Toast Mexican Death Culture In Lee's Summit

Forgive our ethnic fatalism and one of many snarky post title headlines.

Here's a bit more enthusiasm . . .

DAY OF THE DEAD THEME PUB PROVES SLEAZE SCUMMIT LOVES MEXICANS!!!

At least in theory.

For the most part we credit a series of campy movies from Disney for commercializing a countrified Mexican tradition that's mostly just a campy good time by way of Mexican memento mori . . .

Check-it . . .

"Owners and restaurateurs Jeff, Josh, and Lanni Edwards had already established the neighboring gastropub, Smoke Brewing Company, and bought the Calaveras space in November 2019. The coronavirus pandemic started a few months later which meant a long pause on the construction project, which involved gutting a century-old building."

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .

A Day of the Dead-themed Mexican spot has opened in Lee's Summit

Calaveras, a day-of-the-dead themed Mexican restaurant, is one of the new businesses contributing to the revitalization of downtown Lee's Summit. The restaurant opened its doors to the public on November 9 but has been nearly three years in the making.