Mom and Populist

<!--smart_paging_filter--><small><b>From SAVEUR Issue #158</b></small><br>Give the people what they want, thought Colby and Megan Garrelts when they opened Rye KC last winter in Leawood, Kansas. Being native Midwesterners themselves, the couple knew exactly what that meant: familiar, hearty fare in comfortable surroundings; a restaurant where friends, family, and co-workers could gather on school nights and break pork rinds together. But as award-winning chefs who also run the upscale Bluestem in Kansas City, the Garrelts had a reputation to uphold. <em><a href="http://www.saveur.com/article/travels/Rye-KC-Kansas-City-Restaurant">Keep reading &raquo;</a></em>