Vagabond will be popping up again in October

Charles Ferruzza,

  • Ashford Stamper
  • The Vagabonds: Chef Alex Pope and Jenny Vergara are popping up all over the place.

When it’s time to look back at Kansas City’s restaurant business in 2011, one of the most interesting innovations on the year-end list will be Vagabond, the pop-up restaurant conceived by chef Alex Pope — formerly of R Bar — and local writer and foodie Jenny Vergara. The first Vagabond, part restaurant and part art installation, ran five nights last month inside a former restaurant at 1815 Grand. (The venue is now used as a private event space.)

Was it profitable? Yes, say Vergara and Pope. The pop-up restaurant served 435 guests during the five-day, two-seating-per-night event. Each dinner was priced at $75 and included a seven-course meal with wine, tax and gratuity included. The dining experience was reservation-only, but on two occasions, unexpected guests wandered through the door.

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