Baxter
Baxter, IA · Food & Drink
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Mary Jane’s: More than a bar
Hidden away on Main Street, a new bar creates a space for friends to meet, musicians to perform and stories to be made. Inside, the bar has the usual mood lighting and drinks, but the people make it different. Mary Jane’s Bar and Stage opened earlier this year and has since been putting on shows and other events most weekends.
Axios Des Moines
This pizza is cheese upon cheese
We're familiar with the stretchy, milky center of a burrata ball for our salads or charcuterie, but Hugo's in the Drake neighborhood puts it to the ultimate test by putting it on its pizza. What it is: Prosciutto Burrata pizza ($20) with a red sauce, shredded mozzarella, prosciutto, basil leaf, sea salt and a warm burrata ball. What I liked: What's not to like about cheese upon cheese? This takes a fun twist on a typical Margherita pizza by adding the burrata, which adds a creamier, gooey texture to the slices. It's like putting a warm, yolky egg on your toast. Yum. Pro tip: I went during the happy hour (3-6pm, Tuesday-Saturday) and paid only $10 for the pizza. If you go: 11am-9pm, Tuesday-Saturday 3206 University Ave., Des Moines (inside the Meals on Wheels building) Burrata ball pizza ($20) at Hugo's. Gif: Linh Ta/Axios
Axios Des Moines
These Des Moines sandwiches regularly sell out
From melty cheesesteaks to fat-stacked Reubens, The Good Butcher , off Ingersoll, is regularly selling out of its weekly Sandwich Tuesday specials. Why it matters: Food is fun, and these creative sandwiches get the shop's chefs to think outside of the box while also using locally sourced meats. How it started: A year ago, actor Nick Offerman was in town, and in an attempt to get him through the doors, The Good Butcher created a sandwich called The Offerman, chef Aaron Byrd tells Axios. While the celebrity didn't come in, dozens of customers did, prompting the butcher shop to regularly hold Sandwich Tuesday, Byrd says. State of play: The shop's brainstorming often starts with whatever excess meats are available. Sometimes it's extra smoked sausage or chuck eye steak. The sandwich is posted Tuesday morning, and the employees each try a bite to make sure it's good to go. The intrigue: Sometimes the flavors are international-inspired, like Balkan ćevapi sliders or a house-marinated bulgogi banh mi. What's next: Byrd says he's considering a chicken shawarma next week. The shop serves sandwiches from around 10:30am to 1pm.
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Many Hands Thrift Market to close Merle Hay location
DES MOINES, Iowa — Many Hands Thrift announced this week that it will be closing its Merle Hay location in November. In a post to their Facebook page on Monday, Many Hands Thrift says the final day of their Merle Hay location is November 8. According to the post, all staff members have been offered […]
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Downtown Des Moines Farmers' Market Closes Season Saturday with Halloween Theme
(Des Moines, IA) -- The Downtown Des Moines Farmers' Market will close out its season on Saturday, October 31st, with a Halloween-themed market. The final market of the season will be open from 8am to noon in the Historic Court District in Downtown Des Moines. Downtown Des Moines Farmers' Market Manager Elizabeth Weyers says costumes are encouraged: "This happens to line up with Halloween, so most of our vendors will dress in costumes. We'll ring in the market in our costumes, and we'll have trick or treat happening at our farmers' market. People can go around to the vendors and grab candy and talk to the vendors about their products."
The Des Moines Register
takingthekids.com
This Iowa Grocery Store Is So Huge That You’ll Keep Discovering New Finds Every Time You Visit
A grocery store with a full food hall, a candy shop, and a drive-up pharmacy window sounds like more than a quick errand. It’s real, and it sits in Iowa. The building covers about 93,000 square feet. It stocks roughly 100,000 items, so a quick milk run can easily turn into a field trip.
The Des Moines Register
Inside the 2-year development of Casey's new pan pizza
Every day for the past two years, someone among the 7-member team developing new Casey's food products has been working on the convenience chain's latest offering. "I think about it often," Casey's Executive Chef Andrew Kintigh said of the pan pizza that on Wednesday, Oct. 28, will begin coming out of Casey's General Stores' 3,000 pizza ovens across the company's 19-state operating region. The new, square crust with a perimeter of golden, caramelized cheese is Ankeny-based Casey's first new variety since its thin crust pizza debuted in 2023. With olive oil and honey among the ingredients, it is fluffy on the inside and buttery on the outside. The pan pizza, like the thin-crust pies, is made to order and won't be sold by the slice. It only comes in large sizes. Its development stuck to strict parameters: It had to be able to be cooked just like the rest of Casey's pizza varieties, in the same ovens, at the same temperature for the same amount of time. That way, the only thing the chain's network of thousands of employees would have to tweak for the new pizza is the pan and spatula they use. The new pizza has been available
The Des Moines Register
3 hidden gem Des Moines restaurants worth seeking out for great food
Some restaurants thrive not on flash but on familiarity found at the smoky barbecue joint where the pitmaster knows your order, the Balkan grill where the sausages sizzle over open flame or the neighborhood bar where pizza and jalapeño poppers taste best after sunset. These are the metro’s comfort-driven hangouts, hidden gems where the food is hearty, the vibe is relaxed and the regulars form the backbone of the dining room. They’re not hidden because they’re obscure; they’re hidden because they’re woven into the everyday rhythms of their neighborhoods. Walk in and you’ll find friendly service and an unfussy dining room. Whether it’s burnt ends with perfect bark, cevapi served Balkan style with ajvar or a bar pie that surprises you with how good it is, these spots deliver the metro’s most satisfying casual meals. Kue’d Smokehouse Kue’d is a barbecue institution from competitive pitmasters Shad and Angie Kirton, who achieved competitive success on TLC's “BBQ Pitmasters” and earned top honors at the Jack Daniel’s World BBQ Invitational Championship. The laid‑back dining room filled with the scent of hickory smoke is small, so expect a crunch during busy times, but the vibe is casual and welcoming, with counter service and