What are your favorite local eateries, Des Moines? Share in the comments! (I’m asking again because I’d love to see…
Category: Joy
All things fun! Features include “Things That Brought Me Joy This Week” as well as my steamy romance writing, music I love, and all the other stuff that doesn’t fit anywhere else.
Foodie 515, 5/6/2024: Des Moines Food News
Hey, Des Moines! How do you feel about the Downtown Farmers’ Market? Disclaimer: Any affiliate links below help support this…
Foodie 515: Des Moines Restaurant News, 4/15/2024
What is the owner of Whiskey River accused of this time?! Plus, the solution to eating chips and dip without dirtying multiple dishes! Eat it up, Des Moines!
Foodie 515: Des Moines Restaurant News, 4/8/2024
Des Moines! See MMMBap Korean’s menu before it opens! Two much-loved restaurants are closing this month. And I can’t stop being the “rumor mill.” 😉
Foodie 515: Des Moines Restaurant News, 4/1/2024
Des Moines food news about What Dak Korean Fried Chicken, Chef David Baruthio’s latest venture, and confusion about multiple eateries’ status.
Foodie 515: Des Moines Restaurant News, 3/25/24
This week’s Foodie 515 for Des Moines: Kum & Go t-shirts, two more Hyper Energy Bar locations, and an incredible mug shot!
Goodbye, Kum & Go
You might’ve heard that Maverik purchased Kum & Go. You might’ve also heard that they’re doing away with the Kum…
Foodie 515: Des Moines Restaurant News, 3/18/24
Korean fried chicken is coming to West Des Moines. Or Clive. Or Waukee. Whatever. Plus, a manicotti-focused food truck, Ingersoll construction, and the best t-shirt I’ve ever made!
Foodie 515: Des Moines Restaurant News, 3/11/24
More bubble tea, more barbecue, and more pasta! Plus, he got arrested again?! Des Moines, here’s your food news!
Things that Brought me Joy, Vol. 9: WTF Notebooks
What WTF Notebook do you need?
Things that Brought me Joy, Vol. 8
I will no longer hide (especially not as long as the last penguin did.) Head to the post to see what brought me joy this week!
Things that Brought me Joy, Vol. 7
This post features dildos and goats, and they have nothing to do with one another except that they separately brought me joy.
Things that Brought me Joy, Vol. 6
Here’s what brought me joy this week, and I hope you share yours in the comments!
Things that Brought me Joy, Vol. 5
Get a sneak peek of an exclusive Kum & Go memorial t-shirt! Have some Gen X nostalgia with me! Make room for joy! Fuck knows we need it.
Things that Brought me Joy, Vol. 4
What brought me joy recently: A podcast about ADHD, a word game, earning interest, zombies, and my new way of acknowledging sneezes.
Things that Brought me Joy This Week, Vol. 3
I want to identify joyful things in my life because joy keeps me sane. For me, joy includes things that…
Things that Brought me Joy This Week, Vol. 2
What brought you joy this week? My list includes something that also makes me a little angry.
Le’s Chinese Bar-B-Que: My Newest Piece in DSM Magazine
This is an addendum to my piece in DSM Magazine about Le’s Chinese Bar-B-Que in Des Moines, Iowa, and it gets me that much closer to living the Bourdain Way.
Things that Brought me Joy This Week
What things brought you joy this week? Of course, my list includes penguins, but it also includes snow. Wut.
How Odd Is My Bod: Time for Gratitude
It’s the end of the year, and who doesn’t love reflecting with gratitude, right?