Dining Well in DSM by Wini Moranville
Where you'll discover great food finds and the best restaurant experiences in Des Moines.
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Keep Your Eye on This New Waukee Restaurant (opens the original)
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Welcome to Dining Well in Des Moines, my weekly guide to what’s worth eating—and worth your money. I cover restaurants, great food finds, dining news, and the occasional Midwest getaway worth the drive. For today, an early look at a new Waukee restaurant. Next week, I’ll tell you about a recent experience at one of our most acclaimed restaurants in town. Does it still measure up? Subscribe so you never miss a post.Subscribe now<div cl
How Come You Never Told Me About the Spumoni Bombas? (opens the original)
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Welcome to Dining Well in Des Moines, my weekly guide to what’s worth eating—and worth your money. I cover restaurants, great food finds, dining news, and the occasional nearby getaway worth the drive. Today, it’s Wini Cooks Des Moines, where I scout out terrific ingredients hiding around town and tell you what to do with them. Subscribe, and I’ll keep doing the scouting for you.Subscribe nowGreatest Hits from Taste of Italy 8421 University Blvd #
Recipe: Cannelloni with Half Red/Half White Sauce (opens the original)
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The NY Times Snubbed Iowa. I’m OK With That. (opens the original)
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Greetings from “somewhere in the Black Mountain Hills of Dakota.” This is my second year in a row coming out here. When I find a place I love, I like to return until I know it’s settled into my soul forever. So, this week’s post will be a little different—a report on newsworthy bits I’ve picked up recently. Next week, I’ll be back at it with, hopefully, some boots-on-the-ground finds in Des Moines. No Love from the NY Times This Year, Either<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="http
A “Cult Restaurant” Worth a Drive to C.R. (opens the original)
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A World Culinary Tour dinner at the Class Act restaurant in Cedar Rapids is a very hot ticket! That’s why I’m sending this out to paid subscribers only. The $47 Menu to Beat in This State<img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="1092
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