As many of you know, one of my favorite sub-genres of celebrity gossip is “what did rich people order when they visited such-and-such hotspot.” I still remember the absolutely crazy energy people brought to the discussion about the Sussexes eating ricotta and steak tartare in New York. Nowadays, Taylor Swift is a regular in all of the New York hotspots, but she’s also spending a lot of time in Kansas City, because that’s where Travis Kelce lives and works. She’s becoming more familiar with the city, and she’s befriended all of the Chiefs’ WAGs as well. Which means that Taylor and the Chiefs WAGs went out to one of Kansas City’s most popular restaurants and Page Six had an exclusive about what they ate and how Taylor picked up the tab. The place is called Rye and you can see their dinner menu here – it’s apparently known for fried chicken, but no one ordered the fried chicken! GHASTLY.

Taylor Swift treated herself and her new Kansas City girl squad to some delicious Midwestern comfort food over the holidays, Page Six has learned. Megan Garrelts, the co-owner of Rye restaurant in Leawood, Kan., tells us exclusively that the pop superstar arrived at their eatery on Dec. 30 with a group of about eight women — all wives or girlfriends of Chiefs’ players — including quarterback Patrick Mahomes’ wife, Brittany Mahomes.

“We have some history with serving [the Chiefs] through the years,” Garrelts explains, noting that Swift’s boyfriend, Travis Kelce, also frequents their Leawood and Kansas City, Mo., locations. “He comes in pretty often to both. He’s awesome. He’s super nice. He loves saying, ‘Hi,’ to people in the restaurant … He’s been a little bit more private, he sits in the private room, but normally he sits in the main dining room with his friends and handlers. He’s great.”

Garrelts tells Page Six that ahead of Swift’s first time at Rye, she and her husband, co-owner Colby Garrelts, received a call that someone notable would be visiting the restaurant, but they weren’t aware it would be the 12-time Grammy winner. When Swift, 34, arrived at around 7:30 p.m. local time, Megan and Colby greeted her, her security team and group of pals at a private entrance, where they shook hands with the “Cruel Summer” songstress.

“She was very, very nice,” Megan says, adding that Swift and her friends were then escorted to a private room, where other patrons could not see the “Shake It Off” singer dining. “Due to the nature of when we have a high profile guest, we try to keep it pretty on the down-low just out of respect for privacy,” the proprietor explains. “Nobody really knew she was there.”

When it came time to order, Swift did not mind any Hollywood diet and indulged in some of Rye’s yummiest menu items. We’re told the group ordered goat cheese and a cheese plate for their appetizers, and while most of the women chose salmon as their entrée, Swift opted for a tasty plate of pasta. The “Bad Blood” singer also ordered a French Blonde as her drink of choice, which Megan points out, “From our understanding, [that is] her favorite cocktail.”

The co-owner adds, “All the girls had cocktails, so it was definitely a lively girls night, which was fun to see.”

Back at the table later in the evening, Swift and her friends enjoyed some dessert, including Rye’s famous banana cream and lemon meringue pie.

“One of the girls had a birthday, so we put a candle in one of the desserts,” Megan tells us, before noting that she then brought a to-go box of cinnamon rolls for the ladies to take home. However, Swift asked to eat one there and apparently already knew about the decadent treat because her boyfriend is a big fan.

“It was pretty cool because Travis … he always requests our cinnamon roll, so I would think that he must have said something to her since she was going to Rye,” Megan says. “That was pretty fun, so we warmed it up.”

The dinner wrapped up after around three hours at 10:30 p.m. local time, and we’re told Swift kindly picked up the tab — although the exact amount was not disclosed.

[From Page Six]

Why would anyone go to a restaurant apparently known for their fried chicken and order the salmon or a pasta dish?? I didn’t even see pasta on the dinner menu but maybe it was a special or something. Anyway, not what I would have ordered! I had to look up the French Blonde as well, I’ve never heard of that cocktail. It’s very citrusy and not what I would have expected from Taylor – I would have thought that she would love a much sweeter cocktail. Also: I really want to try their in-house bread and their cinnamon rolls. Their whole dessert menu looked amazing though.

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