Prairie Links Golf & Event Center (Waverly, IA)
Prairie Links Golf & Event Center in Waverly, Iowa is the fourth location that I’m judging food at for the 2015 Dine Iowa Grand Tasting Gala event. This is my second year of judging for this event. Chef Robert Anderson and I are the main judges. It is a privilege to get to work with him, the IRA […]
On The Green
On The Green New American Cuisine is the second location that I’m judging food at for the 2015 Dine Iowa Grand Tasting Gala event. This is my second year of judging for this event. Chef Robert Anderson and I are the main judges. It is a privilege to get to work with him, the IRA staff, and members […]
Plan Accordingly // 9.19.15
Is it just me, or has there been an over-abundance of bizarre, made-up holidays lately? Pancake Day. Left-Handers Day. IPA Day. Columbus Day. Well now we have one more to add to the list, but unlike a few others oddities, this one I’ll gladly partake in celebrating. You better get your drinking pants on, Des Moines, […]
Market Cafe – Ankeny, Iowa #1
The Hy-Vee Market Cafe in Ankeny is the first location that I’m judging food at for the 2015 Dine Iowa Grand Tasting Gala event. This is my second year of judging for this event. You can find all of last year’s visit here. Chef Robert Anderson and I are the main judges. It is a privilege to get […]
Field Trip | Worth Brewing Company
There’s just something special about the hunt for craft beer. We read up on articles, taste test with friends and even drive hours and miles just to experience a great craft [beer]. I’m a pretty regular weekender in Clear Lake, Iowa. There was a lot of excitement when Lake Time Brewery opened up. It’s still […]
Nothing Compares – Pouring Brews at the Iowa Craft Beer Tent
Confession: I love everything Iowa State Fair. Although a few of my friends and life-long Iowans do not share my same passion, it is truly a guilty pleasure for this non-native. Visions of butter cows, rock bands, fried foods on a stick, and blue-ribbon livestock flood my daydreams annually as July melts away into August. It’s a […]
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