Smack in the middle of the country, Kansas City is a melting pot of different cultures and cuisines — especially soul food.

“It’s the African-American culture ... catfish platters, shrimp, meatloaf, hamburger steak and pork chops. On Soul Food Sunday, the menu also includes Southern-style dressing, seafood dressing ...

Learn more about our editorial process. Located outside Miracles Club on MLK, Ja’Das Soulful Eatz serves all the soul food classics, including sweet and buttery yams, gooey mac and cheese, tender ...

Soon he’ll be honored as the first individual Black person to get a statue on the Statehouse lawn. (AP video: Jeffrey Collins) A bust of Robert Smalls, who will soon be the first African American ...

When you think of “Atlanta” and “food,” juicy peaches, ice-cold Coca-Cola, and even a certain promiscuously named burger joint may come to mind. But a culinary trip here will reveal so much more. From ...

Sitting on the original site of the Stax Records studio, this museum commemorates American soul legends (particularly the artists who recorded at Stax). Among the museum's collection of more than ...

The sign over the door reads Ethel’s Snack Shack. Here, “snack” is code for soul food. And these days, that means smothered chicken and cornbread dressing on Mondays, and smoked baby back ribs and ...

By: Javier Sanchez When my buddies and I would go backpacking, they’d put me in charge of conversation-some deep philosophical thought. One guy was in… ...

Meatloaf hasn't always been a big draw for me. Then, I ate a meatloaf that Jamie Oster made. It changed my mind. He serves it with green beans, mashed potatoes and gravy. I asked for his recipe ...