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      Small Plates, Wine & Cocktail Bar Menu
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The Dining Experience

The Dining Experience at the Kauffman CenterThe Dining Experience: Small Plates, Wine & Cocktail Bar offers a small plates menu of lighter fare, a selection of seasonal craft cocktails and a diverse collection of wines and spirits. This reimagined restaurant will continue to provide a perfect pre-show complement to any Kauffman Center visit.

The Dining Experience is located in the Kauffman Center Founders’ Lounge on the Plaza (Ticket Office) Level and is available prior to most evening performances. Walk-in dining is welcome pending availability, and tickets to a performance are not necessary to dine.

Small Plates Menu   Make a Reservation

Reservations Encouraged, Walk-Ins Welcome

  • Make your reservations through Tock.
  • Reservations are available up to one hour before the latest showtime

We are excited to welcome you back to The Dining Experience at the Kauffman Center!


About Executive Chef Laura Comer

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Executive Chef Laura Comer

Laura Comer is a Kansas City native and 2002 graduate of the University of Missouri-Kansas City, Conservatory of Music and Dance. Following graduation, she moved to Los Angeles, where she earned her A.O.S. in Culinary Arts and a Le Cordon Bleu Diploma in 2004 from California School of Culinary Arts.

She has worked in both sweet and savory kitchens, and for multiple, nationally acclaimed restaurants including Bluestem, 40 Sardines, and the Fairmont-Kansas City. Comer was executive pastry chef at Trezo Mare and Trezo Vino, Justus Drugstore, and the McClain Restaurant Group then went on to be the regional chef for Treat America. She is currently the executive chef at the Kauffman Center for Performing Arts in Kansas City, Mo. In 2018, she was named Chef of the Year by the Greater Kansas City Restaurant Association, and in 2020 and 2021, she was a finalist for Best Chef KC in both The Pitch and Kansas City Magazine. She is also a member of Les Dames d’Escoffier International and is a Certified Sommelier. Recently, Comer appeared on season 28 of Guy’s Grocery Games on Food Network and won on the ABC Mania episode. She also appeared on the inaugural season of Hulu’s Chefs vs. Wild.

Dining Experience Presented by Premier Partner Saint Luke’s Health System


Please be aware that our kitchen commonly uses wheat, dairy, soy, eggs, peanuts, tree nuts, fish and shellfish.

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Friday: 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
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For performances, the ticket office opens 90 minutes prior to showtime.


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