Des Moines, it’s time for a book swap! Join Fireweed Acupuncture & I on Saturday, May 11th for a fiction book trade!
Welcome back to Foodie 515!
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Openings, Closings, and Such
- Now Open
- MMMBap in Local Bites is here!
- HoQtail just opened. It’s attached to HoQ. It’s a bar, but they have mocktails too!
- Chain news: Noodles and Company in Waukee is now open.
- Coming Soon
- I don’t know what Chef Jeremy Jessen is planning, but I know it involves a space in Local Bites, and I am here. for. it.
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- Bits and Bobs
- Cosi Cucina in Clive has been around for a long time, and I wrote about why for DSM Magazine.
- Global Greens International Market is returning in May!
- Gossip Tea (in Ankeny and Waukee) is now offering a few food choices.
- The Out to Lunch series downtown is returning.
- The Drake Relays are upon us, and I had no idea there were two significant food happenings each year. From the Register’s Off Hours:
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WTF, Des Moines?
- Ugh. No. No more banks on Ingersoll. Gimme an ice cream place.
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