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IN CONVERSATION WITH DAVID DASTMALCHIAN With the release of his new movie, All Creatures Here Below, Dastmalchian talks about growing up in Kansas City and coming back to film here 20 years later.

TROOST RENAISSANCE Is it revitalization or is it gentrification?

Or can it be both?

72 EYE CANDY Sweet treats for the holidays from local jewelers.

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90 A FINE MATCH For designer Natalie O’Shaughnessy, the challenge of melding two households and renovating the newlywed couple’s first home together was all in a day’s decorating.

CRUSHING ON KANSAS CITY WINERIES Discover surprisingly good, award-winning wines made, yep, in the Midwest.

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ENTERTAINING IN KC

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OUR MAN IN KC

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ARTS & CULTURE IN KC

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BEHIND THE MUSIC IN KC

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MY ESSENTIALS IN KC

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LOOK IN KC

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LIVING IN KC

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FLAVOR IN KC

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On the cover Photographer Roy Inman captured

a snowy holiday evening on the Country Club Plaza.

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Editor In Chief Zim Loy Art Director Alice Govert Bryan Digital Editor Michael Mackie Contributing Writers Susan Cannon, Kelsey Cipolla Judith Fertig, Timothy Finn, David Frese, Cindy Hoedel, Cody Hogan, Merrily Jackson, Damian Lair, Patricia O’Dell Contributing Photographers Roy Inman, Aaron Leimkuehler, J. Robert Schraeder Design Intern Eva Tucker photo by jenny wheat

n that two minutes of lovely fall we had between summer’s end and when winter blasted in, we were working on this issue of the magazine. The best part of what we do is telling stories, but what you don’t usually hear is the story behind the story.

The home in this issue is lovingly decorated for Christmas, courtesy of the homeowners and the folks at The Little Flower Shop. So when everyone else in the neighborhood had pumpkins and gourds piled beside doorways, witches and skeletons in front yards, and were ready for trick or treaters galore, one home on the street had holiday wreaths in every window and mantels swagged with Christmas greenery.

(And as they’ll tell you, fresh Christmas greenery is a hard find in October.) I hope you think the result is well worth the extra effort.

Cindy Hoedel’s interview with writer and actor David Dastmalchian is definitely timely. He opens up about his troubled upbringing in Kansas City and how it led to writing and starring in the new movie that was shot in and around KC, All Creatures Here Below, which will be released in January. What you don’t know is what Cindy does behind the scene to make these interviews happen. There’s a long thread of emails and phone calls with publicists and agents with maybe a little cajoling and flattery to get that in-depth Q&A. But for this particular issue, our fine-jewelry feature has a backstory that’s a bit more unusual than most. Photographing jewelry features are always a logistical nightmare. Security people from various jewelry stores arrive at our photo studio with the treasures we’ve selected in tow.

We try to choose extraordinary pieces to photograph, and they each must be carefully handled and arranged for each shot. This particular day, our photographer, Aaron Leimkuehler, was a bit nervous. His wife, Rachel, was nine months pregnant with their second child and the due date was just a couple of days away. About an hour into the shoot, Aaron’s wife texted him with an urgent message. Seems like baby Leimkuehler was about ready to make her entrance. Now for any other shoot, we’d just reschedule and call it a day. But that’s just not possible with jewelry because of the aforementioned logistics. So with a renewed sense of purpose (and more than a little trepidation), we wrapped up the shoot in record time. Aaron was out the door just at 4 p.m. and the couple welcomed baby Indra Selena at 5:56 p.m. Very close call.

There are lots more stories behind the story—freelance writers with the flu or with an emergency root canal. Uncooperative weather. All the usual stuff. But frankly I can tell you I’ll never schedule a photo shoot anywhere near a baby’s due date again.

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In concert. Our music critic Tim Finn is bringing sexy back—so to speak. Don’t miss his upcoming review of the formidable Justin Timberlake concert this month. And stay tuned for his critiques of Panic! At The Disco and Kelly Clarkson in early February. (PS. Tim, just so you know—our life would suck without you.) Find his reviews at inkansascity.com/arts-entertainment/contemporary-music

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n a wintry night a long time ago, my husband and I went to a dinner party to honor a newly engaged friend and her fiancé. Somehow, I had inferred from the invitation that it was to be a seated dinner and when we arrived, my heart sank. In the hostess’s smallish living room were assembled far too many for a seated dinner. And other than the guests of honor, we knew hardly a soul.

My dismay was short-lived. It turned out to be a swell party, and the memory of it endures, even though the marriage did not.

The hostess was, above all, gracious beyond words. If she had been daunted by the idea of feeding dinner to 30 people in her modestly sized Prairie Village Cape Cod, it didn’t show. She made each of us feel welcome, plopping a drink in the hand of new arrivals, and introducing everyone around.

Dinner was served buffet style. She had thought through the logistics carefully. It was cozy, but miraculously, everyone found a place to sit and the atmosphere became clubby and companionable. My husband and I dined in the stairwell, plates on our laps, with a couple we’d never met; we were friends by the time we finished dinner.

The memory of this party inspires me whenever I think of the logistical challenges of serving a meal to a big group in a small space. It can be done and it can be fun.

Here are some guidelines for feeding a meal to a crowd, and by crowd I mean any number larger than can squeeze at your dining table.

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Happy Holidays Kansas City

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Trim the silver skin from the top of the tenderloin or have your butcher trim this for you.

Season the tenderloin with Worcestershire sauce, then liberally season with salt, pepper, and garlic. Let sit while your grill preheats on high.

Place the meat on the grill and cook for 2 minutes, roll and repeat with the remaining sides. Once all sides have good strong grill marks remove from the grill to a sheet pan lined with foil.

Place in a preheated 340-degree oven for 20-30 minutes or until the internal temperature reaches 120 degrees. Remove the meat from the oven and cover with a piece of foil and then a dish towel.

Let rest for at least 10 minutes before carving. For a large event, let cool completely and slice into quarter-inch slices.

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BECAUSE NO ONE LIKES TO EAT DINNER STANDING UP You can use all manner of furniture for dinner seating: piano benches, ottomans; the aforementioned stairwell. Mix your living room furniture with your dining chairs to create clusters for seating. Folding chairs can look handsome if you cover them in fabric; wayfair.com offers canvas chair covers in either black or white. In every crowd there are those who gravitate to the floor by the coffee table. Make sure they have room for plates and drinks.

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NIX THE KNIVES I don’t remember what was served the night we dined in the stairwell, I just remember it was tasty. Which reinforces that a great party is not about the food.

Avoid serving menu items that require a knife. Guests should be able to eat their meal with a fork and spoon. Think twice, honey, about taking your favorite recipe that serves six and quadrupling it; it probably will need to be tweaked. (Oil or butter for sautéing need not be multiplied, for example, as long as you have enough to cover the bottom of the pan.)

MENU-PLANNING TIPS FROM A PRO My friend Stewart Lane knows how to design a menu for the masses.

He grew up working for his dad, the venerated Lon Lane of Inspired Occasions. Stewart recently launched his own hospitality enterprise, Lane Partners Consulting Co. Building a well-rounded menu is critical, says Stewart. “Always think about categories—meat, cheese, starch, seafood, vegetable, sweets—so your menu doesn’t get lopsided.”

Stewart says to consider oven and fridge space in every phase of planning. “Make sure you have oven room to accommodate your hot dishes.

If oven space is limited incorporate a balance of room temperature, warm and hot dishes.”

“Consider serving the meat at room temperature and the starches hot,” Stewart says. Grilled and roasted tenderloin, cooled to room temp and then sliced, can be arranged to create a beautiful display while also freeing oven space.” (Stewart has graciously shared his tenderloin recipe here. Follow his instructions, and your guests will devour it, with no need for a knife.) “Grilled vegetables or a fresh crudité can add color and an element of design as well.”

“Build your salad ahead of time but hold back on dressing it. Wait till you are just about ready to serve and then add your dressing. This will keep your greens from becoming wilted and soggy, and buy you plenty of time to get the hot foods to the buffet.”

“When planning desserts, go with small bites,” Stewart advises. “Dessert bars, brownies, and tart shells filled with curd and berries all make excellent options for a large group. If you have room,” Stewart says, “serve your desserts in their own dedicated area away from the main buffet but still accessible. This will keep people moving around the room and not overcrowding the buffet.” Stewart has generously offered to share some delicious small-bite dessert recipes—email me for them!

THE QUANTITY QUESTION It’s a common mistake to make waaaaay too much food. Stewart has reassuring advice for figuring quantities. “Remember people will not take a full portion of everything, so as the number of choices increases, the portion sizes will shrink,” he says. “Plan six ounces of total protein and one total cup of starches per guest.” Email me for Stewart’s celery root and

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cauliflower mash recipe, a starch alternative that will have carb-conscious guests coming back for seconds.

BE A BUFFET MASTERMIND It might make sense to position your table so guests have access from both sides. Arrange things logically, remembering that people will have one hand with which to serve themselves. Station clean plates and cold items at the beginning of the line, hot entries last. People deeply appreciate little signs that identify food or ingredients not easily recognizable.

Place silverware and napkins (cloth, and oversized, preferably) at the very end. For easier portability, roll a napkin around a fork and spoon; tie a pretty ribbon around it if you are so inclined. It’s thoughtful also to provide extra loose napkins.

A smaller table with platters and bowls grouped together is more appealing than having them spaced evenly down the table. Remove a leaf from your table if necessary.

Vary the angle and height of items on the table. Stewart suggests using glass blocks, black shadow boxes, upside down silver bowls, and baskets as risers. “This will keep your table looking clean and neat, while also giving you the ability to remove any spilled food an overzealous guest may have dropped,” he says.

Don’t serve your guests using paper plates or plastic cups and flatware. Use the real stuff—rent if you must, but keep in mind that things don’t need to match. People are coming to your home, and that’s more interesting than going to a restaurant.

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BABY NEEDS A COCKTAIL! Most guests, upon entering a party, make a beeline for the bar. Stewart advises placing the bar far back inside your space to pull people away from the entryway and into your home. “This prevents a bottlenecking at your door while people wait to get inside,” he says.

“One of the easiest ways to handle the holiday party stress is by hiring a professional,” says Stewart. This could mean having the entire event catered, or simply hiring a bartender. “These people are experts in making your party a success,” he says.

Decide what kind of bar you want: A full cocktail bar (absolutely divine), limited cocktails (lovely), or just wine and beer (perfectly acceptable). “Have a little fun by asking the bartender ahead of time if he or she could create a signature batch drink for your party,” says Stewart. “This could be served in pitchers, a punch bowl, or a decorated beverage dispenser.” He suggests having spiced nuts or crackers on the bar for guests to munch on while waiting for drinks. (Email me for the fabulous ginger-glazed almond recipe I got years ago from Keitha Kaminski!)

“Arrange for the bartender to bring the items you may not have, coolers, ice buckets, cocktail shakers, bar spoons, ice scoops, pitchers lemons, limes, and ice,” says Stewart. “Don’t forget the cocktail napkins.”

Tip generously. “For a normal holiday party of up to four hours, plan an $80-$100 tip,” says Stewart. “Make sure to schedule the bartender at least an hour before guest arrive to give him or her plenty of time to set up.”

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’ve been attending the Kemper Gala, benefiting the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, for nearly a decade, and—I don’t know how—every year just gets better. This year’s theme, “Body Electric: Color the Night. Ignite Your Soul.” was indeed electric. Inspired by Walt Whitman’s “I Sing the Body Electric” poem, and the paintings of Brady Legler, it was an evening of visual stimulation and surprises around every corner. Co-chairs and sirens, Lisa Garney and Lauren Merriman not only lent their passion and creativity, they also shone like ten million stars. Lisa’s couture Moschino gold sequin gown and studded black leather moto jacket (both lent from friend and famed designer, Jeremy Scott) were as wild as her abundant energy, and Lauren’s custom, London-based Harlow & Fox beaded kimono robe (acquired via Birdie’s) and stunning one-of-a-kind constellation headpiece by Magnetic Midnight x Shrimpton Couture mirrored her ethereal and gracious spirit. Both put my mere runway ready-to-wear Versace look to shame. Arriving guests were escorted along a “pink” carpet for photos in front of the Paul Henry Ramirez installation “Sweet On.” Boi Boy danced with his crew, wearing a mesmerizing LED headpiece and Zach Nickerson-designed costumes. Out of nowhere, a gospel choir (Black Repertory Theater) was ushered in to perform a musical rendition of “I Sing the Body Electric” along with goosebumps-inducing soloist Brianna Woods. Entertainment creativity by Chadwick Brooks and ambience dazzle from Studio Dan Meiners were evident throughout. Guests sipped on Tom’s Town signature cocktails and enjoyed a seated dinner of mahi mahi, pork loin and heaps of colorful root vegetables prepared by the museum’s Café Sebastienne. Lost Wax played as guests filled the dance floor, noshed on treats from the outdoor food trucks and experienced live street-art mural paintings. And just when we thought we couldn’t be surprised any more, ushers with gleaming trays of late-night Shake Shack burgers engulfed the magnetic dance floor. What a night!

