Posted May 08, 2013in Community Featured, Greene County
OK, any self-respecting 6’-2” male who watches “Moonshiners” and “Swamp People” who willingly goes to lunch at a tea room located in the back of a gift shop that sells tea cozies should immediately turn in his man card, right? Hold on a second. Take a moment to consider the
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Posted May 08, 2013in Community Featured, Fort Dodge
Drive Straight to this Dive for Great Food. You have to love a place with a sense of humor, so when I saw that little blurb on the back of the take-out menu at Harty’s Caddy Shack Café, I knew I had found someplace truly different and truly fun. Finding
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Posted May 08, 2013in Community Featured, Des Moines West
My dining companion and I wanted something different than fast food burgers or subs recently, so I suggested a trip down Ingersoll Avenue to Star Bar. I’ve enjoyed the neighborhood pub atmosphere and familiar food turned up a notch on previous visits. This lunch proved to be equally pleasing. The
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Posted May 08, 2013in Community Featured, West Des Moines
On a Sunday afternoon, my family and I wanted to go out for a late lunch. We decided to try Cabo Sol Mexican restaurant since we hadn’t been there yet. My husband couldn’t wait to dig into some chips and salsa. Once inside, the hostess greeted us with a smile
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Posted May 01, 2013in Clear Lake, Community Featured
Our long, winter’s wait is over. For weeks on end — or at least it seemed like weeks on end — we had been slowing down each time we reached the familiar big chicken and the big ice cream cone that stand sentinel on Highway 18, just outside one of
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Posted May 01, 2013in Community Featured, Perry
Word is getting around — eating lunch at the Perry Elks Lodge is a pretty tasty option. I had driven by the Perry Elks a couple of times and noticed a sign announcing the lodge serves lunch to the public from Monday through Friday. I finally decided to pop in
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Posted April 24, 2013in Boone, Community Featured
My visit here was long overdue. For a year now I’ve been walking by this quiet building, admiring the vintage character and wondering what I would find inside. Finally, on a sunny Friday afternoon, I staked out my territory and waited for the doors to swing open. Walking inside, the
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Posted April 24, 2013in Appanoose County, Community Featured
Not many restaurants can claim the distinction of having been around for 90 years. The Blue Bird on the Centerville square opened in 1923, and ever since then it has been a place to meet with friends over a casual, tasty meal. I associate the Blue Bird particularly with breakfast,
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Posted April 17, 2013in Community Featured, Downtown
It was lunchtime, and I was craving carbohydrates. I was wondering where to satisfy my pasta urge when I remembered a reliable old friend — The Old Spaghetti Works. As I made my way to Court Avenue, it occurred to me just how long the Spaghetti Works has been in
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Posted April 10, 2013in Community Featured, Des Moines West
There is now a tie for the most superfluous piece of advice I have ever read. The first was on a box of treats from Chocolaterie Stam, noting that the chocolates should be eaten within two weeks. Ha! And recently I encountered this at Creme Cupcake + Dessert: “Cupcakes are
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