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Roots Seasonal Cuisine is an independent, locally owned farm-to-table restaurant in Lee’s Summit, Missouri, opened in 2022 by husband-and-wife team Amanda Accurso and Brandon Sharp. Built around rotating seasonal menus and scratch-made fare, it specializes in creative New American cooking and craft cocktails that change with the harvest, delivering an elevated-but-approachable dining experience in the growing eastern Jackson County suburb.

Description

Roots Seasonal Cuisine is a scratch kitchen and craft-cocktail restaurant in Lee’s Summit’s NW Pryor Road corridor. Its defining concept is seasonality: food and beverage menus rotate every few months to highlight fresh, in-season ingredients, “keeping the experience exciting and the flavors at their peak,” while preserving guest favorites alongside new offerings.12 The owners describe their aim as bringing “creative cuisine, elegant libations, and a unique atmosphere” to the community,2 and reviewers characterize the space as both elevated and approachable.3

The restaurant serves lunch (Mon–Fri), brunch (Sat–Sun), and dinner daily, with an active bar program; the craft cocktail list rotates seasonally alongside the food menu.2 It is classified as New American on review platforms and is a member of both the Lee’s Summit Chamber of Commerce and the Missouri Restaurant Association.45

Ownership and history

Roots Seasonal Cuisine was founded in 2022 by Amanda Accurso and Brandon Sharp, a husband-and-wife team.13 Together the owners bring “over 20 years of experience in the food, restaurant, and hospitality industries,” and are described as trained in both business and culinary arts.21 Amanda Accurso is listed as the owner of record on the Lee’s Summit Chamber of Commerce directory.4

Public sources indicate the founders are local to the Kansas City metro — reporting that Amanda grew up in Lee’s Summit and Brandon in nearby Blue Springs — though this detail has not yet been confirmed against a directly quotable primary source.

The business operates as a single independent location with no corporate parent or chain affiliation.24

See also

  • Registry

Sources

Footnotes

  1. Web research summary of multiple listings/reviews — owners Amanda Accurso & Brandon Sharp, founded 2022, 20+ years combined hospitality experience, trained in business and culinary arts; reported local roots (Lee’s Summit / Blue Springs). ↩ ↩2 ↩3

  2. Roots Seasonal Cuisine official website — https://rootsseasonalcuisine.com/ (concept, owner statement, “over 20 years of experience,” hours, independent/locally owned). ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5

  3. Pretty Cash Savings Blog, “A Taste of Perfection at Roots Seasonal Cuisine in Lee’s Summit, MO” — https://prettycashsavingsblog.com/a-taste-of-perfection-at-roots-seasonal-cuisine-in-lees-summit-mo/ (husband-and-wife founders; rotating seasonal-menu concept; “elevated and approachable”). ↩ ↩2

  4. Lee’s Summit Chamber of Commerce directory — https://gz.lschamber.com/directory/Details/roots-seasonal-cuisine-2557421 (owner Amanda Accurso; address; alternate phone). ↩ ↩2 ↩3

  5. Missouri Restaurant Association member listing — https://www.morestaurants.org/restaurant-members/roots-seasonal-cuisine. ↩

See also

  • Registry
Categories
  • Locally owned
  • American
  • Lees Summit