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Around the BLOCK

Anton’s Taproom and Restaurant

Originally built as a grocery store, the building at 1610 Main now houses Anton’s Taproom and Restaurant. The name is a misnomer because the owner’s vision encompasses so much more. Upon entering the building for the first time I was greeted by a waiter who offered us a tour of the “grounds”. We visited a second […]

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The Local Pig

Alex Pope, whose last gig as chef of the R Bar garnered him a place on the list of Best Chefs/Midwest from Food & Wine magazine in 2011, is one of the hot young stars on the Kansas City culinary scene. He has since started Vagabond, a pop-up restaurant concept, with Jenny Vergara, and the […]

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