A DOCUMENT SERIES
MADE IN THE
MIDDLE
BBQ takes 14 hours. The smoke starts before dawn. The line runs all day. Nobody films what happens before the food hits the table — the prep, the craft, the material that holds it all together.
We do. This is Made in the Middle — Kansas City told from the inside.
KANSAS CITY FOOD STORIES
Made in the Middle — Season 1 now streaming. New episode every Thursday. Watch S1E2: Meat Mitch →
SEASON ONE - 2026
THE EPISODES
EPISODE 0
WHAT IS MADE IN THE MIDDLE?
The series opens in the shop. Tim at the CNC at dawn. Boards coming off the line. Kansas City waking up around them. This episode doesn't explain the series — it shows you exactly what it is. Richlite. BBQ. KC. Why this story matters and why nobody else is telling it.
WHAT THIS SERIES IS
THE STORY NOBODY ELSE TELLS
Kansas City has been a BBQ city for over a century. Gates Bar-B-Q has run the same pits since 1946. Q39 moves hundreds of pounds of brisket a week. Meat Mitch has championship hardware on the wall and boards on his prep line. These aren't restaurants — they're institutions.
Made in the Middle goes where most cameras don't. Behind the counter. Into the walk-in. Down the prep line. We follow the Richlite cutting boards that GBC fabricates in Kansas City — and the restaurants and pitmasters who use them every single day.
THE CITY
Kansas City as a character — its BBQ, its history, its neighborhoods. Not a backdrop. The point.
THE PROCESS
Warm off-white / tan. Light and clean. Architecturally popular.
THE PEOPLE
Deep brown tones. Warm and natural. Works well in residential settings.
THE MATERIAL
Warm off-white / tan. Light and clean. Architecturally popular.
"Kanas City is a hidden gem and the best smelling city in the world."
Vice × Bourdain in spirit. No fluff. No narration that tells you how to feel. Just smoke, steel, and the people who show up before the city wakes up.
STOP REPLACING
BOARDS.
NSF-certified · Made in Kansas City · Ships nationwide · Wholesale terms available
PRICING STRUCTURE
THREE TIERS
ONE MATERIAL
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TIER 1
RETAIL
For individual buyers, gift purchases, and single-location orders under minimum quantity. Full retail pricing applies.
$199
SMALL
BOARD
MEDIUM
BOARD
$299
LARGE
BOARD
$399
BUTCHER
BLOCK
$499
TIER 2 - MOST COMMON
WHOLESALE
For restaurant groups, food service operators, and qualifying single-location buyers. W9 required. Minimum quantities apply.
$199
SMALL
BOARD
SMALL
BOARD
$199
MEDIUM
BOARD
$299
LARGE
BOARD
$299
TIER 3
DISTRIBUTION
For architects, fabricators, cabinetmakers, and distributors. Volume minimums required. LEED documentation provided.
$199
RAW
SHEET
MINIMUM
ORDER
$199
MEDIUM
BOARD
$299
LARGE
BOARD
$299
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