SPOTTED: Honorary Co-Chairs Christy & Bill Gautreaux, Ambassadors Co-Chairs Karen & Jack Holland, Mary Kemper Wolf (body-painted by Peregrine Honig) & Gary Wolf, Linda & Brad Nicholson, Jessie & Alex Blazer, Jeff & Gina Stingley, Anna Petrow & Patrick Mulvihill, Spencer & Logan Dean, Ilyssa & Brian Block, Mary Malabanan, Elizabeth Bennett, Leah DiCarlo, Sierra Miramontez, Leslie Fraley, Gina Holmberg, Sierra Winter Otto, Kristen Fromm, Jason & Emily Sanders, Joni & Jordan Johnson, Jan Kyle & Wayne Hunthausen, Ken Petti, Scott Heidmann, Ada Koch, Kim Weinberger, Bob Legler, Kevin Dunn, Shelly Legler, Ken & Lisa Block, Rachel Sabates, Amy Embry, Jason & Andrea Krakow, Dan & Caroline Saferstein, Erica Floodman, Jason & Stephanie Swords, Cara & Nick Hennessy, Jane Garney, Steve Line, Garret Toms, Darcy Stewart, Dolly Wood

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OVERHEARD “Those forehead wrinkles need more than Botox… we’re talking’ Fix-A-Flat!”

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What adorable couple (who typically doesn’t allow shoes to be worn indoors) just hosted a soirée for more than 300 at their nearly allwhite home?

A JEWEL OF AN EVENT THERE’S a long list of events I look forward to attending every year. Sometimes, though, it’s nice to be towed along by a special friend to something new. Such was the case when I was a guest at the 11th annual (where have I been?!?) “Harvest for a Change” dinner, benefiting Amethyst Place. I’ll be upfront and admit I wasn’t familiar with Amethyst, but becoming acquainted was another reminder of how much good is being done in this city— often quietly. Amethyst Place is “where families come to heal.” The organization aims to break the cycle of drug and alcohol addiction, recognizing that a supportive (and reunited) family is the key to success.

At Amethyst Place, they provide independent, supportive housing and comprehensive services to women in recovery and their children. They create a safe environment where recovery, positive parenting, effective household management, financial literacy, and healthy community relationships are modeled. Amidst the current opioid epidemic, and the extent to which addiction impacts so many families, demand for their unique services will surely remain critical. I had the pleasure of being seated with a special guest, Claire Mukundente—a Rwandan refugee who escaped genocide, was reunited on The Oprah Winfrey Show with her parents whom she believed were murdered as she escaped to a towering banana tree, and now helps other refugees in the Chicago area navigate their new way of life.

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rtist and friend Peregrine Honig was the toast of the evening at the packed-house opening reception for her provocative Peregrine Honig, The Rape of Zeus, 2018. show, “Find My Fear and Acrylic, oil, enamel on canvas, 6 x 10 ft.

Unfold Me” at Blue Gallery in the Crossroads. While the exhibition included 35 paintings, one sculpture and one record spinning, its central painting, The Rape of Zeus was extensively described by Honig during an intimate talk: What began as a vision of Leda and the Swan in masculine reverse (Greek mythology recap—Zeus, in the form of a swan, raped Leda), later unveiled itself as something else. As her studies for the painting progressed and were interpreted through the lens of current political events, Honig realized the swan in her paintings was not Zeus, but rather, a woman. And the submissive, a nameless male, was no longer nameless—he was Zeus. Perhaps the swan could even be Leda …

Drop by Blue Gallery to see this exhibition, and grab something if you’re able—there were many “red dots” when I finally dashed home.

SPOTTED: Linda Lighton, Calvin Arsenia, Lisa Lala, Michelle Roberts (dressed in gorgeous Mugler), Annie Ellicot, Jenni McSpadden, Mike Dillon, Helen Wewers, Ellen Copaken, Dwight Smith, Phoebe Rain, Bruce Hartman, Stephanie Leedy, Steve McDowell, Heidi Van, Luis Mortera, David Wayne Reed, Venus Star, Petra Kralickova

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OVERHEARD “The only reason I still belong to Mission Hills Country Club is the potato chips.”

THIS YEAR’S Power of Film event, benefitting the Emmy Award-winning Just Like You Films, took a turn from events past. Titled “A World-Class Evening at The American,” it was truly an event (and cause) worthy of its lofty location at The American Restaurant.

Guests were indulged in a private dining experience prepared by French Laundry-trained chef Andrew Longres that included hamachi crudo with grapefruit, marinated autumn beets with green apple, a tender strip-loin steak with bone-marrow pudding and a pumpkin and chai tea tart to finish. While the meal was thrilling and engaging, so was the program that followed.

Just Like You Films founder, Jen Greenstreet, bestowed awards and compellingly reiterated the mission of JLY—to create films that educate audiences around the world about how to communicate regarding difficult subjects—including childhood cancer, burns, Down Syndrome, autism, and bullying. The night wrapped with dancing to Valerie Bailey (spouse of Earth, Wind & Fire’s Philip Bailey) and Wonderfuzz in front of a glittering Kansas City skyline.

SPOTTED: Event chairs René Meara and Madison Kistner, Bill Hans, Missy & Bill Love, Kim Klein & Jeffrey Goldstein, Addie Perry, Heather Pluard, Krissy Dastrup

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THE GODS were surely smiling in approval as the Heartland Men’s Chorus hosted its annual Dinner of Note— this year themed as “Mythical Odyssey.”

The already-glamorous Midland Theater came alive with mythological Greeks, battle-hardened gladiator warriors, enchanted mermaids and even a few Medusas (all beautifully cast and styled by Josue Montes and Will Brown, respectively).

The gilded theater was the perfect backdrop for an Olympian feast prepared by Brancato’s. Guests were then tantalized in Zeus’s temple by a performance of acrobatics, contortionists, dancing, and of course, a bit of singing. The night was capped off by a trip to Hades’s Underworld for dancing. It was a Grecian fantasy brought to life. Next year’s theme-reveal: Moulin Rouge.

SPOTTED: Event chairs Bobby Keyser & Jenny Harris-Patterson, Dustin Cates, Mike Sigler, Greg O’Bourney, Adrian Abadiano, Aaron McDonald, Devin Dean, James Maiden, Wes Crosby, Chad Alexander, Michael McQuary, Jeff Bell, Daniel Alford

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(KCFAA) hosted their Race, Place and Diversity Dinner (kicking off the related symposium on the following day) at the Intercontinental Hotel on the Plaza. The annual dinner centers around awarding an individual who demonstrates true leadership and advocacy on the issue of discrimination and highlights the recipient’s work to break down racial, religious, socioeconomic, ethnic, age, sexual orientation, gender identity and disability-discriminatory barriers. This year’s honoree and keynote speaker was award-winning journalist, author, and former host of NPR’s All Things Considered—Michele Norris (whose voice I desperately miss on the radio). In addition to her work for NPR, Michele founded The Race Card Project, an initiative to foster a wider conversation about race in America, which encourages people to express their experience of race on a postcard using an incredibly succinct six short words. (Submit yours on the website!) In addition to hearing Norris speak, we were treated to an uplifting and emotional dance choreographed to Rayana Jay’s Undefeated—performed by a group of girls as beautifully diverse as the full ballroom looking on. And special thanks to whomever on the committee (I know who you are!) who chose the most gigantic slices of chocolate ganache cake for dessert.

SPOTTED: Honorary chairs Licia Clifton-James & Mayor Sly James, event chairs Jamie Allen and Lisa Klein, Congressman Emanuel Cleaver, Councilman Quinton Lucas, Sharon & John Hoffman, Bunni & Paul Copaken, Lynn & Lance Carlton, Susannah Sotos, HOT Hunter Scott

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Marissa Wolf THE DIRECTOR OF A CHRISTMAS CAROL ANSWERS FOUR QUESTIONS FOR IN KANSAS CITY

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Christmas Carol, the novella by Charles Dickens, has never gone out of print since it was first published in 1843. On a cold Christmas Eve, Ebenezer Scrooge, mean-spirited owner of a countinghouse, is visited by the ghost of his former business partner Jacob Marley, and then by the spirits of Christmas Past, Present, and Yet to Come. One by one, they persuade him to change from selfish miser to the empathetic, generous man it’s not too late to become.

By the time Bob Cratchit’s son Tiny Tim pipes up with “God bless us, every one!” the feel-good story has put a smile on your face.

For the past 38 years, A Christmas Carol has been a holiday staple of the Kansas City Repertory Theatre. Former artistic director Eric Rosen had recently refreshed the classic tale with more original Dickens language and cameos from Charles Dickens himself (played by Mark Robbins, reading from a glowing book). In a case of art imitating life, Dickens had actually gone on the road to perform his own work; in 1867 he toured the United States in a series of sold-out, one-man shows. In the Rep’s production, Scrooge is a creditor.

We recently caught up with Marissa Wolf, former associate artistic director and this year’s director.

INKC: What are the challenges of staging the production of a beloved holiday classic? How do you satisfy the expectations of the theater-goer and yet keep it fresh?

Wolf: We try to make small yet exciting changes year after year. This year there is new staging, how the actors move around the stage, but we kept the same set. This year there will be more group moments. We’re bringing back the actors walking through the theater with candles and singing, something from past productions. Gary Neal Johnson is back as Scrooge and as ever, he makes the character’s transformation from initial iciness

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to inevitable heart so believable. At the beginning of the play, Scrooge’s dismissal of the charity workers shows he has no regard for his community, only himself. His greed is his primary motivating factor. That feels very relevant to me today. His shift is to begin to see others and expand his limited world.

INKC: What excites you about this production?

Wolf: I am so excited to get to stage this. It’s a story I love, so full of warmth

and joy. I love our two new “ghosts.” Bree Elrod plays the Ghost of Christmas Past. Theater-goers might remember her from The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night. She was Mrs. Cratchit last year. And Shanna Jones plays the Ghost of Christmas Present. She has a new kind of presence and an infectious laugh, a very buoyant way of playing the role.

INKC: How does the success of Hamilton influence casting, music,

staging, set design, etc. for shows?

Wolf: Hamilton has sparked our cultural imagination, expanding what is possible on stage even with a very bare-bones set. And it asks the question: Who gets to tell what story? The color-conscious casting of Hamilton is also something we embrace at the Kansas City Rep. It’s what we’ve done in A Christmas Carol because it’s more reflective of the community.

INKC: What are a few audience-favorite moments in A Christmas Carol?

Wolf: Everybody likes the character we call The Turkey Boy. He’s the boy

at the end of the play who goes out to get the turkey for the transformed Scrooge. He’s always a hit. They like the presence of Charles Dickens reading to them, being scared by Jacob Marley’s Ghost, the good feeling they get about Scrooge in the end. It’s why A Christmas Carol is a holiday tradition for many families, and we’re proud of that. kcrep.org

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NAPOLEON BONAPARTE, FASHIONISTO MARIE ANTOINETTE’S corsets, voluminous skirts, and powdered

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wigs were guillotined out of fashion during the French Revolution.

When Napoleon Bonaparte finally became the French leader in 1799, no one wanted to look like the aristocrats of old. Instead, fashionable women like Josephine de Beauharnais, Madame Napoleon, championed a less formal and structured, more body-conscious style—with that famous Empire waist. In Fashioning the Empire on December 6 from 6 to 7 p.m. in the Atkins Auditorium, Aimee Marcereau DeGalan, a doctor of philosophy and senior curator of European Arts at the Nelson-Atkins, will tell us how Napoleon harnessed fashion not only to bolster the French economy, but also to emphasize the power and reality of his reign. During the Napoleonic era, the clothing of men, women, and children acquired a social, cultural, and economic importance that it never before had in the history of the Western world. This is just one of many events highlighting the Napoleon: Power and Splendor exhibit that runs until March 10, 2019. The talk is free, but you do need a ticket. nelson-atkins.org

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A HOLIDAY BLAST TOWARDS A GUINNESS WORLD RECORD WHAT do you call a gathering of tuba or euphonium players? A

tumult of tubas? An uprising of euphonia? One thing is certain— it will be loud. And it could be record-setting. The Kansas City Symphony is calling all carol-loving tuba and euphonium players and those who love to listen to take part in TubaChristmas this year. They’re trying to set a new Guinness World Record for the greatest number of tubas (at least more than 502, the previous record) playing holiday music. At noon on Friday, December 7 at Municipal Arena at Municipal Auditorium, an official from Guinness World Records will count the participating tubas to see if a world record has been set during a free one-hour concert of traditional holiday carols. The 2018 concert also will feature the world premiere of a new composition for tubas and euphoniums

by James Barnes, noted composer and University of Kansas professor emeritus of music composition. University of Kansas professor of tuba-euphonium, Scott Watson, will conduct the concert. The event is free, but tickets are limited. kcsymphony.org

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HANDEL’S MESSIAH IN 1741 during the reign of King George II of England, the court’s favorite composer, George Frederic Handel, wrote an oratorio in English known as The Messiah. It was first performed in Dublin in 1742 and then in London the next year to somewhat tepid reviews. But what a difference a few hundred years can make. Today, it is the most performed choral piece in the Western world, voiced by enthusiastic college choirs, community group singalongs, and professional choral societies like Spire Chamber Music Ensemble. These local, regional, and national artists from the United States and Canada bring to life pieces such as All We Like Sheep and Unto Us a Child Is Born from Handel’s Messiah, which you can listen to on their website. Spire Chamber Music Ensemble performs Handel’s Messiah in full on December 19 at 7 p.m. at Helzberg Hall at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts. spirechamberensemble.org

Dressing Up in Kansas City: Dressed to the Nines

“To the nines” is an English phrase meaning “to perfection” or to dress “buoyantly and high class.” From Charles Worth to Charles James, the Kansas City Museum has been collecting the high fashion of Kansas Citians as well as everything in between. Among its hundreds of gowns, the Museum has examples of homemade gowns, custom-made gowns by local dressmakers, and couture gowns—all worn for balls, receptions, inaugurations, and even gowns that made the wearer feel like a fairy princess.

