Missouri

Some people plan a Kansas City trip around barbecue. A loyal crowd of travelers plans theirs around a…

By Grant Ozark · Oct 9

Some breakfasts are worth setting an alarm for, and a few are worth standing in line for. In…

By Grant Ozark · Oct 9

Somewhere in southeast Missouri, a server is about to throw a roll clear across a crowded dining room,…

By Grant Ozark · Oct 9

Some St. Louis traditions come with a jukebox, a long counter, and a plate piled so high it…

By Grant Ozark · Oct 9

Some restaurants chase trends every year. Others pick a lane in 1983 and simply stay in it. In…

By Grant Ozark · Oct 8

Some sandwiches have to be cut in half just to fit in the bag. In a small Gladstone…

By Grant Ozark · Oct 8

Ask the folks at the Truman visitor center in Independence where to find barbecue, and one answer keeps…

By Grant Ozark · Oct 8

The parking lot tells the story before the menu does. On a weekday morning in West Plains, work…

By Grant Ozark · Oct 8

Some towns in the Missouri Ozarks are easy to drive past, and Mountain Grove looks like one of…

By Grant Ozark · Oct 7

Some Branson families plan their whole vacation morning around one stop on a winding Ozarks highway. It sits…

By Grant Ozark · Oct 7

Some of the best breakfasts in Missouri are served in small towns, at cafes where the coffee keeps…

By Grant Ozark · Oct 7

Some St. Louis families pass down recipes, and some pass down a standing order at the same fried…

By Grant Ozark · Oct 6

Some people plan road trips around ballparks or lakes, but a plate of saucy, cheesy enchiladas is a…

By Grant Ozark · Oct 6

Missouri takes its fried chicken seriously, and the best plates come with a crust that crunches loud enough…

By Grant Ozark · Oct 6

Some desserts taste like a memory, and fruit pie is usually at the top of that list. Missouri…

By Grant Ozark · Oct 6

Ask anyone from St. Louis about pork steak, and you might get a cookout story along with the…

By Grant Ozark · Oct 5

A 95-year-old mother once called her son from a porch in Columbia with surprising news. She was sitting…

By Grant Ozark · Oct 5

Some lunch spots ask you to find a parking space. This one lets you tie up a boat…

By Grant Ozark · Oct 5

Some dinners are worth a long drive, and one Kansas City steakhouse has been earning that kind of…

By Grant Ozark · Oct 5

Some breakfasts come with a side of history, and this one has been serving it since 1947. In…

By Grant Ozark · Oct 4

Some restaurants move across town and lose their soul along the way. This one moved the entire building.…

By Grant Ozark · Oct 4

Missouri winters have a way of turning a driveway into a part-time job. A growing group of retirees…

By Grant Ozark · Oct 4

Some shoppers walk in planning to grab one lamp and walk out an hour later with a box…

By Grant Ozark · Oct 3

Missouri sits about as far from the ocean as you can get, yet some seriously good fish and…

By Grant Ozark · Oct 3

Kansas City may be famous for barbecue, but the local pizza scene has quietly built a loyal following…

By Grant Ozark · Oct 3

Highway 63 through southern Missouri is full of fast food signs, and most travelers just keep driving past…

By Grant Ozark · Oct 3

Some of the best meals in Missouri never show up on a billboard. They sit just off the…

By Grant Ozark · Oct 2

Missouri might be known for barbecue and toasted ravioli, but bring up cheesesteaks and the arguments start fast.…

By Grant Ozark · Oct 2

Some road trips have a secret rule: when the locals keep pulling off the highway at the same…

By Grant Ozark · Oct 2

Finding a truly great bagel in Missouri used to feel like a scavenger hunt. A lot of what…

By Grant Ozark · Oct 2

Some Kansas City kitchens open before most alarm clocks ring, and one of them has been doing it…

By Grant Ozark · Oct 1

Some dinners come with a side of entertainment, and in the Northland of Kansas City, that entertainment has…

By Grant Ozark · Oct 1

Some families pass down jewelry, and some pass down recipes that people will cross town for. In Springfield,…

By Grant Ozark · Oct 1

Some bakeries chase trends, and some simply keep doing what worked for their grandparents. On a busy corner…

By Grant Ozark · Oct 1

Some of the best breakfasts in St. Louis are served inside a building that once sold groceries. The…

By Grant Ozark · Sep 30

Fried catfish is practically a Missouri love language, and the best plates are often found far from the…

By Grant Ozark · Sep 30

Every Saturday morning, cars fill a mall parking lot in southern Missouri, and the reason has nothing to…

By Grant Ozark · Sep 30

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