Kansas City Restaurants Celebrate Amid 'Ominous' 2025

The spooky season brings strange tiding for the local restaurant biz as plenty of shut downs, economic distress and politically charged fear dominate life for local servers and everyone else.

Here's a worthwhile overview . . .  

"While it seems like a new restaurant or bar is opening every week, closures aren’t too far behind, and we frequently have a national spotlight on us for good reasons like concerts and sports (hello, World Cup!), but what about tariffs, ICE raids, social media, and inflation? 

"There’s one occasion each year where everyone from restaurant owners to 3 a.m. bakers to culinary students gather together on a Wednesday afternoon… and I take it as an opportunity to catch up en masse. Here’s how things are shaping up . . . "

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

KC Restaurant Festival 2025 takeaways range from hopeful to ominous for our metro's food future

The fifth annual Kansas City Restaurant Festival, aimed at connecting and celebrating folks in the restaurant industry, was held on October 8, 2025, at Children's Mercy Park.

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