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BACK TO THE FUTURE: CHRISTMAS EVE 1968

FIFTY YEARS AGO, Kansas Citians lived through a tumultuous time not

unlike today, with the Vietnam War, student protests, civil rights, Nixon winning the White House, and the assassinations of both Martin Luther King, Jr. and Robert F. Kennedy.

On Christmas Eve, millions gathered in their living rooms of Mediterranean furniture, shag carpeting, and aluminum Christmas trees to witness the earth rise above the lunar surface in the first live broadcast from the moon. Astronauts Frank Borman, Jim Lovell and Bill Anders of Apollo 8 took viewers above and beyond the earthly realm with stunning photography and a hopeful message for “the good Earth.”

Kansas City Chorale remember the icons and images of this turbulent year with a new piece commemorating Apollo 8’s Christmas Eve blessing along with many popular, jazzy carols and tunes of the era including White Christmas, Christmas Time is Here from A Charlie Brown Christmas, The Night Before Christmas, I’ll Be Home for Christmas, and many more. December 14 at Rolling Hills Presbyterian Church in Overland Park at 7:30 p.m., December 16 at Unity Temple on the Plaza at 2 p.m., and December 18 at the 1900 Building on Shawnee Mission Parkway at 7:30 p.m. kcchorale.org

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Beck at Starlight Theater His setlist was a panoramic look at his illustrious career as a clever and eclectic songwriter. He’s also a top-shelf entertainer.

From my In Kansas City review: “For nearly two hours, he and his seven-person band marauded with much energy and glee through a setlist that embraced a wealth of genres: funk, soul, rock, hip-hop, folk, pop.”

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Calvin Arsenia at the Blue Room Kansas City’s own harp and vocal virtuoso regaled an enthusiastic 18th and Vine District crowd with a memorable evening of his rapturous, theatrical music.

From our review: “Arsenia’s music is highly conceptual and genre-elusive, so the show was equal parts opera, symphony, musical theater, rock show, all built around its creator: a charismatic 6-foot-7-inch harpist with natural stage command and knack for gilding gold and painting lilies.”

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Foo Fighters at Sprint Center This show will be legend always for the performance by 10-year-old Collier Rule, who joined the band on stage, threw down a killer version of Metallica’s Enter Sandman and walked away with Dave Groh’s guitar. But there was more to the show than that.

From our review: “In many ways, it was a typical Foo Fighters show: frothing with noise and jubilant energy and showcasing the sextet’s muscle, prowess, and precision—virtues that come with hard work, skill, and longevity. In some ways, they are the second generation of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: a long-running rock band (nearly 25 years) comprising both founding and long-term members.”

KANSAS CITY REMAINS

A MAJOR-LEAGUE TOWN WHEN IT COMES TO LIVE MUSIC. NEARLY ALL OF THE BIG TOURS ROLLED THROUGH TOWN THIS YEAR, INCLUDING THREE STADIUM SHOWS. HERE ARE FIVE OF THE BEST OF 2018, IN NO

Sweetheart of the Rodeo Tour at the Folly Theater Joined by Marty Stuart and his ace band, founding Byrds members Chris Hillman and Roger McGuinn played the classic Sweetheart of the Rodeo album in its entirety, plus a variety of covers and other Byrds favorites.

From our review: “The entire set was stellar, and no song stood out significantly among the others, but Hickory Wind was supernal, set aloft by its celestial melody and the heavenly fourpart harmonies.”

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WANT MORE TIMOTHY FINN? Check out his weekly online-only content at inkansascity.com.

Every Wednesday the website publishes his list of Top 5 Not-to-Miss Concerts in the metro.

Every week you’ll find his revered, rollicking, reasoned reviews and commentary.

Email Timothy Finn at tfinn@inkansascity.com

Taylor Swift at Arrowhead Stadium Her two-hour musical/visual extravaganza also rewrote history: She broke the record for concert attendance at Arrowhead Stadium—nearly 59,000—two months after Kenny Chesney broke his own record.

From our review: “The show was impeccably choreographed and tightly scripted, though Swift punctured its cold, clean precision a few times with an impromptu remark, none more impromptu than when she apologized in advance for having to blow her nose, which aroused a loud, hearty cheer. “Thank you for being supportive of my cold,” she deadpanned as an attendant took away the used tissue.”

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A LOOK AHEAD TO EARLY 2019 PLENTY OF BIG SHOWS HAVE ALREADY BEEN ANNOUNCED FOR NEXT YEAR. HERE ARE FIVE OF THE BIGGEST SCHEDULED FOR THE FIRST PART OF THE YEAR February 7 Kelly Clarkson with Kelsea Ballerini at Sprint Center Sixteen years after becoming the first American Idol champ, Clarkson continues to make significant and relevant waves in popular music. Ballerini is a crossover country star who drops singles on the Top 40 pop charts.

February 13 Elton John at Sprint Center He is calling his final road trip his Farewell Yellow Brick Road Tour. His third and final Sprint Center appearance will also be his 17th concert in our area since 1972, a list that includes shows at Arrowhead Stadium, Sandstone Amphitheater, Kemper Arena, Starlight Theater and Allen Fieldhouse on the KU campus.

March 1-2 Eric Church at Sprint Center He’s not quite at Garth Brooks’ level (nine shows in 10 days), but Church, one of country music’s biggest stars, has joined the short list of performers who can command Sprint Center for two-straight nights, joining Taylor Swift and Justin Timberlake.

March 3 Metallica at Sprint Center The heavy-metal stalwarts will perform in Kansas City for the first time since October 2008. Their many diehard fans are quaking with anticipation.

March 14 John Mellencamp at the Midland Mr. Happy-Go-Lucky is bringing The John Mellencamp Show back to the Midland, where he last performed in Kansas City in 2015. Expect an entertaining retrospective of a long, fruitful career.

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Concerts are held in Helzberg Hall at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts.

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Jason Seber, David T. Beals III Associate Conductor Kansas City Symphony Chorus, Charles Bruffy, chorus director Vanessa Thomas, guest vocalist Allegro Choirs of Kansas City and ReZound! Handbell Ensemble

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RENEE KELLY THE FOODIE ENTREPRENEUR, CONSULTANT, AND TV PERSONALITY SHARES A FEW OF HER KC ESSENTIALS

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o call Renee Kelly a renaissance woman would be an understatement. The Chef/Emcee/Public Speaker/Motivator/Creative Consultant does it all—and then some. As her website states, “Have knives, will travel.” Not only is Kelly a former “chef-testant” of Season 13 of Top Chef, you’ll often find her at home simply creating ingenious new recipes or finding unique ways to nuance her famous farm-to-table comfort dishes. With Kelly, you never know what she’s whipping up or where she’s headed next. She’s famous for throwing things against a wall to see if it sticks—so to speak. Since holidays are her favorite time of year, her essentials had essentials.

Renee’s essentials...

HOLIDAYS IN KC: Plaza Lights. I have

friends from all over the world that visit Kansas City. Seeing the magic ignite in their eyes during the Plaza lighting is nothing short of mesmerizing.

MOST ADMIRED LOCAL CELEB:

Jennifer Janesko. A freaking amazing, beautiful, creative being.

SHOP IN KC: Pryde’s Kitchen &

DINNER FOR ONE: There is nothing like finding

your own joy, and that means being ok with savoring dinner by yourself. Love times a million The Antler Room. Chef Nick’s house-made pasta is a must, paired with the funkiest wine on Leslie’s list. Any brilliant being is welcome to dine with me at the bar.

Necessities.. It’s my candy store. I want one of everything— everything. They still hand-write tickets and have old-school tea towels. I’m giddy just thinking about it!

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FAVORITE COCKTAIL: Vodka on the rocks

with a twist of lemon. I order it anywhere, he he he! A treat though is Lifted Spirits Tasting Room—absinthe classically served with water trickling over a sugar cube.

MADE IN KC: The farming culture is vibrant and dynamic. These folks are taking care of our soil while growing off-the-wall items inspired by the culinary community. Much love and deep respect for them all.

WHY I LIVE IN KC: It’s easy. Many

places are electric and there’s no space to breathe. Kansas City is an easy place to recharge and receive culture all at the same time. It’s balanced.

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From festive happy hours to fancy office parties to the biggest New Year’s Eve bash, the Plaza has your holiday look covered. Visit our unmatched collection of stores to find perfect gifts and stunning styles throughout the season. For a complete list of Plaza stores and restaurants, visit CountryClubPlaza.com

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1. Japanese Silk Damask Jacket. $2,200, and Monies Gilded Wood Feather Necklace, $995, Asiatica (Westwood) 2. Loeffler Randall Elyn Suede Pump, $450, Standard Style (Town Center Crossing) 3. Building Block Lady Purse/ Chain Strap, $595, Finefolk, (Crossroads) 4. Pearl Tassel Pendent Necklace, $844, DelBrenna Jewelry (Crestwood Shops) 5. Velvet Embroidered Midi Skirt, $199, zara.com 6. Hestra Leather Driving Gloves, $100, Hudson & Jane (Crestwood Shops) 7. Jimmy Choo Bethanie Boots, $1,095, Halls Kansas City (Crown Center) 8. Lake Wrap Watch, $195, Michael Kors (Country Club Plaza) 9. Krewe Conti Sunglasses, $255, Standard Style (Town Center Crossing) 10. Metallic Embossed Minaudière, $70, zara.com 11. Faux Pearl/Gem Clip Earrings, $20, zara.com 12. Lika Behar 24k Gold/Sterling Cuff, $3,190, Mazzarese (Parkway Plaza) 13. Steps of Style 14k Gold-Dipped Hoops, $89, emilyborner. com 14. Frances Valentine Honeypot Basket Bag, $225, francesvalentine.com

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akeup artist Kate Norton not only has a quick English wit, but a modern, artistic sensibility and vast product knowledge, so it’s easy for her to dish tips for achieving glowing skin. “Staying hydrated and using hydrating products are the keys,” she says.

“This time of year I recommend a chemical peel by Paige at Hollyday Med Spa. After I give my skin a week to simmer down, I’ll have glowing skin, smooth as a baby’s bum,” she says. “I’m a huge fan of the cult skincare company Deciem, which has ten product lines, including my favorite, The Ordinary. With no-frills packaging, it’s ridiculously well-priced, especially considering the scientifically complex product structures. My favorites include Buffet, a multi-technology peptide serum which targets all signs of aging; Organic Borage Seed Oil, which offers a calming effect for dry skin, and Hyaluronic Acid 2%+B5, which is a brilliant hydrator. HIF (Hair Is Fabric) Hydration Support cleansing conditioner is another fabulous Deciem product that’s like dry cleaning for your hair, only with water.”

For face cleansing, Norton recommends Pre

Cleanse Oil by True Botanicals because it leaves skin feeling quenched and refreshed. “And I love glowing skincare and makeup products during the holidays. I swear by Nars Pure Radiance Tinted Moisturizer and the versatile Farsali Rose Gold Elixir 24K Gold Infused Beauty Oil, both at Sephora. Weleda Skin Food at Whole Foods is an evergreen staple for naturally hydrating the face and body. I also prefer cream-based blush and love Glossier’s Cloud Paint for the great colors and shine. For the lips, I am obsessed with the new Pat McGrath Labs Lip Fetish Lip Balm—a bit of a splurge, but a nice holiday treat! For long lashes I adore the new Glossier Lash Slick mascara, and on special occasions I might apply individual lashes (from Target or Ulta) to the outer corners of my eyes for extra glamour.”

Norton also suggests stocking your fridge with some hydrating and detoxing beverages, such as Unbakery Juicery’s E-3 Live Shot or H2O 2 (activated charcoal, chlorella, lime, alkaline h2o, and turmeric) should you “accidentally get sloshed” the night before. “Oh, I just heard that works…” she says with a laugh.

