Solon’s Big Grove Brewery is hosting a release reception for New Prairie Kitchen (Midway Books 2015), a cookbook by Summer Miller that promotes…
Food & Drink
Apres Wine Bar and Bistro to open by the end of June
Après Wine Bar and Bistro, the first restaurant to arrive in Iowa City’s Peninsula Neighborhood, will open its doors before the end of the month says owner Emmet Carmichael. The […]
Des Moines-based Tacopocalypse is expanding to Coralville
Popular Des Moines restaurant Tacopocalypse will open a second location in the Iowa City area later this summer, officials from the Iowa River Landing announced…
Chicken Little Reviews: Pho Zaika
The flavors of Vietnamese food — garlic, lemongrass, ginger, star anise, cloves, cinnamon, chilies, fish sauce — are some of my favorites. Thankfully, and at long last, there is delicious, […]
Are hops the future of Iowa’s agricultural economy?
Solon Farmer Mark Pattison is now growing hops on land that has historically been used for soybeans and corn. The 25-acre Buck Creek Hops operation will be home to 25,000 […]
Bottoms Up: Coralville is getting a new brewery
Even after all he has done as a restaurateur in the Iowa City area, Jim Mondanaro is about to do something he’s never done before but always wanted to do […]
Interview: Finnegans’ CEO Jacquie Berglund on business, benevolence and beer
For Jacquie Berglund, brewing beer is more than a business. It’s a form of community activism. Berglund is the CEO, founder and ‘Rambunctious Social…
Local Foods Connection to host Spring Fling fundraiser
With the goal of providing healthier options for low-income families and individuals, Local Foods Connection is hosting its inaugural Spring Fling fundraiser this Thursday, May 21 at Celebration Farm in Iowa City…
Iowa City historian to highlight 19th century brewery, beer caves
Archaeologist, historian and Little Village contributor Marlin Ingalls will give a presentation on the history of prohibition, breweries and…
Iowa artists, Surly Brewing Company collaborate on new project
Heavy metal, barn-side advertisements and the movie ‘Children of the Corn’ are among the inspirations cited by the Iowa artists who were
Boozehound Reviews: Jose Cuervo Gold
Tequila isn’t what it used to be when I was in college. There was a time when it seemed that there was only Cuervo and if you wanted to get […]
Forbidden Traveler Apple Ale by Traveler Beer Company is LV’s May 2015 Brew of the Month
Among the newcomers to Iowa’s beer shelves is The Traveler Beer Company, which began distributing in the state earlier this year. Their shandy-inspired brews…