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October 2026 PUBLISHER

Sarah Shorthose | sarah.shorthose@citylifestyle.com

If there is one thing I already know about this city, it’s that Columbia is not particularly interested in being subtle. We paint tigers in electric colors. We pack stadiums. We have opinions about where you should eat and exactly what you should order when you get there. We tailgate like it’s an art form. And when we find something—or someone—we love, we tend to make some noise about it. So when it was time to introduce myself as the new publisher of Columbia City Lifestyle through our first issue bold felt like the right choice for the cover art. A tiger. Staring you straight in the eye. Eating Tiger Stripe ice cream. Bold, bright and impossible to overlook. Very Columbia. Inside, we’re celebrating the tastes of Columbia from several different perspectives. We asked community members which foods they believe are quintessentially CoMo. We’re getting a taste of what’s new at Mizzou on game day, and even bringing the cocktail bar home. But underneath all that food and drink is something I hope you’ll notice in this issue—and every issue that follows. The people. Because the thing I love most about Columbia isn’t simply what we have here. It’s the people creating it, building it, serving it, painting it, cooking it, pouring it, cheering for it and inviting the rest of us to pull up a chair. That’s what I want these pages to celebrate. This is the community I've fallen in love with after moving back in 2021, where my husband, Ryan and I are raising our girls and where we are building businesses and community. You've seen what I see through my camera lens as a photographer now I invite you to explore the city with me. As I step into the Publisher’s seat alongside our new Editor, Jordan Durham, you’re going to see some new things. More voices. More community. More reasons to dog-ear a page, try somewhere new, meet someone you didn’t know and feel a little more connected to the place we call home. And yes, probably a little more boldness. Because Columbia has plenty worth talking about and we are here to amplify your stories. SARAH SHORTHOSE, PUBLISHER @ C O LU M B I AC I T Y L I F E S T Y L E

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TA S T E OF THE WILD

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For this month’s cover art, we wanted to go bold and feature a local artist who understands the sights, sounds, moments and traditions that encompass Columbia. We are lucky to showcase a painting by Clay Rogers, owner of Clay Creates, LLC and assistant athletics director for Mizzou Athletics, as this month’s cover artist. Rogers discovered his love for art as a child and continued to develop his talents throughout high school. After a 15-year hiatus, he returned to painting as a way to relieve stress and hasn’t looked back. After making his artwork public, he then decided to start a small business. “I didn’t necessarily start out thinking I was going to build an art business,” Rogers said. “It really grew from creating and painting things I enjoyed, and then people started asking me to create pieces for them; eventually, that turned into Clay Creates.” Many of Rogers’ pieces are painted shoes, along with murals connected to the University of Missouri and the Columbia community. It’s likely you’ve passed by them if you’ve attended Mizzou sports games. “I’ve had the opportunity to create murals for Mizzou Athletics, including work inside Mizzou Arena and Taylor Stadium, as well as the Hearnes Center…” he said. “One of the things I enjoy most about creating murals is knowing the artwork becomes part of the space and something people get to experience every day.” Rogers recognizes that the pieces that mean the most to him are those that allow him to open himself up to the possibilities of his artistry. Working from the studio in the basement of his home provides him with the space to work with a free flow of ideas and try new methods. “My favorite pieces are the ones where I have some creative freedom. I love taking something recognizable and putting my CONTINUED >

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own style into it with bold colors, loose brushstrokes, splatter, stencil work and some graffiti-inspired elements.” The cover image, “Taste of the Wild,” makes a bold statement, evoking beloved traditions and lasting transitions that define Columbia whether talking about the food scene, businesses or community. Rogers enjoys creating pieces with a story and personal connection behind them. “Those usually mean the most to me because I’m not just painting an image — I’m trying to capture something about a person, place or experience,” he said. “I like to try and put spray paint, acrylic, and airbrushing into all my paintings.” For “Taste of the Wild,” Rogers looked to integrate his style with emblematic images that help define classic aspects of the Columbia community. The University of Missouri is, in the best way, inescapable when living in the city. Not only is it the largest employer, it adds thousands more residents for at least nine months out of the year, increasing the exciting atmosphere surrounding sports and downtown life, especially in the fall. “I wanted to create something that immediately felt like Columbia but also stayed true to my style as an artist,” said Rogers. “The tiger was a natural focal point because of how connected it is to Columbia and Mizzou, and I wanted to surround it with really vibrant colors and loose, expressive brushstrokes.” As the theme of this issue is “Food and Drink,” Rogers also hinted at Tiger Stripe Ice Cream, a Buck’s Ice Cream iconic flavor and the University of Missouri’s signature ice cream. Created by Robert Marshall and his research team, Tiger Stripe Ice Cream was developed in 1989, after many attempts to find the right flavor when including the signature “stripes.” Outside of Mizzou, the food scene in Columbia continues to expand, adding new tastes and options to the community. It represents the culture of Columbia and an aspect of life that consistently brings others together. Rogers has many favorite local eateries. “When I think about food in Columbia, I think about the places that have become part of the personality of the city. There are so many local restaurants and spots that people associate with being in Columbia, especially around downtown. 44 Canteen, Sophia’s and Flyover are probably some of my favorites.” Whether before a high school or college game or after a nightly celebration, downtown Columbia is alive with fans, excitement and team pride. The atmosphere is electric and good food is always on the menu no matter where you go. “I also think food is such a big part of the experience of Columbia — whether you’re downtown, going to a game or just spending time with friends and family.”

