Kitchen Ink: Kansas City chefs show off their tattoos

Chefs and tattoos go together like peanut butter and jelly. Pitch photographer Forester Michael shot some of Kansas City’s finest chefs and their tattoos. Take a look at why some of KC’s kitchen pros choose tattoos as a way to express themselves in this week’s issue.

Chefs, in order of appearance: Patrice Welcher of Sharp’s 63rd Street Grill; Quillan Glynn of Pizza Bella; Ben Carlson of Nara; Celina Tio of Julian; Executive Chef Dan Wehner (foreground) and Sous Chef Ryan Holopter of the Westside Local; Robert Mitchell, sous chef at Overland Park Regional Medical Center; Jason Stone of one80; and John Williams of Potpie.