NORTHSIDE BISTRO closed in January 2018. NORTHSIDE BISTRO in Iowa City has a mission to…
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The retro Bluebird Diner in Iowa City Ahh, brunch. The mere mention of the word sends…
Chef Sepehr Sadrzadeh IOWA CITY’S popular Pullman Bar & Diner pays homage to America’s hard-working…
As a kid, I was definitely not allowed to eat “fork food” with my fingers.…
Spanning the years of my adult life, betwixt (and sometimes in the midst) of romantic…
I began drinking coffee at the uninformed age of 18 with the assumption that all coffee…
On Thanksgiving Day my family, like many families across the nation, gathers around the dining…
“When I visited the Syrian refugees in Lebanon, I said to them, ‘Had I been…
At the end of the afternoon, the winning cheeses were brought out for everyone to…
Midsummer in Iowa is full of delights. Corn from the corn stand, sweet Muscatine melons,…
The research team heads to Kalona Brewing Company. The first beer I remember really—and I…
It’s hard to imagine that tomatoes were once considered inedible. (photo by Juliet Jarmosco) The…
The power of great words lies in their ability to reframe perspectives, broaden horizons, and…
Steve Katz, an astute observer of people, food, and culture, is writing a book called…
Steve Katz (far left in cap) attends a livestock exposition with his dad and sister…