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TIGER WE LIVE HERE. WE UNDERSTAND COLUMBIA; WE UNDERSTAND MIZZOU; AND WE UNDERSTAND WHAT THIS UNIVERSITY MEANS TO PEOPLE THROUGHOUT MISSOURI.

A new culinary flavor is coming to Memorial Stadium for this year’s University of Missouri football season. Columbia-founded Upper Crust Food Services is partnering with Sodexo Live! to bring enhanced concession offerings to fans throughout the stadium. Adam Guy, chief executive officer of Upper Crust, understands Mizzou game-day traditions and the heartbeat of Columbia’s food scene. He wants to preserve the foods fans love while adding Columbia flair, efficient service and face-toface engagement. CONTINUED >

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“Food can help create energy and memories,” Guy said. “It can become part of what people share and talk about after the game. That means thinking about presentation, local partnerships, premium hospitality, rotating concepts, speed of service and even how team members interact with fans. We don’t want food to simply be a transaction that happens while you’re at the game. We want it to contribute to the reason you love being here.” Hot dogs, burgers, nachos and barbecue are staples of any game day, and Guy doesn’t want those concession favorites to go away. Instead, he is focused on executing them well and building additional options around those traditional items. One new option is a Columbia signature: Shakespeare’s Pizza. Bringing the handmade flavor Columbians love to a stadium serving thousands of people in just a few hours was a challenge owner Alycia Lewis tackled successfully. The solution is to serve pizzas from Shakespeare’s frozen line using a specialty oven that can heat an eight-inch pizza in approximately two minutes—not a bad wait for a Columbia favorite. “We have an opportunity through this hospitality program to showcase and support great local businesses and give them a platform inside one of the biggest events in our community,” Guy said. “If we can make Faurot feel more like Columbia while delivering a better experience for fans, that’s a big win.” Shakespeare’s isn’t the only local flavor fans will find inside the gates this season. It will be joined by Buck’s Ice Cream and Mya’s Gourmet Popcorn and according to Guy this is just the start. While fans aren’t losing their go-to game-day snacks, they are gaining a number of culinary upgrades, especially in the newest premium seating areas. From quick-service favorites and local snacks to plated dishes and premium club selections, the menu range reflects Upper Crust’s goal of making each level of the stadium experience feel thoughtfully considered. “We want the foundation to always feel like Missouri,” Guy said. “But there is a lot of room to have fun around the edges. If we’re playing a school from Louisiana, Texas, Tennessee or Georgia, why not let that influence something we’re serving that weekend?” Partnering with Sodexo Live! allows for more options and hospitality improvements throughout the stadium. Rather than competing, the collaboration strengthens both companies. CONTINUED >

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FOOD CAN HELP CREATE ENERGY AND MEMORIES.

SHAKESPEARE'S PIZZA COMES TO THE STADIUM One of the most notable changes to game day food this year is the infusion of some of the city's favorite flavors into the stadium. Town staples like Shakespeare's, Buck’s Ice Cream and Mya's Gourmet Popcorn make the stadium experience feel more like a Columbia experience and give visiting fans a taste of the local food scene even if they are just here for the game.

