𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐊𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐚𝐬 𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 𝐢𝐬 𝐡𝐨𝐭 𝐨𝐟𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬! 🔥

Today we’re talking about some delicious developments happening around town, from 2026 Restaurant Week to a baseball-centric eatertainment spot to a Japanese tea house. 

1️⃣ 𝐊𝐂 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 𝐛𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲! The tradition began in 2010 as a way to ramp up restaurant dining during a slow time of year, and it’s a great way to try new places at a discount while supporting a good cause. This year’s Community Partner is reStart Inc., and you can learn more about their mission as well as participating restaurants at kcrestaurantweek.com

2️⃣ 𝐌𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫, 𝐠𝐨𝐥𝐟-𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐚𝐫𝐬 - 𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐡𝐞𝐞𝐥𝐬! Sandlot Social, Kansas City area’s first baseball-themed eatertainment bar, is scheduled to open in Lenexa this spring. Patrons can expect an experience that embodies America’s favorite pastime complete with 10 baseball simulators and a massive LED screen for viewing games.

3️⃣ 𝐌𝐨𝐨𝐧 𝐁𝐚𝐫, 𝐚 𝐉𝐚𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐞-𝐬𝐭𝐲𝐥𝐞 𝐭𝐞𝐚 𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐛𝐚𝐫, 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐥𝐲 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐦𝐛𝐮𝐬 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐤. The new addition to Kansas City’s vibrant restaurant and bar scene is built around the Japanese philosophy of omotenashi. The word means radical hospitality and near-perfection, treating each guest like royalty. We are absolutely behind that idea as a business model and can’t wait to check it out!