Nars Pure Tinted Moisturizer, $45 The Ordinary Hyaluronic Acid 2%+B5, $6.80, and Borage Seed Oil, $4.20.

Pat McGrath Lip Balm, $38

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nspiration begets inspiration. The wainscot-to-ceiling, multiple-mirrored wall in Bluestem’s bar has been a signature of the restaurant since it first opened. When Megan and Colby Garrelts were planning the launch, interior designer Kelly Wearstler’s parrot-green lobby wall at The Viceroy in Santa Monica, California, was pinned to their inspiration board. Wearstler’s version was all white-painted rectangular frames in various sizes. The Garrelts’ interpretation in Bluestem is more rustic-chic. “At the time we needed an inexpensive way to fill the wall because art was not in our opening budget,” Megan Garrelts says. “I purchased all the mirrors from a couple of Westport-area antique stores, the Mission Road Antique Mall, and a couple of places in Harrisonville, Missouri.” The trend has staying power. Both Rye Leawood and Rye Plaza have eclectic mirror collections too.

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Here are a few ways to take it and make it your own.

ARCH RIVAL Put a window where there was none. At 34-inches by 54-inches, this whitewashed fir-wood mirror can light up a dark corner. Two side-by-side—even better. $225, J’adore Home and Garden (Brookside)

ROUND ABOUT Bernhardt’s Arabica is a generously sized (44-inch diameter) beveled mirror framed in solid ash with a slightly washed finish. The three-dimensional ribbed border makes it even more of a focal point. $689, Seville Home (Leawood)

GUILTY PLEASURE The delicate, hand-carved frame on the antique French mirror has a softly worn gilt finish that reflects your good taste. Truly a one-of-a-kind statement. $895, Pear Tree Design & Antiques (Crestwood Shops) DECEMBER 2018

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ne might think that Kristopher Dabner, owner of The Greensman, a landscape and garden design company, wraps up his tools and relaxes in front of the fire when winter arrives. Au contraire. Outside of spring, decorating outdoor landscapes for the holidays are some of his and his staff ’s busiest times. Here are his best tips for making the outside of your home as ready for the holidays as the inside.

ful ribbons and overscale ornaments. Then after Christmas, they remove the holiday-specific décor and add white branches and winter greenery that will last until pansies are planted for spring.

IT’S RELATABLE. “Have a theme for the whole house, inside and out,” he cautions. If the indoor holiday décor is rustic, the outdoor décor should reflect that. Or if it’s all glittery and sparkly, make sure what’s outside fits too.

STAGE IT. Dabner’s crew begins planning as soon as the live plantings

are cleaned up after the first frost. First comes fall, with autumn colors and accessories, which will be up through Thanksgiving. Holiday is next.

“Over-the-top can apply here,” Dabner says. Think fairy lights and color-

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ROOM WITH A VIEW: Plan something away from the house that can be

seen from inside. “It gets dark so early,” Dabner says. “If you have it lit well you can look out a window and have a framed view.”

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HAPPY HOUR HOLIDAYS can be a time when guests drop in unexpectedly, you’re enter-

taining friends for a cocktail before dinner out, or you may be hosting your own holiday bash. A well-stocked bar is a must for any at-home entertaining. Whether you have a built-in wet bar especially for that purpose or are gathering the accoutrements on a bar cart that says you’re ready for a party, there are certain essentials you’ll want to have on hand. Let’s get you started.

TRAY CHIC Trays are transformative. Corralling the liquor, glassware, and bar tools in one place makes a statement— you’re prepared to entertain. A classic navy-and-white lacquer tray with the surprise of a Shibori tie-dye pattern on the inside surface ups your game. $85, Webster House (Crossroads)

GLAM IT UP Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams Art Deco-inspired bar cart flaunts stainless-steel trim and acrylic posts with built-in casters to roll it right into the action. $2,070, Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams (Town Center Crossing)

A TOAST Glass or crystal always, never plastic! And the better the glassware, the tastier the drink.

Really. Reed & Barton’s double old-fashioned glasses (a classic cocktail every budding bartender should be able to pour), designed

by Thomas O’Brien, are crafted in rich lead crystal and available in a four-piece set. $150, Halls Kansas City (Crown Center)

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Left to right: Shopowners Leslie Slaughter, Kristi O’Keefe, Christie Walton, and Christy Higgins.

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THREE CRISTYS AND A LESLIE. Kristi O’Keefe, Christie Walton, and Christy Higgins each spell their given name differently, and Leslie Slaughter in odd-woman-out in the Cristy name-game, but it’s a catchy mnemonic for remembering the names of the four (count ’em, four) shopowners of Spruce Home in Old Leawood, where Lee Boulevard meets Somerset Drive. The quartet, who have been friends since their now high-school juniors were babies, opened the shop three years ago when they were looking for their next adventure. “We all love home decor,” Christy Higgins says, “yet we each have a different skill set.” The four all live within a mile of the store, and “there’s always an owner in the shop,” she says. That personal touch is important to their customers. The door opens, the bell rings and the thrill of the hunt begins. The diminutive shop is packed floor to ceiling with home decor, lighting, gifts, and even jewelry from several local designers. “We always try to have a seasonal aspect to the store throughout the year,” Higgins says. And right now the holidays reign supreme. It takes the group two full days to decorate, and then “it’s like a big party,” she says with a laugh.

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IN CONVERSATION WITH

David Dastmalchian

or actor and Kansas City native David Dastmalchian, art and life, past and present, darkness and light came crashing together when he decided to shoot a movie here after a 20-year absence.

As Dastmalchian (dast-MALL-chin) describes the plot of All Creatures Here Below, which he wrote and stars in, his voice drops to a near whisper, and it sounds like a confession. The main characters, he tells you, leave California to go back to the place they most fear, and that place is home. That place is Kansas City.

Despite Dastmalchian’s Hollywood success, landing roles in The Dark Knight, Ant Man, Twin Peaks: The Return, and Blade Runner 2049, and despite a storybook life in Los Angeles with wife, Eve, and kids Arlo, 4, and Pennie, 1, he knows his character’s gut-gripping fear of going home.

Demons circled beneath the placid surface of Dastmalchian’s childhood in Overland Park and high-school years at Shawnee Mission South: depression, abuse, addiction. Thanks to a squadron of real-life angels in the form of

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teachers, family members and friends who never gave up on him when he kept failing at rehab, he’s been clean from heroin and other drugs for 16 years.

Directors and critics love the smoldering intensity of Dastmalchian’s acting, and the camera loves his face: all chiseled angles and smooth planes. In a call to IN Kansas City from Minneapolis, on a break from rehearsals for a live performance of a monologue by artist Mario Garcia Torres at the Walker Art Center, Dastmalchian sounds relaxed and centered in a way that seems at odds with the frenetic pace of his current schedule.

He’s in the middle of filming Reprisal for Hulu in North Carolina, and All Creatures Here Below just launched on the festival circuit after a smashing debut at the Downtown Los Angeles Film Festival, winning the Audience Choice Award, Best Actor for Dastmalchian and Best Actress for Karen Gillan. The film, directed by Collin Schiffli, is expected to open in Kansas City in early 2019, and when it does, Dastmalchian promises there will be plenty of fanfare.

You’ve been having a great ride as an actor.

Why did you decide to take up screenwriting?

I had already collaborated with Collin Shiffli in a movie called Animals, which came out in 2015, which was also inspired by my growing up in the Midwest and my struggle with addiction. When I wrote All Creatures I knew I would be dealing with some dark places and family skeletons that I had been confronting and processing for a number of years.

Is the story set in Kansas City, as opposed to in an unnamed Midwestern city?

Yes. It begins in Los Angeles and then the characters go on the run, and they go back home [to Kansas City] to make a new beginning, and also to confront the past that they’ve been running from. There are references to Wyandotte, to DeSoto, they stay in a motel in Kansas City—they stay in KCK and KCMO throughout most of the movie.

That will be fun for locals to see.

(Laughs) I hope so. It’s not a fun film.

It’s a difficult film to watch. It’s definitely not a rom-com. This movie goes into the very darkest of places. It deals with people who have been forgotten by our society. I think one of our great national sins is that we’ve left so many people behind, and I think that is where the dark seeds have been planted for some of the problems that we face as a society right now. I wanted to hold a light up to that.

I think the beauty in the film is reflected in the love between these people, even if their love is dysfunctional, at times abusive. I think the other beauty, It’s a difficult film to and we needed it, is the incredible landscapes around Kansas City. The driving shots, just looking at the watch. It’s definitely hills around Kansas City, just looking at the beautiful old and the new combined in the architecture—it not a rom-com. This looks gorgeous.

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the very darkest of

In the 20 years you were gone, Kansas City changed a lot. places. It deals with Wow, man, it’s so amazing. I honestly was a bit shocked to see how much Kansas City has proWhat was it like coming back home to film, people who have gressed. When I’ve come home in years past—like for when home triggers traumatic memories? been forgotten by Big Slick, which does such great charitable work—I (Pauses.) It was very scary at first, because I knew I haven’t had time to spend in the Crossroads and Powwas going to have to be diving in and thinking about our society. er & Light and all these places that are new since I really dark ghosts. It was also incredibly healing. lived here.

When we went into pre-production on the film, How so?

I was in Budapest working on BladeRunner 2049, so For example, there was a moment when I was driving the producers, director and some other team memout to shoot the most difficult scene of the film. It bers from New York and LA were on the ground in Kansas City five was going to take place on and around an old secluded road [as indicated weeks before I was going to get there. in the script.] I hadn’t been present during this particular location scout, And even though I had taken them to KC before and shown them so I was showing up “blind.” As I get closer, my stomach starts twisting why it would be so awesome to shoot there (pauses)—I don’t know up in knots. I realize that my team had picked the location completely how to say this, but we’re coming from California to a very red part unaware that on that stretch of road I had a very dark, personal memory of the country. I have dark memories about, for lack of a better term, from childhood. the close-mindedness and extreme conservatism that I grew up with.

In the scene we were shooting, the characters are confronting the And, as you can imagine, people who work in film and television are darkness of their childhood trauma in the most painful and brutal way, not extremely conservative and have different values when it comes to and while I was working through that scene in the movie, all these reinclusivity and culture and equality. I felt nervous that they were going pressed feelings and questions and shame that have haunted me since to not have a great experience. childhood are surfacing in my brain.

When we finished, I felt incredibly proud of what we’d created And you’re not there to run interference. and there was healing in realizing that the pain I experienced as a Right. But then I immediately started getting emails and texts in Hunkid informed but did not overshadow the adulthood I’ve been able gary from people on the team saying how much they were falling in love to discover and experience.

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David Dastmalchian and Karen Gillan co-star in All Creatures Here Below.

with the city. I was just so proud. By the time we left I came to realize Kansas City is the perfect weekend getaway destination for people that want to experience amazing food, sports, art, and music. It is so welcoming and progressive. It’s a beacon in the middle of the Midwest right now and I’m so proud that it is my home.

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I came to realize Kansas City is the perfect weekend getaway destination for people that want to experience amazing food, sports, art, and music.

How is making movies in Kansas City different than making movies in Hollywood?

Kansas City is a city that has not been shot much at all cinematically, so the director and cinematographer were having a heyday getting all this beautiful imagery that feels fresh and new on film.

You said the cast and crew from California and New York fell in love with the city. What did they think about it as a filming location?

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So many of the local businesses and people who work in related industries were so enthused about having a production of this kind in the city.

Obviously in Hollywood and Atlanta and Canada and other states that have high tax incentives, it’s not that people don’t love the work there, but it is a little more commonplace. In Kansas City you’ve got a lot of really talented people that know their way around a film set, and mostly they are getting to work on commercials, reality [shows], occasionally shows that come through, but it felt like they were really excited about making a movie.

Every single restaurant that we went to, every single car service that took us around, every single hotel we would stay at, every venue we would go to as a cast and crew—everyone was so excited and welcoming to us. I know it made all the producers and investors on the film want to go out and find other things they can bring back to Kansas City.

Whatever trends in that direction, I’ll lean towards that.

What was it like watching the movie for the first time in a theater with an audience?

It’s a gut punch. I think Collin did a beautiful job filming it. I think Karen Gillan’s performance is heartbreaking and beautiful. I’m really proud of it.

What’s up next?

I’m putting my next Kansas City-based movie together as we speak.

It’s called Hide Your Eyes and it’s a supernatural thriller that takes place between Joplin and Kansas City. m Interview condensed and minimally edited for clarity.

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CANDY STRIPER Top to bottom: Ruby and diamond rose-gold stack ring, $499; Ruby and diamond white-gold stack ring, $599.

Both from Helzberg Diamonds on the Country Club Plaza and other locations.

Ruby and diamond whitegold ring, $3,155; from Toner Jewelers in Prairiefire. Ruby and diamond white-gold three-row band, $3,695; Ruby and diamond white-gold seven-row band, $5,095. Both from Meierotto Jewelers in North Kansas City. Ruby and diamond white-gold ring, $5,060; Tivol on the Country Club Plaza and Hawthorne Plaza. Ruby and diamond wideband white-gold ring, $7,200; Mazzarese in Parkway Plaza.

