Let's Dish: KC-area brewery closure + new JoCo Mexican-style spot

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Welcome back to Let's Dish — your one-stop shop for all things eats in Kansas City. I'm Jenna Thompson, one of the restaurant reporters for The Star.

Welcome back to your weekly installment of our newsletter: a love note to foodies in Kansas City. It seems fall is giving way to winter, and I'm ready to begin baking Christmas cookies. But I digress.

Today's list of stories seeks to satiate a variety of cravings, from caffeine to quesadillas . This new Johnson County restaurant isn't what one might consider authentic Mexican cuisine, but a spokeswoman told me it's "its own thing." However you classify it, many Arkansas residents love it. Soon you can have a taste, too!

You may recall this brewery announcing it would close a Kansas City location. Now its last remaining spot in the area is saying goodbye to customers, too. They said it's been "an incredible ride." We'll cover all those headl...