Kansas City, Missouri
Kansas City is known for slow-smoked barbecue and the music of 18th and Vine. The way you have lived here, and the way you see things now, belong in your own words.
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Which Kansas City barbecue spot deserves the crown, and who first took you there?
In Kansas City, the best part of barbecue is often who tended the smoker and what everyone argued about while they waited, and those arguments, strong opinions included, belong in your record. ToldForward makes room for them one question a day. Down the road, the people you choose can ask the Archive Membership guide what you said about burnt ends and get your exact words back.
Kansas City, Missouri
Kansas City barbecue traces back to the early 1900s in the 18th and Vine district, with slow-smoked meats and a thick, tomato-based sauce. Burnt ends, cut from the point of a smoked brisket, are a local favorite. But barbecue is rarely just about food. It is about who sat at the table, who tended the smoker and what everyone argued about while they waited. Let the people close to you know about those meals, and about the folks who made them special.
The historic 18th and Vine Jazz District is home to the American Jazz Museum and the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, just two blocks from the Paseo YMCA where the Negro National League was founded. Jazz rewards listening closely and making something your own. So does a life. What music lifted you up? Did you ever play, dance or cheer from the stands? Share the sounds and the games that filled your weekends, and the friends who enjoyed them with you.
A city runs on people doing their jobs well, often without much notice. What did the adults around you do for a living? What did you learn from your own first job, and who showed you the ropes? How do you feel about work now, after all these years? While you are at it, which barbecue spot deserves the crown, and why? Answers like these show the people after you what you valued, and how you made your way.
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