Add these homegrown food festivals to your 2023-24 calendar: Sweet Corn Festival, West Point, Thursday-Sunday, Aug. 10-13, 2023, Free Taste of Iowa City, Downtown Iowa City, Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023, Free Latino Fest, Downtown Iowa City, Saturday, Aug 26, 2023, Free World Food & Music Festival, Western Gateway Park, Des Moines, Friday-Sunday, Aug. 25-27, 2023, […]
Top Chef Iowa City
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Photo Gallery: Pullman, The Webster among the winners at Top Chef: Downtown Iowa City 2022
Top Chef: Downtown Iowa City returned Monday night as 26 local restaurants competed for Best Entrée, Best Dessert and Best Mixology. The event was back in-person after last year’s at-home experience, and tickets were completely sold out. The Iowa City Downtown District donated a portion of the proceeds to Strengthen – Grow – Evolve, a […]
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Iowa City’s Top Chef Downtown event transforming to an at-home experience this year
For anyone who’s been practicing their cooking skills during the pandemic, the Iowa City Downtown District has an opportunity to put that talent to the test — and it’s also an opportunity to try delicious food and recipes from Iowa City chefs. The annual Top Chef Downtown event allows attendees to taste various entrees, desserts […]
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Here are the winning entrees, desserts and drinks at the 10th Top Chef Downtown competition
The Iowa City Downtown District (ICDD) held its 10th annual Top Chef Downtown at The Graduate on Monday night. This year’s event featured offerings from 29 Iowa City restaurants. Competing entrees ranged from classics like St. Burch Tavern’s braised short rib to less familiar fare like Oasis’s mansaf, as well as desserts such as The […]
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Dumpling Darling, Banh Mi Amore take home Top Chef: Downtown 2018 top savory honors
Sponsored by the Iowa City Downtown District, the eighth annual Top Chef: Downtown event sold out quickly once again, packing the Hotel Vetro on Feb. 26 with revelers who relished food and drink from 24 Iowa City food and drink establishments. This year, there was balanced representation from food trucks, higher-end restaurants and smaller, more casual eateries, offering a spectrum of gustatory delights and creative cocktails.
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Top Chef: Downtown Iowa City wows the crowd at Hotel Vetro
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] More than 350 foodies and bons vivants indulged in succulent fare and creative cocktails from 24 area bars, cafes and restaurants at Monday night, Feb. 27’s seventh annual Top Chef: Downtown event, hosted by the Iowa City Downtown District at the Hotel Vetro. Attendees sampled an array of tasty treats, most of which highlighted […]
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First-of-its-kind Iowa Shrimp Taco shut out of IC Top Chef: Downtown
Local Burrito slinger and taste-maker Kyle Sieck was ousted from competition in the Iowa City Downtown District’s sixth annual Top Chef: Downtown when health inspectors challenged the source of his “Iowa Shrimp.” His shrimp supplier, Denny Rehberg, who operates out of Walker, Iowa, in Linn County, did not have an aquaculture license. There are currently […]
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Get your grub on: Five Days of food in Iowa City
With so much buzz around Mission Creek and the talented musicians and artists visiting our town, it is easy to overlook the stellar line-up of food events that are happening throughout the week. Here’s a five-day guide to feasting through the festivities.