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Aaron Leimkuehler

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OVER THE RAINBOW Above: Rainbow sapphire yellow-gold necklace, $22,995; Tivol. Left: Rainbow sapphire and diamond white-gold bracelet, $7,495; Meierotto Jewelers. Far left: Mixed tourmaline and diamond rose-gold ring, $899; Helzberg Diamonds.

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POP BEADS Top: Tri-color, diamond-cut necklace, $499; DelBrenna Jewelry in the Crestwood Shops.

Right: Black Tahitian pearl necklace, $2,950; Mazzarese. Below: Lika Behar diamond and oxidized sterling-silver and yellow-gold cuff, $2,070; Mazzarese.

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GUMBALL STONES Left, top to bottom: David Yurman citrine and diamond sterling-silver ring, $1,200; Tivol.

Lemon quartz sterling-silver ring, $240; Toner Jewelers. David Yurman honey quartz and diamond yellow-gold ring, $4,500; Meierotto Jewelers. Right: Filary citrine sterling-silver bracelet, $499; DelBrenna Jewelry.

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ROCK ON Top to bottom: John Hardy pavĂŠ blue topaz and sterling-silver ring, $1,295; Mazzarese.

Blue topaz, white sapphire, and sterling-silver bracelet, $499; Helzberg Diamonds. Blue topaz and diamond white-gold ring, $2,310; Mazzarese. Blue topaz, freshwater pearl, clear quartz, sterling-silver bracelet, $830; Toner Jewelers.

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SWEET TREATS Top to bottom: Konstantino blue spinel sterling-silver ring, $580; Meierotto Jewelers.

Olivia lapis bar earrings, $525; Halls Kansas City in Crown Center. Konstantino blue topaz yellow-gold and sterling-silver ring, $1,200; Halls Kansas City. Ippolita hematite, quartz, mother of pearl, lapis lazuli, blue topaz chandelier earrings, $2,295; Meierotto Jewelers.

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CANDY CRUSH Top to bottom: Ippolita cluster sterling-silver necklace, $2,295; Meierotto Jewelers.

Elizabeth Locke pastel intaglio yellow-gold bracelet, $8,825; Halls Kansas City. Pink and blue sapphire rose-gold ring, $8,500; Mazzarese. Marco Bicego mixed gemstone yellow-gold drop earrings, $2,290; Tivol.

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JELLY BRIGHTS Clockwise from top left: Swarovski mixedstone ring, $249; Helzberg Diamonds. Emerald and diamond white-gold bracelet, $7,950; Toner Jewelers. Roberto Coin bracelet, $13,600; Tivol. John Hardy peridot sterling-silver drop earrings, $695; Halls Kansas City. Konstantino jade, yellow-gold, and sterling-silver ring, $1,400; Meierotto Jewelers. Aperitivo malachite and oxidized-gold ring, $348; DelBrenna Jewelry.

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CRUSHING ON KANSAS CITY WINERIES DISCOVER SURPRISINGLY GOOD, AWARD-WINNING WINES MADE, YEP, IN THE MIDWEST words by

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GASTRONOMIC GETAWAY

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ood pairing advice is just one of the reasons to visit local wineries and tasting rooms. You’ll be talking to passionate winemakers and people who are familiar with the varietals. You’ll get kitchen-tested winners for what to serve at that special gathering or the ideal gift for a finicky host.

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More than a few folks have the same thought while driving up the long lane ending in a circle drive in front of the handsome, brick Jacobethan Revival structure in Liberty: “I’d like to live here.” Would a night or two do?

The inn on the third floor has eight guest suites and a 1,500-square-foot bridal suite, ballrooms, and a dressing room that’s Instagram-ready with velvet lounging sofas. All are accessed by twin staircases and an elevator. No wonder The Inn at Belvoir Winery has become a prized place for weddings, girlfriend getaways and (if you dare) paranormal investigations.

Danny Wood is behind the bar of the first-floor tasting room on a quiet Sunday afternoon. He’s the same Australian gentleman who poured wine for a blind tasting at the Kansas City Public Television studio in 2012 hosted by Doug Frost. The contest pitted Midwest wines to those from France and California. Belvoir’s Plumeria, a blend of seyval, traminette and vignole grapes, was the overwhelming winner in the white group.

A full-bodied wine with spicy overtones made with norton, Missouri’s state grape, won the red category, surprising wine aficionados on the panel, which included Eddie Kennison; restaurateurs Jeff “Stretch” Rumaner and Stephen Molloy; and this writer. While this particular norton came from a winery outside of Kansas City, Belvoir offers its own version. Based on its bold, spicy earth tones, it would pair well with smoked meats, wild game, barbecue, lamb, grilled steak, and fireplaces.

Boo’s (its name a nod to the ghosts some say linger in the hallways) is a dessert wine made with norton and Missouri brandy that offers layers of dark berries and chocolate. Bring this to your next holiday party with a box of Andre’s sweets.

Currently, Belvoir owners Jesse and Melissa Leimkuehler obtain their grapes from Rocheport’s Les Bourgeois Vineyards.

They hope to expand the small vineyard on the grounds in the next few years. belvoirwinery.com

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DAYTRIP DESTINATION

On a Sunday this fall, forests and front yards along the route to Somerset Ridge Winery are putting on a show. We can thank the late-season rains for the paint box colors of orange-red, bronze, burgundy, and ochre.

Somerset’s winemaker Dennis Reynolds is grateful for a different climate: the summer’s drought.

“Grape vines love hot, dry weather. We had our best harvest season yet,” he says while pouring samples in the bustling tasting room.

On the patio outside, people sip wine and frozen rosé, listen to a guitarist sing hits from James Taylor and Adele, and snack on cheese and breads from local producers. Near the entrance, a food truck dispenses heartier fare like barbecue and street tacos. When the weather grows colder, guests will move to the heated, covered veranda.

A woman with a corgi at her feet is sharing a bottle of wine from grapes she helped pick a few seasons ago. Like many Midwest wineries, Somerset counts on volunteers to help harvest fruit. Vignerons (someone who produces wine with little outside help) for a day are rewarded with purple-stained hands, lunch

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with newfound friends and bragging rights.

This is the community experience—enjoying wine, food and live music while overlooking rows of vines—Cindy Reynolds envisioned when she and Dennis opened the Miami County vineyard.

Weekend gatherings entice people to linger while tasting a variety of wines. Cindy is used to getting surprised looks from wine snobs, those who stack cellars and fridges with labels from Napa and Sonoma, Spain and France. “Midwest wines are winning people over,” she says. “From big, bold reds to crisp whites, they’re the perfect sipping wines and they pair beautifully with foods.”

Thinking ahead to holiday entertaining, Cindy recommends Flyboy Red or Ruby Red, which can hold up to a beef tenderloin with horseradish sauce.

Citron, a lovely dessert wine, can be used in cheesecake or a lemon and chicken pasta dish. Contact Cindy for recipes. Find Somerset Ridge products at the Miami County tasting, the Wine and Cidery in Martin City (closed for the season), retailers and a growing number of restaurants. somersetridge.com

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A PERFECT PAIRING

Combining the TerraVox tasting room with The Green Dirt Farm Creamery in one charming, brownstone structure is a locavor’s dream. A Kansas City couple showed up one overcast Sunday to taste five wines.

While she liked the Traminette, a Gewürztraminer hybrid, he favored the 2017 Cloeta with scents of hazelnut and nutmeg and fruit notes of plum and big cherries.

But when the couple ordered a bottle of 2017 Wetumka to accompany the Green Dirt Farm harvest cheese plate, Loren Simpelo had to give them the bad news; it was sold out.

“All the more reason to join our Explorer’s Wine Club,” says Winifred Wright, who manages the club and books events at the company’s vineyards. “We only produce a total of 1,000 cases a year for all our wines,” she says, “so our club members get first dibs.”

Wetumpka’s 46 cases sold out in three months. What made this wine so coveted? “It’s become a cult favorite, which just warms my heart,” says Winifred. “With notes of golden raisins and gooseberries, it’s the perfect, complex marriage of acidity and subtle sugar. A Sweet Tart of a wine.”

Fans will have to wait until the next release in April to claim their bottles.

But Whitney Ryan, one of the few female winemakers in the Midwest, is making sure there are plenty of other TerraVox releases to enjoy. And just in time for December entertaining and gift giving.

While the 2014 Norton or full-bodied 2016 Lenoir would make excellent foils for holiday dinners, Winifred suggested a surprising change-up. “Our 2017 Norton Signée, a rosé made from norton grapes, is a wonderful choice for roasted meats. It’s aged in American oak for three months and has aromas of spice and sandalwood.”

TerraVox wines are available at its tasting room in Weston, online and through retailers and restaurants around town. Visits to its pastoral vineyard are by appointment only and open for special events including wine club member release receptions. The wine club offers three tiers ranging from two to 12 bottles per season. Jerry’s Juice (named for proprietor Jerry Eisterhold who lives on the property with his wife, Kate), provides splendid benefits including barrel tastings and invitations to the annual Proprietor’s Harvest Celebration. Now, (hint), wouldn’t that make a wonderful holiday gift for your favorite wine enthusiast? voxvineyards.com

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URBAN LEGEND

Amigoni Winery flips the barrel on other Kansas City wine makers, starting with its urban setting in the West Bottoms. And rather than using grapes grown exclusively in the Midwest, winemaker Michael Amigoni imports grapes from California to fortify his harvest from 60 miles outside of Kansas City.

That’s why wine drinkers will recognize the varieties on the labels. Rather than norton, chambourcin, and chardonel you’ll see European styles like cabernet sauvignon, petite verdot and merlot. Take its popular Urban Drover, with a new label illustration representing a cowboy driving cattle to market. The wine is a blend of cabernet franc and petit verdot, resulting in dark, fruity flavors followed by notes of spice.

Cabernet franc is where it all started; it’s the first grape Michael planted. The smooth and earthy taste, thanks to the san-

dy loam soil in his vineyards, has intense fruit and peppery accents. The bottleneck can hardly hold up its multiple medals from competitions like the Jefferson Cup and Indy International Wine Awards.

Michael and his wife, Kerry, are proud of all their wines, but there’s one that has him almost giddy. His Cabernet Franc Reserve 2015 is 100 percent cab franc grown in his vineyards in Centerview, Missouri. “It’s been aged two-and-a-half years in previously used Missouri American oak barrels. You’ll note plum and black, dark cherries and more complexity a half-hour after opening.” Michael suggests pairing it with roasted pork or lamb, a beef tenderloin, or hard cheeses.

Kerry recommends the Urban Cepages to serve along with ham or turkey, or the versatile Voignier, a medium-body white with notes of apricot, peach and honey. amigoni.com

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HAUTE HOSTESS GIFTS FOR THE VINOPHILE

A FEW MORE SUGGESTIONS

With dozens of Kansas City-area wineries, we have a few more to consider for your own wine tour. May we suggest a limo?

URSULA TERRASI’S CREATION, Sempre Beve soy candles, will scent your home for 90 hours. When the aroma ends, the frosted glass container becomes a stemless wine glass. The scents appeal to both men and women; this time of year we’re partial to Champagne with notes of evergreen and sweet nectar. $36. Terrasi Living & Scandia Home. terrasi.com

Fence Stile Vineyards and Winery grows grapes on its estate in Excelsior Springs. The estate includes a cave, fire pit, cellar garden, and tasting room. A unique winegrower program allows consumers to enjoy invitations to special events, cases of wine with personalized labels, and more. fencestile.com

Pirtle is a small, family-owned business housed in a vine-covered wine garden built in 1867 by German immigrants. Their wines include Vignoles to Norton, but perhaps their most famous offering is Mead, made from 100 percent orange blossom honey. It’s the perfect stop when exploring shops and restaurants in Weston. pirtlewinery.com

Aubrey Vineyards has a message for novice wine drinkers: Relax! Wine is supposed to be fun. That motto is in full display starting with its tasting room inside Vinyl Renaissance in Overland Park. Buy wine and find a record from your favorite band?

Score. While the atmosphere is fun, these folks take their wines seriously, crafting Napa-style varietals—from 200 acres in south Overland Park, no less—including a Crimson Cabernet. Consider personalized labels for one-of-a-kind gifts. aubreyvineyards.com

EXPERTS RECOMMEND decanting to allow a wine to breathe and release all the delicious aromas and flavors. Golden & Pine has several sizes of glass vessels, capped with teak stoppers, to hold a bottle of red or an intoxicating brandy (80 oz., $64; 26 oz., $44).

Staying as a weekend guest? Up the ante with a marble and acacia wood serving board ($38) with matte-gold cheese knives ($25). goldenandpine.com

POP INTO CAFFETTERIA a few doors down for grab-and-go goodies for that cheese platter. Our favorites include Jo Marie Scaglia’s pimento cheese spread with house-made crackers and marinated olives. caffetteriamoderncafe.com

WINE AND CHOCOLATE make a heavenly combination. Panache

Chocolatiers infuses their decadent truffles with Amigoni wines for a gift that says open me first (or save me for last).

