One of Kansas City's favorite cookie spots is getting a fine dining restaurant

PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."The California wild rose is said to be one of the most indestructible varieties that exists,” Sparks explained. “It survives droughts and wildfires. So I’m hoping to get a little bit of good karmic magic from the history of the name. And my daughter’s middle name is Rose. She’s currently in her 3-and-a-half-year-old terrible, wild stage.”