Rye, Leawood, KS, USA

Rye, a restaurant celebrating midwestern recipes, traditions, and culture using local Kansas & Missouri flavors and farmers.

Rye restaurant in Leawood, Kansas, just south of Kansas City, will celebrate the Midwestern foods that chefs Megan and Colby Garrelts grew up eating. Both of these chefs are proud to be from the Midwest and Rye gives them the opportunity to showcase dishes that they have enjoyed with several generations of their families. They will pay homage to those heritage dishes that the Midwest is known for – succulent smoked pork chops, aged steaks, baby back ribs, fried chicken, vegetables just off the stove, Parker House rolls, freshly-made seasonal pies, fruit cobblers, and ice box cakes to name a few. Their food at Rye will take traditional dishes and give them a chef’s point of view, while preserving the important heritage of the dish. Chefs Megan and Colby will use fresh, locally-sourced ingredients and products including produce from their family farm, Flat Rock Field in Parker, Kansas. The beverages served at Rye will also have a local focus with a selection of wines, spirits and beers from Missouri and Kansas. There will be an assortment of classic cocktails as well as regionally-inspired beverages such as moonshine cocktails. Many of the dishes at Rye will come in three sizes, so guests can have a taste, or enough for the whole table to share. Rye will be open for dinner seven days a week, with brunch served on Saturday and Sunday. Lunch will be offered Monday through Friday about a week after the restaurant’s opening.

Rye restaurant is a partnership between Kim Cooley and Megan & Colby Garrelts, this is their first project together.