Step Up for Seconds, Kansas City!

A Feast of More Local Legends and Legacies

The Long-Awaited Sequel to Step Up to the Plate, Kansas City! Delivers More Tasty Stories and Sweet Inspiration

Author Mary Don Beachy refers to Step Up to the Plate, Kansas City! A Feast of Local Legends and Legacies (Mission Point Press, 2022) as her “dream project.” With the highly acclaimed title now in its third printing and readers routinely asking for a sequel, Beachy and Mission Point Press have published Step Up for Seconds, Kansas City! (November 1, 2025). Nearly eighty entries profile Kansas City-connected individuals from the worlds of arts and entertainment, community organizations, dining, education and medicine, and sports. Each profile blends a short biography with their favorite recipe before wrapping up with the fan-favorite “key ingredients for success in life” message.