose their appeal, and suddenly…

By Grant Ozark · Oct 17

Some Kansas City lunch counters are so small that people drive right past them, turn around, and park…

By Grant Ozark · Oct 17

Some St. Louis lunch spots come and go, but one corner on the city’s old Northside has been…

By Grant Ozark · Oct 17

Some of the best donuts in Missouri are gone before most people finish their first cup of coffee.…

By Grant Ozark · Oct 17

Some lunch breaks are about a quick sandwich at a desk. Others are worth fighting traffic and hunting…

By Grant Ozark · Oct 16

Some family traditions get passed down through recipes, and some get passed down through a giant frozen goblet.…

By Grant Ozark · Oct 16

Picking apples is fun, but let’s be honest, a lot of us show up for the donuts. Across…

By Grant Ozark · Oct 16

Some meals never go out of style, and chicken fried steak covered in creamy gravy is near the…

By Grant Ozark · Oct 16

Truck stop diners have always known how to feed a hungry crowd without emptying anyone’s wallet. Across Missouri,…

By Grant Ozark · Oct 15

Some towns are known for a bridge, a courthouse, or a famous main street. Hermann, Missouri, has another…

By Grant Ozark · Oct 15

Some snacks come out of a plastic bag, and some come out of a century of practice. In…

By Grant Ozark · Oct 15

Some lunch spots chase trends, and some simply refuse to change at all. In downtown Columbia, Missouri, one…

By Grant Ozark · Oct 15

When the wind bites and the sky goes dark by dinnertime, a big bowl of pho starts to…

By Grant Ozark · Oct 14

Kansas City takes barbecue so seriously that picking a favorite spot can start a family argument. Two old…

By Grant Ozark · Oct 14

Some cities guard a secret recipe, and St. Louis guards a cup that can be held upside down.…

By Grant Ozark · Oct 14

In Missouri, a pork tenderloin sandwich is not judged by the bun. It is judged by how far…

By Grant Ozark · Oct 13

The headline promised fried chicken, and this story is about to break that promise in the best possible…

By Grant Ozark · Oct 13

Somewhere in southwest Missouri, a server just yelled a warning, and a hot roll is already flying across…

By Grant Ozark · Oct 13

Missouri sits right on the edge of the South, and its kitchens prove it one golden basket at…

By Grant Ozark · Oct 13

Missouri takes its chicken wings seriously, from Kansas City neighborhood taverns to lake country roadhouses. A great wing…

By Grant Ozark · Oct 12

Some St. Louis traditions come with a ticket booth or a giant arch, but one of the most…

By Grant Ozark · Oct 12

A smash burger looks simple, but getting those thin patties crispy at the edges and juicy in the…

By Grant Ozark · Oct 12

Some dinners start with a menu. This one starts with a one-way lane through the trees, a pond…

By Grant Ozark · Oct 12

Once the leaves start falling in Missouri, a bowl of chili starts sounding like the only reasonable lunch.…

By Grant Ozark · Oct 11

Pie gets a lot of attention in the fall, but apple dumplings quietly steal the show at some…

By Grant Ozark · Oct 11

Some old horse stalls in Hermann, Missouri, now hold dinner booths instead of saddles. Up on a hill…

By Grant Ozark · Oct 11

Missouri takes its ribs seriously, and two cities lead the charge. Kansas City and St. Louis each have…

By Grant Ozark · Oct 10

Some folks order the breast or the thigh. Others skip straight to the little paper boat of fried…

By Grant Ozark · Oct 10

Some college traditions fade after graduation, but one in Columbia, Missouri, follows people around for decades. Former students…

By Grant Ozark · Oct 10