Choose from a variety of flavors in beautifully packaged boxes of six or 12 starting at $16. A select number of Amigoni wines are available as well. chocolatekc.com

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Troost Renaissance IS IT REVITALIZATION OR IS IT GENTRIFICATION? OR CAN IT BE BOTH? words by

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ne night a couple of weeks ago, Chadwick Brooks called an Uber to drive him home to his new place at 55th and Garfield. The driver, a black man, looked back at Brooks, a white man, and said, “Really?”

Really, Brooks said.

“He said, ‘Damn,’” Brooks says. “The driver said, ‘I used to have a weed dealer who lived at 55th and Garfield. That used to be the ’hood.’”

Brooks moved to his new home in the Blue Hills neighborhood east of Troost Avenue about a year ago. He couldn’t pass up the place. A home like it elsewhere in Kansas City was out of his price range, to say the least.

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Brooks is a native of Riley, Kan., a town of about 900 people in the northeast part of the state. His new neighborhood, bordered by the Paseo and Prospect, feels like his hometown. “It’s very diverse,” he says.

“There’re elderly and kids and all walks of life. It’s a community.”

Brooks, co-owner of Late Night Theatre, is part of a new wave of residents and businesses making their homes and livings in an area of Kansas City whose name sometimes still provokes wide-eyed silent stares from fellow Kansas Citians, even among those who wouldn’t consider themselves particularly prejudiced.

But “Troost” is KC code for many things. Crime. Poverty. Segregation. Inequality. And all the nasty racial thoughts some people might have

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Top: Circa 1890, Kansas City’s Millionaire Row at 31st and Troost. Bottom: Troost and 31st on Christmastime, 1929. Photos courtesy Kansas City Public Library - Missouri Valley Special Collections.

but keep to themselves. A burgeoning group of Kansas Citians, however, is trying to change the area. Not everyone is happy about it, though.

“It’s bullshit,” said Hakima Tafunzi Payne, executive director of the nonprofit Uzazi Village. “Don’t call it revitalization. It’s gentrification, plain and simple.”

It’s unfair to single out Kansas City folks for drawing borders around themselves. It’s an unfortunate symptom of the human condition.

Nonetheless, the entire metro is Balkanized. There’s Downtown and Midtown. The Downtown Loop. The Crossroads. Westport. Waldo. North Kansas City and Kansas City, North. In JoCo you have the Shawnee Mission East, West, Northwest, North and South school districts—and Shawnee and Mission.

Should an outsider mix one with another they can almost immediately expect to be corrected by the Kansas City Metro Geography Police.

Even in the basement dressing rooms of the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts, stickers on mirrors remind visiting artists and musicians they’re in Kansas City, Missouri,” lest they step to the mic and mistakenly tell their adoring fans, “It’s so good to be in Kansas.”

Troost Avenue is the same but different.

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nce no more than a path Osage Indians used to truck their canoes to the river, the road that became Troost has been many things over the years, according to a report for the Kansas City Catalytic Urban Redevelopment, prepared by the BNIM architecture firm.

The street is named for Kansas City’s first resident physician, Dr. Benoist Troost, and his wife, Mary Ann. The Troosts were slave-owners, as was the Rev. James Porter, whose plantation was near today’s 31st and Troost.

Between 1865 and 1912, the area had so many fancy mansions and wealthy residents, it was nicknamed “Millionaire’s Row.” By the 1920s through the ’50s, the mansions were gone, and it was a thriving commercial district. Almost a second downtown, with theaters, dime stores, banks, and car dealerships lining the avenue.

Racially biased-lending practices segregated neighborhoods not just in KC but across the country before and after World War II, as banks and realtors directed whites to one area and blacks to others.

In 1954, when Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka was supposed to result in school desegregation, the local school district border was drawn at Troost, effectively segregating white students from black. So, while some borders are merely lines on a map or imaginary demarcations, the “Troost Wall” is something all too real. The road is like some strange borderland, an urban Venn diagram where everything Kansas City intersects, sometimes painfully.

Park at the Dollar Tree on Troost and head west two blocks to find fenced-off homes with fine-art sculptures in manicured yards. Walk two blocks in the opposite direction and see occupied apartment buildings that look as though they’re cleaved in two and about to fall in on themselves.

Rockhurst University and the University of Kansas City lie to the south. To the north is the City Union Mission, where dozens upon dozens of homeless men spend each night sleeping in gymnasium-sized rooms filled with bunk beds only a little more than shoulder-width apart.

In the last decade, though, millions of dollars have been poured into development projects in the Troost corridor, bringing about the kind of change that some tend to dread.

It’s no small irony that you can stand at about 18th and Troost and see a big red sign on a tall building that reads “TENSION” (as in Tension Envelopes).

Regardless, people like Chris Goode are doing what they can to bring the various parts together and ease any tensions. Goode is the founder of Ruby Jean’s Juicery, which just celebrated its one-year anniversary at its 30th and Troost location.

“I would consider us early adopters,” he says of Ruby Jean’s move to Troost. “I grew up not far from the area. For me seeing this corridor transform, it’s a great thing. There’s a lot of opportunity for us to create a conversation around equality, diversity, and inclusivity.”

He’s not immune to the criticism and the concerns of gentrification.

He hears it. He empathizes. “There is a concern how it’s being done and how it’s affecting people who have been there for decades,” he says. “Being a kid who went to daycare across the street, I see it as opportunity as opposed to anything negative.”

Goode says his customer base is nearly 50-50 black and white, with sprinklings of other ethnicities. People aren’t just gathering for his business; they’re gathering for health, for community. “We were able to eradicate a food desert,” he said. “But you also have minority-owned entrepreneurs, you have big money commercial development. It’s just a

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troost renaissance continued

Top: The 1954 Kansas City Blues Parade at 32nd and Troost Ave. Bottom: Troost Ave. looking northeast to 31st Street, 1955. Photos courtesy Kansas City Public Library - Missouri Valley Special Collections.

snowball that’s being formed really quickly.”

The Ruby Jean’s location at 30th and Troost has been something of the epicenter of the revitalization. The recent Troostapalooza festival was held in the area. Goode is excited not only to see how far this blighted and neglected part of the city has come, but also to dream about where it could go. “I hope it looks like New York in five years,” he says. “You see affluent, you see middle class, and you see all kinds of people putting aside differences and creating community in an area that’s been flipped on its head from racism to collectivism.”

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ome worry that as the area becomes more developed, the more likely it is that one of Kansas City’s unique African-American communities will be rubbed out, much like the indigenous peoples were removed when white settlers came along all those years ago.

“I’ve lived here 56 years, and I’d know revitalization if I saw it, and this isn’t revitalization,” said Hakima Tafunzi Payne. “I’m seeing the absolute destruction of my community.”

Payne is the director of Uzazi Village, a nonprofit helping moth-

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ers—particularly African-American and Hispanic mothers—with infant and perinatal care.

In just the last six years, she’s seen property values price people into moving away. She’s watched tax breaks go to out-of-state companies.

And she’s witnessed a marked change in demographics—from low-income black people to affluent white people. “The development isn’t to help us,” she says. “It’s to drive us out as quickly as possible.”

Payne said she would rather see the city invest in some basic improvements that would improve the quality of life for current residents.

Instead, she sees outside developers creating million-dollar developments unaffordable to area residents.

Most frustrating is she feels like her community members don’t have a voice, or at least they’re not being heard. “They don’t know anything about me or my community, nor do they want to know,” she said.

“They’re not interested in our value as people. They’re just interested in the value of their property.”

Crissy Dastrup, co-founder of the Troost Market Collective, has a different vision, intended to bring people together. She helped get 14 murals painted down the west side of the 3100 block of Troost. She helped organize the first Troostapalooza, a large-scale festival in the area. Next spring, the collective is considering a farmers/makers market.

Dastrup lives off of Campbell and Armour and goes to church near 25th and Brooklyn. Before she became involved with the collective, she’d drive down Troost and think how cool it would be if someone put some time, money and resources into the area.

She’s heard the criticism, too. In her experience, though, people on the east side of Troost have a broad range of opinions on what can and should be done. There’s no one voice. There’s a lot of difference of opinion among all residents.

“The east-side leadership has for a very long time wanted development,” she says. “They are the ones who held Mayor Sly James to his promise to put resources into the east side. We’re just finally beginning to see some movement there.” Dastrup says she understands when people worry they’ll lose homes that have been passed down through generations. They’re stuck between low property values with no area improvements or being priced out because improvements need financing. “Our city council people can do property tax freezes on homes in that area; that’s something that is done all over the country,” she says.

Dastrup’s hope is that the city will find ways to preserve Troost as an historic jewel while simultaneously spurring development and updating buildings neglected for years. “It’s not that you can’t have both,” she says. “We just have to hold our city leaders accountable.”

Dastrup also gets it when people worry about gentrification. “Is gentrification a thing? Yeah. Can it be horrible? Uh-huh,” she says.

“Do we have the ability to protect people and to help them to stay in their homes? Yes, we have that, too. Can we do that while building nice things? Yes, we can.”

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he hope of change was evident at Troostapalooza, Dastrup said. People came from the east and west side of Troost, as well as from all over the city. Seeing and talking with so many people who feel the same desire to see Troost thrive staggered her, in a good way.

“I think everybody wants to be part of erasing that dividing line,”

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just shows how popular it’s become, and I think you have a lot of the similar potential elements in the Troost corridor.”

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Top: Mural by Alexander Austin at the corner of Linwood Blvd. and Troost Ave. Bottom: Ruby Jean’s Kitchen and Juicery.

she says. “I think that affects us all on a subconscious level. We know that’s not who we are and that’s not who we want to be. But it’s really hard for people to know how to fix it.”

Ruben Alonso, president of AltCap, a community development financial institution whose mission is to fund Kansas City’s under-served areas, says the company will move its headquarters to Troost next year.

“When we were looking for more space, we wanted to be in an area where we are trying to help stimulate economic activity and investment,” he says. “Troost was perfect for us to stay true to our mission and make a statement.”

Alonso compares Troost today to the Crossroads in the 1990s. Now that the Crossroads is developed, people are looking elsewhere for opportunities. This, of course, lends some credence to both sides of the Troost revitalization/gentrification argument. Some are being priced out of the Crossroads; others are finding great opportunity there.

“The Crossroads is a really hot submarket in real estate in Kansas City,” he says. “It has a cultural identity with the arts. But it seems like there are more banks down there than art galleries at this point. That

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hadwick Brooks was living near 43rd Street and McGee when a friend said he needed to come see a house at 55th and Garfield. He wasn’t even looking to buy at the time, but he was sick of the noise at McGee. The house on Garfield was perfect. A solid brick home. Built in 1917. All new appliances. Completely redone. Everything was just as he would have designed it.

And most of all, it was affordable.

“I’m single and buying it on my own and there’s no way I could have afforded this house if it was in Brookside,” he says. “It is a full-on Brookside house in Blue Hills.” He says he loves his neighbors. He almost immediately felt a sense of community.

“My street reminds me of the small town I grew up in,” he says.

Brooks says he’d heard the stories and the prejudices about the neighborhood. He even looked at crime stats and found zero difference between where he was living and where the new house was. After he looked up that information, he wondered why he did it. “We have it ingrained as Kansas Citians about the ‘Troost Line’,” he says. “I’ve lived on the Westside. I’ve lived downtown in lofts. I’ve lived in midtown. All over the place. This house is in a neighborhood. It is quiet. It’s this close to Whole Foods. It’s this close to 71. It has everything.”

The majority of his friends aren’t familiar with his neighborhood, but they know 55th and they know Rockhurst. And they know Troost.

“I’ve had just a couple of friends that I kind of wanted to bop in the head for saying ‘Ew’,” he says. “But I let them have it. Nuh-uh. Don’t discriminate, period. And you have to say it out loud, even if they’re your friends. The majority, though, haven’t said anything.”

Novelist Whitney Terrell grew up in the area and is an associate professor at UMKC. Two of his novels, The Huntsman and The King of Kings County, focused on the historically fractured race relations in KC. He says he didn’t feel entirely comfortable being a voice for everyone in the area. That voice should come from those African-American homeowners. “I would just hope the gentrification process isn’t funneling money out of the community,” he says.

He does own property there. He’s seen all the new houses going up.

Not everyone who lives in the area is African-American, though that’s the primary demographic.

But race isn’t the only issue around redeveloping, reinvigorating and reinventing Troost. “It’s going to be a complicated conversation,” Terrell says. “Generationally, people in those areas have lost a traditional American way of building generational wealth, which is to have the opportunity to have your property escalate in value.”

His parents, for example, bought a house at 64th and Locust in the 1960s and their house has gone up in value nearly tenfold. In general, that escalation has not happened on houses just a few blocks to the east.

