A new eatery offering “reimagined” desserts served by the jar is on its way to Johnson County.
Jars by Fabio Viviani — a sweets shop owned by a former “Top Chef” contestant — plans to open a new shop in southern Overland Park this summer as part of a broader metrowide expansion.
Jars will operate at 4937 W. 119th St.
- The shop is moving into a space on the west end of the Hawthorne Plaza shopping center in Overland Park.
- Jars will neighbor André’s Confiserie Suisse and PAINT Nail Bar at the shopping center.
- Soft serve ice cream shop Bingbox previously occupied the space, before it closed in the fall of 2023.
Jars serves desserts in small packages
- The “single-serve” shop specializes in jarred desserts of various flavors.
- Some of the flavors include tres leches cake, chocolate s’mores, blueberry cheesecake, and salted caramel pecan pie.
- The brand was founded by chef and restauranteur Fabio Viviani, who operates several restaurants and culinary concepts across the country.
- Viviani was also a contestant in Bravo’s “Top Chef” for two seasons, where he earned a “Fan Favorite” title.
This is the first Jars shop in Johnson County
- It’s also the company’s first shop in the wider Kansas City metro as a whole.
- The first Jars shop opened in early 2023, in Chicago.
- As of now, the dessert brand operates three shops across the country — the original in Chicago, along with two more in Fort Worth, Texas and Laguna Niguel, California.
- According to a company press release, Jars by Fabio intends to open several more Kansas City area locations, along with other new shops in Texas and California.
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