The Unparalleled Flotsam and Jetsam: Craving the Beans on National Coffee Day!

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Timely Craving: Very Serious Food Holidays and News

Today–Friday, September 29th–is National Coffee Day, and it’s a biggie if you are craving the beans. It’s such a biggie that I’ve simply listed my sources and who is doing deals below that. I actually lost track of the number of articles I saw this morning alone. Go get caffeinated, friends. It’s also National Mocha Day, so bonus?

Some additional food days coming up this week:

• 10/1 National Pumpkin Spice Day, which it’s been that every day for me since late August.
• 10/3: National Soft Taco Day
• 10/4: National Taco Day . . . interesting the juxtaposition there. And by interesting I’m like why?

On to the coffee deals!

• USA Today
  • Dunkin
  • Krispy Kreme
  • Sheetz
  • Kolache Factory
  • Shipley Do-Nuts
  • Maverik’s (not sure if this applies to Kum and Go too)
• The Takeout
  • Biggby Coffee
  • Black Rock Coffee
  • Circle K
  • Paris Baguette
  • Peet’s Coffee
  • Pilot Flying J
  • Scooter’s Coffee
  • Tim Hortons
• Lifehacker
  • Aroma Joe’s
  • Caribou Coffee
  • Philz
  • Starbucks (kinda)
• QSR
  • Duck Donuts
  • Ellianos Coffee

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ICYMI and Other Cravings

• Whole Damn Woman is closing permanently on October 1st.
• Oprah, stop.
• Dude. Cake!
• Jobs I didn’t expect to see

• Hubster made pumpkin spice crispy rice treats!

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Locally Craving the 515: For My Desmoinians

• Culinary Annex
• I’d heard rumblings that Hiland Bakery was going to be sold, and now it’s official. It’s staying local, and I hear in capable hands. I’ve not tried Cha Cha’s wares, but I’m very curious!
• The Stuffed Olive is changing locations on Court Ave.
• Heavenly Asian Cuisine is under new management.
• Tavern Grill, not to be confused with The Tavern, is open at Jordan Creek.
• Good Day DSM opening a storefront in Ankeny’s Prairie Trail.
• The food safety database indicates that a Baskin Robbins under an alias of Blissful Scoops is opening in Ankeny.
• Franka Pizzeria, owned by St. Kilda, in the East Village is permanently closed. All I can say is good riddance. I’ll party the day they all close. Having heard firsthand what Alex C. Hall has (allegedly) done to women is disgusting.
• I have some doubts about Blue Zoo aquarium after reading several reviews and articles.
• Sweet Dude is incredible!

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Not a Craving: The Traveling Stormtroopers

These idiots* belong to my chiropractor and friend. They visit different parts of his workspace. This particular setup made me laugh. There’s a story here. I’m guessing the one with the blaster shot the one in front in the head accidentally, and the one on the right is reacting. Meanwhile, the blaster stormstrooper is like, “Shhhh, he’ll know!”

*Don’t at me. Stormtroopers are notorious for being idiots.