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Looking for a true taste of local flavor? These are foutaincity’s picks for must see in KC. To truly experience KC you need to experience a Foutaincity Favorite.

	The Legendary Gates & Sons Barbeque began in 1946 when George W. Gates opened Gates Ol’ Kentucky on 19th And Vine. Gates Barbeque is the choice of most Kansas Citians. It is synonymous with Kansas City Barbeque and is known worldwide as some of the best barbeque on the planet. You can’t say you have lived in or been to KC with out going to Gates.
	The Peachtree Buffet, a soul food restaurant, is often hailed by culinary critics such as Lauren Chafin of the Kansas City Star Newspaper, The Pitch Weekly Newspaper, and the prestigious Kansas City Magazine as the number one soul food restaurant in the metropolitan Kansas City area. The catfish is ridiculous, some of the best you’ll ever taste.
	The American Jazz Museum Explore the history of Jazz and Kansas Cities contributions to the art form. At the American Jazz Museum. Hear for yourself the greatest jazz artists in the jazz archive or hear some current Jazz artists in the Blue room.
	The Negro League Museum Learn about the history of black baseball and see exhibits and replicas of legends of the Negro leagues.
	Danny’s Big Easy A taste of New Orleans in Kansas City, Danny and his wife cooks up some of the best Cajun food in Kansas City. From gumbo filet to red beans and rice. If you like food from the Big Easy, Danny’s is a must.
	Angela Hagenbach is a Kansas City treasure. The Kansas City chanteuse adds exotic flavor to the city's lineage of jazz sirens by harnessing South American sensuality, smoothing it over with her sultry vocal range and adding caliente dashes of Latin instrumentation. HEAR & NOW Angela Hagenbach Poetry of Love (Amazon) Nathan Dinsdale Published: Thursday, January 29, 2004 www.pitch.com
	Ida Mcbeth – Kansas City’s own Queen of Soul “...an electrifying blues and jazz singer... Ida McBeth knows how to move an audience, driving it to stomp and dance with a saucy rhythm and blues number, or quieting everyone down with a soft jazz ballad. Her sound is both gutsy and modern...” The New York Times taken from Ida Mcbeth.com