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“I think it’s a really powerful combination,” Guy said. “Upper Crust brings a local perspective. We live here. We understand Columbia; we understand Mizzou; and we understand what this university means to people throughout Missouri. “Our partner, Sodexo Live!, brings tremendous experience operating some of the largest sports and entertainment venues in the world. There’s a lot we can learn from that scale, technology and experience.” When thousands of fans pour into Memorial Stadium for seven home games this season, most want a fast and efficient concession experience. Behind that experience is an extensive operation planned weeks and months before the first fans enter the stadium. While a restaurant might serve a few hundred guests in one evening, a stadium serves thousands within a short period—and halftime presents a challenge all its own. “You suddenly have enormous demand at virtually every location in the building at once,” Guy said. “That means forecasting, purchasing, preparation, staffing, equipment, technology and service all have to work together.” Fans throughout the stadium will see that preparation and emphasis on speed reflected in the conversion of several concession stands to grab-and-go service. Guests in the new North End Zone and Rock M Club, as well as the existing South End Zone Club areas, will also enjoy a rotating selection of elevated dishes

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designed to surprise and delight. These premium dining offerings complement the luxury seating experiences introduced through the North End Zone expansion. As Laird Veatch, director of athletics at the University of Missouri, said during a recent media event, “We are asking more of our people, so we need to provide an experience that rewards that.” For many alumni and fans, weekends at Memorial Stadium are a homecoming—an opportunity to reconnect with family and friends while revisiting favorite campus spots, businesses and restaurants. Guy’s goal is to manage the complicated logistics behind the scenes so the entire experience feels effortless. “Our company’s purpose is to foster connection through the power of food, and there may not be many environments where you can see that happen more clearly than a college football Saturday,” Guy said. “Families, students, alumni and friends come together around something they love, and food is naturally part of that experience.” For Guy, the partnership with Sodexo Live! and Mizzou Athletics is deeply personal, and it is a relationship he hopes will thrive well into the future. “For me, this partnership is about much more than serving food at football games,” he said. “Mizzou is part of my story, and Columbia is home to Upper Crust. We take a tremendous amount of pride in having the opportunity to contribute to the experience of Mizzou Athletics.”

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What comes to mind when thinking about Columbia’s food scene? Is it a savory bite? A rich aroma? Is it the feeling of cheese or grease running down your fingers with no napkins in sight? Is it Italian? Pub fare? Asian-inspired? And where exactly do you find the food that is the most “CoMo”? With restaurant staples, wandering food trucks and special pop ups the food scene here is always on the move, which makes defining a signature food nearly impossible. What we do know to be true about Columbia is that we love our food and especially our traditions around food. Whether you find yourself at the Farmers Market every Saturday morning or have to grab the same meal as your pre-game good luck charm we know CoMo eats — and not just for nourishment. We eat for joy, superstition, tradition, community, celebration, habit and more. We asked four notable figures from the Columbia community a question that is, for many, one of the hardest to nail down: What is the one food or restaurant that encompasses Columbia? It’s about the dishes, sounds and dining experiences that taste, smell and feel unmistakably like Columbia in a nutshell. Their answers are as varied as Columbia itself.

WHAT IS THE MOST QUINTESSENTIAL COLUMBIA FOOD? ARTICLE BY JORDAN DURHAM PHOTOGRAPHY BY SARAH JANE SHORTHOSE

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MATT PERKINS

NICKIE DAVIS

"Tellers is my pregame meal spot with my wife ever y Thursday during the fall — best salad and steak in town."

"This is a wildly hard question for me! For me, def initely pizza! From Angelo's Pizza on the South side to obviously Shakespeare's, and now Pizza Tree. CoMo has some great freakin' pizza. "

Matt Perkins is a physical education teacher and head football coach at Rock Bridge High School.

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Nickie Davis is the executive director of The District, a live-work-play neighborhood in downtown Columbia. The District celebrates the creative, eclectic and local while blending tradition with technology and the latest trends in fashion, food and the arts — all in the heart of the city.

DARYLE BASCOM The Columbia Farmers Market and Columbia Center for Urban Agriculture I feel are 'the' quintessential food establishments in Columbia, MO. Sure, I have my favorite restaurants, Murry’s, Beetbox, Irene’s, Ozark Mountain Biscuit & Bar, Tellers, along with several others, but without our local farmers, our local restaurants would not be nearly as special as they are. We all felt the pains of the pandemic when the national supply chain took a hit and we got a glimpse into just how vulnerable a community can be. I can’t imagine our community without these two vital parts of our local food chain." Daryle is the Chief Operations Officer of The Food Bank for Central & Northeast Missouri. Through empowerment, education and partnerships, The Food Bank brings together community resources to feed people in need.

