The ultimate guide to Kansas City's food scene provides the inside scoop on the best places to find, enjoy, and celebrate local culinary offerings. Written for residents and visitors alike to find producers and purveyors of tasty local specialties, as well as a rich array of other, indispensable food-related information including: food festivals and culinary events; specialty food shops; farmers' markets and farm stands; trendy restaurants and time-tested iconic landmarks; and recipes using local ingredients and traditions.

Foreword -- Introduction -- Downtown -- The west side, west bottoms, & Kansas City, Kansas -- The crossroads -- Midtown : from 39th street to Crown Center -- Westport -- The plaza & around -- Brookside & Waldo -- South Kansas City -- The northland -- The Kansas side : Johnson county -- Recipes -- Appendix A : eateries by cuisine -- Appendix B : specialty stores & producers by category -- Appendix C : restaurants by special feature & atmosphere.