As for the “Troost Wall”? Terrell says for many people who live in the area, that divider is already functionally erased. “Students and people of all ethnic backgrounds live in that area and do not see it as a problem,” he says. “It’s been historically an issue and something that’s talked about. But once people start asking ‘Has it changed?’ that usually means it’s already changed.”

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A FINEMATCH FOR DESIGNER NATALIE O’SHAUGHNESSY, THE CHALLENGE OF MELDING TWO HOUSEHOLDS AND RENOVATING THE NEWLYWED COUPLE’S FIRST HOME TOGETHER WAS ALL IN A DAY’S DECORATING words by photos by

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In the dining room, a Thomas O’Brien light fixture hangs over the Baumann table. Flowers are from The Little Flower Shop.

Opposite: The couple’s goldendoodle, Beckett, greets guests at the front door. Foyer wallcovering is a printed Phillip Jeffries grasscloth. Oxblood porcelain vases are from Nell Hill’s.

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Above: Hickory Chair seating surrounds the fireplace, including two buttery-soft, suede-upholstered club chairs. Pillows are custom. Below: The coffee table was the one piece the wife knew she wanted to reuse. Flower arrangement is from The Little Flower Shop.

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The vintage balloon-themed screen was the wife’s, as were the two chairs reupholstered in a Kerry Joyce linen. Pillows are custom-made in a Scalamandre ikat fabric.

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n a leafy street just off Loose Park, two empty nesters have created a perfect home—and home base. When they first saw the house four years ago, he shook his head and said, “No way.” But his new wife had a vision. Beyond the outdated décor, she knew this much-renovated ranch could be the perfect home for their lives, their families and their goldendoodle. They just needed a little help.

“One of my friends suggested Natalie O’Shaughnessy,” she remembers. “It was the best advice.”

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O’Shaughnessy has both a charming air and experience managing the renovation of larger homes. Her perspective proved invaluable.

“We hadn’t lived together before and we were merging two houses,” the wife says. “We have similar taste, but it was great to have a neutral perspective on what should stay and what should go. We made all the decisions together.”

O’Shaughnessy went through each of their homes carefully.

“They both had pieces that absolutely had to stay,” says the designer.

“We went through and took pictures and catalogued each piece—keep-

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ers and possibilities. They were so fun to work with.”

Wisely forgoing living through a renovation while occupying the house, they decided to have the work completed before they moved in. The couple worked with O’Shaughnessy and their contractor, John Noblit of Noblit Didier, to lay out a plan that would update the house and make it work for their lives.

They started where many people start—in the kitchen. The team agreed that there was plenty of space and wonderful light. What was missing was a few amenities that make life a little easier: ice maker,

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Above: The kitchen cabinets were painted a custom gray-blue. Matching drum pendants from Shades of Light hang over the island. Opposite top: Carrara marble surrounds the bar sink and full-height backsplash. Opposite bottom: A custom-made walnut farm table fronts a cozy seating nook.

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Above: In the master bedroom, the Lillian August bed is dressed in linens from Annabelle’s. Vaughn Fabric-covered custom pillows drove the color scheme of the room. Right: Two club chairs reupholstered in a Schumacher fabric frame the fireplace.

built-in microwave, and a trash compactor. The couple and O’Shaughnessy agreed that the existing cabinets were lovely and that replacing them was a needless expense.

O’Shaughnessy suggested painting the cabinets on the perimeter and replacing the island with one that would hold the missing elements. The large marble top is both fresh and classic.

“We moved the larger light fixture that was over the island and put pendants there instead. It just changed the whole feel of the room,” says the wife. “We entertain a lot and really enjoy it.

Sometimes it’s hard getting people out of the kitchen.”

The dining room was the most challenging piece of the puzzle. While the original fireplace was charming in theory, it did not allow for the sort of dining table the couple needed to accommodate family and friends. They removed the fireplace and reconfigured the wall to allow for a spot to linger with family and friends.

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Above: The Victoria & Albert soaking tub fits perfectly in the bay window niche in the master bath. Left: British Traditions custom cabinetry was used throughout the master closet.

The living room is an equally inviting gathering spot. Comfortable sofas, deep armchairs, and piles of pillows create a perfect spot to relax and reconnect. The husband’s family silver and French writing desk are right at home with sleek, sculptural brushed metal side tables in a perfect metaphor of blended families.

In this room, too, some reconfiguring was needed.

“There was a niche on the wall where the screen is now,” says the wife. “It was charming. But we closed that off to use the space for a laundry room that connects to the master suite on the other side of the wall. That was a game changer.”

“We completed the entire renovation except for the master suite before we moved in,” the husband says. “We had all the materials delivered to the garage before work started so there were no delays.”

They gave the contractor ten weeks to finish the construction before they gathered their children home for Thanksgiving.

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The existing master suite had two bathrooms and a shared shower.

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ne would think—after working in a restaurant during the holidays for as many decades as I have—that no one cooks a celebratory meal at home any more. But I know some people do cook, or that some people want to, but are intimidated by the process. If cooking for a small group (say two to four) seems like just too much trouble, try my comforting holiday formula. There’s no big turkey or stress, but there is plenty of

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time to enjoy your friends and family during this hectic season.

One of my go-to meals for a special occasion—or really any occasion—is a roast chicken. The majority of the meal can be prepared in the oven, so you don’t even have to clean up the stovetop when the meal is over. At the same time the chicken is roasting, a dessert of apples and dried fruits bakes into a comforting conclusion to your repast.

Begin by seasoning the bird—and be sure to start with a good quality chicken of about three-and-a-half to four pounds. I love to use the chickens from Campo Lindo farm in Lathrop, Missouri, (available in better area grocery stores), but any good, naturally raised, preferably free-range and organic chicken is a perfect substitute. Pat the chicken dry with a paper towel.

My preferred seasoning is a marinade prepared with a mortar and pestle, but you could also make it in a mini food processor. In the mortar, I combine 2 tablespoons of coarse sea salt, about six cloves of garlic, two teaspoons of pimenton (smoked paprika), about 20 sage leaves (coarsely chopped), and a pinch of spicy red pepper flakes if

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the paprika isn’t a spicy variety. Pound the mixture to a dry paste, then drizzle in a few tablespoons of extra-virgin olive oil and continue to smash until the mixture is a uniformly textured spreadable paste.

Sprinkle a teaspoon of salt inside the cavity of the bird and toss in a clove or two of garlic and any stems left from the sage. Spread the paste over the entire surface of the chicken, being sure to get into all of the little crevices.

Preheat the oven to 450 degrees. Lightly oil a sheet pan or large roasting pan. Peel two sweet potatoes and slice them into about 1-inch-thick rounds. Arrange them in the center of the baking dish and sprinkle with a little salt. Peel a large red (or other color) onion and slice into 1-inch-thick wedges left attached at the root. Arrange the wedges in between and around the sweet potato rounds (see photo). Pour half of the glass of wine you are drinking into the pan, as well as about a half cup of water or chicken stock, and place the chicken on top of the sweet potatoes breast side down. Place the upside-down bird in the oven and allow it to roast for about 30 minutes.

In the meantime, clean and halve two generous handfuls of Brussels sprouts. Set them aside.

Next, prepare the dessert. Wash and cut two apples into quarters or sixths and cut out the cores. Place them in a small baking dish and add a spoonful of some type of jam (I like apricot or orange marmalade for this), a two-inch piece of vanilla bean, the other half of the glass of wine you’re drinking (get yourself another glass), and a small handful of chopped dried fruits (I used dates this time, but raisins,

cherries, apricots, or any combination would be equally delicious).

Back to the chicken…

After the chicken has been roasting for 30 minutes, turn the chicken over so it is now breast side up. Scatter the Brussels sprouts around the chicken and stir them around a bit in the pan so they are coated in the flavorful oil accumulating there. If the roasting pan is dry, add a little chicken stock or water to prevent the vegetables from scorching. Reduce the temperature to 400 degrees. Place the dessert in the oven alongside the chicken and continue cooking both dishes.

Over the next 30 minutes, occasionally stir the roasting fruits and the Brussels sprouts, and baste the chicken with the roasting juices. At the same time, be an efficient cook and do what little cleanup there is, and assemble a few little garnishes and condiments to go with the meal like cranberry chutney, Mostarda di Cremona, bread and butter pickles or fresh horseradish. Have your dining companion(s) set the table. If you wanted to go all out, a few nibbles like cheese, crackers or olives would be nice to have while the chicken is resting, so gather those as well.

The full cooking time for the chicken is about one hour, depending on the size of the bird. You can check for doneness by wiggling the leg—it should move freely—and if pierced, the juice from the thigh should flow clear, not cloudy. A thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the thigh, but not touching the bone, should read 165 degrees. Turn off the oven and remove the chicken, leaving the apples to stay warm. Cover the chicken loosely with foil and allow it

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I love fresh horseradish grated over roasted or braised anything. Its intense, mustard-rose perfume opens the sinuses and adds a beautiful top note of freshness to long-cooked dishes. Available from your garden (grows like a weed) or in whole root form in better grocery stores.”

- Cody Hogan

Mostarda di Cremona

This northern Italian condiment of candied fruits preserved with an eye-opening amount of mustard syrup is a perfect foil for roasted meats or as an essential ingredient in the classic Zucca ravioli. Available seasonally at Bella Napoli in Brookside or online.

Cranberry Relish

The assertive acidity of cranberries mellowed with sugar and accentuated with other flavors is a wonderful accompaniment to cheeses and meats. Check out locally made Janet’s Finest Cranberry Jalapeno Compote or The Kansas City Canning Company’s Red Wine Cranberry Sauce. Available at Better Cheddar on the Plaza and other fancy food shops.

to rest for about 15 minutes—so the juices can redistribute themselves throughout the bird, and you can nibble on cheese and olives and have a glass of sparkling wine.

To serve, assemble the condiments and take the roasting pan directly to the table and serve from that. If you feel particularly fancy, you can transfer everything to a platter, but remember: you’re at home, you can pick the bits of the bird vegetables that are your favorites, and it’s one less dish to clean. For dessert, just serve the warm fruits with vanilla ice cream and a selection of your favorite cookies to complete your lowstress holiday celebration.

NOTES: If you really want to free up your time the day of the meal, the chicken can be prepped the day before and refrigerated overnight. Actually, everything can be prepared up to point where the chicken goes into the oven. And sitting overnight in the refrigerator will actually improve and deepen the flavors of the dish. Just pull the chicken from the fridge an hour before cooking to allow it to warm up a little.

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Pickles!

Pickles are fun anytime. Let them add a little something special to your holiday spreads.

Make your own or find them in the deli section of purveyors specializing in local products like McGonigle’s Market on Ward Parkway.

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DO YOU REMEMBER THE LAST TIME YOU

Smiled?

MEET CHRISSY. Chrissy has been a Case Manager with GSP for five years.

She met her client, Steven, in May 2013, after he had been diagnosed with HIV and having recently returned to Kansas City from Las Vegas.

In his words, he had “come home to die.”

Steven had been out of medical care for years and was experiencing weight loss, decaying teeth and an itchy painful rash. Chrissy and Steven worked together over that first year to establish medical and dental ca care.

For the next three years, Chrissy and Steven focused on finding employment, completing house arrest, and continuing regular medical and dental visits.

This year, Steven was finally able to have all his teeth removed and fitted with a temporary denture. He will be eligible for permanent implants by year’s end.

Chrissy shared that Steven’s self-esteem has improved and for the first time in five years she saw him smile.

This holiday, please make a gift to GSP and create more smiles for our clients.

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In Your Cocktail

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by Kelsey Cipolla Aaron Leimkuehler

KING PALM 2.0 For the King Palm 2.0, one of The Monarch’s current seasonal drinks, Schulte looked beyond regional influences to a specific Colorado bar.

“This is an ode to Death & Co. Denver’s spirit-free cocktail called the King Palm. I loved the one I had there, but I wanted to make it my own,” says Schulte, who uses J. Rieger & Co. gin to support a local product. Taking a cue from New York sour-style cocktails, he also chose to add a little tannin and fruit. “So, it gets a short shot of red wine on top. It has a smoothie-like texture and is very refreshing.”

1½ ounces J. Rieger & Co. Midwestern Dry Gin 1 ounce kefir whey ¾ ounces coconut water ½ ounce cinnamon ½ ounces lemongrass Shake hard and double strain into a collins glass, garnish with a collins cube and float about an ounce of red wine over the top.

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onarchs fly south for the winter, but Kansas Citians will be flocking west—to the West Plaza’s Monarch Cocktail Bar & Lounge, that is. Bar director Brock Schulte is serving up a memorable fall and winter menu inspired by the migratory patterns and flight paths of its namesake butterflies from around the world.

It’s just one of the ways you notice the attention to detail paid at The Monarch. Stepping into the bar feels like being transported to another era, or maybe just a more civil one where going out for cocktails is good reason to get dressed up and drinks are savored, not swallowed whole. The Monarch’s main room encourages guests to meet its high standards—and with a stunning butterfly chandelier hanging over the marble center bar, it is a high standard indeed.