MICHELLE "SHELLY" L A FATA "This is such a tough question, there's SO much great food in this town, and Columbia's local food scene is so special. If I'm being completely honest, I want to shout out one of the little guys, like my new favorite, Birdies Deli. But if we're talking quintessential Columbia? I have to go with the Booches cheeseburger. It's a true Columbia institution, established in 1884! I order mine with everything and extra cheese. In fact, it's become a good-luck superstition for me. We host a special fivecourse dinner here every six weeks or so, our ‘Italian Regional Dinner Series,’ and I eat a Booches cheeseburger every single time before we do. It's tradition now!" Michelle “Shelly” La Fata is the founder and owner of Pasta La Fata (a restaurant we’d count as a Columbia must try as well).

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Belly Market & Rotisserie crafts to-go tailgate mixers for game days

The perfect cocktail for your tailgate at the game or at home is one perfectly crafted and ready to go when you are. Belly Market & Rotisserie’s Amy Rothwell has made your game days easy and tasty with four to-go craft cocktail mixes to choose from, all you do is bring the spirits and ice. We feature two here and the other two you’ll have to go in

and ask out about (think: watermelon and cucumber). The best part is that each mix is based on the bar’s choose-your-own-adventure menu. With six different spirits, you can craft six different cocktails, all from the same mix. You’ll be the talk of the tailgate and make something that everyone in the group will love.

ARTICLE BY JORDAN DURHAM | PHOTOGRAPHY BY SARAH JANE SHORTHOSE

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Mango Spiced peach Pineapple juice Ginger Spice Syrup Lemon juice

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Stay Golden is for the fall-lover who also wants to stay refreshed. With a mix of sweet and spicy, it can take on any form depending on what you wish to pair it with. Bright pineapple and lemon keep things bright and fresh, while the spiced peach, ginger and mango bring in the seasonal savoriness. Make it a crisp fall morning filled with bubbles by adding champagne, take it for an afternoon game with whiskey or celebrate post-game next to a fire with mezcal. Whatever you decide, we promise it’ll go down easy.

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Hartsburg Pumpkin Festival Hartsburg, MO | 9:00 AM Continue a family tradition or start a new one with a kickoff parade, food vendors, a magic show, and pumpkins galore. This all-ages weekend is perfect for those who enjoy boots, scarves and the chilly breeze of fall. Explore the many activities from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m daily; rain or shine. O C TOBE R 1 0 T H

Missouri Chestnut Festival 10 Research Road, New Franklin, MO | 10:00 AM Ring in fall with a unique festival! From 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., explore 25+ vendors; sample local chestnuts; peruse elderberry, seeds and herbal products; purchase native florals and trees; and watch recipe demonstrations with MU Extension. The festival will be at the MU Horticulture and Agroforestry Research Farm, 10 Research Center Road in New Franklin. Entry is free. O C TOBE R 1 7 T H

COMO Flavors Festival Lakeside Ashland, 5900 E. Log Providence Road | 11:00 AM Celebrate Columbia’s culinary diversity at COMO Flavors, featuring more than 24 local restaurants and food trucks, artisan vendors and live music. Admission is free, with tasting tickets available for purchase. Proceeds will benefit Dream Tree Academy 573. The festival will be held from 11 a.m.–3 p.m. at Lakeside Ashland, 5900 E. Log Providence Road in Columbia. O C TOBE R 1 7 T H

Witches Night Out The A-Frame Winegarden 14020 West Hwy BB, Rocheport | 5:00 PM Enjoy a night of music, mischief and midnight margaritas with the pontoons as the beauty of fall sets in in Rocheport. Free event; more information at missouriwine.com. O C TOBE R 2 4 T H

Inaugural Light the Night Gala 4747 E. Elk Park Drive, Columbia MO | 6:00 PM Join Combat Boots and High Heels for the inaugural Light the Night Gala featuring dinner, dancing, a silent auction and raffles, with proceeds supporting programs that provide critical assistance to military members and veterans. The event will be held from 6–10 p.m. at the Elks Lodge Event Center, 4747 E. Elk Park Drive in Columbia. Reservations are required. O C TOBE R 3 0 T H

Halloweenie in The District The District | 4:00 PM Dress up the kids for Halloween and come to the District for this cute family-friendly event you don’t want to miss! Your favorite downtown shops will hand out trick-or-treat sweets, and you can catch Show Me Dinosaurs—all from 4-6 p.m. before the sun goes down.

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