Pretzel breadsticks are popular in breweries: They're on the menu at McCoy's Public House and The Foundry in Westport, while 75th Street Brewery has a pair of oversized soft pretzels that come with a side of mustard and microbrew cheese fondue. The Brick ups the ante with three warm pretzels and a cheese sauce. Julian also has house-made soft pretzels that come with a selection of mustards on a wooden cutting board.
A warm pretzel and a cold beer is a good combination -- pretzels are relatively easy to make and nothing makes customers more thirsty than a hot, salty appetizer. But my favorite version of the soft pretzel might be at the Boulevard Drive-In in Kansas City, Kansas. There you can purchase a container of pretzel bites and machine-dispensed nacho cheese for dipping -- for me, it's the taste of summer (sadly, the drive-in doesn't open for the season until April).
Once you've got your pretzel options squared away, you can upgrade your mustard at The Better Cheddar. The specialty grocer and cheese shop sells a raspberry wasabi dipping mustard that combines mustard, raspberry and horseradish to add sweet and heat to soft or hard pretzels.
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