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  • The KCPT Community Advisory Board took on the daunting task of delivering over 80 framed CP quotes to restaurants featured on Check, Please! KC.

    KCPT Community Advisory Board really Delivers

    The KCPT Community Advisory Board took on the daunting task of delivering over 80 framed CP quotes to restaurants featured on Check, Please! KC.

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  • Tune in January 26 to see which of the three restaurants featured are participating in this noble cause!

    KC Restaurant Week coincides with the premier Check, Please! KC

    Tune in January 26 to see which of the three restaurants featured are participating in this noble cause!

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  • Let's take a spin behind-the-scenes of Check, Please! Kansas City!

    Go Behind the Scenes!

    Let's take a spin behind-the-scenes of Check, Please! Kansas City!

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  • Healthy shows need healthy funding! KCPT is currently seeking financial support for the next fabulous season of Check, Please! KC.

    The Glass is Half Full with 360 Vodka

    Healthy shows need healthy funding! KCPT is currently seeking financial support for the next fabulous season of Check, Please! KC.

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  • The Check, Please! Local Supper was a terrific friend raiser for KCPT. Nearly 175 friends and members, including several new faces, turned out to celebrate local food and our regional harvest at The Roasterie factory. Local chefs Colby Garrelts of Bluestem and Michael Smith prepared a wonderful meal, while Boulevard Brewing, the Missouri Wine Board and The Roasterie treated diners to tasty local beverages.

    KCPT’s Local Supper at The Roasterie

    The Check, Please! Local Supper was a terrific friend raiser for KCPT. Nearly 175 friends and members, including several new faces, turned out to celebrate local food and our regional harvest at The Roasterie factory. Local chefs Colby Garrelts of Bluestem and Michael Smith prepared a wonderful meal, while Boulevard Brewing, the Missouri Wine Board and The Roasterie treated diners to tasty local beverages.

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  • On August 30, 2010, the face of coffee changed forever! OK, that’s a little over perked.   But the truth is that on that sunny Monday morning, the Roasterie did convene what the coffee industry calls a “cupping,” from which the new KCPT Blend would emerge. Doug Frost, the gregarious host of “Check, Please, Kansas City” joined the ever-caffeinated Randy Mason and KCPT board members Lafayette Ford, Tracy Foster and Chris Fernandez to do the honors.  The Roasterie’s head bean Danny O’Neill and his trusty sidekick Paul Massard provided the expertise. Turns out that despite the frivolous sounding name, cupping is...

    The Roasterie Cupping for KCPT Blend

    On August 30, 2010, the face of coffee changed forever! OK, that’s a little over perked.   But the truth is that on that sunny Monday morning, the Roasterie did convene what the coffee industry calls a “cupping,” from which the new KCPT Blend would emerge. Doug Frost, the gregarious host of “Check, Please, Kansas City” joined the ever-caffeinated Randy Mason and KCPT board members Lafayette Ford, Tracy Foster and Chris Fernandez to do the honors.  The Roasterie’s head bean Danny O’Neill and his trusty sidekick Paul Massard provided the expertise. Turns out that despite the frivolous sounding name, cupping is...

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