When I bought KC Pretzel Boys from the former owner, Dan Wikeria, and his wife Andrea, I was excited to continue the tradition of providing delicious, hot, hand-twisted soft pretzels to our Kansas City community. The loyalty of the wonderful customer base built around Pretzel Boys over the…

Pretzels are a popular snack food all over the world, but their origins can be traced back to Italy in the 7th century. A young monk in the town of Aosta was preparing unleavened bread for Lent, the Christian fasting period before Easter, when he had an idea. At that time…