Imagine a Christmas in the country: a grand estate with lots of floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking several acres; horses grazing peacefully in the pasture; the interior dripping with garland, leather accents, and lots of twinkling lights. “We really try to decorate with things that are natural,” Shelley Wagner says. “We live in the country. It’s a […]
“We put a lot of effort into creating a place that felt warm and inviting and reflected the food we serve,” says Brian Maness, owner of Ozark Mountain Biscuit Co. And that is exactly what Bryan and his team did — the new Ozark Mountain Biscuit restaurant, located in the Arcade District, is full of
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Broadway Brewery Downtown staple Broadway Brewery has been serving locally sourced food and drink since 2009. Columbians have grown to love its seasonal, farm-to-table menu and creative variety of craft beers, including a core line of IPAs, wheats, and lagers intermixed with rotating new flavors. “We are a smaller brewery, which has its challenges
If you know me, you know I am obsessed with all things Christmas. Every year, I anxiously wait for the month of December to arrive, and when it does, it’s game on! From all the prepping and decorating to memories made with family and friends, it all fills my heart until the next year. Naturally,
Nothing can beat Kansas City barbecue — except maybe a few of Columbia’s gems. There are a lot of places and things to love about Columbia, and barbecue is definitely on that list! Each of these barbecue restaurants offers unique styles and flavors, but they can all agree on one essential: wood smokers and a
10 Hitt St. in downtown Columbia is the only place in the world where you can find a bakery, café, coffee shop, bar, movie theater, and record store under a roof that originally housed a Coca-Cola bottling facility. Uprise Bakery, Ragtag Cinema, and Hitt Records make up an eclectic mix that somehow seems to work
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A Solstice Tablescape Featured image above, left to right: wooden console table, Adam Swofford; pitcher, Dakota Parkinson, artist-in-residence at Access Arts; beeswax candles, Jacques Laboile, Bonne Femme Honey Farm; charcuterie, Graze by Carrie; ginkgo patterned platter, Jeff Ferguson, Bluestem; table runner and napkins, Erica Kroll, Handwoven by ELK; florals, Sellmeyer Farm; white olive oil dish,
Louis Marrero | The Social Room For Louis Marrero, head chef at The Social Room, the holiday season does not bring to mind images of conventional, Midwestern fare. Instead, Louis’ holiday dinners are inspired by his Puerto Rican roots. Louis mentions dishes such as arroz con gandules and pernil, but the dish that holds the
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If you read last month’s article, “The Truth About Privilege,” you may have walked away with a few questions. You probably even had a few feelings. I received a lot of feedback, some of it positive and some negative. Some was from people I knew and some was from complete strangers. Common questions I received
Most people are familiar with the saying, “If you can’t stand the heat, get out of the kitchen.” For many Columbia residents operating a food-based business, or those with a dream of opening one, there wasn’t a hot kitchen to stand in. Or at least there wasn’t until CoMo Cooks opened its kitchen doors. CoMo
