IOWA CITY — A restaurant with roots both in Iowa City and Cedar Rapids will be closing its doors soon. Dumpling Darling, 213 Iowa Ave., announced this week its last day of business will be Dec. 19, 2021. Founder Lesley Rish started selling Asian-style steamed dumplings at the Iowa City Farmers Market in 2014 after […]
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Her restaurant survived the pandemic and...
NOTE: Runt’s Munchies, 529 Fifth Ave. SE, is open 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Saturday. Closed Sundays. CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — More than four years ago, Jess Johnson opened Runt’s Munchies, a diminutive restaurant in a historic building on the edge of downtown Cedar Rapids. “We’ve survived COVID and the derecho, but we […]
Iowa Organic Conference goes virtual thi...
As with most events since the start of the pandemic, the annual Iowa Organic Conference will be held virtually this year. Organic producers and farmers in general have faced extraordinary challenges this year with the coronavirus pandemic, the derecho windstorm in August and more. Those challenges, as well as opportunities, will be addressed during the […]
New Pioneer Food Co-op to close on selec...
As businesses respond to the coronavirus pandemic, New Pioneer Food Co-op decided to close its doors on certain days to help meet the demand for its shopping service, Co-op Cart. New Pi operates stores in Cedar Rapids, Coralville and Iowa City, offering local, organic, and natural foods. Customers don’t need to be members to shop […]
Photos: Dinner on the Bridge of Lions in...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Organizers couldn’t have asked for a better night to launch a new event for the Czech Village/New Bohemia Main Street District. Clear skies and temperatures in the 70s on Friday, Sept. 6, provided the first Dinner on the Bridge of Lions with a picture-perfect evening. Main Street Executive Director Abby Huff […]
Popular eatery leaving NewBo City Market
CEDAR RAPIDS – Zaytoon Mediterranean Grill is leaving NewBo City Market, as of Feb. 27, 2019. No explanation was given for the departure, with the following announcement on Facebook that afternoon: “We regret to inform everyone, Zaytoon has been told to vacate the Market. It is completely out of our hands. We’re moving out today. […]
Lucky’s Market begins clearance sales af
IOWA CITY – More than three years after opening to crowds in Iowa City, the state’s first Lucky’s Market will be closing its doors. Related: Three-way grocery store race Lucky’s made this announcement on Facebook: “After more than three and a half years of serving the local community, we regret to inform you that we […]
Eating local at Eastern Iowa restaurants
By Cindy Hadish/for Lure magazine Take one bite into a smoked pork belly slider at the Quarter Barrel Arcade & Brewery and it’s obvious this isn’t your typical “bar food.” Quarter Barrel, 616 Second Ave. SE, Cedar Rapids, is among the Corridor restaurants making a conscious effort to locally source their ingredients, to provide higher […]
Tribute to Bata’s (Betas) Restaurant in
CEDAR RAPIDS – As I mourned the closing of my favorite retail store in New Bohemia, the New Bo Mercantile and Vintage Shop, I thought, at least the district still has a few eating places with that authentic vibe. Just yesterday, though, word came out that Betas Restaurant, 1006 Third St. SE, which opened as […]
Loss for local foods in Iowa as QC Food ...
DAVENPORT – Customers lined up inside the Quad Cities Food Hub’s market store on Saturday, Oct. 21, to grab the last items at a discount before the store permanently closed its doors. The nonprofit organization lost its major grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, said Nicole McLaughlin, as the end of the last day […]