Happy Dining Wichita!
Who’s ready to grub this week?

In today’s email:

• Upcoming: Bacon, Bourbon & Brews

• Mini-Feature: Jumbo’s Beef & Brew

• Community: Local bartender representing Wichita

UPCOMING
Air Capital Bacon, Bourbon & Brews

Brace yourself for the ultimate bacon-and-bourbon blowout—nothing else comes close! We’re pumped, and you should be too—grab your tickets for the Air Capital Bacon, Bourbon, & Brews Festival, happening July 12, 2025, at Park City Arena!

Dive into exceptional brews and bourbons from the best local and regional artisans, paired with jaw-dropping bacon creations that’ll ignite your senses and keep you coming back for more

UPCOMING
Bubbles & Boas

Join Music Theatre Wichita for “Bubbles and Boas,” a special pre-show event designed to make your Crazy For You experience even more special.

Get in the spirit with special guests Annika Wooton, a former Miss Kansas and Speed Painter, and her friend Jillian Forsberg, a Dress Gallery Owner and 2025 Kansas Notable Author of the books “The Porcelain Menagerie” and “The Rhino Keeper”.

Guests will enjoy a pre-show drink at “Bubbles” before being whisked away to Century II for the performance of Crazy For You. Your “Bubbles and Boas” ticket includes admission to Crazy For You, a free cocktail, and transportation between “Bubbles” and Century II.

COMMUNITY
Local bartender competing on the national stage

The bar manager at Good Company at 930 W. Douglas, Nathan Thurnau, is representing Wichita in a cocktail competition.

Recently, Thurnau was one of just six bartenders selected to compete in Home & Away, a daiquiri competition in Kansas City. He went head-to-head with some of the most talented bartenders in the Midwest and won the entire region!

Now he’s headed to New Orleans to participate in the biggest cocktail event in the country. He’ll be facing bartenders from LA, NYC, Miami and more.

If you’d like to help Thurnau, he’s having a cocktail event at Good Company with ticket proceeds going to support his trip. Tickets are $25 and gets you:

• A full serving of Nathan’s competition cocktail, High Plains Ronin

• Access to an intimate, small group experience having Nathan make and serve his cocktail exactly how he’ll present it to the judges in New Orleans

• Spirits tasting with our local Probitas Rum representative

• A chance to mingle with fellow cocktail lovers

WEEKLY MINI FEATURE
Jumbo’s Beef & Brew

Who should we feature in next week’s mini-feature? Readers decide who we promote for free in the newsletter

This week’s Mini-Feature was suggested by Don Mayer.

A top 100 restaurant in Wichita? And considered by many to be one of the best burgers in town. It’s Jumbo’s Beef & Brew.

Located at 3750 N. Woodlawn, there aren’t too many places in that corner of town to grab a beer, a burger, an Italian beef sandwich and just hang out.

And it goes beyond that, the wings are highly underrated. If you decide to go in, make sure to add a side of KBBQ jumbo wings.

Hours are Sunday through Thursday 11 a.m. to 11 ap.m. and Friday and Saturday from 11 a.m. to 2 a.m.

DINING SCENE
Openings and Closings

One of the city’s newest restaurants is bringing Cajun and Caribbean dishes to Wichita. Different Type of Flava has opened at 4601 E. 13th St. N. in the building that was most recently housed by 750 Soul who closed a few years ago.

Recent Openings

• Different Type of Flava - 4601 E. 13th St. N.

• N&J Mediterranean Bar & Grill - 8448 W. Central

Closings

• Bakesale Treat Parlor - 2000 N. Rock Road

Coming

• KVH Chophouse - 2926 N. Tyler Road (July 14)

• Thai Riffic - 131 E. Kay St. (Summer 2025)

• 360 Deli & Grill - 701 W. 21st St. (Summer 2025)

• Point Nine - 1533 N. Andover Road (Summer 2025)

• Sam’s Southern Eatery - 6121 E. 21st St. (Summer 2025)

• The Big Biscuit - 2330 N. Maize Road (Summer 2025)

• Taco Bell - 3233 E. Harry (Spring 2025)

• Parlor Doughnuts - 8020 W. 21st St. (Summer 2025)

• Small Sliders - 37th and Maize Road (Fall 2025)

• KPot Korean BBQ & Hot Pot - 2243 N. Tyler Road (Fall 2025)

• Culvers - Patriot Ave & Rock Road, Derby, KS (Late Fall/Early Summer 2025)

• Jersey Mikes - 217 S. Ridge Road (Fall 2025)

• Morgan’s Landing - Derby (Fall 2025)

• Mokas - 3853 N. Ridge Road (Winter 2025)

• Chipotle - 520 E. Cloud Ave, Andover (2025)

• Viva Tacos & Tequila - 9719 E. 21st St. S. (2025)

COMMUNITY
Culver’s Gives Back

Join Culver’s this Tuesday, July 8 as they celebrate one year of being open by giving 20% of all sales back to the Wichita Police and Fire Foundation.

EVENTS
Food and Drink Events

Here you’ll find special dinner/drinking events or classes around town that you otherwise may not even know about.

Tuesday - 7/8

Culinary Workshop: Delectable Date Night at Mark Arts
Culinary Workshop: Kids In The Kitchen at Mark Arts
Culver’s Gives Back - One Year Celebration at Culvers

Thursday - 7/10

Culinary Workshop: Asian Rolls & Dips at Mark Arts
Bubbles and Boas at Bubbles Champagne Bar

Friday - 7/11

Culinary Workshop: Wrap It Up at Mark Arts

Saturday - 7/12

Culinary Workshop: Strawberries & Cherries Coquette at Mark Arts
Air Capital Bacon, Bourbon & Brews at Park City Arena

MOBILE EATS
Food Truck Calendar

See the Food Truck calendar

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