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Callao, MO · Food & Drink
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Chili Cook-Off Fundraiser Set for October 10
Chili lovers are invited to enjoy a delicious day of food and friendly competition during the upcoming Chili Cook-Off Fundraiser benefiting the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA). The event, hosted by Ottumwa Fire Department Local 395, will feature several chili chefs preparing their best recipes for attendees to sample. Guests will...
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This Missouri Country Store Is Packed With Bulk Foods, Fresh Produce, And Discounted Groceries
A grocery cart can get surprisingly ambitious in a place like this. This Missouri country store combines bulk foods, fresh produce, pantry staples, and discounted groceries in a setup that makes it easy to keep adding one more thing. The bulk section is useful for stocking up, while the produce...
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These Iowa Dutch Food Shops Are Must-Visits For Fresh Bread, Meats, And Pastries
I have learned one thing about exploring Iowa’s Dutch food shops: showing up with an empty trunk is usually a mistake. A quick bakery stop in Pella can turn into Dutch Letters for the road, a loaf tucked under your arm, and a cooler suddenly filling up with Pella bologna.
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This Buffet Was Just Named The Best All-You-Can-Eat Destination In Iowa
My first mistake was grabbing a plate too quickly. I had barely made it past the first station when I realized this Iowa buffet required a little more strategy than I had planned. So I put the plate down and took a lap. That turned out to be the right...
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8 Eastern Iowa Buffets That Locals Say Still Do Things Like It Is The 1980s
You know those restaurants that seem completely happy doing things the same way they always have? I have a soft spot for those, especially when a buffet is involved. Across eastern Iowa, a few places still feel like they found a good formula years ago and decided not to overthink it. You grab a plate, find a seat, and settle in without much fuss.
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Iowa’s Amish Bulk Foods Store Has So Many Country Store Finds You’ll Be Glad You Made The Drive
The best country-store finds are sometimes tucked far beyond the usual shopping stops, where the road itself becomes part of the experience. Near Kalona, Iowa, open farmland and quiet backroads lead to Stringtown Grocery, an Amish bulk foods store at 2254 540th St SW where shelves hold everything from pantry staples to old-fashioned favorites.
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This Amish Bakery Inside An Old Barn Has People Driving Hours For Fall Pies
I have learned that stopping at a country bakery “just to look” is a very expensive form of self-deception. That became obvious on a gravel road in rural Iowa, where an old barn packed with fall pies, glazed twists, fresh bread, and country-store finds quickly ruined my plan to buy only one thing.
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Bridge View Center Announces October Wine Pairing Wednesday
Bridge View Center is inviting the community to enjoy an evening of food, wine and conversation during its next Wine Pairing Wednesday, set for Wednesday, October 14, 2026. The evening will begin with a social gathering at 5:30 p.m., followed by dinner at 6 p.m. The cost is $60 per person, and reservations are required by noon on Monday, October 12.
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This Rural Iowa Restaurant Piles Fried Chicken High At Its All-You-Can-Eat Buffet
Fried chicken stacked in a steam pan, golden and steaming, sitting a few feet from a salad bar in a country dining room in southeast Iowa. That is the kind of meal that makes people drive past three towns without complaining. The buffet here draws a crowd, the chicken gets...
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This Massive Iowa Country Store Is Basically A Rural Costco With Fresh Groceries
I knew this was more than a normal grocery run when my cart held cheese, bulk spices, quilting fabric, and half a pantry. Suddenly, the trunk felt very small. This massive country market in southern Iowa sells far more than groceries. You will find bulk foods, deli meats, baking supplies, candy, clothing, kitchen gear, fabric, and plenty of unexpected finds.
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This Small-Town Oskaloosa Cafe Serves The Homestyle Iowa Breakfast Locals And Passing-Through Travelers Both Swear By
Some of the best meals in Iowa are hiding in plain sight, tucked into a row of storefronts where trucks slow down and locals wave to each other by name. There’s a modest little counter-and-booth spot in Oskaloosa that opens before sunrise and stays busy right through the lunch hour, drawing farmers, road-trippers, and folks who have been coming for years.
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This Iowa Discount Grocery Store Has Prices So Low You’ll Swear It’s a Mistake
Bags of chips for ten cents. A four-pack of paper towels for a dollar. Deals like that sound too good to be real, yet shoppers keep making the drive out to a quiet stretch of southern Iowa to find them. There is a discount grocery store tucked into the countryside where the shelves change week to week and the prices make people do a double take at the register.
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Food, Music, and Shopping at 4th Street Food Court Event in Kalona
The Kalona Area Chamber of Commerce is trying something new later this month, hosting a dinner and music event at the 4th Street Food Court in Kalona. On Wednesday, September 16th, patrons can stop by 4th Street from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. to grab dinner and enjoy live music.