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Des Moines - “Smoke Town USA”
Flying Mango platterThrough most of the 20th century, barbecue was a specialty of the American South, distinguished regionally by the local woods: hickory in the Carolinas and the mountain states, burr oak in east Texa… -
Eighth Street Rising
Eighth Street in West Des Moines was our first trendy suburban restaurant zone. Cork & Cleaver, Jimmie’s American Café (JAC), Eighth Street Seafood, Cabo San Lucas, Fratello’s, and Pain, Pane all launched there with… -
Sandwich Quest Makes Surprising Discovery
Hillel the Elder invented the sandwich (herbed Paschal lamb between slices of pita) about the same time he enunciated what would become known as the golden rule. So, to feed others as he would feed himself, George Forma… -
The Q Enters the Smoking Wars
“We announced our opening on Twitter and the first response we heard was ‘Just what we need, another frigging barbecue,’” related The Q owner Bob Conley. Barbecue is politically incorrect. In greater Des Moines, more ne…
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