Missouri

Some towns hold onto their past so tightly that walking their streets feels like flipping through an old…

By Grant Ozark · Sep 29

There comes a point when mowing the lawn every weekend loses its charm, and the idea of someone…

By Grant Ozark · Sep 29

Missouri takes its biscuits seriously, and a growing crop of kitchens across the state has turned the humble…

By Grant Ozark · Sep 29

Gooey butter cake is the kind of dessert that Missourians explain to out-of-state friends with a proud grin…

By Grant Ozark · Sep 29

Some families plan their whole weekend around one question: which buffet has crab legs tonight? Across Missouri, from…

By Grant Ozark · Sep 28

Missouri has a funny habit of hiding its best autumn views at the top of a hill you…

By Grant Ozark · Sep 28

Somewhere between the fast-food drive-thru and the sit-down diner sits an older way to eat, where you park,…

By Grant Ozark · Sep 28

Missouri argues about barbecue the way other states argue about football, and brisket usually sits right in the…

By Grant Ozark · Sep 28

Missouri farms get busy in the fall, when fields turn into pumpkin patches, corn stalks become giant puzzles,…

By Grant Ozark · Sep 27

Most highway exits in Missouri offer the same fast food signs and the same forgettable lunch. One exit…

By Grant Ozark · Sep 27

Ask five people in Missouri where to find the best street tacos, and you will probably get five…

By Grant Ozark · Sep 27

A ten-dollar bill does not buy much these days, but on one stretch of Southwest Boulevard in Kansas…

By Grant Ozark · Sep 26

Some of the best treats in northeast Missouri sit far from any highway strip mall or busy downtown…

By Grant Ozark · Sep 26

Some restaurants print the same menu for years. Others let the season do the talking, swapping out dishes…

By Grant Ozark · Sep 26

A building that once patched up car radiators now turns out some of the most authentic Neapolitan pizza…

By Grant Ozark · Sep 26

A crispy, golden appetizer that started as a happy kitchen slip-up in the 1940s has grown into something…

By Grant Ozark · Sep 25

Some places earn a following the slow way, one loaf at a time, until locals stop asking where…

By Grant Ozark · Sep 25

Some of the best meals hide at the end of a long country road, far from the busy…

By Grant Ozark · Sep 25

There is something honest about a meat counter where the sausage and bacon are made right where you…

By Grant Ozark · Sep 25

Some of the best barbecue in Missouri does not come from big-name restaurants in the city. It comes…

By Grant Ozark · Sep 24

There is a spot in Branson where your order comes with a soundtrack, and the person carrying your…

By Grant Ozark · Sep 24

Tucked toward the quieter end of a historic Main Street in Missouri sits a candy-and-ice-cream shop that treats…

By Grant Ozark · Sep 24

Missouri knows how to do a roast beef sandwich, and some of the best spots are the ones…

By Grant Ozark · Sep 24

A small Missouri town has quietly become a favorite spot for people who like their days split into…

By Grant Ozark · Sep 23

Some restaurants come and go, but a few stubborn old griddles just keep flipping eggs decade after decade.…

By Grant Ozark · Sep 23

Missouri has a wine story that surprises a lot of people, and Norton is the grape at the…

By Grant Ozark · Sep 23

Missouri takes its hot dogs seriously, and the best places to prove it are the old counter-serves and…

By Grant Ozark · Sep 22

There is something satisfying about pulling a ripe strawberry straight off the plant and dropping it into your…

By Grant Ozark · Sep 22

There is a spot deep in the Missouri Ozarks where cold water bubbles up from underground and joins…

By Grant Ozark · Sep 22

Some restaurants chase trends, and others just keep doing the same warm, comforting thing decade after decade until…

By Grant Ozark · Sep 22

A creamy custard concrete thick enough to hold a spoon straight up has a way of turning a…

By Grant Ozark · Sep 21

There is a small window every morning when a fresh doughnut is at its absolute best, back when…

By Grant Ozark · Sep 21

Right off the interstate in western Missouri sits a small store that turns a humble native nut into…

By Grant Ozark · Sep 21

Some of the most memorable meals in Missouri come from tiny counters where the menu hangs on the…

By Grant Ozark · Sep 21

Deep in the Missouri Ozarks, water bursts straight out of the earth in numbers big enough to fill…

By Grant Ozark · Sep 20

Some spots refuse to trade their charm for anything trendy, and this old drive-in on the edge of…

By Grant Ozark · Sep 20

Some treats are worth a tank of gas and a long stretch of highway, and this little bakery…

By Grant Ozark · Sep 20

Missouri has a way of pulling you outside, then rewarding you with a warm place to land when…

By Grant Ozark · Sep 19

Friday night in Missouri has a flavor, and it usually comes coated in golden cornmeal. All over the…

By Grant Ozark · Sep 19