New restaurants pop up every week in the Cedar Rapids and Iowa City area, but only a special few stand out…
Bread & Butter
2019 Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) guide for the Iowa City area
Your guide to CSA providers for the upcoming growing season…
No music, no problem: Area bars and restaurants that provide a space to eat in peace
“Don’t worry; they don’t have a band tonight. I called ahead to make sure,” my husband said about the restaurant where we were thinking of eating that evening. Though we’d […]
LV Recommends: Syrup sourced from a maple tree near you
Iowa is not generally thought of as a hot-bed of maple syrup production, but it does have a few commercial producers across the state. The sap-collection season is relatively short, starting around late February or early March and lasting for roughly three weeks
LV Recommends: Good eating by the bowlful
Research says the closer food rests against the rim of a dish, the more likely eaters will perceive their meal to be sufficient. Consider a large plate, with plenty of its outer surface area untouched by food. Now, consider a bowl, filled to the brim. The bowl evokes a sense of security, of enoughness.
Natural wine and feelin’ fine: Uncorking the latest wine trend
If you’re keyed into the food and beverage world, chances are you’ve caught whiff of one of the buzziest new terms: natural wine. It’s certainly a movement that’s grown in […]
At Chez Grace, Chef David Zaghloul performs an a capella chef-d’oeuvre
It’s approaching dinner time, and Chef David Zaghloul is sitting at one of his tables, waiting for customers to arrive—a common scene in every restaurant, but here at Chez Grace, […]
Raise your glass to these no-proof and low-alcohol cocktails
Adults love their adult beverages, but not always the buzz that comes with it. With sales of alcohol dropping around 1 percent in the U.S. in 2018, an increase from 2017, Americans seem to be joining a growing European movement: eschewing boozy cocktails, beers and wines for low- or no-alcohol beverages.
LV Recommends: Five local restaurants where the special reigns supreme
The specials at these restaurants won’t let you down…
The Wellington Heights nonprofit cafe serving up valuable skills to the young women behind it
In the long list of great places to catch a meal in the Cedar Rapids area, Café 361 stands out with its themed menus, community mindedness and inspirational premise. And […]
LV Recommends: Dine using your horoscope as a guide
Jupiter will be in its home sign of Sagittarius from November of 2018 to December of 2019. These 13 months are all about growth, new beginnings and transformation. Allow the […]
LV Recommends: The best savory snacks from eastern Iowa bars
Five supreme snacks to save you when hunger strikes. George’s Buffet 312 E Market St, Iowa City Contrary to its name and to the dismay of those Google searching “buffet […]