Since 2024, Iowa’s dining and drinking scene has earned uncommon national attention, with eight restaurants and bars landing on USA TODAY’s prestigious Restaurants of the Year and Bars of the Year ...

Des Moines is experiencing a culinary boom with a variety of new restaurant openings. New dining options range from Nashville hot chicken and Afro-Caribbean fare to French-Asian bakeries. Several ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In the world of chefs and restaurants, the greatest recognition from peers comes from the James Beard Foundation, the New ...

In Des Moines’ oldest neighborhood sits a restaurant known for its superb Italian cuisine, high-quality ingredients and romantic setting inside a Victorian mansion. This week the restaurant earned ...

It's the 36th year of the prestigious James Beard Awards, which recognize culinary excellence across the country. A bakery in Iowa City, a cocktail bar in Des Moines and chefs at two Des Moines ...

Orlondo’s is back. The thin‑crust pizza and dishes Des Moines missed return this spring — reopening a local food ritual in Grimes.

IOWA — Two Iowa restaurants were named Restaurants of the Year by USA Today. Prime & Providence and Whatcha Smokin? BBQ + Brew were named 2026 Restaurants of the Year alongside over 35 other ...

Panka Peruvian Restaurant staying open with new ownership partner ...

Liz Lidgett walks through her Des Moines restaurant designs, sharing the art that shapes each space — and the dishes she orders when she visits.

In the world of chefs and restaurants, the greatest recognition from peers comes from the James Beard Foundation, the New York-based organization that "celebrates and supports the people behind ...