The Monarch’s outdoor terrace boasts a

more relaxed ambiance, as well as heat lamps and a glass canopy, while the parlor takes the opposite approach. Dark and atmospheric, the intimate space requires reservations or an invite to enjoy the curated collection of spirits and inventive cocktail menu based on works of art. This season, guests can enjoy offerings inspired by Ayn Rand’s The Fountainhead, with cocktails and excerpts from the corresponding source material showcased alongside art by Jennifer Janesko on the menu.

The Parlour is managed by Kenny Cohrs, and both his and Schulte’s status as veterans of the Kansas City cocktail scene shines through, from the attentive service to the expertly prepared and conceptualized drinks.

The Monarch Bar’s fall and winter menu invites imbibers on a migration-inspired journey with cocktails influenced by the ingredients and flavors of different regions. Offerings

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on the Atlantic Coast flight path feature bourbons and scotches balanced with fresh herbs, vanilla and soft citrus, like the Ferdinand the Bull, a blend of Haut-Armagnac, Cocchi Dopo Teatro, tart cherry liqueur, smoked applewood and grilled orange. Meanwhile, the Floribbean section takes its direction from the clever butterflies that skip migrating altogether in favor of the island life, injecting the menu with some lightness, both with its flavors and its concepts—the Rockafella Spritz, billed as the Monarch’s tribute to both rosé and Fatboy Slim, is made with Sparkling Infinity Rosé, Aperol, pamplemousse and papaya.

Patrons can also enjoy treats from the kitchen such as Velvet Crème caramel popcorn with honey roasted nuts, charcuterie, or Christopher Elbow truffles, made exclusively for the Monarch, among other sophisticated, satiating options. themonarchbar.com

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LAZIA THE NEWEST place to crash during a stayca-

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tion, the Crossroads Hotel, also happens to be home to the city’s freshest spot for modern Italian fare. At Lazia (2101 Central St.), the hotel’s fine-dining restaurant, chef Remy Ayesh offers diners a thoughtfully edited menu in a setting rich with history. The building started its life as a Pabst bottling facility and was taken over by political boss Tom Pendergast in the 1920s.

Guests can dine in the original vault, just off the main dining room, an elegant open space illuminated by a dramatic, delicate chandelier.

Craving something more casual? The hotel’s XR Café serves up pizzas cooked Neapolitan style in a majestic wood-fired oven and as well as small plates, cocktails, and coffee all day. crossroadshotelkc.com

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THE LOCAL PIG will soon have a new locale—but don’t worry, it’s not moving far. Alex Pope and Matt Kafka’s gem is leaving the East Bottoms neighborhood it helped revitalize and relocating to City Market (20 E. 5th St., Suites 101A and 101C) after outgrowing its original, and much loved, butcher shop and the adjacent Pigwich truck. The new digs are tentatively scheduled to open in early December and will offer both concepts side-by-side while providing patrons with more space and an expanded menu of Pigwich favorites, including its eponymous smoked pork and slaw sandwich as well as banh mi, burgers and other hearty bites. Although the address may be changing, you can still count on finding a stellar assortment of steaks, sausages, burgers, charcuterie, and more at the shop. thelocalpig.com

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CAMPGROUND FOR THOSE in the know, The Campground

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has long been a destination for cocktails worthy of recounting to friends around a crackling campfire—and your details might have been all they had to go off of. The concept started in owners Cristin Llewellyn and Christopher Ciesiel very own backyard, where their soirees were invite-only. It now takes them to the West Bottoms, where guests can imbibe the muchbuzzed about drinks in the space formerly occupied by Genessee Royale (1531 Genessee St.).

Revelers at the new bar can enjoy the house-built Old Fashioned, made with bonded bourbon, amaro sfumato, Missouri sorghum and aromatic bitters, or the Big Iron, Cynar 70, Tequila Ocho Reposado, Bozal Mezcal Cuixe, and proprietary blends of red and white vermouths. No invitation required. thecampgroundkc.com

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o understand the spirit of Hogshead, look no further than its burger, a thin, juicy patty topped with extra thickcut Daily’s bacon, a farm egg, red onion, pickles and Dijonnaise on a brioche bun.

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It’s not revolutionary, but it is incredibly satisfying.

The same could be said of the restaurant itself, which opened in the former home of California Pizza Kitchen on the Country Club Plaza in late 2017. Although Kansas City has

seen its fair share of gastropubs pop up in recent years, Hogshead is something a little different—smarter and more nuanced, offering not just style but substance in the polished, masculine space, which features thick wood tables and herringbone-patterned floors.

As its name implies, Hogshead—a term for a large cask used for shipment of wines and spirits—pays attention to refreshments.

Guests can choose from a long list of draft, yard, and craft beers, an impressive assortment of whiskeys and scotches and an eclectic cocktail menu. A knowledgeable, energetic server recommends the Bramblin’ Man, calling the Suntory Toki-based cocktail with Clear Creek Blackberry Liquor, mint and lemon “dangerously drinkable.”

Locally produced spirits are prominently featured, as in the Hogsfeather, a mix of Tom’s Town gin, Tea-Biotics Double Ginger Kombucha and angostura.

It’s not a bad spot to catch a game, but the palatial counter encircling an open kitchen makes it more fitting for watching the culinary team in action as they prepare hearty, chef-driven comfort food. Executive chef Clark Grant, who previously headed up Chicago’s Capital Grille before moving to the restaurant’s Plaza location, seems to be having a ball marrying his fine-dining skills with a more laid-back atmosphere. No dress code, no white tablecloths, just the really good food you hope to enjoy during a night out on the Plaza.

The medjool dates are a standout among the small plates, stuffed with chorizo, wrapped in bacon and served with a rich Calabrian chile tomato sauce. Dotted with hunks of goat cheese, the dates are a seductive blend of a sweet and smoky flavor, and the accompanying pile of crispy grilled bread is ideal for mopping up every last speck of sauce.

Among the entrees, Hogshead’s burger has already won a dedicated following in the short time it’s been on the Kansas City scene.

It doesn’t come with sides, but that’s not so much a problem as an opportunity, since the offerings include everything from fries to KC Canning Co. Hops Pickles (which are also a highlight of the burger) as well as jalapeño bacon cheesy corn and Broadway Butcher chorizo cornbread.

The cornbread also makes an appearance in Hogshead’s unique spin on eggs benedict, taking the place of your traditional English muffin, topped with pork belly and a roasted tomatillo hollandaise, one of the restaurant’s large plates. Carnivores will be just as delighted by the other options, including a 14-day dry-aged pork chop with a bourbon chimichurri, or braised short ribs with an heirloom tomato-fingerling potato salad or the filet mignon. The latter arrives perfectly cooked atop a horseradish potato mash that cuts through the richness of the steak.

The dessert menu might inspire fear or wonder, depending on how you feel about liver. The restaurant’s most notable dessert is the Foie Gras “Snickers” Bar, a house-made play off the candy bar with a foie gras mousse filling in for nougat. But if that doesn’t appeal, there are plenty of other options to satisfy your sweet tooth. As tempting as the doughnut bread pudding sounds, it’s hard to resist a wedge of ooey-gooey bourbon pecan pie with its flakey crust and dolloped whipped cream—the primary source of sweetness in the slice that puts its nuttiness and bourbon flavor front and center.

Embracing the basics has rarely tasted so good. hogsheadkc.com

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SAVE, Inc. Homecoming ALICE, THE MAD HATTER, the Queen of Hearts and the rest of the looking glass crew were on hand for SAVE, Inc.’s annual Homecoming event. It’s the one party everybody is still talking about. Besides some amazing nosh from La Bodega and hand-crafted cocktails from Tom’s Town Distilling Co., DJ Sheppa was throwing down some amazing beats. Wonderland, indeed!

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the grand-opening party of the Crossroads hotel in the renovated Pabst and Pendergast buildings. The hotel partnered with great local brands to host what many are calling one of the best parties of the year.

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ROMANTIC REVELS MASKED BALL Saturday, February 16, 2019 The InterContinental Hotel, Country Club Plaza

6:00 pm ‘til 11:00 pm $200 per ticket with Patron Levels available

Supports the Heart of America SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL’S 2019 production of Shakespeare in Love and year-round education programs kcshakes.org or call (816) 531.7728

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More Crossroads Hotel Grand Opening

Dustin S. Cates, artistic director

Get Sleigh’d with holiday merriment presented as only HMC can. This season we’ll don our bells and our Santa suits to present a holiday extravaganza worthy of ringing in the new year!

HMC’S 33RD SEASON IS U N D E RW R I T T E N BY H OT E L P H I L L I P S

Dec. 1 & 2 Sat 8pm, Sun 4pm

Dec. 9 Sun 4pm

C. Stephen Metzler Hall at the Folly Theater

Yardley Hall

Yardley Hall tickets can be purchased through the Carlsen

Tickets: hmckc.org or 816.931.3338

Center box office:

913.469.4445

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Standard Style 15th Anniversary Party

WHAT AN EPIC NIGHT of fun at Standard Style as they celebrated their 15th anniversary. The festivities included live music, flower bars, food and drink, and so much more. Cheers to 15 years!

More photos on page 124.

photos by j. robert schraeder

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FEATURING ROUND-THE-CLOCK LIVE ENTERTAINMENT

A TRANSFORMATIVE NIGHT OF CELEBRATION

NEW YEAR 2019

2101 CENTRAL ST. KANSAS CITY, MO 64108 LEARN MORE AT CROSSROADSHOTELKC.COM/EVENTS

Faces

IN KC

More Standard Style 15th Anniversary Party

We are working with some of Kansas City’s top agents to keep you in the know on some of the most exciting houses on the market.

Check it out at inkansascity.com/home-design/real-estate real-estate

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This Month IN KC

December

WHERE YOU NEED TO BE AND WHAT YOU NEED TO SEE

Guided Meditation at the Kemper Museum December 20, 7 p.m. to 8 p.m.

New Year’s Eve Celebration December 31, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m., $150 per person crossroadshotelkc.com

kemperart.org Ring it in … with bells on at the Crossroads Hotel. Their grandopening bash is already legendary, and they’re whomping it up a notch for New Year’s Eve. Starting at 9 p.m., revelers can expect spectacular surprises and fabulous feats throughout the night, peaking in the atrium at midnight (we know what’s happening, but we’re sworn to secrecy), DJ Marvin Gardens will be spinning electrifying sets of top hits (we dare you not to dance), the open bar will be well-stocked and ready, and tasty bites will be passed to keep your energy level high. Doors will open to the Champagne room at midnight.

WHAT’S NEW IN KC

Holiday zen. If your December tilts toward panic mode the closer Christmas comes, here’s a way to pull back and bring some calm to the crazy. On December 20, Laura Frank of Inner Space Yoga is leading a guided meditation inside the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art galleries. Participants will be led through meditation, qigong, breathing instruction, and sound healing. Bring your own blanket, yoga mat, and small cushion for meditation, if possible. Matters not if you’re a beginner or an advanced student. The event is free, but space is limited and you must RSVP for tickets.

Finding Fabulous A new book by designer Sara Noble saranobledesigns.com Finding fabulosity. Kansas City-based interior designer Sara Noble just celebrated the release of her new book, Finding Fabulous. Worthy of any coffee table, the tome is divided by client, with oodles of photos of each home’s interior. Each chapter concludes with Noble’s favorite tricks of the trade as they apply to each

home. From “Hipster Taste” to “Traditional Refresh,” the book highlights Noble’s strength at designing for the client’s taste, rather than vice versa. It’s also a fun way to peek inside some of KC’s most fabulous homes.

The book retails for $29.99 and you can find it at local Hallmark stores, on Amazon, and at her website.

For Kansas City’s most comprehensive calendar of events, go to inkansascity.com

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WHAT’S NEW IN KC

Cottontale All Natural Cotton Candy cottontalekc.com

Sweet stuff. Remember how cotton candy tasted when you were a kid at the carnival? Sweet, warm, melt in your mouth? Then you grew up and it’s not the same. Until now. Now it’s maybe even better. “I’ve always had a sweet tooth,” says Cottontale’s owner Kiffany Bosserman. Cotton candy was a special favorite of hers, but traditional blue and pink cotton candy is extremely processed and artificially flavored. So Bosserman put her spin on the fluffy stuff using organic cane sugar and natural food flavor sources to create her silkier-textured sweet treat.

With 45 flavors on tap, Bosserman travels with her spin machine to events and pop-ups all over the metro. “Your favorite fluffy treat is all grown up,” she says.

International Materials of Design TILE

4691 Indian Creek Parkway (i-435 & Roe) Overland Park, KS 913.383.3383

www.imdtile.com

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Aaron Leimkuehler

LUXE LATHER IMPRESS holiday guests with the simple luxury of Tangent GC organic hand soap from George—A Lifestyle Store in the Crestwood Shops.

French-made and prepared with natural ingredients, Oud is a warmly woody fragrance perfect for this time of year.

Also available in Yuzu and Tulip scents. georgelifestyle.com Tangent GC hand soap, $28

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