Cornflower Baked Goods

Cornflower Baked Goods is Megan and Colby Garrelts’ dedicated bakery at Mission Farms in Leawood — opened June 2026, next door to their Rye Leawood restaurant. Megan Garrelts is a James Beard Award semifinalist for Outstanding Pastry Chef; Colby Garrelts is a James Beard Award winner who grew up in Leawood. After 10+ years of turning away corporate pie and cinnamon roll orders at Rye, they finally gave the baked goods their own room. Named for a prairie wildflower that was part of Megan’s wedding bouquet.

Description

Cornflower Baked Goods is the neighborhood bakery Megan Garrelts spent over a decade dreaming about. After building Rye — the Midwestern restaurant she and husband Colby co-own in Leawood and Waldo — into one of Kansas City’s most acclaimed dining rooms, Megan found that the pastry side of the kitchen kept outgrowing its walls. Corporate orders for pies and cinnamon rolls regularly had to be turned away for lack of space. When the storefront directly next to Rye Leawood opened at Mission Farms, the Garrelts converted it into a dedicated baking operation. The name came from a prairie wildflower that was part of Megan’s wedding bouquet and felt, she said, like a perfect fit — both for the Kansas Prairie and for a personal new chapter. Coffee is from Onyx Coffee Lab. The pastry case mixes familiar Rye favorites with new creations Megan hasn’t had the kitchen space to explore before.

Tier classification

Tier 1 — Colby Garrelts grew up in Leawood, KS. Colby Garrelts is a Kansas City native who grew up in Leawood.¹ He and Megan Garrelts are co-proprietors of Cornflower Baked Goods (as well as Rye). Megan Garrelts was born in Chicago; Colby’s KC-born/raised status brings the business to Tier 1. Both are James Beard recognized (Megan: Outstanding Pastry Chef semifinalist; Colby: Best Chef Midwest winner¹). Tier 1 confirmed.

Menu

Last verified: 2026-06-29 · Sources: KC Magazine, The Pitch KC, cornflowerbakedgoods.com²³ · menu_status: partial · Confidence: Medium (categories and signatures confirmed; no prices found)

Pastries & baked goods

• Cinnamon rolls — Rye signature, now at dedicated scale³
• Seasonal pies — Megan’s signature at Rye; at Cornflower daily³
• Cakes — rotating³
• Seasonal pastries, new creations not possible in restaurant kitchen³
• Savory grab-and-go sandwiches³
• Specialty dessert sauces³

Coffee

• Onyx Coffee Lab (trained Cornflower staff; provides beans)³

Pricing

Sources

Links

• Official site: https://cornflowerbakedgoods.com

Footnotes

1. Colby Garrelts background — grew up in Leawood, KS (KC metro). James Beard Award winner for Best Chef Midwest. Source: Andrew Zimmern Q&A — https://andrewzimmern.com/5-questions-colby-garrelts/ — confirms KC area origins. Megan Garrelts born in Chicago (suburb); James Beard Award semifinalist for Outstanding Pastry Chef per VisitKC and KCUR coverage. ↩ ↩²

2. Cornflower Baked Goods — cornflowerbakedgoods.com — confirms address (10555 Mission Road, Leawood KS 66206), website, Facebook @CornflowerBakedGoods, concept description (“a neighborhood bakery”), co-proprietors Colby and Megan Garrelts of Rye. (Accessed 2026-06-29.) Hours and phone. ↩

3. KC Magazine — “Rye’s Megan Garrelts Is Opening a Bakery of Her Own” — https://kansascitymag.com/ryes-megan-garrelts-is-opening-a-bakery-of-her-own/ — Confirms: June 2026 opening; Mission Farms location next to Rye Leawood; cinnamon rolls, pies, cakes, seasonal pastries, savory grab-and-go; Onyx Coffee Lab partnership; “neighborhood bakery I’ve been dreaming of for a long time”; turned away corporate pie/cinnamon roll orders at Rye for lack of space; cornflower = Megan’s wedding bouquet. Also: The Pitch KC — “Megan Garrelts reignites her creative fire with Cornflower Baked Goods” — https://www.thepitchkc.com/megan-garrelts-reignites-her-creative-fire-with-cornflower-baked-goods/; Johnson County Post — https://johnsoncountypost.com/2025/11/25/rye-kc-leawood-eatery-known-for-pies-opening-new-bakery-and-coffee-chop-nearby-274772/ ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵ ↩⁶ ↩⁷ ↩⁸