27 Dec 2016

Mama Bosso: "Made Fresh. Made Local."

By Brandon Carleton

Mama Bosso is launching a new marketing campaign with the slogan, "Made Fresh. Made Local." This campaign is aimed to educate the Quad Cities and greater midwest area about everything that Mama Bosso has to offer:

Mama Bosso is made local. Our pizza has been made locally now for over 60 years.

28 Nov 2016

Program Evaluation Tool to Help Iowa Local Foods Practitioners

By Becky L. King

AMES, Iowa – A growing number of individuals and organizations across Iowa are working hard to meet the increased consumer demand for healthy, locally produced foods. But how do they know whether their projects and programs are ac...

23 Nov 2016

Capriotti’s Gravy LTO Will Make You Say OMG

By Jordan Massanari

Here is an offer from ...

21 Nov 2016

Tips To Avoid Thanksgiving Overindulgence

By Craig Cooper

DAVENPORT, Iowa – Nov. 21, 2016 -- Thanksgiving means parades, football and overindulgence.

We become conquerors of the chocolate cream pie, warriors of the wishbone, and special forces of the stuffing.

18 Nov 2016

Now It’s Easier for Iowans to ‘Spend Smart. Eat Smart.’

By Becky L. King

ARTICLE | MON, 11/14/2016 - 10:10 | BY CHRISTINE HRADEK

AMES, Iowa –...

18 Nov 2016

Why are turkeys bigger? It's genetics, not hormones

By Teresa Bjork, editor, The Iowa Dish

"Simply" confused about food trends

Sometimes when life gets crazy busy, a new trend will pop up out of nowhere, like the Pokemon Go craze this summer, and I'll be left behind asking: "How did this become a thing?"

For the past...

15 Nov 2016

THE HOLIDAYS ARE HERE! IMPRESS PARTY-GOERS WITH AN EASY, FUN & CUSTOMIZABLE EGGS BENEDICT BAR

By Katie Nola

Urbandale, Iowa (NOVEMBER 14, 2016) - The fall and winter holiday party season has begun. That means festive gatherings with family and friends - and of course great food.

While planning your holiday get-togethers, don't forget to ...

07 Nov 2016

2016 STUDENT HUNGER DRIVE LOADING DAYS AND FINALE RALLY

By LIZ TREIBER

THE 31st ANNUAL STUDENT HUNGER DRIVE COMES TO A CLOSE THIS WEEK. PLEASE HELP US SHOWCASE THE OUTSTANDING EFFORTS OF OUR 16 PARTICIPATING HIGH SCHOOLS AS THEY WORK TO FIGHT HUNGER IN OUR AREA.

YOU ARE INVITED TO ATTEND THE STUDENT HUNGER ...

24 Oct 2016

Halloween Kids night! No Tricks, Just Treats at Texas Roadhouse!

By Texas Roadhouse

Join us for some Halloween fun Tuesday, October 25!

We will have face painting, Arts & crafts, goodie bags for the kids.

All children ages 12 and under wearing a costume will receive a FREE* k...

17 Oct 2016

TONIGHT on the Food Network: Local Hy-Vee Cake Designers to Compete on Cake Wars

By Kristy Staker

Cedar Rapids, Iowa (Oct. 13, 2016) – After an extensive application process that began in 2015, two local Hy-Vee cake designers will be featured on Monday’s episode of Cake Wars, which will air on the Food Network at 7 p.m. Kassie Mather and P...

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