The Food Pantry at Iowa, which serves members of the University of Iowa community, will receive $25,000 from the University Student Government’s contingency fund. The UI Undergraduate Student Government (USG) voted to direct those funds to the pantry during its meeting on Tuesday, the Daily Iowan reported. The contingency fund “supports larger-scale projects that help […]
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Bites, fries, fluff and a squealer: Iowa State Fair food previewed
I’m what you might call a “fair-foodie”: an aficionado of the gastrointestinally punishing caloric arms race one can only experience at the Iowa State Fair. With the 2020 Iowa State Fair canceled due to COVID-19, I missed out on my annual survey of the creative dishes it has to offer. So on Monday afternoon, when […]
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Food documentary tells story of workers’ fight for justice
Screening: Food Chains Iowa Memorial Union, Illinois Room — Thurs., Mar. 31 at 4:30 p.m. Florida tomato pickers are the focus of an acclaimed documentary that will screen Thursday for free at the IMU at 4:30 p.m. Food Chains tells the story of “fair food” and how to produce ethical produce. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrabEgZVHxY The Coalition of […]
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As the Lincoln Cafe shuts down, a new restaurateur steps in
When Matt Steigerwald decided to close the Lincoln Cafe, Mount Vernon native Rachel Sauter took the opportunity to pursue her own aspirations of owning a restaurant. Her close ties to the community and former jobs at area restaurants (including Augusta in Oxford and the Wine Bar in Mount Vernon), helped inform her decision to re-open […]
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Minor indulgences: Scrooge gets an attitude adjustment
“Eat, drink and be merry” is a familiar holiday toast, but did you know that there’s a second, somewhat morbid half to the saying that explains the reason why we should imbibe and rejoice? In case you were unaware, the phrase in total goes: “Eat, drink and be merry, for tomorrow we die.” So there: Put that in your holiday pipe and smoke it.
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Field to Family’s annual Harvest Dinner kicks off this Saturday in Oxford, Iowa
The annual Field to Family Harvest Dinner will take place this Saturday at Anna’s Cutting Garden in Oxford, Iowa (1259 Rohret Road SW). According to Field…
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Good Eggs
As the weather warms and backyard gardens begin to sprout, locals are asked to consider a very basic question: Where does our food come from? To some, there’s an easy answer, which is “the grocery store.” It is, however, a bit more complicated than that. Eggs often have a starring role on many shopping lists, […]
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Date Night
So you think you know the Iowa City food scene? With several new restaurants opening their doors of late, it may be time for you to reconsider your options. If you’re looking to impress the belly-dancing goddess from College Green you finally scored a date with, allow us to recommend a few of the dishes […]
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Chef Brings Love of Design, Food to his Crepe Creations
The batter sizzles as Chef Hicham Chehouani pours a pale mixture onto a round black grill. With a quick twist of the wrist, he takes a wooden dowel and smoothes the batter into a thin layer — the base for one of his crêpe creations. The crêpe bubbles slightly. He gives it a quick series […]
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The Hops: Premature Oktobulation
September, I realized, is a difficult month to recommend beer for. For three weeks it is still technically summer, so I wanted a beer that was light-bodied and refreshing. It also needed be rather cheap, as long afternoons of tailgating call for coolers packed with relatively affordable brew.
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Recasting Corn
This summer I visited a Democratic meet-up in Marion, Iowa, where a new candidate for Secretary of Agriculture is looking to rebrand our state’s chief export. But not through marketing–through a new vision of sustainable agriculture, one that posits the problems presented by an over-reliance on fossil fuels as an opportunity to reevaluate the future of farming in Iowa.
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Iowa City Weekender September 10-13
This week’s Weekender is sponsored by… **This message contains embedded videos. If you are viewing this via email or rss, you may not be able to see all content. Original content is viewable HERE** THURSDAY Culinary Walk |Downtown Iowa City | 5:30 – 8:00 pm | $25/$15 for students It’s a very great weekend to […]
