Cheese Slipper Nights at Messenger Grand

Cheese Slipper Nights are back for the 2023 summer season! Stop by Messenger Grand on First Fridays, beginning at 6:30 pm until we sell out.

Get there early: These special topped cheese slippers are only available first-come, first-served.

Enjoy these highly-coveted Ibis Cheese Slippers, available with meat or veg, topped with seasonal ingredients from local vendors. We’ll also have desserts made by Ibis Bakery and a seasonal salad by our very own kitchen.

It's always a perfect night to enjoy local art and sit on our rooftop with a Cheese Slipper.

What is Cheese Slipper Night?

You may not know it, but Cheese Slipper Night has a rich history in Kansas City. Fred Spompinato created the event at Fervere Bread Company in the Westside of Kansas City in 2012. The iconic Cheese Slipper is crafted by the perfect combination of a house-made ciabatta dough, various kinds of cheese mixed throughout the dough, and topped with local seasonal fruits and vegetables, then served fresh out of the hearth of the oven.

As Fred and Fervere grew and combined with Ibis Bakery, we knew we must keep the Cheese Slipper Night tradition alive. When Messenger Coffee + Ibis Bakery opened in 2017 on Grand Blvd in the Crossroads, Cheese Slipper Night returned. Now back in the heart of the Crossroads District after a brief pandemic-hiatus, Cheese Slipper Night is the perfect complement to First Fridays, an evening built around supporting local artists - the artform of food became necessary to include.