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Simply Grand Kitchen and Creamery is a family-run farm-to-table restaurant and ice cream shop at 504 Main St in downtown Grandview, MO — opened fall 2022 by mother-son duo Laurie and Zach Taylor, with Laurie’s sister Chef Mary Kay Bader creating the seasonal savory menu. Bader is originally from the Grandview area and returned home from an 11-year stint as executive chef at Maya Beach Hotel in Belize to open the kitchen. About 90% of ingredients are locally sourced.

Description

Simply Grand Kitchen and Creamery is the family project of Laurie Taylor, her son Zach, and Laurie’s sister Chef Mary Kay Bader, who came home to Grandview in fall 2022 after eleven years as executive chef and award-winner at Maya Beach Hotel and Bistro in Belize. The family opened the ice cream side of the business first, then brought Bader in from Belize to develop the savory menu in early October of the same year. Bader trained at culinary school in Denver, studied cooking in France and Italy, and spent thirteen years as sous chef at Potager (a pioneering farm-to-table restaurant in Denver) before moving to Belize — a career that returned to its roots when she “came home around family.” About 90% of the kitchen’s ingredients are locally sourced; the menu rotates seasonally and carries the philosophy of “simple dishes that are done elegantly.” The small restaurant occupies a brick building in downtown Grandview.

Tier classification

Tier 1 — Mary Kay Bader originally from Grandview, KC metro. Bader is described as “originally from the Grandview area” and returned home to family to open the restaurant.1 Grandview is in Jackson County, Missouri — squarely within the KC metro. Tier 1 on KC-born/raised grounds. Women-operated (both Laurie and Mary Kay).

Last verified: 2026-06-29 · Sources: Martin City Telegraph1, simplygrandkc Google site2 · menu_status: partial · Confidence: Medium (dishes confirmed; prices not published in any source)

Savory (rotating seasonally)

  • Inside & Out Four Cheese Grilled Cheese with roasted pepper tomato soup1
  • Meatloaf with chili-chocolate BBQ sauce1
  • Non-traditional pot pie — apples + pork sausage (seasonal)1
  • Quiche — bacon, onion, cheese1
  • Seasonal soups, salads, sandwiches, homestyle dishes1
  • Tuesday Night Take Home Dinners — feeds 4 (rotating offering)1
  • Breakfast + pastries + coffee (open from 7am)1

Ice cream

  • Rotating homemade flavors (seasonal)2

Pricing

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Footnotes

  1. Martin City Telegraph — “New midwest-inspired Kitchen and Creamery menu is ‘Simply Grand’” (Jan 2023) — https://martincitytelegraph.com/new-midwest-inspired-kitchen-and-creamery-menu-is-simply-grand/ — Confirms: Zach + Laurie Taylor (mother-son, co-owners); Mary Kay Bader (Laurie’s sister, chef) “originally from the Grandview area”; Bader’s career (culinary school Denver; France/Italy study; 13yr sous chef at Potager Denver; 11yr executive chef at Maya Beach Hotel Belize); family opened fall 2022 (ice cream first, kitchen October 2022); “welcomed home from Belize”; ~90% local sourcing; rotating seasonal menu; signature dishes (4-cheese grilled cheese, chili-chocolate meatloaf, pot pie, quiche); Tuesday Take Home Dinners; winter 7am breakfast opening. FOX4 KC coverage (GoFundMe support after owner considered closing): https://fox4kc.com/news/local-window-cleaner-uses-platform-to-help-save-small-grandview-restaurant/ (confirms small independent struggling with costs; community rallied with GoFundMe). ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5 ↩6 ↩7 ↩8 ↩9

  2. Simply Grand Kitchen and Creamery — sites.google.com/view/simplygrandkc — confirms address (504 Main St, Grandview MO 64030), phone (816) 541-4061), Instagram @simplygrandkc, ChowNow online ordering, farm-to-table focus, rotating ice cream. Hours directed to Facebook/Instagram. (Accessed 2026-06-29.) ↩ ↩2

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