Pop. Pop. Pop. In late 2025, ManilaBoy food pop-ups started springing up everywhere in Des Moines: Horizon Line Coffee, RAYGUN, Crème, the Art Terrarium. They even made an appearance at the Little Book for Indie Bookstore Day this April. ManilaBoy isn’t popping out of nowhere. Chef and owner Earvin Idio and his family have been […]
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Already an Iowa City street-food favorite, Snacky Mini Mart puts the ‘bing’ in mind-blowing
Starting a new restaurant can feel like surfing a tsunami. Luckily, the cousin-cousin culinary team behind Snacky Mini Mart has a great sense of balance. Sandy and Vivian Pei launched their pan-Asian food stall at the Iowa City Farmers Market in spring 2023, cooking under a red canopy and hand-painted signs made by Sandy, one […]
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Revival Men’s Pop-up Boutique debuts this Friday: Interview with owner Sheila Davisson
When Catherine Champion announced the closing of Cheap & Chic in April with plans to open a unisex store in its place, she cited the lack of men’s…
