Jingle bells, ho ho ho, and all that jazz … it’s time to get your holiday spirit on! We might not be at the North Pole, but if you’re…

Photos courtesy of  Monarch Cafe, the Roasterie, Martin City Coffee, Messenger Coffee, and Vested Coffee It’s the most wonderful time of the year: seasonal coffee shop drink menus are…

It’s 60 degrees outside, but it’s also December, which means my holiday lights are up, there’s a little silver tinsel tree set up in my room, and I have…

Martin City Coffee 13115 Holmes Rd, KCMO   You might not think of train track–adjacent as the ideal environs for a café, but it’s one of my favorite aspects…

Gather around the fire, fetch a cup of something steaming to sip, and steel yourself for a fright—it’s time for ghost stories. Of course, these days you only need…

It’s finally October, which means festive fall activities, cozy days, and of course, ghost stories. Let’s get this disclaimer out of the way: I don’t do gore or slasher…

World map, 17th century, Image courtesy of Ancient World Maps. • quawah (Yemen, for wine) • kahveh (Turkish) • koffie (Dutch) • coffee (English) • Years ago, a great power watched humans and decided that the race…

It still feels like summer in Kansas City, but it’s officially fall, and I’m in full autumn mode (admittedly, I’m pretty much always in autumn mode, but now I…

The coffee bean: the universal symbol of java. Logos, coffeeshop names, cheesy puns (ahem, I certainly never make bean puns). But the iconic bean has rather stolen the spotlight…

Anyone still out there? I am, in fact, still alive (I know, you were dying of suspense wondering). Obviously unnecessary to state, but it has been A YEAR (or…