Chef Nolle Bond, Part Three: The new small plates menu and new drinks to come

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• The edible cocktails are still the draw at the Drop.

When the Drop first opened five years ago, the focus was on small plates and drinks that put a little twist on a familiar taste. Owner Eddie Crane and executive chef Nolle Bond are hoping to recapture that spirit with a new small-plates menu and a bit of cocktail imagination.

“The Drop has been blessed with some awesome chefs since day one. I’m fortunate to have someone [like] Nolle, who is keeping that up,” Crane says.

On Wednesday, Bond had high praise for Kansas City, and on Thursday, he talked about why there’s a plum-wine reduction with the shrimp skewers on the new menu.