Dia de los Muertos celebration at Crossroads Hotel Saturday night

DIA DE LOS MUERTOS CELEBRATIONS HAVE BEEN HAPPENING ACROSS THE METRO THIS START OF NOVEMBER. THE HOLIDAYS A CELEBRATION OF CULTURE AND HONORING THE LOVED ONES WHO HAVE LEFT US TODAY. CROSSROADS HOTEL HAS TEAMED UP WITH THE MADDIE RHODES CENTER IN THE KANSAS CITY MUSEUM TO HOST ONE OF THE BIG DIA DE LOS MUERTOS CELEBRATIONS IN OUR AREA. WE’RE JOINED BY DIRECTOR OF FOOD AND BEVERAGE AT THE CROSSROADS HOTEL, TYLER ALFORD. TYLER, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE THIS MORNING. THANKS FOR HAVING ME. I’M REALLY EXCITED TO BE HERE TO CHAT ABOUT THIS. I KNOW THIS IS A BIG DAY FOR YOU GUYS. WHAT CAN PEOPLE LOOK FORWARD TO? A HUGE DAY. YOU KNOW, IT’S A BIG DAY FOR US AS FAR AS COMMUNITY, CREATIVITY AND CONNECTION. IT GIVES US AN OPPORTUNITY TO KIND OF REALLY SHARE A LOT OF MEMORIES. AND AS WELL AS CELEBRATIONS OF HISPANIC CULTURE, ALL THE COLORS, ALL THE FOOD, ALL THE FLAVORS, AND WE TRANSFORM OUR HOTEL SPACE INTO THIS BEAUTIFUL, BEAUTIFUL AREA FOR VENDORS AND LOCAL FOLKS TO COME IN AND BE ABLE TO SELL SOME OF THEIR GOODS, AND ALSO HAVE SOME REALLY GREAT FOOD, REALLY GREAT DRINKS, AND GET TO SEE THE OFFER AND POSSIBLY OFFER SOME OF THEIR OWN MEMORIES AT THAT TIME, BUT ALSO CELEBRATE LIFE THROUGH MUSIC, DANCE AND ALL THE DIFFERENT ART THAT WE HAVE AVAILABLE. YOU YOU MENTIONED HISPANIC CULTURE, BUT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT’S OPEN TO EVERYBODY TO COME AND HONOR THEIR LOVED ONES. ABSOLUTELY. AND I THINK THAT I THINK DIA DE LOS MUERTOS IS UNIVERSAL, RIGHT? IT’S ALL ABOUT REMEMBERING LOVED ONES OF THE PAST, BUT ALSO CELEBRATING THE LIVES THAT WE ARE GETTING TO HAVE NOW. AND AS FAR AS EVERYONE, YOU SEE, ALL WALKS OF FOLKS COMING INTO THIS ONE, YOU KNOW, WE’LL SEE AT LEAST FIVE, MAYBE EVEN 600 PEOPLE FILLING UP OUR ATRIUM AND OUR BAR SPACE. YOU KNOW, AGUAS FRESCAS POURING LOTS OF TEQUILA AVAILABLE. YOU KNOW, TORTAS AND, YOU KNOW, THERE’S ALL SORTS OF AMAZING FOOD AVAILABLE. WE’LL ALSO HAVE MUSIC, MARIACHI ARTISTS WILL BE THERE. FOLKS FROM THE STONE PUPPET THEATER WILL ALSO HAVE THEIR LARGE MIANGAS THAT WILL BE AROUND. SO IT’S AN ALL ALL AGES, ALL SORTS OF FOLKS, ALL TYPES OF WALKS OF LIFE TO COME AND GET TO CELEBRATE, YOU KNOW, SEE ALL THE MARIGOLDS AND THE PICADO PEOPLE’S AS WELL. AND I KNOW THIS IS YOUR SPECIALTY. I WANT TO HEAR MORE ABOUT THAT FOOD AND DRINK. WHAT WHAT IS ONE THING THAT YOU THINK PEOPLE ARE REALLY GOING TO ENJOY THIS EVENING? YOU KNOW, I THINK ALL THE FOOD IS GOING TO BE PHENOMENAL. WE HAVE AN INCREDIBLY TALENTED CHEF, AARON, THAT PUTS TOGETHER AMAZING OFFERINGS. I THINK THE FUNDIDO IS GOING TO BE REALLY POPULAR. FUNDIDO QUESO ALWAYS GOES OVER WELL. I DID GET TO SAMPLE THAT ONE YESTERDAY WHILE BLAKE WAS WORKING. I WAS ABSOLUTELY DELICIOUS. OUR AGUAS FRESCAS WILL BE FLOWING. WE’LL HAVE FOUR DIFFERENT FLAVORS WITH OR WITHOUT TEQUILA, DEPENDING ON HOW YOU’D LIKE TO HAVE THAT. AND AS WELL AS CERVEZAS, OF COURSE, AND ALL SORTS OF REALLY OTHER FUN QUICK BITES AND BIG, BIG MEALS. HONESTLY, THOSE TORTAS ARE GOING TO BE PRETTY, PRETTY LARGE. SO AND YOU GUYS ARE EXPECTING A PRETTY BIG CROWD THIS EVENING. YEAH, WE ARE AGAIN. WE’RE GOING TO SEE PROBABLY 5 OR 600 PEOPLE. LUCKILY WE’VE GOT PLENTY OF SPACE FOR IT. OUR XR BAR WILL BE POURING MARGARITAS AND WE HAVE A REALLY GREAT MEZCAL AND TEQUILA SELECTION. IF YOU KNOW, IF YOU’RE INTERESTED IN THAT KIND OF THING. BUT THE WHOLE AREA WILL BE OPEN. WE HAVE OUR ATRIUM AND OUR BAR SPACE. IT’S VERY, VERY LARGE, SO THERE’S LOTS OF ROOM. WE’VE GOT MULTIPLE MULTIPLE VENDORS. WE’LL HAVE BANDS, WE’LL HAVE MARIACHIS. I SAID, HAVE PUPPETS. YOU KNOW, THERE’S ALL SORTS OF THINGS THAT WILL BE HAPPENING. BUT WE’RE EXPECTING A LARGE CROWD. AND OF COURSE IT’S NOT TICKETED. IT’S FREE TO COME IN AND JUST SIMPLY SEE EVERYTHING. IF THAT’S WHAT YOU’D LIKE TO DO. THERE’S GOING TO BE A LOT OF REALLY BEAUTIFUL THINGS. OUR OFRENDA HAS BEEN UP FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS NOW. LOTS OF PHOTOS THERE OF LOVED ONES. YOU KNOW, IT’S REALLY WONDERFUL TO SEE. AND JUST TO THINK ABOUT ALL THE MEMORIES OF FOLKS HAVE OF THESE FOLKS AND HOW TO CELEBRATE THAT. BEAUTIFUL. ABSOLUTELY. TYLER, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IF YOU WANT TO BE THERE TONIGHT, FOLKS, IT IS GOING TO BE A WHOLE LOT OF FUN. THE CROSSROADS HOTEL, DIA DE LOS MUERTOS CELEBRATION RUNS FROM 6 TO 10 THIS EVENING. IT IS FREE TO ATTEND. WE’RE GOING TO BE RIGHT BACK AFTER THE BREAK WITH MORE NEWS AN