Your guide to Community Supported Agriculture (CSA)/Veggie Subscription providers for the upcoming growing season. Sponsored by Field to Family
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2020 Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) guide for the Iowa City and Cedar Rapids area
Food & Drink
LV Recommends: Shop for new tableware and support these local artisans
Owner Patti O’Neill partners with artisans in Oaxaca, Mexico to produce beautiful collections of home goods that marry traditional techniques with modern aesthetics. O’Neill travels regularly to Mexico to collaborate with her artisans and share the process, and brings back fresh goodies multiple times […]
LV Recommends: Restaurants you and your kids can agree on
Wait… a brewery on a list of kid-friendly establishments? You bet. The casual atmosphere of Big Grove lends itself well to dining out with kids in tow. The menu of international street food offers choices for both adventurous and discerning eaters and the brewery is known for their great selection of brewed-on-site […]
LV Recommends: Where to swap your burger for a plant patty in the CRANDIC
Known for their burger-centric menu through which you can travel the world, owners Mitch and Christina Springman make sure their culinary creativity is accessible to all diners by crafting a housemade veggie burger that can be used as a vehicle to sample their international delights. Packed with veggies, lentils […]
LV Recommends: 5 places where soup reigns supreme
The sour, spicy flavors in the saozi noodle soup at JiangHu are addictive. Try it once and you’ll find countless reasons to order it again and again. When you need a warm up on a chilly day: saozi noodles. When you’re feeling the beginnings of a head cold: saozi. When you’re too lazy to pack your lunch […]
LV Recommends: Locally-owned wine and liquor shops to stock your home bar
Travel and wine enthusiast Traci Weber took her husband’s dream of one day owning a wine shop and turned it into her reality. She purchased an old home on First Avenue and converted it into a retail outlet, using the rooms (three floors!) of the old house to showcase boutique wines of both domestic […]
LV Recommends: Breakfast joints worth waking up for
This longtime downtown Iowa City establishment is well known for classics like the Conglomerate sandwich. Their egg rolls pass the test, too. Oh, and did you know Mickey’s offers a full breakfast menu on the weekends? They have some very tasty and unique menu items for egg lovers. Ever have a day […]
LV Recommends: 6 places with killer barbecue
All over the country, debates over what makes the best barbecue rage. Cities and entire states are known for their barbecue fare, but the treatment of the meat—how it is smoked, dry-rubbed, or sauced—is what defines barbecue in that area (though what accompanies the meat is important, too)
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LV Recommends: Fresh oysters at these raw bars go down easy
When enjoying the easy-going fine-dining atmosphere at Ruthie’s, be sure to order appetizers. More specifically, order the oysters. They offer perfectly fried oysters for you to enjoy before your plates of lobster tails, beautiful steaks, prime ribs and more of the chef’s creations hit your table […]
LV Recommends: Sample international delights, American classics or expertly brewed coffee at these new area eateries
A full-fledged space to call their own! Jessica LaFayette and her husband Tony have expanded what was originally a deli counter in the back of a retail operation into a restaurant that occupies the whole space. Everything on the menu is raw, vegan and gluten-free, but don’t think for a second that means […]
Hy-Vee is replacing its Market Grilles with Wahlburgers
Hy-Vee will be closing all its Market Grille restaurants and turning over those locations to Wahlburgers, the Boston-based burger chain started by Paul Wahlberg and his brothers, actor Mark (Boogie Nights, The Happening) and singer Donnie (New Kids on the Block). “Our customers are wanting more fresh and convenient meal options,” Hy-Vee said in a […]
New restaurant The Fish Store is building on the tradition of Boston Fish
A new seafood restaurant opened in Cedar Rapids last week, and residents will most likely recognize parts of the menu — especially if they dined at Boston Fish. Lenore Zoll, who was the restaurant’s manager before it closed its doors last May after 77 years, was determined to bring Boston Fish back to the community. […]
