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Capturing the soul of your city.

Issue 1: Des Moines, IA

Our inaugural edition is dedicated to the art, science, business, pleasure, passion, and pursuit of Food and Drink in Des Moines. It’s a theme that plays a leading role in the complex harmony of a city, with as many variations as there are bubbles in a bottle of sparkling Iowa cider. We’ve concocted a diverse tasting for you. Ten stories. Ten voices. Sharing their unique slice of Central Iowa.

The Voices

 

1. A World Away

 

Arthur Orduña

Editor

 

2. The Midwestern Creative

 

Wini Moranville

Food Writer, Restaurant Reporter, Author

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3. There Was Nothing

 

Aaron Byrd

Street Eats Des Moines

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4. Now, I’m Happy

 

Betty Orduña-Salisbury

Filipino Chicken Relleno

 

5. I Saw It As An Opportunity

 

Alex Hall

St. Kilda

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6. A New Normal

 

Emma Brown and Charlotte Gordon

Millennial Downtown Experts

 

7. Just The Two of Us

 

Brandy Lueders and John Cornish

The Grateful Chef

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8. Twenty Lifetimes

 

Jeff Bruning 

Restaurateur, Beer Pioneer

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9. Quite Sweet and Beautiful

 

Rekha Basu

Reporter, Editorial Writer, Columnist

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10. Somebody Noticed

 

Herb and Kathy Eckhouse

La Quercia

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