Lindsay Laricks, KC snow-cone queen, reveals secrets of simple syrups

When it comes to pushing the boundaries of flavor combinations, Lindsay Laricks, the owner of Fresher Than Fresh Snow Cones, is among those at the forefront in Kansas City.

Together with Jason Burton of Lab 5702, she’ll lead this Wednesday’s Laws of Attraction, a class on designing and tasting simple syrups that’s one of the monthly cooking seminars at the Whole Foods Cooking Studio sponsored by Tastebud Magazine. 

“This class is about how flexible simple syrups are and how you can use them in a number of ways,” says Laricks, whose green tea pear and watermelon basil snow cones brought national attention to the garden at 17th and Summit.

When they walk in the room, class participants will have six unmarked vials on their tables; they’ll have to guess what’s inside. Those same bottles will later serve as the raw ingredients for flavor combinations within a simple syrup.  

After explaining the science behind how we experience different tastes, Burton will delve into traditional margaritas and infused varieties. The class will also get to make Italian sodas, learn the potential dessert applications for simple syrups, and yes, eat snow cones in February. 

“People have been asking if I ever was going to start adding alcohol to my

snow cones. This class might just offer that chance, who knows?” says Laricks.