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—A new catering business based in Overland Park is working to fill a gap in Kansas City’s food scene by providing kosher meal options.
New Overland Park catering business brings kosher food options to Kansas City
Kosher food refers to meals prepared according to Jewish dietary laws. While kosher ingredients are readily available in grocery stores — identifiable by specific symbols on packaging — prepared kosher meals have been much harder to find in the Kansas City area.
That’s where Graze KC comes in. The catering company, founded by Brachie Pearl and Chaya Niedzwiecki, aims to serve both kosher consumers and the broader Kansas City community.
“These are people that otherwise can’t ever eat out unless they’re invited to somebody’s house,” Pearl said. “That’s where the need is, not like, you know, I can buy cinnamon in the store, but can I buy challah? Much more difficult.”…