Chew Diligence

Learning to cook is no doubt a hands-on experience. With in-person classes canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, culina... Read more

From groundhogs, to tree roots, to the Gold standard in food writing — hear Jonathan Justus, of Justus Drugstore and Bla... Read more

On this episode of Chew Diligence, two restaurateurs who've spent nearly two decades each in the Kansas City hospitality... Read more

As a Kansas Citian, have you ever wondered what kind of methods our world-famous barbecue champions use to cook your fav... Read more

2018 marks 20 years in Kansas City for Lidia Bastianich’s restaurant in the Crossroads, Lidia’s Kansas City. This time o... Read more

Talk about a power couple! Colby and Megan Garrelts started Bluestem 15 years ago, and in the time since have been nomin... Read more

We couldn’t let the World Series of Barbecue pass by without chatting about it! American Royal, well, royalty join cohos... Read more

This time on Chew Diligence, Lindsay and Jill are joined by Howard Hanna, chef and owner of both The Rieger and Ça Va. T... Read more

Though they won’t admit it, Mary “Shorty” and Deborah “Little” Jones have become stars since their episode of Netflix’s ... Read more

Just ahead of the grand opening of J. Rieger & Co.’s new home in the East Bottoms of Kansas City, co-founders Andy R... Read more

Lindsay’s back from maternity leave! This week she and Jill sit down with three of the people behind The American Restau... Read more

This time on Chew Diligence, Chef Michael Smith of Farina, joins co-host Jill Silva in the podcast studio to talk about ... Read more

Chef Carlos Falcon of Jarocho has certainly made a name for himself in Kansas City (on both sides of the state line). He... Read more

This time on Chew Diligence, co-hosts Lindsay Shively and Jill Silva talked to two of the people behind one of the swank... Read more

Recovering from a disaster is no easy task, as Christian Joseph of Plate and Calvin Davis of Freshwater well know. This ... Read more

Christopher Elbow is truly becoming a jack of all trades. He began with chocolate at his namesake shop in the Crossroads... Read more

This week co-hosts Lindsay Shively and Jill Silva are joined by Chef Michael Foust, founder of The Farmhouse in the now-... Read more

Tyler Harp is just starting to make a name for himself in the world of barbecue, and already he’s catching the eye of na... Read more

Two restaurants (one charitable, and one entrepreneurial), are striving to give Troost a healthful economic boost by fee... Read more

Ibis Bakery is part of a family of businesses that have exploded onto the Kansas City food scene in the last few years. ... Read more