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  • 1 week ago | startlandnews.com | Joyce Smith

    After a lengthy stint developing corporate dining concepts, Kansas City chef Marwan Chebaro has spent two years planning his return to public dining. Set to open in June, Chebaro’s new Nour’s restaurant will showcase his native Lebanese cuisine and culture while helping bring the community together, he said. The venture at 3855 Warwick Blvd., in the Park 39 complex, also serves as a memorial to his beloved late daughter, Nour. “It is chef-driven, but we also want it to be community-driven.

  • 3 weeks ago | startlandnews.com | Joyce Smith

    Shuttered for three years, the former d’Bronx pizzeria space — the now-defunct hometown brand’s original location along 39th Street’s famed “Restaurant Row” — is reopening Wednesday with a fresh look and flavors from the other side of the globe. Zhoug Mediterranean is expected to debut its fare at 3904 Bell St. after a renovation that saw the Midtown space gutted and remodeled with a sleek modern look featuring murals in muted primary colors on bright white walls by an African artist.

  • 3 weeks ago | startlandnews.com | Joyce Smith

    A never-opened space along the KC Streetcar line in the Crossroads — once planned as high-profile culinary destination — is expected to be remodeled by the owner of a popular brewery and restaurant chain with its long-awaited opening as soon as late summer.

  • 4 weeks ago | startlandnews.com | Joyce Smith

    When Nick the Greek abruptly closed two area locations six months ago, fans on and off social media were distraught, fearing they were closed for good. Now there’s a surprising update: two reopenings, one new opening. All this month. Area franchisee Arthur Gilbreath previously placed “closed for renovation” signs at his Nick the Greek restaurants in Ward Parkway Center in south Kansas City, and in Olathe.

  • 1 month ago | startlandnews.com | Joyce Smith

    Just weeks after closing Session Taco in Leawood’s Park Place, the owners expect to revamp the prominent spot for a new destination Mexican restaurant. Lapez Mod Mex is scheduled to open this summer at 11563 Ash St. Brothers Adam and Jason Tilford first opened Mission Taco Joint in the space in June 2023. It rebranded as Session Taco in September after their company was sued for trademark infringement by a tortilla maker that uses the same name.