Tag: Food

Dine & Dream Traditional B&B meets reservation-only fine dining at the Smittle House Ena Smittle likes to say that she has the most fun job she could possibly have in Columbus, Kansas. You can’t argue with that.  At Smittle House Bed & Breakfast, Ena and her husband, John, have...

Candy Craze Iola attracts multiple candy companies over the years, including Sifers Valomilk Next time you spot Valomilk, that vintage chocolate-coated treat with a runny marshmallow center, make sure you thank Iola.  Valomilk’s creator, Sifers Candy Company, originated in Iola and was based there for several decades before moving...

Down-Home Dinner Theater Chicken-N-Pickin’ serves up food and fun with family at the forefront Spend one afternoon at Chicken-N-Pickin’ outside of Walnut, and you’ll experience a lot of knee-slapping, toe-tapping, dancing, finger-licking and comments like: “That’s the best fried chicken I’ve had in ages.” Folks just can’t get enough...

Welcome to Neewollah Annual celebration back in a big way this Halloween Reverse the word “Halloween”; what do you get? Much more than a jumble of letters, as Independence natives well know. In fact, Neewollah is a 100-year-old nine-day festival in Independence, billed as the state’s largest annual celebration....

The Mysterious Morel Where the beloved mushrooms grow – and how to find them This time every year, Logan Martin sees an influx of visitors to state parks and wildlife areas. But many of those Southeast Kansans aren’t out to simply relax and enjoy the scenery: Hundreds are actually...

Cookie Heaven Thousands of copper cookie cutters are sold at CopperGifts.com. Every single one of them is made right here in Southeast Kansas. Flip on Food Network reruns, and you just might see the faces of Southeast Kansas locals Raymond and Beth Braman. The Parsons-based Bramans have been featured...