Des Moines, the City Council special election is tomorrow! Don’t forget to vote!
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Requests
- This GoFundMe for my sister has stalled. Please help get eyes on it!
- One of my closest friends lost her 21-year-old son to suicide. The family is in need of meals and donations.
- While I’ll always appreciate it if you buy me chai, my goal with this new section is to support community.
Des Moines Openings, Closings, and Such
- Closed/Closing
- Viva la Crêpe (Crepêrie) closed back in December. I completely missed this one. Such a shame. Decent place, honestly.
- The Traveling Bean Co. closed up at the end of last year. Some of her equipment is still for sale.
- Now Open
- Good Day finished their move to Ankeny and is now open. Friggin’ Ankeny.
- A manicotti-focused food truck called Hotel Luna opens this spring.
- La Tapatia has a “mini” location in West Des Moines. That brings their total locations to five, I believe.
- Coming Soon
- Noor’s Eatery, an Ethiopian/Sudanese operation, will be in Moxie.
- Grimes is getting a new pizza place called Pepp’s Pizzeria, which had or is having its soft opening some time this week or last week. Isn’t wasn’t.
- What Dak Korean Fried Chicken is opening in West Des Waukee where Viva la Crêpe was. I am here for the expansion of Korean cuisine and hot pot places!
- While Marshalltown is out of my normal range, I thought I’d share that Mariscos el Capitan is opening a second location there.
- A home-based business called Good Mood Food will sell “baked goods, meat kebabs, and meat pies.” They also plan to have a space in Valley West Mall, if I’m understanding the pre-opening inspection correctly.
- Bits and Bobs
- If you have an old restaurant you wish to preserve, I’d recommend filling this out.
- My review of Tullpa Restaurant is now available on Wini’s Food Stories!
- I completely missed sharing free food opportunities for Pi Day.
- But here’s some for St. Patrick’s Day!
- Des Moines Register’s Susan Stapleton listed some upcoming food events and festivals!
- Construction restarts on Ingersoll, this time between 28th and 31st. Some of our best eateries will be affected by this, including Cheese Bar and Ted’s Coney Island. Others like Harbinger, Lachele’s, Lucky Lotus, and Crème will be on the edge of this construction. Please be sure to support them this summer!
- Moxie is having a taco party in May!
- Recommendations
- The older I get, the fewer things I can put in this notebook
- This is why you always test before you share . . .
- Hubster and I had an excellent breakfast at Sprockets on Ingersoll!
Joyful Things
- Gems, Guides, and Goodies is coming in April! Subscribe today!
- Instacart’s Most Likely cracked me up!
- I’ll take pepperoni in all forms, so this is happening.
- Our eldest niece, 25, asked us to take her to see Kung Fu Panda 4. She remembers us taking her to the first Kung Fu Panda movie when she was 9! We brunched at Early Bird, then enjoyed the dine and recline experience at Palms Waukee. It made my week!
WTF, Des Moines?
- The restriction of THC products in Iowa is on its way to our state senate. This impacts a lot of businesses, but it also has a negative impact on those seeking accessible pain relief. Plus, it’s just fucking backward.
- Some days, I want to rename this section WTF, Iowa. So beyond sick of this state being the leader in shitty political legislation.
- Two well-established eateries had 8 to 9 violations recently. One of those places is somewhere I keep hearing is amazing, but I’ve had less than stellar experiences there. Someday, I’m gonna understand why it’s so popular, but today is not that day.
- The sheer prevalence of handwashing violations is making me twitchy.
- Next week! Are you ready?
